The Devil Worshiping Knight | Gilles de Rais

[@MortisMedia]

You could say that he let the darkness take control 😏

[@historyprofiles]

He definitely did!

[@Elke-j8m]

Lol Mortis! Indeed he let it! That was awesome what you said there!👍🏻

[@Ursa_Major_League]

Lol so true!

[@marinakaiser7639]

Lol 👍🤣Mort

[@marinakaiser7639]

@@Elke-j8m Yes indeed hi Dear Elke we have here now Summer Storm🤣 in Octtober .Everything is going crazy hope you not dear😂😂.Just a joke,have a nice Evening dear sis❤❤😘😘

[@justchill4885]

Well look what happened to the Knights of the Templar, they were framed, tortured, killed, and forced to sign false confessions. All because they were becoming too powerful as far as riches and numbers. Who's to say Gilles de Rais didn't uncover some plot, or have dirt on someone in the Catholic church, and they in turn framed him. Seems to be a re occurring thing in history.

[@morbidmorag]

He owned two strategic castles, Champtocé & Ingrandes, that the Dukes of Brittany had been trying to get possession of since before he was born. Plus he was instrumental in the liberation of Orléans & the crowning of the King. He was tried in Brittany, which signed a treaty with England halfway through his trial. Smearing him was politically useful - it meant Charles VII owed his throne to two heretics & possible black magicians.

[@AngloImperial]

It’s still happening today. Federalists arrest and frame white boys who don’t fall in line with their constantly changing ideology.

[@Stylin0]

Look at my reply haha

[@jamesberry4514]

Such is a theory, yet one thing we know from original (and by extension authority sources) of satan (e.g. the Bible) is that he is characterized as being an extraordinary liar. Hence it would follow that he may not fulfill his promises, nor even that those who wish to follow him (be like him) should be trusted.

[@mpalfadel2008]

Could he have been a practicing pagan instead of a devil worshiper?

[@BriefCaseOfficial]

So glad you came back to YT - Well done on another amazing story :)

[@donculotta1551]

I love studying history and criminology. You guys rule.

[@historyprofiles]

Thank you breif case !

[@bisexualichigo4227]

🛡👹🗡

[@lu5914]

i have been mispronouncing this mans name wrong my whole life! i read about him when i was in grade school and have always referred to him as giles de reyes! boy, do i have egg on my face!!~ LuAnn

[@chesspiece81]

Look at that Brief Case a channel I have been a long time subscriber to also enjoys a channel I just discovered and have enjoyed as well.

[@adelaidefinch6197]

Just a cool tid-bit, Gilles was actually exonerated back in 1992 of his "crimes". There was no evidence to say he had anything to do with the deaths of children and/or Satanist practices. His wife's family hated him dearly due to how he spent his money. They were able to get the church and even the King who originally had much respect for Gilles to go against him. I recommend reading some books on this dude. Interesting life full of war, tragedy, and not much luck. He would spend money on lavish plays about the 100 years war he fought in a long with Joan of Arc, and would feed the people in the town regularly. He kept them busy and in the money due to his plays needing much work from people such as carpenters and seamstresses. And on another note, he confessed to the crimes after hours of torture. He signed a document and you can see how worn out he was just through his signature. People tend to confess to get out of torture and hopefully be put to death quickly instead.

[@gregpenismith1248]

I understand clearing the name of someone said to have murdered children, but why does anyone care if someone worships the devil? It's not like the devil or god are real.

[@chanceholdem5379]

@@gregpenismith1248 it doesn't matter if they are real because almost the entire population of earth believes they are. This belief has led to the deaths of countless lives through wars, murders, and so on. This is why we should care. Killing each other because my god is right and yours is wrong.

[@triumphant39]

@@gregpenismith1248 They essentially used satanic hysteria and rumor startint to get rid of him. It's far more likely he was involved in a secret society or fraternity, or order, or simply involved with alchemy or etc, and they exploited that, misconstruing it as satanic. You get the idea.

[@bluefig797]

@@gregpenismith1248 They are both real. I have no idea why people keep saying that.

[@gregpenismith1248]

@@bluefig797 because all religion is made up bullshit to control people. It's been the biggest scourge to humanity, ever.

[@narniabiznas3776]

Nothing nicer than seeing comments from other KZbin channels showing support to one another ❤️

[@MCGofukyerself]

Nice to see a dash of Truth nestled inbetween all the sarcastic hatred.

[@SiliconBong]

*gives you a kitten and runs away.

[@isaachussain3603]

It's highly likely that he was framed, they had so many reasons to get rid of him and the stories are just so over the top

[@pw3229]

I think its more likely he was a run of the mill child serial killer, and the demon stuff was whipped up to give him a motive and further sentence him

[@deadcakesandpanlifts2019]

@Barry Iaconelli Go to a psychiatrist, you need it

[@jirojhasuo2ndgrandcompany745]

@Barry Iaconelli take your meds

[@morbidmorag]

Absolutely standard charges made against outsiders ("Witches", Gypsies, Jews, the Templars).

[@morbidmorag]

@Barry Iaconelli In that there are no witches, yes.

[@chillinon3263]

I feel like the moral of the story is knowing when to give up. Like, if the summoning isn't working the 36th attempt, I'm pretty sure giving it another 160-odd goes isn't the best use of your time.

[@rsmith7994]

The very definition of insanity.

[@akg3ag]

The devil stands for evelution freedom and knowing on self. He would not except this kind of sacrifice.

