Middle Ages
- King Dinis I, King of Portugal, composer and troubadour. He composed more than 200 Friend songs and Love songs that are still played in Coimbra.
- José Mendes Figueira (brother of Carlos Mendes Figueira) (1224–1269), composer and troubadour
- Carlos Mendes Figueira (brother of José Mendes Figueira) (1228–1286), composer and flutist
- João Gonçalves Miguel de Silves (1346–1389), duke of Silves and Loulé, composer and troubadour
Read more about this topic: List Of Portuguese Composers
Famous quotes related to middle ages:
“People who are always praising the past
And especially the times of faith as best
Ought to go and live in the Middle Ages
And be burnt at the stake as witches and sages.”
—Stevie Smith (1902–1971)