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Home > Historic times > Joan of Arc and the Middle Ages
In May 1428, Joan of Arc came to find Robert de Baudricourt to ask him to take her to Chinon to see Charles VII. On 13th May 1428, Joan of Arc entered the chateau for the first time, to ask for an escort to go to Chinon. Baudricourt did not give in until her third request, and on 23rd February 1429, she was finally able to leave. The inhabitants of Vaucouleurs forged a sword for her that Baudricourt gave her with a letter of accreditation to give to the Dauphin on her arrival.
It was at Vaucouleurs that the epic story of Joan of Arc began some major sites bear witness to this, including the Porte de France gate and the museum dedicated to the heroine.
The chateau of Gombervaux is one of the rare examples of skilfully-preserved mediaeval architecture.
Joan of Arc was born there in January 1412, and her father was a labourer there. It is possible to visit the house in which she was born.
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