[@inthedeadhours]

@@akg3ag How does he feel about spelling?

[@taco2215]

I'm not sure if you are making an fgo reference or being serious but regardless it applies to both

[@helygg8892]

@@inthedeadhours satin big scary fairy tale man.

[@irwinos719]

“BEHOLD, Ryuunosuke! A gift to see you into the next world! The greatest COOOOOOOOOL!” - Gilles De Rais

[@mrquocviet6479]

Fate/Zero?

[@Agustdswifey]

Uhhh Bungo Stray Dogs? One peice??

[@darksepheroth4627]

2 videos in and this channel has earned my sub. I'm particularly impressed with the quality of music you use. It's a lot better than what many similar channels use and I noticed immediately.

[@historyprofiles]

Thank you so much!

[@bisexualichigo4227]

🗡👹🛡 *DEVIL WORSHIPPING KNIGHT* Feels like a game or anime character.

[@LucasF25]

He literally is a character in Fate Zero, i recommend

[@thedarksideoftheforce6658]

Yes the video game called "slain" currently on playstation.

[@thedarksideoftheforce6658]

The warrior in slain worships the devil.

[@johnbarnafoburckson4025]

He's in drifters

[@eddychaosofpain244]

Sound like evil character issei from highschool dxd 😆

[@LONEWOLF-1970]

"The Church" has no authority to grant anyone salvation. That's GOD'S job to do that. And GOD has no part in "The Church".

[@AbyssWatch3r]

ikr

[@timd6394]

Says “You”

[@virtualmoyda7221]

God is benevolent or actually non existent as far as what the word god itself entails. Divinity however the essence of all that is and nothing, the positive and negative is real. It is our sentience and the relation of conscience to this cosmic force that allows for the misconceived conception that our freewill to aid in either creation or destruction makes one path right or wrong. In reality though divinity is benevolent and cares not which path we choose. The only place It really matters is in the continued survival of our own species.

[@Swonder1972]

That is why there was a reformation. The protestant religious dissenters left and settled in America. The full gospel evangelicals follow the old and new testaments. The catholics follow the catholic catechism...the modern pharasidic jewish rabbis follow the Talmud...

[@LONEWOLF-1970]

@@virtualmoyda7221 when judgement day comes. You will be cast into hell, because of your unbelief of JESUS. you must be born again to enter the kingdom of heaven. But apparently you're in for an eternity of burning in the flame.

[@girlcheck]

"For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?" Matthew 16:26

[@marinakaiser7639]

Maybe it was all Propaganda from your nice Church what a horror thing she made in the past how many innocent people and especially women mus die

[@girlcheck]

@@marinakaiser7639 to what "church" are you referring? This is just something Jesus pondered on the weight of one's soul. It is for that individual to decide what it is worth to them. No one else or "thing" can provide that measure. It is yours and yours alone.

[@abc4781]

@@marinakaiser7639 lol wow you sound like an idiot 🤣, this church you w speak of was the catholics, modern Christianity and Catholicism are vastly different.

[@marinakaiser7639]

@@abc4781 What should i expect from people like you only insults

[@pedropena1101]

Oh oh I know this one...... is it a puppy?

[@timwhite5562]

I love the image at the 5:00 mark with the guy summoning the demon and it popping out of the floor. It's the friendliest looking demon ever, giving him a friendly wave and even looks like it's saying "hello there."

[@michellewest6439]

Wow! They went really easy on this guy. People suspected of witchcraft were given far worse punishments, and they KNOW this guy did it and he was hanged. Great story. Never heard it before. It sounds like Faust. I love history, so this is quickly becoming my favorite channel!

[@historyprofiles]

Its probably because of his previous achievements on the battlefield and that he came from a noble family. If it was a peasant they probably wouldn't even have had a trial... Thank you for the nice comment! I hope you enjoyed the video!

[@exiledanisa]

Also there are some critiques to the story. Some people are not certain he did all they accused him of doing.

[@Demir0509]

I do believe that he was framed, they wanted his money and to weaken his power. Thats probably why they went easy on him a national hero who actually didnt do anything. Although who really knows

[@ntgangster1]

A leader in the French army, and a companion-in-arms of Joan of Arc. He is best known for his reputation and later conviction as a confessed serial killer of children. He was also appointed as Marshal of France.

[@isaachussain3603]

It's highly unlikely that he did any of those things, the further you research it the less believable it all becomes. They had so many reasons to frame him and the things they described sound too crazy to be true. I suppose we'll never know for sure though

[@guibox3]

Black Metal band, Cradle of Filth, had an entire album theme around Gilles de Rais. "Godspeed on the Devil's Thunder".

[@aSandwich.13]

I love Cradle, but I can't in good conscience call them Black Metal. 😂

[@joe9739]

@@aSandwich.13 what do you call them?

[@aSandwich.13]

@@joe9739 Symphonic/Gothic Metal, formerly Symphonic Black Metal in the early days. Which when I first heard, I was hooked. Cradle of Filth was my favorite band. Then I discovered Emperor and old Satyricon, and then was like, "huh, Cradle isn't actually that great." Credit where it's due though, Dani Filth is an immensely talented poet/lyricist and one of my biggest writing inspirations.

[@jdia.]

