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| '''Jacques d'Arc''' (1380 - 1440) was the father of ]. He was a farmer in the village of Domremy in Lorraine. He held the post of "doyen," a local post that collected taxes and organized the village defense. He was born at Ceffonds. He married ] (1387 - 1468), called Romée, in 1405. Their other children were Jacquemin, Jean, Pierre and Catherine. | '''Jacques d'Arc''' (1380 - 1440) was the father of ], a peasant 17 year old girl. Sadly, she was burned at the stake on May 30, 1431 He was a farmer in the village of Domremy in Lorraine. He held the post of "doyen," a local post that collected taxes and organized the village defense. He was born at Ceffonds. He married ] (1387 - 1468), called Romée, in 1405. Their other children were Jacquemin, Jean, Pierre and Catherine. | ||
| ] ennobled Jacques and Isabelle's family on 29 December 1429 with an inheritable symbolic denomination. The Chamber of Accounts in France registered the family's designation to ] on 20 January, 1430. The grant permitted the family to change their surname to du Lys. | ] ennobled Jacques and Isabelle's family on 29 December 1429 with an inheritable symbolic denomination. The Chamber of Accounts in France registered the family's designation to ] on 20 January, 1430. The grant permitted the family to change their surname to du Lys. | ||
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Jacques d'Arc (1380 - 1440) was the father of Joan of Arc, a peasant 17 year old girl. Sadly, she was burned at the stake on May 30, 1431 He was a farmer in the village of Domremy in Lorraine. He held the post of "doyen," a local post that collected taxes and organized the village defense. He was born at Ceffonds. He married Isabelle de Vouthon (1387 - 1468), called Romée, in 1405. Their other children were Jacquemin, Jean, Pierre and Catherine.
King Charles VII ennobled Jacques and Isabelle's family on 29 December 1429 with an inheritable symbolic denomination. The Chamber of Accounts in France registered the family's designation to nobility on 20 January, 1430. The grant permitted the family to change their surname to du Lys.
During Joan of Arc's youth he and his wife owned about 50 acres (202,000 m²) of land - 30 acres (121,000 m²) of pasture, 10 acres (40,000 m²) of cropland, and 10 acres (40,000 m²) of forest.
See also
- Joan of Arc bibliography
- Jacques d'Arc @ jeanne-darc.dk: Summary and image of a monument of Jacques
- Lys Coat of Arms @ heraldica.org: Shows an image of the Coat of Arms for du Lys
- Arc Coat of Arms @ pagesperso-orange.fr: Shows an image of the Coat of Arms for d'Arc