Gilles De Rais
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 584 years ago |
Born | Champtoce-sur-Loire |
France | |
Date of died | October 26,1440 |
Died | Nantes |
France | |
Years of service | 1420–1435 |
Victims | Unknown (approx. 140) |
Spouse | Catherine de Thouars of Brittany |
Children | Marie de Rais |
Marie de Laval, Dame de Retz | |
Victim | Unknown |
Parents | Guy II de Laval-Rais |
Marie de Craon | |
Siblings | René de Rais |
Date of birth | January 1,1404 |
Place of burial | Notre-Dame-des-Carmes, Pont-l'Abbé, France |
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ID | 461024 |
Gilles De Rais Life story
Gilles de Rais, Baron de Rais, was a knight and lord from Brittany, Anjou and Poitou, a leader in the French army, and a companion-in-arms of Joan of Arc. He is best known for his reputation and later conviction as a confessed serial killer of children.