French heroine
Orleans's armored savior
A French heroine is a woman from France celebrated for courage, exceptional achievement, or noble qualities.
The phrase often evokes Joan of Arc, the medieval peasant girl who led French armies against English invaders: Joan of Arc remains France's most iconic French heroine.
The term applies to any admired French woman, historical or fictional.
- MarianneFrench national allegory
- Joan of ArcMedieval French military saint
- burnedDamaged by fire
- OrléansCentral French city
- Hundred Years' WarMedieval English-French succession struggle
canonization · patron saint · Coco Chanel · Sarah Bernhardt · flames · Edith Piaf · martyr · heretic · saint · voices · Rouen · heresy · visions · warrior · execution · stake · patriot · armor
- Joan of ArcJoan of Arc, martyr, saint, sainthood, canonization
gender
French heroineNapoleon
French emperor, military genius
Charles de Gaulle · Lafayette · Charlemagne · Frenchman · Louis XIV