RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pierre Cauchon

1371 - 1442

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Pierre Cauchon (French pronunciation: [pjɛʁ koʃɔ̃]; 1371 – 18 December 1442) was a French Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Beauvais from 1420 to 1432. He was a strong partisan of English interests in France during the latter years of the Hundred Years' War. He was the judge in the trial of Joan of Arc and played a key role in her execution. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pierre Cauchon has received more than 322,253 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Pierre Cauchon is the 916th most popular religious figure (down from 893rd in 2019), the 1,363rd most popular biography from France (down from 1,319th in 2019) and the 67th most popular French Religious Figure.

Pierre Cauchon was the bishop of Beauvais in France who presided over Joan of Arc's trial and subsequent execution.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pierre Cauchon ranks 916 out of 3,187. Before him are Adalbert of Magdeburg, Antipope Felix II, Sebastian Castellio, Lambert of Maastricht, Cyril Lucaris, and Antoine Perrenot de Granvelle. After him are Cyriacus, Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni, Clemens August Graf von Galen, Robert Sarah, Conrad Schumann, and Gudula.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1371, Pierre Cauchon ranks 6. Before him are John the Fearless, Mary, Queen of Hungary, Vasily I of Moscow, Frederick I, Elector of Brandenburg, and Valentina Visconti, Duchess of Orléans. After him are Leopold IV, Duke of Austria, Sophia of Lithuania, and Shō Hashi. Among people deceased in 1442, Pierre Cauchon ranks 4. Before him are Elizabeth of Luxembourg, Yolande of Aragon, and Al-Maqrizi. After him are John V, Duke of Brittany, Elisabeth of Bavaria, Electress of Brandenburg, John, Constable of Portugal, and Margaret of Nevers.

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In France

Among people born in France, Pierre Cauchon ranks 1,363 out of 6,770. Before him are Gabriel Lamé (1795), Amadeus IX, Duke of Savoy (1435), Louis, Prince of Condé (1530), Pierre de Marivaux (1688), Antoine Perrenot de Granvelle (1517), and Claude Lanzmann (1925). After him are Walter Sans Avoir (1050), Marie Anne de Bourbon (1666), Livilla (-13), Jean-Charles Pichegru (1761), Roger Caillois (1913), and Pierre Mauroy (1928).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In France

Among religious figures born in France, Pierre Cauchon ranks 67. Before him are Jane Frances de Chantal (1572), William Farel (1489), John Eudes (1601), Adalbert of Magdeburg (910), Sebastian Castellio (1515), and Antoine Perrenot de Granvelle (1517). After him are Odilo of Cluny (961), Benedict of Aniane (750), La Voisin (1640), Jacques Paul Migne (1800), Peter Faber (1506), and Humbert of Silva Candida (1000).

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