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Gilles de Rais ( c. 1405 – 26 October 1440), Baron de Rais, was a knight and lord from Brittany, Anjou and Poitou, a leader in the French army during the Hundred Years' War, and a companion-in-arms of Joan of Arc. He is best known for his reputation and later conviction as a confessed serial killer of children.
Gilles de Rais (born September/October 1404, Champtocé, France—died October 26, 1440, Nantes) was a Breton baron, marshal of France, and man of wealth whose distinguished career ended in a celebrated trial for Satanism, abduction, and child murder.
Oct 10, 2021 · Gilles de Rais was a wealthy French nobleman and war hero who fought alongside Joan of Arc — before being convicted of killing over 100 children in satanic rituals.
Even if there had been nothing else unusual about the Breton nobleman Gilles de Rais (1404–40), his outstanding career as a soldier in the Hundred Years’ War and as a comrade in arms of Joan of Arc would have been enough to guarantee his place in history.
Jun 2, 2017 · If the name Gilles de Rais rings a bell, you probably know him as the man responsible for the deaths of 150 boys in 15th-century France, degenerate deeds that led to his apotheosis as an early ...
Gilles de Rais was a French nobleman who murdered over 100 children before being imprisoned and executed on October 26, 1440. His evil deeds made him the inspiration for the dark French fairytale Bluebeard, a story about a nobleman who uses his power and privilege to seduce and kill a series of wives. In the fairytale, the villain’s seventh ...
Jan 9, 2024 · This enigmatic figure from medieval France has been the subject of fascination and controversy for centuries. From his noble origins to his notorious reputation as history’s first serial killer, the life of Gilles de Rais is a complex tapestry of triumph and tragedy, bravery and infamy.
