GILLES DE RAIS
Timeline
| Date | Polital Event | Familial Event |
| 1400 | The Hundred Years War has been raging for more than 60 years. The Mad King Charles VI is on the throne of France. | Jeanne la Sage, last of the de Rais line, adopts Guy de Laval as her heir, provided he takes the name and coat of arms of de Rais. |
| 1402 | Jeanne la Sage renounces Guy de Rais, leaving her property instead to Catherine de Machecoul. Guy de Rais challenges the decision. | |
| 1404 | Jean dCraon, son of Catherine, brokers a marriage between his daughter Marie and Guy de Rais. Gilles de Rais is born.
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| 1407 | Catherine dies. Guy de Rais and his family move to Machecoul. Rene de Rais is born.
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| 1415 | Agincourt. | Guy de Rais dies. Amaury dCraon, heir of Jean dCraon dies at Agincourt. Marie de Rais dies.
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| 1416 | Civil war in France as the Duke of Burgundy, the Dauphin Charles VII, and others vie for the favor of Charles VI. | Jean dCraon is given custody of Gilles and Rene |
| 1417 | Jean dCraon arranges a marriage between 13- year- old Gilles and the orphaned daughter of Lord de Hambye. | |
| 1419 | Allies of Charles VII murder the Duke of Burgundy during peace negotiations | Gilles de Rais is betrothed to Beatrice de Rohan, niece of the Duke of Brittany. The marriage is never completed. |
| 1420 | Charles VI disinherits his son, a peace treaty with England names Henry V heir to the French throne. | Gilles de Rais kidnaps his cousin, Catherine de Thouars. The wife of Jean dCraon dies. He marries the grandmother of Catherine de Thouars, Anne de Sille.
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| 1421 | Gilles de Rais and Catherine de Thouars are married | |
| 1422 | Henry V of England dies. Charles VI dies.
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| 1424 | Gilles assumes control of his property against the wishes of his grandfather. | |
| 1426 | The French are defeated at St. James and Brittany once again endorses Henry VI as king of France. | |
| 1427 | Jean dCraon is made Lieutenant General of Charles forces. | Poitou enters the service of Gilles |
| 1428 | The siege of Orleans begins. | |
| 1429 | Jean of Arc arrives at Charles court in Chinon. Jean of Arc and Gilles de Rais liberate Orleans. Charles is crowned at Reims.
| Gilles daughter, Marie, is born at Champtoce Gilles begins liquidating his vast holdings to pay for his extravagant lifestyle.
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| 1431 | Jean of Arc is executed. | The child murders begin |
| 1432 | Jean d Craon dies. | |
| 1435 | Gilles family moves to have his estate protected from his liquidation. | |
| 1439 | Cash-poor and disgraced, Gilles begins work in alchemy and black magic. | |
| 1440 | Gilles and a band of rogues rob a church in St. Etienne. A secret inquest is convened. Gilles is arrested and charged with child murder and heresy. Gilles confesses. Gilles is hanged at Nantes. | |
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