Etienne de Vignolles

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La Hire and Jean Poton de Xaintrailles in an illustration from the Vigiles du roi Charles VII , 15th century
Coat of arms of Étienne de Vignolles

Étienne de Vignolles , called La Hire (* around 1390 in Vignolles ; † January 11, 1443 in Montauban ) was a French knight .

Étienne de Vignolles fought at the siege of Orléans in 1429 on the side of Joan of Arc , later that year distinguished himself at Jargeau and Patay . In 1431 he tried to free Joan of Arc from Rouen , but failed and was taken prisoner by the English. The following year he managed to escape. He took up the fight against the English again, fought victoriously in the Artois , in the Île-de-France and Picardy , but also multiplied the number of looting and atrocities. At the beginning of 1443 he accompanied King Charles VII to Montauban , where he died on January 11 of the wounds he had suffered.

His nickname La Hire ( ire , French for anger ) is due to his emotionality and violence.

The jack of hearts of French playing cards is called La Hire (referring to Étienne de Vignolles) and is often written Lahire .

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SURNAME Etienne de Vignolles
ALTERNATIVE NAMES La Hire
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Gascon soldier
DATE OF BIRTH around 1390
PLACE OF BIRTH Vignolles
DATE OF DEATH January 11, 1443
Place of death Montauban