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1/2 This lyrical call to non-monogamy was written by William IX, Duke of Aquitaine and Gascony and Count of Poitou and btw. the grandfather of famous Eleanore of Aquitaine.
Next to working politics and going on crusade, he was also a poet. Only a handfull of his poems survived.

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2/2 Fitting the content of this poem, he had a wild affair with Viscountess Amauberge of L'Ile Bouchard, nicknamed "Dangereuse" for her seductive qualities and left her husband for William, causing Williams excommunication and conflict with his wife Philippa. The two had three children.