Promises to the King

Now, at the age of thirteen, Jeanne began to hear voices that she felt were sent by God. These voices presented her with the mission of saving France from it enemies and install Charles as the rightful king. Interestingly, she took a vow of chastity as part of her divine endeavour. She even went to a local court at the age of sixteen to avoid marriage.

In May 1428, Jeanne went to Vaucouleurs, a nearby stronghold of those loyal to Charles. Robert de Baudricourt, the magistrate, rejected her, initially, but she persisted. When Baudricort finally came around, Jeanne cut her hair short and dressed in men’s clothes to set off to Chinon, the site of the crown prince’s palace.

Jeanne promised Charles she would see him crowned king at Reims (the traditional site of French royal investiture) and asked him to grant her an army to lead to Orléans, which was under the English at the time. Against the advice of most of his councellors and generals, Charles granted her request, and Jeanne set off for Orléans in March of 1429 dressed in white armor and riding a white horse.

Jeanne succeeded in lifting the siege at Orléans and coronated the King.



Promises to Remember:

• Chastity
• Dressing up as a man
• Crowing the Dauphin at Reims

Bibliography :
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_of_Arc
http://www.history.com/topics/saint-joan-of-arc
~Sarah Minz

La Famille 

Youngest Brother :

~ Pierre d'Arc

~DOB : 1408

~Fought along side with Jeanne

~Married and became father of two sons and a daughter 

~Died in Orleans [DOD unknown however assumed year is 1473]

~Ennobled 

Bother:

~ Jacquemin d'Arc

~ Born: 1402 

~Death : 1450 

~Married to Catherine 

Brother

~ Jean d'Arc

~DOB : 1409

~DOD : 1447

~Ennobled in December 

~Fled with his sister to Orleans 

~ Worked to rehabilitate his sister 

~He was "Bailly of Vermandois" and captain of Chartres 

Sister 

~Catherine d'Arc

~DOB : 1413 

~DOD: 1429

~Married Colin the son of Greux's mayor

~Died during childbirth 

Source: http://www.jeanne-darc.info/biography/family/

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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

Jeanne's childhood

• She was believed to have been born in the year 1412, although she herself was not aware of her birth date or of how old she was. 
• She was born into a peasant's family in Domremy.
• She carried out common tasks while she lived at home, including going to the field with sheep and other cattle.
• She learned to sew and spin. "I fear no woman in Rouen at sewing and spinning" - Jeanne D'Arc, during her trial in 1431. 
• Joan had no formal schooling and probably did not know how to read, although near her death she did know how to sign her name.
• Her mother isabelle influenced Jeanne's devout religious beliefs.
• She helped work the family lands, exhibiting a particular gusto for men's heavy labor, such as plowing. Her diligent work on the family farm made her strong, and many in Domremy were impressed with Joan's exceptional strength for a female.
• Intensely religious in her beliefs, she would often get mad at churchwardens for ringing the church bells late, she went to confessions constantly. 
• Joan's youth must have been fairly idyllic. She remembered playing under a favorite tree, called the "fairy tree" according to legends of the Domremy townsfolk. During her later trial, accidental mention of this tree would cause her some trouble, as her inquisitors used it to strengthen their accusations about Joan's links to magic and the occult.
• She was reported to have a man-like bearing, she spoke little, and was extremely prudent in every word that she spoke. She ate little and drank very little wine. 
• Likes the company of nobles, detested numerous assemblies and meetings. 
• Readily shed copious tears and had a cheerful face. 
• Displayed numerous acts of kindness, she would often give her bed to the poor who hr father would occasionally house, and would sleep next to the hearth instead. During the wars she would often comfort the wounded English.

Sources: http://www.notablebiographies.com/Ho-Jo/Joan-of-Arc.html

               http://www.sparknotes.com/biography/joanofarc/section1.rhtml

               http://www.mainlesson.com/display.php?author=lang&book=joan&story=childhood

               http://www.sjsu.edu/faculty/watkins/joanarc1.htm

The French helped the English to invade France.

Why and How?

During the birth of Jeanne d'Arc, a truce between England and France was in place, maintaining peace. However, a war had been brewing between two factions of the French royal family, the Armagnacs, led by Duke Charles of Orleans, the future Dauphin of France, and the Burgundians, led by Duke John-the-Fearless of Burgundy.

This dispute caused the French diplomats' failure to extend the above mentioned truce with England on its expiry, allowing King Henry V to cite his family's claim to the throne of France, and hence invading it in August 1415.

The forces of Philip III, the son of Duke John-the-Fearless of Burgundy joined the English forces, supporting Henry VI's claim to the French throne (7 yr old son of Henry V) and later captured Jeanne D'Arc, handing her over to the British for the Rouen trial.

POINTS TO REMEMBER :

• Truce between France and England
• Dispute - Armagnacs v/s Burgundians
• Henry V's claim to French throne
• Burgundian role in Hundred Years' War

Source : http://archive.joan-of-arc.org/joanofarc_short_biography.html

Jeanne was the original 'Angry Young Man'.

WHY?
Jeanne had a really volatile temper and she dressed up like a man!

Apparently Jeanne could not tolerate any of the army members missing mass and replied with heavy sarcasm and jibes to those who mocked her or made fun of her.
When asked about what language her 'voices' spoke in, Jeanne said that they spoke French way better than the clergyman questioning her!


POINTS TO COLLECT:

• Sarcasm and snapping back.
• French voices
• Diva attitude
• Short temper

Source: http://www.history.com/news/history-lists/7-surprising-facts-about-joan-of-arc