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Pons (de) Santolh was a thirteenth-century
troubadour A troubadour (, ; ) was a composer and performer of Old Occitan lyric poetry during the High Middle Ages (1100–1350). Since the word ''troubadour'' is etymologically masculine, a female equivalent is usually called a ''trobairitz''. The tr ...
, probably a member of the Centulli family, but whether of the
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or
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branch remains a mystery. He was a brother of the wife of Guilhem de Montanhagol. He composed a ''
planh A genre of the troubadours, the or (; "lament") is a funeral lament for "a great personage, a protector, a friend or relative, or a lady."Elisabeth Schulze-Busacker, "Topoi", in F. R. P. Akehurst and Judith M. Davis, eds., ''A Handbook of the T ...
'', "Marritz com oms mal sabens ab frachura", on his brother-in-law's death.


References

*Anglade, Joseph (1928). ''Les troubadours de Toulouse''. Toulouse: Privat. 13th-century French troubadours Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown {{France-poet-stub