Tuesday, October 11, 2016

Jeanne's Family

Father : Jacques D'Arc

  • Father of the Maid, was born about 1375 at Ceffonds, in the diocese of Troyes
  •  It was about the time of his marriage that he established himself at Domrémy, for Isabelle Romée was from Vouthon, a village seven kilometers distant.
  • He seems to have enjoyed an honorable position in this countryside,
  • In a document of 1423 he is described as doyen or sergeant of the village; he therefore took rank between the mayor and the provost, and was in charge of collecting the taxes,
  • he opposed with all his power the mission of his daughter, whom he wished to marry off, without a doubt.
  • He was ennobled in December, 1429.

  • Jacques d’Arc died 1431, it is said, of sorrowing over his daughter’s end.


Mother: Isabella Romee

  • Isabelle gave her daughter a religious, Catholic upbringing and taught her the craft of spinning wool.
  •  Isabelle's surname Romeé is thought to have been an honorary reference to a pilgrimage she had once made to Rome to the papal city. 
  •  Isabelle was a devout Catholic who nurtured Joan in her faith and the ways of the Church believing it to be her greatest responsibility to Joan.
  • She married Jacques d'Arc and together they raised a family that included three sons and two daughters one of which was Joan of Arc. 
  •  Isabelle was just a simple peasant and years later one of Joan's godmothers described Joan's parents as: "Simple labourers, honest in their poverty, for they were of small means."
  • sabelle spent the rest of her life restoring her daughter’s name. 

Brother: Pierre D'Arc

  • Pierre d’Arc went to seek his sister “in France,” fought along with her at Orléans, lived in the same house with her in that city, accompanied her to Reims, and was ennobled with the rest of the family. 
  • He was captured with Jeanne at Compiègne, but was eventually released. Pierre retired to the city of Orléans where he received many gifts from the King, the city of Orléans, and a pension from Duke Charles, 

Brother: Jean D'Arc

  • Jean d’Arc, who fled with his sister to Neufchâteau, accompanied her to France, and was lodged at the house of Jacques Boucher at Orléans
  • he worked for the rehabilitation of his sister, appeared at Rouen and Paris, and formed a commission to get evidence from their native district and produce witnesses. 

Brother: Jacquemin D'Arc

There is very little known about Jacquemin, than he was born 1402 in Vaudeville, Le Haut and died in 1450. 

Sister: Catherine

Very little is known about her, she died while giving birth.

All three of her brothers were older than her. Jacquemin being the Oldest of the three and Jean being the youngest of the three. Her Sister Catherine was younger than her.

Sources: http://www.jeanne-darc.info/biography/family/
               http://www.maidofheaven.com/joanofarc_isabelle_romee.asp

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