About Gui de Cambrai
Lived 1170 – 1248 (aged 77–78). Gui de Cambrai was a French poet, writer and troubadour.
Gui de Cambrai (born in the second half of the 12th century, died in the 13th century), was a medieval writer from northern France who used vernacular French rather than Latin language. He wrote Le Vengement Alixandre (Alexander revenged), an 1806-line epic poem (c. 1190).
A French version of Barlaam and Josaphat (c. 1220-1225) has also been tentatively attributed to de Cambrai.
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Who was Gui de Cambrai?
medieval writer
When was Gui de Cambrai born?
Gui de Cambrai was born in 1170.
When did Gui de Cambrai die?
Gui de Cambrai died in 1248.
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Gui de Cambrai was a poet, writer and troubadour.
What nationality was Gui de Cambrai?
Gui de Cambrai was French.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Gui de Cambrai. https://biography.guide/gui-de-cambrai/
MLA: "Gui de Cambrai." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/gui-de-cambrai/.
Chicago: "Gui de Cambrai." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/gui-de-cambrai/.
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