Honey and Sulphur on MTV's headbanger's ball got me into them, back around 2012/13. I was obsessed with this album and the drummer's beats

[@Rainy-In-The-Desert]

Another great story, thanks for all you do. I never knew there was a chance he was falsely accused by the church, I wouldn't put it past the catholic church

[@historyprofiles]

Thank you!! Yes we’ll never know! There were very corrupt and still are! If they did frame him they did a very good job!

[@Rainy-In-The-Desert]

@@historyprofiles they did an incredible job if he was framed. Hey just wanted to say thanks for always replying something nice to comments. You're a really nice seeming guy and I'm glad I follow you. I found you because of Mortis Media ❤️❤️

[@natenate4525]

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[@andrewnorris7642]

This guy pissed too many powerful Catholics off, so he went down in history as he did. If you didn't let them breath down your throat, they'd tear it out

[@andytuesday500]

The Catholic Church has falsely accused many wealthy people and took there estates. Salem witch trials were women who lost there husbands at war and were easy victims for the church.

[@deltaflyer1441]

@@andytuesday500 also all the lead they were using wasn't helping either it was driving the women insane

[@danielfigueroa6409]

@@andytuesday500 Salem had nothing to do with Catholicism.

[@andytuesday500]

@@danielfigueroa6409 Puritans are just ex Catholics

[@danielfigueroa6409]

@@andytuesday500 Purtitans are completely separated from thr Church through their heresy.

[@jessyjames8016]

This was political motivated because he was giving his wealth away. He was actually one of the good knights unlike the ones that raped and took what they wanted. The easiest way to kill someone then if you couldn't best them in combat. Was to accuse them of witch craft. I wrote this before you said he was framed.

[@GodsThirdEye]

Thank you! They also wanted his entire estate witch was worth ALOT.

[@jodomarj9063]

Yeah, I was about to say this seems like church propaganda to steal you land and wealth, along with sullying your name forever.

[@ufc990]

@@jodomarj9063 The church did not receive his wealth/land, although the Duke of Brittany did. While there was a lack of physical evidence, keep in mind that his innocence is much closer to a fringe theory than anything else in scholarly circles. While we'll never know for certain, theres a solid chance he was truly guilty with the only question being how many children fell victim to him. There was a large body of testimony against him, much of it supplied by people with little or nothing to gain, but unlike those above I dont pretend to have been there and have absolute knowledge of whether or not he was truly guilty.

[@johncopenhaver4477]

Thanks for the spoiler

[@ufc990]

@andrew hager Torture was commonly used to extract confessions in those days, it could certainly be argued that he knew he was about to be brutally tortured until he either died or confessed and then they would kill him. The confession doesnt hold much water and the witness who gave testimony against him could easily have been bribed or extorted. I believe he was guilty but we definitely don't know, the evidence is really weak.

[@00Boogie]

I imagine him summoning the Devil and Old Scratch insists, "You don't have to sell me your soul! Look, these 20 characters are basically the same person and one actor can do the job if you combine them. The second act is pure indulgence, you can cut it out entirely and lose nothing."

[@funzjag]

The first time I heard about this guy was the song by Hellhammer/Celtic Frost called "Into Crypt of Rais." This is back when I was a teenager in the 80s.

[@guibox3]

Cradle of Filth's 'Godspeed on the Devil's Thunder' is about Gilles de Rais too.

[@thestarseeker8196]

Into crypts of rays Into crypts of rays Into crypts of rays UGH

[@donculotta1551]

I love studying history and criminology. You guys rule.

[@historyprofiles]

Thank you !!!

[@johncaccioppo1142]

Propaganda is fascinating, too.

[@kameelelian6044]

This isn't history it's idk what but they didn't even mention this was all proved false

[@mdstanton1813]

He's such an interesting and disturbing character. Thanks for making the vid for us 😊❤👌

[@marinakaiser7639]

You are right 👍😁

[@historyprofiles]

Thank you for watching I hope you enjoyed!

[@marinakaiser7639]

@@historyprofiles it was very interesting 👍😁❤

[@berenicewaters4096]

Another great story from the middle ages! Sad that that life of this man which such achievements and wealth wasn't enough opting for a wicked path .

[@GarkKahn]

I can see a lot of similarities with the fall of the templars. Also gilles de rais' downfall story inspired "bluebeard" And yes, this was pretty confirmed to be a lie and he was actually innocent of those charges

[@bubbaakatommyoso4119]

It's called Grimoires the books of magick you was talking about and it simply means Grammar and the Magician records his magickal happenings in the Grimoures, basicly a Magickal Diary

[@noobtuber10]

There's more to it than that, who reads the grimoire results in them taking in a code of sorts, The best grimoires are empty for a reason

[@thenowchurch6419]

They are related but not the same. The grimoires are grammars in that they describe the words rituals and formulas of magickal operations. The Magickal diaries are where one would record the results of your operations. Love is the Law.

[@annettedeane5069]

Tommy, A grimoire is a textbook of magic, typically including instructions on how to create magical objects like talismans and amulets, how to perform magical spells, charms and divination, and how to summon or invoke supernatural entities such as angels, spirits, deities and demons.

