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Guillaume le Rouge

Guillaume Le Rouge (G. Le Rouge or W(illelmus) de Rouge; fl. 1450–1465) was a Netherlands musician of the Burgundian school. He took a position at the court of Charles d'Orléans, serving in the chapel from 1451 to 1465.

Guillaume le Rouge

Printed Book of Hours (Use of Rome): fol. 66v, Text, 1510, by Guillaume le Rouge

Guillaume Le Rouge · The Cleveland Museum of Art · Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund · CC0

Born
1385 · Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Died
1456
Nationality
Kingdom of the Netherlands
Occupation
composer
Languages
Dutch

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Guillaume le Rouge appears in the authority records of the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek as a composer (1385 – 1456).

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Guillaume le Rouge was born in 1385. Guillaume le Rouge died in 1456.

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