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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.
Jacques d’Arc, nicknamed Jacquemin (at the time, it was customary to call the first-born by the father’s first name), was the eldest of the five children of Jacques and Isabelle. He did not become a soldier, unlike his brothers.
Nov 9, 2009 · Joan of Arc, a peasant girl, became a military leader in medieval France. After being burned at the stake by authorities, she became a beloved martyr and saint.
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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. Claiming to be ...
Apr 3, 2014 · Martyr, saint and military leader Joan of Arc, acting under divine guidance, led the French army to victory over the English during the Hundred Years' War.
Mar 28, 2019 · Joan of Arc (Jeanne D'Arc, l. c. 1412-1431 CE) was a medieval peasant who, claiming to receive visions from God, turned the tide of the Hundred Years' War in favor of a French victory. She was famously martyrd for standing by her claim of divine inspiration and later canonized as a saint.
Joan of Arc was born on January 6th around the year 1412 to Jacques d'Arc and his wife Isabelle in the little village of Domremy, within the Barrois region (now part of "Lorraine") on the border of eastern France. The events in France during these years would set the stage for Joan's later life and the circumstances surrounding her death.