[@bubbaakatommyoso4119]

@@annettedeane5069 and I should have added that as well when I said a magical diary that gives instructions on talismans that you can wear for pwoer and protections and amulets and ingravi gs and the hours to when you can invoke or evoke lessee spirits to have conversations with them that's a great description of Grimoires I Kno what they are And my description wasn't wrong I wasn't trying to describe a book of Shadows I defined it in my own words Thanks for your Reply That is spot on But if your incinuating I was wrong Peter Levenda or The Magician Lon Milo Decet would beg to differ Yours is the Google definition or Dictionary is why I said u was spot on I read Crowley's books And great books like Solomans Key and it's u could refer to it as the great work with The Goetia 72 spirits or Demon spirits I'm really good at Sigil Works Sigil Magick By the likes of King Asteroth himself go ask him lol

[@bubbaakatommyoso4119]

@@annettedeane5069 I Love making my own Sigils basicly a bad ass symbol like the golden arches but your sigil is different letters taken out of whatever you won't and then it's made into a symbol with each letter connected then u charge it like Crowley's liked to use human fluids lol or u can charge it different ways then fold it hide it forgett about it then when u find it up to 2 weeks later or longer open it burn it and release it into the atmosphere for it too do it's work

[@92GreyBlue]

Anybody who thinks the devil would ever have their best interests in mind DESERVES what ever comes to them...

[@shaybamiah8840]

Wow! I have heard about this person before but your narration is superb! Hugs from Bangladesh xx

[@historyprofiles]

Thank you so much !!

[@aubreyshelton6331]

This is a very cool story and topic content!!!Great for the Halloween occasion too!!!!

[@DWisesman180]

His last part of his statement covers the whole story from start to end...such a genius narrator. yeah darkness from that time still continue to live on to this very day. That make a lotta sense to me.

[@outcastproductions2619]

as soon as you said "the catholic church could have framed him..." It all made sense

[@nicoleorton5299]

Right?! My thoughts also. The MOST common way to wrongfully frame anyone of anything, is to accuse them of the crime(s) actually being done BY the ACCUSER(S). This is a strategy used by narcissists and psychopaths since the beginning of time. For those of us who aren"t deeply disturbed, knowing this fact can be crucial for surviving well in todays world.

[@TheOnlyElle.]

Agreed, obviously the church set Giles up

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[@Elke-j8m]

Very dark story! Wonderful narration from you with great music! Thank you!

[@historyprofiles]

Thank you for watching!!

[@Elke-j8m]

@@historyprofiles No problem! Thank you! Ads was ok! Will relisten for more!

[@nancyM1313]

@@Elke-j8m 🌷🐈 for you a Sweety!☆

[@Elke-j8m]

@@nancyM1313 Hello sweet girl! Later reply, sorry. After that, 2 years ago, I had trouble with my old phone as you know. Didn't get much replies or notifications... Now I'm relaxing relisten to Ollie's and Mortis videos, after my moving back to where I live before. Long tiring day, as you can imagine in my conditions. Tomorrow i'll take the patch off of my eye; then slowly I can check all the replies from you and Ls 💙👭💙 Thank you for the flower 🌼 For you too Sis 🌻⚘🌻 Missing your two beautiful Cats 🐈🐈 RIP🙏😇

[@nancyM1313]

@@Elke-j8m Hi Elke 12:18 pm Happy to hear you're back. I am glad the eye patch can come off. I think there are more messages we have missed, but that's okay. When we find them a nice surprise. Take care and I'll see you soon. Luv❤ ya sis!

[@TurnerGoodrich]

To those who think Gilles was framed, it’s certainly possible, but consider the fact that the church was already the most powerful institution in Europe and had massive amounts of influence, why would it be necessary? By the time Gilles’s crimes were discovered, he was already in debt after selling off several of his lands and had virtually very little wealth left to be claimed by the church. The church he’d constructed was already seized by tax collectors and it was well known that there were an untold amount of disappearances of children around that time, specifically of children who vanished near or around properties Gilles owned. On top of that the speculation that he contacted Francois Prelati to attempt to summon a demon to reinstate his fortunes is indeed plausible given that there would’ve been no other recourse to do so and at the time black magic was often seen as a method of gaining riches and power at a terrible cost, usually through human sacrifice. On top of that and the stresses of debt, Gilles’s confession actually came before he was tortured at all, and though no bodies were found Gilles explained that the corpses were burned at his castle and the ashes either scattered in the woods or dumped in local waterways. Even if you take into account that the confession seems rather contradictory seeing as Gilles supposedly killed both for pleasure and later to supply body parts for rituals, it does seem likely that Gilles was simply a sexual sadist who enjoyed committing acts of depravity and when his wealth began depleting he saw an avenue to combine his love of child murder with his desire to summon demonic spirits to regain his riches. So was he framed? It’s possible, but it’s more likely that at least part of the story is true seeing as he had multiple accomplices, including two of his cousins who were seen delivering children to Gilles’s castle who were subsequently never seen again. On top of that the sword Gilles used in the killing was found in his quarters, and there did appear to be heavy blood stains on it. And before anyone says he used it to boar hunt or kill animals or something take into account that Gilles was a nobleman with servants who prepared his meals for him and that particular type of sword was not used in hunting, but for war specifically. So whether he was guilty or innocent is up to interpretation, but it seems to me that he was likely a serial killer who murdered an untold number of children

[@morbidmorag]

