What name is given to the French peasant uprising of 1358?

What name is given to the French peasant uprising of 1358? The French peasant uprising of 1358 is known as the Jacquerie.

The revolt erupted in northern France during the crisis following the French defeat at Poitiers in 1356, when King John II was captured by the English. Peasants faced heavy taxation, insecurity and destructive raids, while many believed the nobility had failed to protect the countryside. The rising began around the Oise valley and spread through parts of northern France.

The name came from “Jacques” or “Jacques Bonhomme,” a mocking label nobles used for ordinary rural people. The revolt’s principal leader was Guillaume Cale, despite later accounts sometimes presenting “Jacques Bonhomme” as an individual person. The rebellion was suppressed within weeks, especially after the defeat of the peasant forces at Mello in June 1358.

The Jacquerie is sometimes confused with other medieval French disturbances, such as the Cabochien revolt or the Tuchin revolt. Unlike those movements, the Jacquerie specifically refers to the major northern French peasant uprising of 1358.