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Important Figures to the Story of Joan of Arc
Charles the Dauphin
Charles the Dauphin
Disputed heir to the French throne, is eventually crowned Charles VII through Joan's efforts
Yolande of Aragon
Yolande of Aragon
Mother-in-law of Charles VII, who introduces him to Joan
Christine de Pisan
Christine de Pisan
Author and poet in the French court who advocates the value of women and writes about Joan
John II, Duke of Alençon
John II, Duke of Alençon
Captain of the French army, companion of Joan of Arc in her military campaigns
John of Lancaster, Duke of Bedford
John of Lancaster, Duke of Bedford
Uncle of Henry VI, Regent of France, driving force behind Joan's heresy trial
Pierre Cauchon, Bishop of Beauvais
Pierre Cauchon, Bishop of Beauvais
Bishop who presides over Joan's original heresy trial
La Hire
La Hire
A grizzled French veteran, he fights at Joan's side. His rough demeanor presents a contrast to the pious girl
Isabelle Romée, Mother of Joan
Isabelle Romée, Mother of Joan
Joan's mother, who pleads for a retrial and is instrumental in clearing her daughter's name
Philip, Duke of Burgundy
Philip, Duke of Burgundy
He blames Charles for the murder of his father. When his troops capture Joan, he sells her to the English
Artworks Featured on this Page
Artworks Featured on this Page
Jean Fouquet. Charles VII (1403-1461), roi de France, 1440-1460, huile sur bois (chêne), Hauteur : 0,857 m ; Largeur : 0,706 m ; Hauteur avec accessoire : 0,99 m ; Largeur avec accessoire : 0,845 m, Musée de Louvre, Départment des Peintures, achat, INV 9106/LP 3509.
Ritratto di Iolanda d'Angiò, 1600-1699, oil on canvas, height: 73 cm (28.7 in); width: 56 cm (22 in), Galleria degli Uffizi, Firenze, Inv. 1890, 397.
Christine de Pizan giving instructions, c.1413, illuminated manuscript, British Library, Harley MS 4431, f. 261v. ** the full citation is not available, as the information is still not restored after the cyber attack on the British Library
Henry V is attacked by the Duke of Alençon, 1864, illustration, taken from Doyle, James William Edmund (1864) "Henry V" in A Chronicle of England: B.C. 55 – A.D. 1485, London: Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts & Green, pp. p. 367 Retrieved on 12 November 2010.
Bedford Master (fl.1405-1435), John, Duke of Bedford f. 256v (the "Bedford Hours"), c.1410-1430, illumunation on parchment, British Library, BL Add MS 18850.
[Tombeau en forme de socle vu à plat, sur lequel est couchée la statue peinte d'un prélat mitré et crossé] : [dessin], 1670-1715, Bibliothèque nationale de France, Collection Gaignières (histoire de France), Gaignières, 4178.
Louis-Félix Amiel, Etienne de Vignoles (mort en 1442), dit Lahire, 1835, oil on canvas, height: 72 cm (28.3 in); width: 55 cm (21.6 in), Palace of Versailles, MV 3062 ; INV 2340 ; LP 1667.
Isabelle Romée, mère de Jeanne d'Arc, statue, inaugurated 6 September 1911, Domrémy-la-Pucelle.
After Rogier van der Weyden (c. 1399-1464), Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy (1396-1467), c. 1455, oil on oak panel, 31.9 x 22.3 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external), Royal Collection Trust, RCIN 403440.
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