# Robert de Baudricourt — Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc character guide

> Robert de Baudricourt in Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc by Mark Twain.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Baudricourt

**First appearance:** 0017-ii-the-governor-speeds-joan

## Who they are

The governor of Vaucouleurs who sends Joan to the Dauphin.

## Relationships

### [Joan of Arc](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/personal_recollections_of_joan_of_arc_se/characters/joan_of_arc)

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Robert de Baudricourt was the local lord who initially dismissed Joan but later provided her with an escort to Chinon.

### [Joan of Arc](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/personal_recollections_of_joan_of_arc_se/characters/joan_of_arc)

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Robert de Baudricourt was the local lord who initially dismissed Joan but later provided her with an escort to Chinon.

## In the story

### [VII: She Delivers the Divine Command](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/personal_recollections_of_joan_of_arc_se/chapters/vii-she-delivers-the-divine-command)

Governor of Vaucouleurs who dismisses Joan's request and orders her to be whipped, though he later shows grudging admiration.

### [The Governor Speeds Joan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/personal_recollections_of_joan_of_arc_se/chapters/ii-the-governor-speeds-joan)

Governor of Vaucouleurs, initially refuses Joan, tests her with a priest, and finally sends her to the King after her prophecy proves true.

### [Joan Tells of Her Visions](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/personal_recollections_of_joan_of_arc_se/chapters/viii-joan-tells-of-her-visions)

Baudricourt is referenced when Joan denies that he ordered her to wear male attire.

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