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Jacques (or Jacquot) d'Arc (sometimes spelled Darc, Dars, Tart, Tarc, Darx, or Day; 1375–1431) was a farmer from Domrémy, France, who was the father of the French military leader and Catholic saint Joan of Arc.
- The Hundred Years' War
- Early Life & Visions
- Meeting The Dauphin & Orleans
- Other Engagements & Capture
- Trial & Execution
- Conclusion
The Hundred Years' War (1337-1453) was a conflict between France and England over the legitimate succession to the French throne. William the Conqueror led the Norman conquest of Englandin 1066, ruling England from 1066-1087 and establishing a French monarchy. The later kings of England still had estates and interests in France and periodically wou...
Joan was born in Domremy village to Isabelle Romee (l. 1377-1458) and Jacques d'Arc (l. 1380-1440). She had two older brothers – Jacques (sometimes given as Jacquemin) and Jean – and a younger brother and sister – Pierre and Catherine. Jacques d'Arc was a farmer, and the children would have all been brought up learning that trade. At her later tria...
Charles VII had been apprised of Joan's visit and decided to test her by dressing as one of his courtiers and having one of them dress as the dauphin; if Joan were truly sent by God then she would know the true dauphin. When Joan entered the assembly, she went directly to Charles and addressed him as the dauphin, and when he protested and tried to ...
Joan instantly went to work on a campaign which would pave the way for Charles VII to be crowned at Rheims but was met by opposition and continual objections. Rheims was held by the Burgundian allies of the English, deep in the heart of English-held territory, and Joan's plan of simply marching in, protected by the grace and strength of God, and ta...
Joan was held in the English-controlled city of Rouen where her trial for heresy took place. She should have been held in an ecclesiastical prison where she would have been tended to and guarded by women but instead was kept in a secular jail, constantly harassed and threatened by male guards. The trial, from the beginning, was a farce which a numb...
Charles VII, for whom Joan had given her life, largely proved an unworthy monarch in almost every regard. He is generally regarded as weak-willed and apathetic, especially in the years prior to Joan's involvement with him, and the accomplishments of his 38-year reign are understood to have been inspired and encouraged by others and hardly worth the...
- Joshua J. Mark
Learn about the parents and siblings of Jeanne d'Arc, the Maid of Orléans, who was born in 1412 in Lorraine. Find out how they supported her mission, opposed her marriage, and fought for her rehabilitation after her death.
Born a peasant girl in 1412 in medieval France, Jeanne d’Arc (or Joan of Arc in English) would die just 19 years later heralded as a martyr, warrior and saviour of her nation. She packed a lifetime worth of achievements into a short brief spell on this Earth, leaving a legacy that has not only inspired generations of French but countless ...
Jacques d'Arc was a farmer who was the father of Joan of Arc. Jacques died from a unknown illness c. 1440.
Jacques d'Arc was the father of Joan Of Arc and was a farmer who owned about fifty acres of land around the small town of Domremy. Jacques was part of the "peasant class" but seems to have provided a comfortable level of living for his family that included Joan and three brothers and his wife Isabelle.
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Nov 9, 2009 · Born around 1412, Jeanne d’Arc (or in English, Joan of Arc) was the daughter of a tenant farmer, Jacques d’Arc, from the village of Domrémy, in northeastern France.
