Which French king granted Joan of Arc’s family noble status in 1429?

Charles VII granted Joan of Arc’s family noble status in 1429.

The ennoblement recognized Joan’s service during the campaign that restored momentum to the French cause. The family was given the name “du Lys,” referring to the fleur-de-lis symbolism associated with the French monarchy. Joan’s brothers were included in the grant.

Charles VII was the monarch Joan supported and helped escort to his coronation at Reims. His court treated her mission as valuable to royal legitimacy, even though her military influence was not equivalent to holding an inherited noble command.

The grant did not make Joan a princess or member of the royal family. It elevated her family within the French social order and linked its new status to the king’s gratitude for her contribution.