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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 during the Hundred Years' War, and a companion-in-arms of Joan of Arc.
Even if there had been nothing else unusual about the Breton nobleman Gilles de Rais (1404–40), his outstanding career as a soldier in the Hundred Years’ War and as a comrade in arms of Joan of Arc would have been enough to guarantee his place in history.
Oct 10, 2021 · French nobleman Gilles de Rais is remembered both as a war hero and as a serial killer who was executed for killing more than 100 children in the early 1400s. Gilles de Rais was an esteemed 15th-century nobleman and diligent soldier.
Gilles de Rais, Joan of Arc 's comrade-in-arms, Marshal of France and confessed child murderer, has inspired a number of artistic and cultural works. As early as the 15th century, the character appeared in a mystery play and a prose poem. He then underwent a long eclipse in cultural representations, before folklore transfigured him into Bluebeard.
Aug 28, 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.
Jun 2, 2017 · Brought to trial after dozens of children went missing in the Nantes countryside, Gilles de Rais was accused of, in the words of biographer Georges Bataille, “the abominable and execrable sin...
Gilles de Montmorency-Laval, plus connu sous le nom de Gilles de Rais (ou Gilles de Retz, selon la graphie moderne [n 1]) en référence à son titre de baron de Retz, né à une date inconnue (au plus tôt durant l'année 1405) au château de Champtocé-sur-Loire et mort le 26 octobre 1440 à Nantes, est un chevalier et seigneur de ...
Gilles de Rais and his coconspirators went to the gallows on October 26, 1440. Prior to his execution, Gilles gave a lengthy sermon to the large crowd gathered for the event on the evils of uncontrolled youth.
Gilles de Montmorency-Laval, conosciuto principalmente con l'appellativo di Gilles de Rais, è stato un generale, criminale e nobile francese che fu barone di Rais, signore di varie località in Bretagna, Angiò e Poitou, capitano dell'esercito francese e compagno d'armi di Giovanna d'Arco. È conosciuto per l'accusa di essere stato ...
