Marguerite de Carrouges

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Marguerite de Carrouges is the historical French noblewoman whose accusation of rape against Jacques Le Gris led to the last judicial duel sanctioned by the French king, dramatized in the film "The Last Duel."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf French noblewoman
human
accusation rape
accusedPerson Jacques Le Gris
authoritySanctioningDuel Charles VI of France
king of France
childOf Robert de Thibouville (disputed/attributed)
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of France
describedIn The Last Duel: A True Story of Trial by Combat in Medieval France
era Late Middle Ages
familyName de Thibouville
fictionalization character in the 2021 film The Last Duel
genreOfRepresentation historical drama film
givenName Marguerite
hasHistoricalRole complainant in a medieval rape case
hasTheme medieval justice
women’s testimony in medieval law
historicalRegion Normandy
inspiredBy events later chronicled by Jean Froissart
knownFor central figure in the last judicial duel authorized by the French crown
historical rape accusation that led to a trial by combat
languageOfRecord Old French legal records
legalProcedure trial by combat
legalStatusInCase plaintiff
lifeStatus deceased
maritalStatusDuringCase married to Jean de Carrouges
nativeLanguage Old French
nobleTitle lady
notableEvent accusation of rape against Jacques Le Gris
last judicial duel sanctioned by the king of France
notableWork testimony in the rape accusation against Jacques Le Gris
occupation noblewoman
participantIn judicial duel between Jean de Carrouges and Jacques Le Gris
placeOfResidence Carrouges
Normandy
portrayedBy Jodie Comer
portrayedIn The Last Duel
presentInWork The Last Duel: A True Story of Trial by Combat in Medieval France
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholicism
sexOrGender female
significantFigure Jacques Le Gris
Jean de Carrouges
Charles VI of France
surface form: King Charles VI of France
socialClass nobility
spouse Jean de Carrouges
subjectOf feminist historiography on medieval France
historical studies on medieval rape trials
timePeriod 14th century

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The Last Duel character Marguerite de Carrouges
Jodie Comer hasRole Marguerite de Carrouges
Jean de Carrouges spouse Marguerite de Carrouges
Jacques Le Gris accusedOf Marguerite de Carrouges
this entity surface form: rape of Marguerite de Carrouges
Jacques Le Gris allegedVictim Marguerite de Carrouges
Jacques Le Gris associatedWith Marguerite de Carrouges