"Luxembourg, thou art a photophobic bat, a squinting owl with ears too long". Struggle for the heritage of the Luxembourg dynasty seen by the "author of farce and amusement" Michault Taillevent

Abstract

The article analyses an engaged poem by Michault Taillevent from 1443, where he defenced th right of the duke of Burgundy Philip the Good on a part of the Luxembourg's dynasty's heritage - the duchy of Luxembourg, namely. The claims were based on an agrement with Elisabeth from Görlitz, Charles IV.'s grand-daughter.

Keywords

• literary sources
• Michault Taillevent
• Luxembourg