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French. 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.
- 21 August 1420
- Beauvais
- French
- Jean Juvénal des Ursins
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.
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Pierre Cauchon. The bishop of Beauvais, Pierre Cauchon presided over Joan of Arc's trial for heresy and witchcraft, resulting in her burning at the stake. Charles VII. French King from 1422 to 1461, during much of second phase of the Hundred Years' War.
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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 ».
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.”
- Lesley Kennedy
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.
Cauchon is a French churchman, but he is of the Burgundian faction, which makes him an ally to the English. Cauchon believes Joan is guilty of heresy and does all in his power to assure that she is given a fair trial with ample opportunities to understand and recant.
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