I agree that it's mostly a matter of interpretation, but first you have to have the correct facts to interpret. And you are basing your argument on some quite glaring errors. To begin with, any plot against Gilles was nothing to do with the Church, although the Church was certainly weaponised against him. His estate was confiscated (a fortnight before he was arrested) by Jean V. If we're following the money, the trail goes straight to the Duchy of Brittany. Gilles' judge was the Bishop of Nantes, which muddies the waters a bit, but he was also the Chancellor of Brittany. And a lifelong Anglophile, which meshes neatly with the political aspects of a Breton plot against a French war hero. Incidentally, there was a long series of court cases after his death & ALL the confiscated estates ended up back in the Rais family. Most of the property sales, to the Duke or his straw men, were illegal. Gilles' financial situation has also been exaggerated. He was NOT broke or "down to his last two castles". He had, in fact, just exchanged the border castles of Ingrandes & Champtocé for the entire Barony of Rais. He had what we would now call cash-flow problems, hence the pawning of his movables (almost all of which were subsequently redeemed). His confession did not come before he was tortured, unless you mean his first confession (the one nobody talks about) in which he confessed only to alchemy. This wasn't a crime in itself; it was acceptable as a philosophy & a hobby of the rich. What was illegal was "arquémie", the attempt to turn base metals into gold, & that was what Gilles accepted as an offence. It was also illegal, of course, to invoke the aid of demons, but he explicitly denied this. This is the chronology of the relevant section of the trial - October 20th Gilles has nothing to say to the indictment. Torture is considered. October 21st The judges send for Gilles to have him tortured. He asks for the torture to be deferred until the next day; it is deferred merely until the afternoon unless he confesses. No promise is made to waive the torture altogether, even a full confession will only defer it until the next day. Gilles makes his out-of-court confession in his living quarters. October 22nd Gilles’ in-court confession. Atypically, the court sat in the evening; he was almost certainly tortured in the morning. So the out-of-court confession, which was private, was produced by the threat of torture & the in-court one by actual torture. That Gilles was tortured was confirmed by an unlikely source a couple of years later when Charles VII referred to the "attentats" (outrages) he had been subjected to in prison. There is no mention in the trial of sacrifices to the Devil. In one instance body parts were supposedly supplied to Prelati, but without any implication that they were procured especially for ritual purposes. At one point Henriet implies that children were killed purely to stop them talking, which is another motive to add to the mix. The two cousins/accomplices didn't really "vanish without trace". They weren't brought to court, but then nor was former chorister André Buchet, who was implicated & named as a suspect early on in the trial & was known to be a member of Jean V's household. Gilles de Sillé, one of the cousins, certainly never troubles the pages of history again, but why would he? Roger de Bricqueville, the other cousin, didn't disappear at all. He lived in Machecoul with Marie de Rais, Gilles' daughter, & her first husband Prégent de Coëtivy. Marie was especially fond of Bricqueville's daughters. In May 1446 he applied for, & received, a pardon from Charles VII. As for that sword - well! Where did you get that from? There is no record of a blood-dripping sword in any contemporary account, that reads like gothic fiction. If you're carefully disposing of bodies, surely you'd give the murder weapon a quick wipe with a damp rag - certainly when the soldiers came knocking on the door with an arrest warrant, if not before. The only forensic evidence produced was a bloody child's chemise & "suspicious" ashes in the hearth - not in the castle but in a small house occupied by Prelati & Blanchet. There is no record of Gilles ever visiting that house. The sword was, famously, a braquemard. This was a short sword that was associated with commoners & criminals. Gilles would never have used or even owned one, & it is notable that he never uses the word. The attempt to put this vulgar weapon in his hand is one of many prosecution slurs. This is not an attempt to make the case for Gilles de Rais' innocence. It's merely a correction of certain errors in the original comment. If people want to demolish the argument for a stitch-up, really they should familiarise themselves with the details of that argument.

[@flasher6597]

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[@TurnerGoodrich]

@@morbidmorag wow. I must admit my argument did have flaws in it seeing as most of it was based on emotional biases while I was quite inebriated. I did not imply that Gilles’s cousins disappeared, merely that they were accomplices. And you know it does seem likely that the braquemard was a plant, the blood stains themselves I read about in the 1970s biography of Gilles by an author whose name escapes me at this moment, but that particular author was known to embellish and exaggerate like most historians do. But I’m pretty damn impressed. Most people who comment on this sort of thing pose an inflammatory and idiotic argument but youres was actually articulate and insightful. I guess I probably shouldn’t comment on KZbin while drunk right? 😂 but anyway thanks for the comment you’ve really opened my eyes, and I’m almost convinced that Gilles really was framed. But even if he was, you must admit a satanist child killing nobleman is a much more compelling narrative, that’s probably why that version of the story has stuck around as long as it has. But still, bravo. Excellent reply!

[@morbidmorag]

@@TurnerGoodrich Aw, thank you. 🙂 Full disclosure: this is my speciality subject. I've blogged on it for 12 years & written a book, so I know more about it than is probably healthy. And you're absolutely right, of course. It's only very recently that proper historians have shown any interest in GdR, & that gave plenty of time for a largely false, but dramatic, narrative to get started. And the fake version is so compelling! But, if you go into it, so is the fit-up. But it's so much easier to go with the satanist-knight-who-rode-with-Joan-of-Arc version, rather than pick the evidence apart & look into the fiendishly complicated politics behind it all. Even the people who agree with me think it was a plot by the Church & the French King, which is as wrong as it gets. Personally, I wouldn't want to live in a world where everybody on internet forums was sober. Where would be the fun?

