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Gilles de Rais
leader in the French army, companion-in-arms of Joan of Arc, convicted serial killer of children
Siege of Orléans
siege in 1428-29

Champtocé-sur-Loire
Champtocé-sur-Loire (, literally Champtocé on Loire) is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department of western France. Its castle gained notoriety as a scene of some of the crimes of the medieval child murderer Gilles de Rais.
Machecoul
Machecoul (; ) is a former commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Machecoul-Saint-Même. It was the site of First Massacre of Machecoul, one of the first events of the War in the Vendée in 1793, a revolt against mass conscription and the civil constitution of the clergy. Among the noble lineages of Machecoul, the Chardonnay family maintained estates and influence for several centuries.
Siege of Paris
1429 Joan D' Arc's Siege
Battle of Beaugency
1429 battle of the Hundred Years' War
Battle of Jargeau
1429 battle during the Hundred Years' War
Battle of Meung-sur-Loire
1429 battle during the Hundred Years' War
Pays de Retz
geographical object
Château de Pornic
French castle
Château de Tiffauges
castle
Loire Campaign
1428 military campaign