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Hace 1 día · Joan of Arc (French: Jeanne d'Arc [ʒan daʁk]; Middle French: Jehanne Darc [ʒəˈãnə ˈdark]; c. 1412 – 30 May 1431) is a patron saint of France, honored as a defender of the French nation for her role in the siege of Orléans and her insistence on the coronation of Charles VII of France during the Hundred Years' War.
Hace 3 días · The claimants to the dukedom of Britanny were the late duke's half-brother John I Count of Montfort and his niece Joan Countess of Penthiévre, wife of Charles of Blois. Edward III made an alliance with the Count of Montfort, and Philip of France, who supported Joan, thereupon seized the county of Montfort.
Hace 5 días · May 26, 2024. Nestled in the heart of France‘s enchanting Loire Valley, the Château Royal de Blois stands as a testament to the rich tapestry of French history. This magnificent castle has witnessed the rise and fall of dynasties, the intrigues of courtly life, and the evolution of architectural styles over the centuries.
Hace 2 días · Eleanor of Aquitaine (French: Aliénor d'Aquitaine, Éléonore d'Aquitaine, Occitan: Alienòr d'Aquitània, pronounced [aljeˈnɔɾ dakiˈtanjɔ], Latin: Helienordis, Alienorde or Alianor; c. 1124 – 1 April 1204) was Duchess of Aquitaine in her own right from 1137 to 1204, Queen of France from 1137 to 1152 as the wife of King Louis VII, and Queen of England from 1154 to 1189 as the wife of ...
Hace 3 días · It was May 30, 1431. When we look in the sky this week of her death, it’s possible to imagine that Joan of Arc’s deed is written there among the stars. Following the arc of the Big Dipper’s handle leads to the bright star Arcturus, in the constellation Boötes, the shepherd ~ we’ll let Arcturus be Joan of Arc. Beside Boötes is the ...
Hace 5 días · Provision, at the request of Joan, countess of Poitou, of a canonry and prebend of Lincoln. Concurrent mandate to the archdeacon of Saintes and two others named. 1317.
Hace 4 días · May 27, 2024. On May 30, 1431, in the town square of Rouen, France, a 19-year-old peasant girl named Joan of Arc was burned at the stake, convicted as a heretic for her unwavering belief that God had chosen her to lead the French to victory against the English in the Hundred Years‘ War. Nearly 600 years later, that same site is now home to a ...
