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RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pierre Cauchon

1371 - 1442

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Pierre Cauchon (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 302,565 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Pierre Cauchon is the 901st most popular religious figure (down from 858th in 2019), the 1,324th most popular biography from France (up from 1,326th 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 901 out of 2,238Before him are Lothair II of Italy, Antipope Felix II, Eulalia of Barcelona, Anthony de Mello, Maria Cristina of Savoy, and Wasil ibn Ata. After him are Antipope John VIII, Stanislaus Kostka, Rose Kennedy, Cyril Lucaris, Priscillian, and Saint Sabina.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1371, Pierre Cauchon ranks 6Before him are John the Fearless, Mary, Queen of Hungary, Vasily I of Moscow, Valentina Visconti, Duchess of Orléans, and Frederick I, Elector of Brandenburg. After him are Leopold IV, Duke of Austria, Sophia of Lithuania, and Shō Hashi. Among people deceased in 1442, Pierre Cauchon ranks 3Before him are Elizabeth of Luxembourg and Yolande of Aragon. After him are Al-Maqrizi, John V, Duke of Brittany, John, Constable of Portugal, and Margaret of Nevers.

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In France

Among people born in France, Pierre Cauchon ranks 1,324 out of 6,011Before him are Jeanne d'Évreux (1310), Michel Serres (1930), Arthur III, Duke of Brittany (1393), Princess Maria Amélia of Brazil (1831), Marie Angélique de Scorailles (1661), and Henri Jules, Prince of Condé (1643). After him are Paul Scarron (1610), Guillaume Brune (1763), François Rude (1784), Baldwin V, Count of Flanders (1012), Michel Tournier (1924), and Louis Vierne (1870).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In France

Among religious figures born in France, Pierre Cauchon ranks 67Before him are Jane Frances de Chantal (1572), Thibaud Gaudin (1229), Benedict of Aniane (750), Odilo of Cluny (961), Philipp Spener (1635), and Lothair II of Italy (1000). After him are Louise de Marillac (1591), Jeanne Guyon (1648), Humbert of Silva Candida (1000), Valentin Haüy (1745), Roger Etchegaray (1922), and William Farel (1489).