[@TurnerGoodrich]

@@morbidmorag amen to that! Like I said you really opened my eyes to the flaws of my argument, I’m almost scared to comment on any other historical video ever again! Also it’s crazy to think how many stories are taken as historical fact when the historians who recorded those events were often incredibly biased and opinionated instead of being neutral. I’m sure we’d all be surprised if we were able to look into the past and see everything unfold through a neutral lense. Like think about how many monarchs and dictators who were said to be absolutely batshit insane were actually misunderstood or simply perpetrated brutality for the sake of protecting their lands? The wonderful part about living in today’s times is that we can look at things from an objective perspective, but even hundreds or thousands of years on from the events that took place the historians of the time and their records still influence our opinions. It’s pretty damn crazy to think about.

[@SixFourZero]

Im new on the channel, but i subbed cuz of quality content. Good shit. 👍🏻

[@historyprofiles]

Thank you Chris!! It means a lot !

[@KarenSmith-pc8ji]

I shared your channel on twitter because your content and narration is consistently top notch! Thanks for presenting this particular topic without going into all the gory torture details. Your word pictures were completely sufficient. Have a great weekend.

[@historyprofiles]

Thank you for sharing it!!!!!

[@nicolevarnam2290]

Wow! Thanks for this Awesome Video❤I've never heard of him before. Excellent Work🤘🖤

[@historyprofiles]

Thank you!!!

[@lostamonglocals5382]

Our new favorite show! Thanks Ollie

[@claesvanoldenphatt9972]

Joris Karl Huysmans’ classic novel of the Decadence, Là Bas details the story of Gilles de Rais from the perspective of a writer chronicling his fall into darkness and his eventual trial for heresy and auto-da-fé (death as means of expiration of sin). It’s beautiful how Huysmans writes of de Rais’ contrition and absolution, going to his death a restored Catholic Christian. Là Bas is an important novel of fin-de-siècle French letters and creates a fabulous impression of the medieval as symbol of spiritual decadence and rebirth.

[@jesseroy641]

His best novel, in my opinion.

[@kristykane5227]

NEW SUBSCRIBER lol I normally hate when ppl announce that, but, for some reason, with this channel, I felt a strange pleasure in doing so 🤔 Love your content and I can't wait to watch em all!

[@Nocturna]

Great video! I’d never heard of this before! Cannot believe how many lives were taken for his selfish cause 🤯 great narration!

[@historyprofiles]

Thank you Nocturna!

[@marinakaiser7639]

Good said

[@angelaconnor4942]

All propaganda, surly you are not surprised after living in our current times that governments and the Catholic Church lie.

[@marinakaiser7639]

@@angelaconnor4942 You are so right 👍😁

[@jennyfromtexas8609]

Great video. I just found your channel today through Mortis Media.

[@BlaydeAlabama]

I love history......always got A in social studies and history. Thank u for feeding the nerd in me!

[@sschi9298]

I just found your channel and I'm a big fan. Thanks for these

[@markhackett2449]

He was wealthiest man in France, he paid for the war with England. He was personal guard of Jean.

[@menacingmysteries5266]

Fab voice! So deep and soothing looking forward to your next vid x

[@hereticsaint100]

Sabine Baring Gould wrote an in-depth account of this guy in Book of Werewolves. It's a bit different from this.

[@BlaydeAlabama]

Really? Thats interesting. Where did u get the book?

[@hereticsaint100]

@@BlaydeAlabama it's a free audio book on Librivox. I use the app.

[@morbidmorag]

Interesting, because Baring-Gould didn't write the Gilles de Rais chapters himself. He simply translated them from a mid-19th century schlock writer called Paul Lacroix, who had published a "more circumstantial" version of the trial record. It was the first version ever published, & it was a forgery. Most of the misapprehensions about GdR can be traced back to Lacroix. gillesderaiswasinnocent.blogspot.com/2016/05/gilles-as-werewolf-bibliophile-jacob.html

[@incubustimelord5947]

He was called Blackbeard, even before the pirate. He is believed to be the first documented male serial killer in Medieval Times. The first documented female serial killer was the poisoner Locusta, who worked for Emperor Nero during his reign of the Roman Empire. By serial killer, I only mean in the modern sense of the word. Vlad the Impaler and Countess Elizabeth Bathory would both be considered serial killers by that contemporary standard. You would be surprised how many crazy and evil people, who were theoretically considered to be either insanely sociopathic or dangerously psychotic, can be categorized as serial killers and/or serial rapists by the updated methods of psychology that psychiatrists use in determining if historical figures could possibly have suffered from mental disorders such as psychopathy.

[@morbidmorag]

@I Moha He was never even called Bluebeard in his lifetime. That's a late nineteenth century fallacy. If there was a real Bluebeard, a better claimant would be Comorre the Cursed, a Breton king who was supposed to have killed his wives. But it's an old story which crops up in various cultures all over the world.

[@GaryHField]

and the most haunting part on this is that they belong to the upper castes of society, which is pretty much the reason why they could easily victimize ordinary people, because of their immense wealth and power.

[@peggyfranzen6159]

De Rais, bluebeard, and Dr.Jekyll and Mr.Hyde.

[@julielivinlife2447]

Such a sad loss of young innocent life. But a good end to the story. I have not heard of him before. Very interesting. Thank you! 💕

[@historyprofiles]

Thank you for watching!!

[@thejudgmentalcat]

He's a favorite character in black metal music.

[@YAH-1]

Tells you right there he was EVIL b/c metal Music is demonic 👹

[@thejudgmentalcat]

@@YAH-1 Sure is. Why I love it!

[@YAH-1]

@@thejudgmentalcat 🤚🏾 Satan 🙄😒🤮

[@flatheadgg2443]

Been into black metal since quite some time but l never came across his name. Are their any bands that cover him in particular?

