Claude des Armoises was a female adventuress living in the 15th century. She was reportedly a soldier in the Pope's army in Italy. She married the knight Robert des Armoises.

With the help of Joan of Arc's brothers, Jean and Pierre, she claimed to be Joan of Arc

Joan of Arc

Saint Joan of Arc, nicknamed "The Maid of Orléans" , is a national heroine of France and a Roman Catholic saint. A peasant girl born in eastern France who claimed divine guidance, she led the French army to several important victories during the Hundred Years' War, which paved the way for the...

 alive and well in 1436. The deception ended in Paris in 1440, when she made a full confession to Charles VII

Charles VII of France

Charles VII , called the Victorious or the Well-Served , was King of France from 1422 to his death, though he was initially opposed by Henry VI of England, whose Regent, the Duke of Bedford, ruled much of France including the capital, Paris...

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She retired and had children, whose descendants survive today.

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