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Eighteen years after Joan of Arc’s execution, an ecclesiastical tribunal initiated a retrial at the request of Charles VII. The tribunal declared that the judgement of the original trial was not valid because it was biased and had not followed proper procedure. [17] On May 16, 1920, Pope Benedict XV canonized Joan of Arc as a Saint.
After Joan's execution, her role in the Orléans victory encouraged popular support for her rehabilitation. [337] Joan became a central part of the annual celebration, and by 1435, a play, Mistère du siège d'Orléans (Mystery of the Siege of Orléans), [338] portrayed her as the vehicle of the divine will that liberated Orléans. [339]
The execution of Joan of Arc for heresy occurred in Rouen on 30 May 1431. This created a political liability for Charles VII . Joan had played a major role in his consecration as the king of France.
Several impostors claimed to be Joan of Arc after the execution date. The most successful was Jeanne (or Claude) des Armoises. Claude des Armoises married the knight Robert des Armoises and claimed to be Joan of Arc in 1436. She gained the support of Joan of Arc's brothers. She carried on the charade until 1440, gaining gifts and subsidies.
The film summarizes the time that Joan of Arc was a captive of England, [2] depicting her trial and execution. Danish director Dreyer was invited to make a film in France by the Société Générale des Films and chose to make a film about Joan of Arc due to her renewed popularity in France.
Joan of Arc had realized the danger before the king did, and began meeting with a few Royal commanders in the area in an attempt to convince them to come to the city's aid. By April she had convinced several commanders, including Florent d'Illiers [ fr ] and an Italian mercenary commander named Bartolomeo Baretta, resulting in a company of ...
After Joan's execution, de Metz was not forgotten: in 1444, Charles VII granted Jean a title of nobility, in recognition of his services "in our wars and elsewhere". [1] Eleven years later, at Joan's nullification trial, de Metz was a witness, described as a nobleman in residence at Vaucouleurs. [1]
[107] [108] After Joan of Arc's execution in 1431, Gilles de Rais turned his back on the Church, throwing himself wholeheartedly into occultism and murderous depravities for eight long years. He ended up on the scaffold at the instigation of his enemies driven by greed rather than any concern for justice.