# Jean de Carrouges

_French medieval knight_

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> Sir Jean de Carrouges IV was a French knight who held
estates in Normandy as a vassal of Count Pierre d'Alençon
and who served under Admiral Jean de Vienne in several campaigns against the Kingdom of England. In 1386 he fought a judicial duel against his neighbour and former friend, the
squire Jacques le Gris, whom he had accused of raping his wife Marguerite while he was away on campaign. Carrouges killed Le Gris, and the combat was
the last judicial duel authorised by the Parlement of Paris.

## Quick facts

- **Place of birth:** Carrouges ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3175336#P19))
- **Died:** 25 September 1396 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3175336#P570))
- **Place of death:** Nikopol ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3175336#P20))
- **Citizenship:** Kingdom of France ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3175336#P27))
- **Occupation:** knight; bretteur ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3175336#P106))
- **Spouse:** Marguerite de Carrouges ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3175336#P26))

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Jean de Carrouges](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_de_Carrouges) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q3175336](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3175336) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Blason famille fr de Carouges.svg (CC BY-SA 3.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Blason_famille_fr_de_Carouges.svg)

## Licence and attribution

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## Cite this page

"Jean de Carrouges". DigiNepal. Last updated 4 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/jean-de-carrouges. Retrieved 6 November 2026.