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Apr 3, 2024 · 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.
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 ...
Jun 2, 2017 · This year, on the 25th anniversary of the 1992 retrial and Gilles de Rais’ acquittal, she will self-publish what she calls the first accurate biography of Rais in existence—and the only ...
Oct 2, 2022 · Gilles de Rais was a war hero and a Marshal of France, who fought alongside Joan of Arc to drive out the English invaders. He was also a serial killer.During...
Jun 11, 2018 · Gilles de Rais [1] (1404-1440) Lord of Rais (or Retz) and marshal of France [2], the "Blue-beard" of nursery legends, and a famous sorcerer. He was born Gilles de Laval in September or October 1404 at Machecoul to one of the most outstanding families of Brittany.
Sep 21, 2017 · Updated on September 21, 2017. Gilles de Rais was a French noblemen and noted soldier of the fourteenth century who was tried and executed for the murder and torture of numerous children. He is now remembered chiefly as a historical serial killer, but may have been innocent.
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, 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.
