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Clémence Isaure
French composer, poet (b. 1450) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Clémence Isaure [kle.mɑ̃s i.zɔʁ] is a quasi-legendary Occitan medieval figure credited with founding or restoring the Acadèmia dels Jòcs Florals or Academy of the Floral Games. She is supposed to have left a legacy to fund awards in the form of gold and silver flowers that the city of Toulouse would award annually to the best poets.
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As the mythic founder of the games she is celebrated principally in Toulouse, where poems, sculptures, and paintings have been dedicated to her and a variety of places and institutions bear her name. In order to provide her with a realistic outline, she has been identified as a member of the Yzalguier family of Toulouse. In 1806 the rue des Yzalguier there was renamed the rue Clémence-Isaure. A tower at 7 de la rue Cujas was named the Tour Clémence Isaure. (It was demolished in 1817.)[1]
For example, Charles Cros wrote in 1888:[2]
Toulouse! ville antique où fleurissent encore
Pour les poètes, vos fleurs d’or, Clémence IsaureToulouse! ancient city where flourish still
For poets your golden flowers, Clémence Isaure