Rigord, approximately 1145-approximately 1209
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Name (Latin)
Rigord, approximately 1145-approximately 1209
Other forms of name
Rigord, maître
Rigot, maître
Date of birth
1145
Date of death
1209
Occupation
Historians
Monks
Physicians
Gender
male
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
Sources of Information
- La vie de Philippe II Auguste, c2003:t.p. (maître Rigord) p. [5] (maître Rigord or Rigot, born in Languedoc; physician and later monk; probably began writing his chronicle around 1190)
Wikipedia description:
Rigord (Rigordus) (c. 1150 – c. 1209) was a French chronicler. He was probably born near Alais in Languedoc, and became a physician. After becoming a monk he entered the monastery of Argenteuil, and then that of Saint-Denis, and described himself as "regis Francorum chronographus". Rigord wrote the Gesta Philippi Augusti, dealing with the life of the French king, Philip Augustus, from his coronation in 1179 until 1206. The work, which is very valuable, was abridged and continued by William the Breton. The earlier part of the Gesta speaks of the king in very laudatory terms, but in the latter part it is much less flattering in its tone. Rigord also wrote a short chronicle of the kings of France.
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