Carrouges then angrily tore off Le Gris’s faceplate and demanded he admit his guilt, only for the squire to again proclaim his innocence in the name of God. The fight started on horseback, with the men going through four rounds of charges before killing each other’s horses and moving the fight to a dramatic end on foot.ĭespite getting stabbed in the thigh, Carrouges was able to get the upper hand by pinning Le Gris to the ground and landing several blows on his armour. Marguerite had given birth to a son in the months leading up to the duel, which took place on 29th December 1386.īoth Carrouges and Le Gris were armed with the ‘holy trinity’ of weapons: a lance, longsword, and a heavy battle-axe, as well as a long dagger.
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Once a common practice, duels were rare in France by the fourteenth century, thus drawing in a crowd of hundreds to an official Paris arena as King Charles VI had made the event a part of his series of parties and celebrations. *Warning: spoilers ahead for the victor of The Last Duel* The duel would be to the death, with the survivor deemed innocent in the eyes of God – with Marguerite to be burnt at the stake for perjury if Carrouges lost. As the preliminary judges couldn’t reach a verdict, the King ultimately granted the request for a duel – with Carrouges throwing down a gauntlet at the Parliament of Paris as per tradition, which Le Gris picked up.
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Knowing he wouldn’t find a fair criminal trial, Carrouges appealed to King Charles VI himself for a Game of Thrones-esque trial by combat. However Le Gris was, of course, the favourite of Count Pierre d’Alençon – so the expectation was so high that the hearing would be biased that Carrouges and Marguerite did not even bother turning up, and Count Pierre indeed accused Marguerite of dreaming up the attack. However, Marguerite did tell her husband what happened, who then brought charges against Le Gris.
When she again refused, Le Gris then violently raped her with the help of Louvel, threatening to kill her if she told anyone. Despite Marguerite’s protestations, Le Gris is said to have forced himself into her house and attempted to bribe her into having an affair. Then on 18th January 1386, Marguerite was home alone – a rarity for a noblewoman in the Middle Ages – when Le Gris then apparently arrived with his friend Adam Louvel, claiming that he was in love with her. Carrouges, therefore, lost favour in the court while Le Gris became wealthy and popular while developing a womanising reputation, but nonetheless the two eventually reconnected and put an end to their feud – with Carrouges even introducing Le Gris to his wife Marguerite. However, Le Gris was a favourite of property owner Count Pierre d’Alençon, who dismissed Carrouges’s lawsuit.
Jodie Comer as Marguerite de Thibouville in The Last Duel 20th Century Studios
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