Carrouges family

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The Carrouges family was a medieval French noble lineage best known for its knight Jean de Carrouges, central figure in the famous late 14th-century judicial duel later popularized as "The Last Duel."

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instanceOf French noble family
aristocraticTitle knights
associatedEvent late 14th-century judicial duel between Jean de Carrouges and Jacques Le Gris
associatedPlace Carrouges NERFINISHED
country Kingdom of France NERFINISHED
culturalImpact subject of later historical and literary works about the Last Duel
feudalStatus vassals of regional overlords in medieval France
floruitCentury 14th century
governedByLaw customary law of medieval France
feudal law
heritage French aristocracy
historicalContext Hundred Years' War era
historicalReputation remembered primarily through the story of Jean de Carrouges
knownFor involvement in a famous late 14th-century judicial duel
producing the knight Jean de Carrouges
language Old French
legacy linked to the historical case later popularized as The Last Duel
lineageType patrilineal noble house
nobleStatus landed gentry
notableMember Jean de Carrouges NERFINISHED
region Normandy NERFINISHED
religion Roman Catholicism
socialClass nobility
timePeriod Middle Ages

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Jean de Carrouges nobleFamily Carrouges family