Prise d'Alexandrie

For other uses, see Capture of Alexandria.

The Prise d'Alexandrie (or d'Alixandre, 'Capture of Alexandria') is a historical narrative in Old French verse composed by Guillaume de Machaut. It is essentially a biography of King Peter I of Cyprus, extolling his devotion to the Crusade. The central event of the poem is the capture of Alexandria in 1365.

The poem must have been written after the assassination of Peter on 16 January 1369. Given its length, it is likely that it was no completed before 1370 at the earliest. It was finished by 1372.

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