shortly before the Battle of Rheims (l429) Once a Knight is Enough!
Joan of Arc first met Charles VII in Chinon.
Joan answered to the Dauphin - Prince Charles who would later be crowned as King Charles VII.
She was commissioned a knight by Prince Charles. She had no formal military training, everything was on-the-job training for her.
Actually she visited the Dauphin, or prince, who would later become King Charles VII.
They were all soldiers of the French army under the monarch - Prince (Dauphin) Charles, leter to be crowned King Charles VII.
The Dauphin, Prince Charles, granted her permission as he had tried everything else to defeat the British with no success. He felt he had nothing to lose by allowing Joan into the army.
The Dauphin, Prince Charles, granted her permission as he had tried everything else to defeat the British with no success. He felt he had nothing to lose by allowing Joan into the army.
First off, she believed in Jesus Christ. Secondly she believed in the Dauphin, Prince Charles. Finally, she believed in the French people.
She convinced Prince Charles, the Dauphin, but also had the support of his mother who was actually the regent acting on her son's behalf.
Charles VII
Charles VII
Charles VII of France