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Pierre Cauchon (1371 – 18 December 1442) was a French Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Beauvais from 1420 to 1432. He was a strong partisan of English interests in France during the latter years of the Hundred Years' War. He was the judge in the trial of Joan of Arc and played a key role in her execution.
Pierre Cauchon (born 1371, near Reims, Fr.—died Dec. 18, 1442, Rouen) was a French bishop of Beauvais, an ecclesiastic memorable chiefly because he presided over the trial of Joan of Arc. Cauchon was educated at the University of Paris, of which he became rector in 1403.
Apr 16, 2019 · Hobbins writes. “The judge, Pierre Cauchon, has been denounced as a tool of the English who was willing to sacrifice Joan to further his own career.”
Pierre Cauchon. (c. 1371—1442) Quick Reference. (1371–1442) Born to a rich family of Reims, Pierre Cauchon studied at the university of Paris from which he graduated in law and later became Rector. His positions in favour ... From: Cauchon, Pierre in Encyclopedia of the Middle Ages » Subjects: History — Early history (500 CE to 1500)
Pierre Cauchon (pyĕr kōshôN´), d. 1442, bishop of Beauvais, France, president of the ecclesiastic court that convicted (1431) Joan of Arc at Rouen. His violent partisanship for the English made a fair trial impossible.
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