Jean de Carrouges

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Jean de Carrouges was a 14th-century French knight best known for his involvement in a famous judicial duel over a charge of rape, dramatized in the film "The Last Duel."

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Jean de Carrouges canonical 6

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instanceOf French knight
human
medieval soldier
allegiance French crown
King of France
associatedWith Marguerite de Carrouges rape accusation
associatedWithPlace Carrouges Castle
causeOfDeath battle
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of France
dateOfDeath circa 1396
deathContext crusading expedition against the Ottomans
describedInWork The Last Duel: A True Story of Trial by Combat in Medieval France
surface form: The Last Duel
era Late Middle Ages
familyName de Carrouges
gender male
givenName Jean
hasCause land and inheritance disputes with Jacques Le Gris
hasPortrayal Matt Damon
historicalRegion Normandy
languageOfWorkOrName French
legalOutcome acquittal by victory in combat
legalProceeding appeal to King Charles VI for judicial duel
legalStatusOfDuel trial by combat
mannerOfDeath killed in action
militaryCampaign French crusade in the Balkans
militaryConflict Hundred Years' War
militaryRank knight
nativeLanguage Old French
nobleFamily Carrouges family
nobleTitle chevalier
notableEvent last judicial duel authorized by the French Parliament
notableFor judicial duel of 1386
rape accusation case against Jacques Le Gris
occupation knight
opponent Jacques Le Gris
participantIn Hundred Years' War
judicial duel with Jacques Le Gris
placeOfDeath Ottoman Empire
portrayedIn The Last Duel
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholicism
residence Carrouges, Normandy
Normandy
socialClass nobility
spouse Marguerite de Carrouges
Marguerite de Thibouville
timePeriod 14th century
victoryIn judicial duel of 1386

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The Last Duel character Jean de Carrouges
Jacques Le Gris opponent Jean de Carrouges
Jacques Le Gris associatedWith Jean de Carrouges
Marguerite de Carrouges spouse Jean de Carrouges
Marguerite de Carrouges significantFigure Jean de Carrouges