- Perceval Doria
Perceval Doria [His first name is also spelled "Percival" in English, "Percivalle" in Italian, and "Perseval" or "Persival" in Occitan.] (1195 – 1264) was a
Genoese naval and military leader in the thirteenth century. AGhibelline , he was a partisan of theHohenstaufen in Italy and served theEmperor Frederick II andManfred of Sicily asvicar ofRomagna , theMarch of Ancona , and theDuchy of Spoleto .Siberry, 184.]He was probably a member of the famous
Doria family, whose name was originally "D'Oria" or "da Otranto". Between 1228 and 1243 he assumed the character of a "podestà " in several Provençal and north Italian cities, such asArles ,Avignon ,Asti , andParma . In 1255 Manfred nominated him to the vicariate general of Ancona and in 1258 that of Romagna. With relations between Manfred andPope Urban IV deteriorating, Doria was forced to putSpoleto to fire and the sword in 1259. Five years later, in 1264, he led a small army ofSaracens and Germans againstCharles of Anjou , who contested Manfred's throne. On the ensuing march he drowned in the river Nera di Narco nearArrone with his horse.Doria was also a
troubadour of theSicilian School , composing two "cansos" inOccitan as well as two poems in Italian. In one poem, entitled "Felon cor ai et enic" (1258/9), he praised Manfred's bravery and magnanimity. His other Occitan poem was a "tenso ", "Per aquest cors, del teu trip", withFelip de Valenza .ources
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