Duel at Valenciennes (1455)

The Duel at Valenciennes (1455) is mentioned as one of the later combats that followed the trial by combat between Jean de Carrouges and Jacques Le Gris, which the book identifies as the last duel authorized by the Parlement of Paris. The reference establishes the duel’s date and location, but does not describe its participants, cause, proceedings, or outcome.

Place in the Record

The duel appears in a brief survey of subsequent combats, alongside references to other later challenges. Its inclusion indicates that combat continued after the Parlement’s final authorization of a trial by combat, but the passage does not explain the institutional status of the Valenciennes encounter.

Limits of the Account

The book cites sources for the 1455 duel without narrating the event itself. It gives no basis for identifying the combatants or determining what prompted the duel, how it was conducted, or how it ended. The account therefore records the event as part of the later history of combat while leaving its circumstances unresolved.