[@EpicHighFive321]

Hell yes he is

[@kirstenferguson548]

I thoroughly enjoyed that wee story xxx

[@historyprofiles]

Thank you !! I’m glad you enjoyed it!

[@tigerscott2966]

Interesting video. Reminds me of the Balkin character in the movie "the nine gates." He was wealthy and power-hungry and ended up losing his life chasing after the devil. Thanks.

[@luisforeal8676]

Moral of the story... Get right with GOD

[@YAH-1]

Right 👍🏾 b/c Satan is a deceiver.

[@svdderdvze6070]

Thank you for taking the time to make this video, as a response, i shall like and subscribe. All the best ❤️

[@chicoassmaster4293]

Why align with demons when one can ally with Angels? Ummm?

[@historyprofiles]

Exactly!

[@linnymaemullins3319]

Who is doing the labeling?

[@MikaPilgrim]

@@linnymaemullins3319 Christos.

[@ramichahin2]

Yeshua Jesus Is The Way The Truth and The Life. demons fear Hi and angels worship Him. Amen and thank you for your words

[@blaqjoker9105]

100%pure facts

[@skeletontoes477]

Love your quality content Fantastic channel Thank you

[@historyprofiles]

Thank you!

[@swedishpiggi]

Wow what a coward,to be burried on a church graveyard if the was the devil he "wanted to be friend" with. Great story,thank you so much! Hugs from Sweden

[@historyprofiles]

Thank you! Hope you enjoyed the video!

[@erebus7611]

It was not 100% of he was burned. Since he was a noble man they secretly took his body and buried it.

[@kimmccabe1422]

I love the part where even Lucifer can be buried in consecrated grounds as long as enough money is given. Poor children🙏

[@2ez_travis899]

These rituals are still going on today on a scale that would make you wince. The people conducting these rituals are in high positions within the establishment. I know this sounds nuts, it is nuts, but it’s the truth.

[@unkindestcut]

Ok, QAnon 🤣

[@2ez_travis899]

@@unkindestcut Jimmy Saville

[@2ez_travis899]

@@unkindestcut Ted Heath

[@unkindestcut]

@@2ez_travis899 Jimmy Saville and Ted Heath do not make a global conspiracy. If you are just saying that the people around them looking the other way or maybe even paying off victims and are therefore complicit, I fully agree. If you are saying that there is a global conspiracy of wealthy celebrities and politicians to abuse and traffic children, then I say again, that's QAnon territory.

[@2ez_travis899]

@@unkindestcut That was two as an example. There are many more. Look it up.

[@peggyfranzen6159]

Joan of Arc is a saint! God bless! 🌹

[@marinakaiser7639]

Hi dear H P cool i never heard of him. I am now very curious 😘😘😁

[@passionatelycurious462]

"I form the light, and create darkness, i make peace, and create evil, I the Lord do all these things." It's all about perception, who should you really fear?

[@bryandaniel2281]

Celtic Frost had a song about this guy "Into the crypts of rays".

[@funzjag]

That's where I first heard of him was from the Celtic Frost song.

[@akatsukigajou1639]

"You are faithless and have never witnessed a miracle.why would you think that?" -gilles de rais to *uryu ryuunosuke*

[@charliebottom_ramen498]

If you claim yourself a Satanist and engage in these acts I count you not as my kin, but as my enemy, and you will be treated as such.

[@GaryHField]

You’re referring about LaVeyyan Satanism, which is not a violent type of Satanism. This is a different type of Satanism, called Luciferian Satanism. They often engage in human sacrifice, mostly they love to offer innocent children to the devil in order to gain power and riches. In other rituals, they also mutilate their very own bodies and offer their blood at the altar. They also consume human waste, such as urine and feces. I believe even the Laveyyan followers would despise these type of Satanists.

[@stevepalpatine2828]

Suffer not the Heretic, the Witch, or the Unclean to live.

[@marinakaiser7639]

I love your channel because its true its history and i love our human past👍😁

[@historyprofiles]

Thank you so much !!!

[@adamnoturfuknbusiness2367]

wow this is super spooky "and then he got in trouble with the clergy who then decided to investigate" oh nvm 90% chance its a lie

[@AngloImperial]

Definitely not

[@johncaccioppo1142]

@@AngloImperial How did you know? What did he tell you, or what did you witness?

[@JCking7]

New subscriber. Love these stories. THANK YOU SOOOOO MUCH.

[@Almosteasyese]

" His accomplices quickly confessed under threat of torture" Because it was true, or because they would be tortured if they denied it?

[@Ronin-101]

Your channel is gold mate ❤️

[@kimberlyparrish7522]

Brief Case brought me here.

[@ndtbabetaylor3163]

And me... interesting story though 😊

[@brianmurphy250]

Great channel! Great storytelling !

[@valentinogal781]

This is horrific... If this was happening back then what makes you think it's still not happening? These people are monsters and deserve the worse kinds of deaths.

[@experienceanimation217]

It is absolutely still happening. Just with more money and secrecy

[@caleyzeek4773]

Hold your horses, take a step back and just look at this for a sec from a calmer perspective... already this vid is working it's fear mongering on you. As it was the case with just about everyone having to answer for heresy, usually you ended up in the hot seat for pissing someone off... I have heard it was his wife's family that wasn't too impressed for screwing the pooch off into poverty. His inlaws did him wrong... straight up cold with those acusations!

