Les troubadours dans les entrées royales d’Aix-en-Provence (1622 et 1701)

By examining two identical pictures of a troubadour, appearing in two accounts of royal entries in Aix in 1622 and 1701, this article studies the political value of this figure and the way it changed during the 17^th century, from an embodiment of local claims to a national and gallant symbol.