Cabochien Revolt

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General context Hundred Years' War.

After Duke Louis of Orléans was assassinated on orders from his cousin John of Valois, Duke of Burgundy in 1407, France was bitterly divided between the Armagnacs and their Burgundian rivals.

In May of 1413, this feud culminated in the Cabochien Revolt which saw Paris overrun by Burgundian troops, termed cabochiens, commanded by Simon Caboche who declared himself Bailiff and gatekeeper of the Charenton Bridge, with significant help from the young clergyman Pierre Cauchon, who would later serve as the trial-judge for Joan of Arc.

After the Armagnacs had reversed fortunes and ended the revolt on August 4th, they exiled Cauchon, who returned to service for the Duke of Burgundy. Caboche fled the city to avoid exile, but history does not record him after this point.