What was Joan of Arc’s father’s name?

Joan of Arc’s father was Jacques d’Arc. He was a farmer in Domrémy, a village in the French-speaking border region of Lorraine, where Joan was born and raised.

Jacques belonged to a peasant family and held a small amount of land. Sources describe him as a respected local man who served in civic roles, including as a village doorkeeper or official responsible for local defense.

Joan’s parents were Jacques d’Arc and Isabelle Romée. Their family lived during the later stages of the Hundred Years’ War, when Domrémy was exposed to raids and political tension between supporters of the French crown and the Burgundian-English alliance.

Some modern references spell the family name as Darc or Tarc, reflecting medieval spelling variation. “Jacques d’Arc” is the standard form used in major English-language biographies.