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Pierre Cauchon

1371 - 1442

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Pierre Cauchon (French pronunciation: [pjɛʁ koʃɔ̃]; 1371 – 18 December 1442) was a French Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Beauvais from 1420 to 1432. He was a strong partisan of English interests in France during the latter years of the Hundred Years' War. He was the judge in the trial of Joan of Arc and played a key role in her execution. The Catholic Church overturned his verdict in 1456. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pierre Cauchon is the 936th most popular religious figure (down from 916th in 2019), the 1,258th most popular biography from France (up from 1,363rd in 2019) and the 60th most popular French Religious Figure.

Pierre Cauchon was the bishop of Beauvais in France who presided over Joan of Arc's trial and subsequent execution.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pierre Cauchon ranks 936 out of 3,187. Before him are George Alencherry, Abd Manaf ibn Qusai, Reginald Lee, Al-Qurtubi, Anastasius of Persia, and Antipope Gregory VIII. After him are Said Nursî, Yijing, Anastasius Bibliothecarius, Nadezhda von Meck, Odile of Alsace, and Nectarios of Aegina.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1371, Pierre Cauchon ranks 5. Before him are John the Fearless, Mary, Queen of Hungary, Vasily I of Moscow, and Frederick I, Elector of Brandenburg. After him are Valentina Visconti, Duchess of Orléans, Leopold IV, Duke of Austria, Sophia of Lithuania, and Shō Hashi. Among people deceased in 1442, Pierre Cauchon ranks 3. Before him are Elizabeth of Luxembourg, and Yolande of Aragon. After him are Al-Maqrizi, John V, Duke of Brittany, John, Constable of Portugal, Margaret of Nevers, and Elisabeth of Bavaria, Electress of Brandenburg.

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In France

Among people born in France, Pierre Cauchon ranks 1,258 out of 6,770. Before him are Samy Naceri (1961), Charles Trenet (1913), Jacques Lefèvre d'Étaples (1460), Amadeus IX, Duke of Savoy (1435), Carlos Hugo, Duke of Parma (1930), and Antipope Gregory VIII (1100). After him are Étienne-Jules Marey (1830), René Thom (1923), Franck Ribéry (1983), Louis William, Margrave of Baden-Baden (1655), Margaret I, Countess of Flanders (1145), and Joël Robuchon (1945).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In France

Among religious figures born in France, Pierre Cauchon ranks 60. Before him are Peter Faber (1506), Saint Eligius (588), Louise de Marillac (1591), Leonard of Noblac (496), Robert de Sorbon (1201), and Antipope Gregory VIII (1100). After him are Odile of Alsace (662), Jane Frances de Chantal (1572), Jean Mabillon (1632), Jean-Marie Villot (1905), Humbert of Silva Candida (1000), and John of Matha (1150).

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