MILITARY PERSONNEL

Joan of Arc

1412 - 1431

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Joan of Arc (French: Jeanne d'Arc [ʒan daʁk] ; Middle French: Jehanne Darc [ʒəˈãnə ˈdark]; c. 1412 – 30 May 1431) is a patron saint of France, honored as a defender of the French nation for her role in the siege of Orléans and her insistence on the coronation of Charles VII of France during the Hundred Years' War. Claiming to be acting under divine guidance, she became a military leader who transcended gender roles and gained recognition as a savior of France. Joan was born to a propertied peasant family at Domrémy in northeast France. In 1428, she requested to be taken to Charles VII, later testifying that she was guided by visions from the archangel Michael, Saint Margaret, and Saint Catherine to help him save France from English domination. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Joan of Arc is the 3rd most popular military personnel (up from 4th in 2019), the 5th most popular biography from France and the most popular French Military Personnel.

Joan of Arc is most famous for leading the French army to victory in the Hundred Years War.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Joan of Arc ranks 3 out of 2,058. Before her are Genghis Khan, and Alexander the Great. After her are Timur, Charles de Gaulle, Chiang Kai-shek, Karl Dönitz, Bernard Montgomery, Adolf Eichmann, Charles XIV John of Sweden, Oda Nobunaga, and Erwin Rommel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1412, Joan of Arc ranks 1. After her are Abu'l-Khayr Khan, Frederick II, Elector of Saxony, Ludovico III Gonzaga, Marquis of Mantua, Jaume Huguet, and Ludwig I, Count of Württemberg-Urach. Among people deceased in 1431, Joan of Arc ranks 1. After her are Pope Martin V, Nuno Álvares Pereira, Violant of Bar, Dan II of Wallachia, Charles II, Duke of Lorraine, Bernard I, Margrave of Baden-Baden, Lengvenis, and Radu II of Wallachia.

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In France

Among people born in France, Joan of Arc ranks 5 out of 6,770. Before her are Napoleon (1769), Louis XIV of France (1638), René Descartes (1596), and Blaise Pascal (1623). After her are Louis XVI of France (1754), Victor Hugo (1802), Voltaire (1694), Louis Pasteur (1822), Claude Monet (1840), Jules Verne (1828), and Molière (1622).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In France

Among military personnels born in France, Joan of Arc ranks 1. After her are Charles de Gaulle (1890), Charles XIV John of Sweden (1763), Prince Eugene of Savoy (1663), Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette (1757), Alfred Dreyfus (1859), Charles de Batz de Castelmore d'Artagnan (1611), Eugène de Beauharnais (1781), Ferdinand Foch (1851), Theodor Eicke (1892), Louis-Nicolas Davout (1770), and Jean-de-Dieu Soult (1769).

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