Perpetrator
Gilles de Rais
- Born
- 1405
- Died
- 26 October 1440, aged about 35
- Record
- Wikidata Q311634 · Wikipedia
Perpetrator in The Trial of Gilles de Rais
Baron de Rais and Marshal of France; convicted of murdering children and hanged at Nantes. Born c. 1405.
1432–1440 · Nantes, Duchy of Brittany · Executed
A Marshal of France who fought beside Joan of Arc was hanged at Nantes in 1440 for murdering children. Can his confession be trusted? Read the case.
Dated events
Gilles de Rais is born, probably at Champtocé in Anjou.