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Joan of Arc, nicknamed the Pucelle ("the Maiden"), is a central figure in French history and a saint of the Catholic Church. Born in Domrémy, she claims to have received heavenly voices ordering her to free France from English occupation and to have the dauphin Charles VII crowned. Her exceptional courage and determination allowed her to convince the sovereign and lead the troops to victory during the siege of Orléans in 1429. Captured by the Burgundians, she was sold to the English, tried by an ecclesiastical tribunal for heresy and burned alive in 1431 at the age of 19. Its myth has spanned the centuries, becoming a universal symbol of resistance, courage in the face of oppression and national identity. She remains today one of the most studied and respected personalities of the medieval era for her unprecedented military and political role.