Peire Vidal

It says that he "was from Toulouse, the son of a furrier": si fo de Tolosa, fils d'un pelissier.

The fur and leather industry was well established in Toulouse, near the church of Saint Pierre des Cuisines, in the twelfth century.

[3] Peire started his career, along with the troubadour Bernart Durfort, at the court of Count Raymond V of Toulouse around 1176.

[6] He also stayed for a time at the court of King Alfonso IX of León, where the Galician–Portuguese lyric was favoured over the Occitan.

[6] Among Peire's many lesser patrons were Lord William VIII of Montpellier and his wife, the Byzantine princess Eudokia Komnene.

Peire Vidal (his name is written at top) as portrayed in a 13th-century chansonnier .
Peire with his wife and a crown, as depicted in chansonnier A [ 4 ]