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Heinrich von Meissen

Born: c. 1250, Meissen, Germany

Died: 29th November 2018, Mainz, Germany

Nationality: German

Heinrich Frauenlob sometimes known as Henry of Meissen (Heinrich von Meißen), was a Middle High German poet, a representative of both the Sangspruchdichtung and Minnesang genres. He was one of the most celebrated poets of the late medieval period, venerated and imitated well into the 15th century.