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Sir Jacques le Gris (lit. "the Gray") (c. 1330s – 29 December 1386) was a French squire and knight who gained fame and infamy, and was ultimately killed when he engaged in one of the last judicial duels permitted by the Parlement of Paris after he was accused of rape by Marguerite de Carrouges, the wife of his neighbour and rival, Sir Jean de ...
Oct 14, 2021 · Adam Driver (left) plays Jacques Le Gris, a French squire accused of raping Marguerite, wife of knight Jean de Carrouges (right, played by Matt Damon). 20th Century Studios
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Oct 15, 2021 · At the heart of The Last Duel lies a historical mystery, still not definitively solved over 600 years later: was the noblewoman Marguerite de Carrouges raped by the squire Jacques Le Gris?
Sir Jacques le Gris is the main antagonist of Ridley Scott's 2021 film The Last Duel, based on Eric Jager's 2004 book The Last Duel: A True Story of Trial by Combat in Medieval France. He is based on a real individual who lived in France in the 14th Century.
Jacques le Gris, né dans les années 1330 en Normandie et mort le 29 décembre 1386 à Saint Martin-des-Champs, est un écuyer et chevalier français. Biographie
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The story tells of the 29 December 1386 trial by combat (duel) in which the Norman knight Jean de Carrouges dueled Jacques Le Gris, at the time a squire. Carrouges had accused Le Gris of raping his wife, Marguerite de Carrouges, née de Thibouville, some months before.
Set in medieval France, the film stars Damon as Jean de Carrouges, a knight who challenges his former friend, squire Jacques le Gris (Adam Driver), to a judicial duel after Jean's wife, Marguerite (Jodie Comer), accuses Jacques of raping her. The events leading up to the duel are divided into three distinct chapters, reflecting the ...
