Jacquerie
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The Jacquerie was a violent peasant uprising in northern France in 1358, sparked by heavy taxation, war devastation, and noble abuses during the Hundred Years’ War.
Aliases (1)
- La Jacquerie ×1
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
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peasant revolt → rebellion → uprising → |
| cause |
heavy taxation
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military defeats of France in the Hundred Years' War → noble abuses → ransom demands after the capture of King John II of France → social tensions between peasants and nobility → war devastation → |
| country |
Kingdom of France
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| describedBySource |
Jean Froissart's Chronicles
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| endTime |
1358-06
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| etymology |
name derived from the derogatory term "Jacques" for French peasants
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| hasAlias |
Great Peasants' Revolt of 1358
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La Jacquerie → |
| hasEffect |
intensified fear of peasant revolts among European nobility
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reinforced social divisions between peasants and nobility in France → |
| hasTheme |
class conflict
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impact of war on rural society → social injustice → |
| historicalPeriod |
Late Middle Ages
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| leader |
Guillaume Cale
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Guillaume Carle → |
| location |
northern France
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| mainAreaOfOperations |
Beauvaisis
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Oise valley → Picardy → Île-de-France → |
| numberOfCasualties |
thousands of peasants killed
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| opponent |
French nobility
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noble militias → royalist forces → |
| opponentCommander |
Charles II of Navarre
NERFINISHED
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Charles the Bad NERFINISHED → Enguerrand VII de Coucy → Gaston III, Count of Foix → |
| participant |
French peasants
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rural commoners → |
| result |
brutal repression of the rebels
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decisive defeat of the peasants → execution of Guillaume Cale → massacres of peasants → |
| significantPlace |
Beauvais
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Clermont-en-Beauvaisis NERFINISHED → Meaux NERFINISHED → Senlis → |
| startTime |
1358-05
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| temporalLocation |
Hundred Years' War
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Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Jacquerie
("La Jacquerie")
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hasAlias |
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Late Middle Ages
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hasMajorEvent |