Siege of Orléans
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Joan of Arc is the English name of Jeanne d'Arc, also called the Maid of Orléans, a national heroine of France and saint of the Catholic Church who was born in 1412 and executed in 1431. She was a close friend of serial killer Gilles de Rais.
She was tried and executed for heresy when she was only 19 years old. The judgment was broken by the Pope and she was declared innocent and a martyr 24 years later. She was beatified in 1909 and canonized as a saint in 1920.
Joan asserted that she had visions from God which told her to recover her homeland from English domination late in the Hundred Years' War. The uncrowned King Charles VII sent her to the siege at Orléans as part of a relief mission. She gained prominence when she overcame the dismissive attitude of veteran commanders and lifted the siege in only nine days. Several more swift victories led to Charles VII's coronation at Reims and settled the disputed succession to the throne.
See also
- Charles VI of France
- Charles VII of France
- The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World, a book describing 15 military engagements which, in the opinion of the author, had a significant impact on world history. The Siege of Orléans is included.
- Françoise de Cezelli
- Gilles de Rais
- Henry V of England
- Jean d'Aulon
- Joan of Arc, a sculpture in Washington, D.C.
- Joanna of Flanders
- John the Fearless
- List of women warriors in folklore
- Maid of Lorraine prophecies
- Marie of Anjou
- Philip the Good
- Pierronne
- Yolande of Aragon