[@debrakanngiesser971]

Interesting and well done videos.

[@AH-pw1im]

Those poor children :[

[@sparkswillfly007]

Enjoyed very much, thank you.

[@historyprofiles]

Im so glad you enjoyed!!

[@Stylin0]

Yo this dude was framed in my eyes, i watched another video on this, explaining the context of the catholic church at the time, he stood in DIRECT opposition to many of their wishes. He was also staunch allies with Joan of arc who suffered a similar fate (accused of witchcraft and burned at the stake by the SAME catholic church). When he kidnapped that clergy member, it was because he was guarding one of Gils OWN properties. This was an insult, and being the warrior that he was briefly kidnapped him before letting him go. To this day there hasn't been one shred of evidence besides the "confessions". Not even one bone fragment (you'd think with killing supposed 100s of children there might be 1!! Bone fragment. On the note of the church being named the "holy innocence" France lost literal generations to this war, and that verse in the Bible is about the death of children yes, but Gil helped bring about the end of the war and this naming might indicate that he was ready to be done. The confessions were signed after the witnesses had been tortured for hours and possibly days. This was also AFTER they publicly testified in FAVOR of Gil. Would you A. Suffer medieval torture under the threat of EVEN MORE TORTURE or B. Sign a false confessions for a quick death (something that Gil himself did). It was also common practice to ALWAYS burn those accused of witchcraft, odd that the catholic church granted him this request. Seems like he might NOT have been guilty of the crimes? What do large figures/people of power do to someone they want gone? TO THIS DAY they accuse people of devil worship, canabolism and pedophilia. Funny too, yes there were children disappearing back then, yes there was pedophilia. But who TO THIS DAY!!! Has a huge pedophilia problem ? Bingo the catholic fucking church. They pinned the disappearance of young children on this ONE guy to 1. Paint him as a horrendous monstrosity 2. Defer responsibility 3. To gain his properties and aquire his gold (which they most certainly did and the catholic church got a hefty sum from this) Definitely don't take my word though, I'm just presenting the counter argument in a more meaningful way. Believe what you will. Maybe he did do it after all. But in my eyes, the evidence points to "no"

[@Onikag]

Anyone against the Catholic Church is a friend to humanity. I know for a fact this guy was framed just by knowing who his enemies were..

[@anniej1834]

Just found your channel and I'm loving it 😊😊😊

[@historyprofiles]

Thank you so much!!!!

[@autumnhomer9786]

🎀Thank you for the upload, I don’t believe that he was ever a Satanist. I think that his close connections with John Of Arc. Most likely made him a target. She herself was burnt as a witch then years later seen as a Saint.🎀

[@YAH-1]

He was a Satanist 🙄

[@voteZDLR]

So basically this is like getting kidnapped by the Boltons in Game of Thrones, except worse because it's real and the Boltons left it at just torturing. They weren't even into devil worship.

[@DarrenWaters75]

The catholic church couldn't possibly have framed him for the kids... I mean.

[@mrbiggs6818]

good point... look what they did to Joan

[@jonnymak1079]

😂😂😂

[@geraldfriend256]

Such graphic stories of raping and killing children could only be 'imagined' by a catholic priest.

[@YAH-1]

The Catholic Church is demonic 👹

[@jonnymak1079]

@@YAH-1 💯

[@unclecrown]

I'm late to seeing this video, absolutely good video. But at 4:50, that is the first time I'm ever heard grimoire pronounced in that fashion.

[@destinyweaks2235]

Awesome story. 😍 He was truly horrible.

[@historyprofiles]

Thank you!!

[@ashd-h4911]

Its actually highly likely that this guy had hardcore PTSD, he was a great soldier, risk taker who had financial problems. Born into wealth and having ptsd, not a great combination.

[@mattellis3297]

I use to go boar hunting with a bow. Until one almost gored me too death. Luckily my hunting buddy brings a magnum. Now I use a hunting rifle loo cant imagine going boar hunting back then.

[@excessiveone9952]

@@Doofa99 Boar Hunting should be done as safely as possible

[@Doofa99]

@@excessiveone9952boar hunting too easy with a gun.

[@ブレイヴフェンサ]

This is not in history books at school, so I learned about Gilles de rais from Celtic Frost’s Into the Crypt of Rays

[@jimenagarcia32019]

Gilles story is pretty fucking sad but like wtf. I understand he had a depressing childhood and he experienced a lot of suffering but why go satanic? Like you know better what the actual fuck?? Cool story tho, this is the first video I've watched from you guys and I've enjoyed it a lot thank you very much and keep up the good work. 👏

[@セキロ影は二度死ぬ]

I wish you guys used this background track in all your videos.

[@benkimberley]

"the siege of AWLEEYUNS" "he got his hands on a GRYMOOR" ..you really need to consult with somebody who can help with pronouncing French words

[@janetcw9808]

😱😱 Great narration as ever.

[@historyprofiles]

Thank you Janet!!!

[@jadebird647]

I really love your channel!💖

[@Gianfranco_69]

Gilles des rais and Marquis de sade were competing for freakiest freak in freaktown

[@kupidonarowhatz8412]

Some of your content is not 100% true but is good...glad u r here...

[@igorlins8194]

Commenting to watch later!

[@spicytrash4981]

Oh hey! You're back!

[@historyprofiles]

im back!!!

[@spicytrash4981]

@@historyprofiles keep 'em coming during the best time of year! Love you!

[@depshallburn]

He is written about in the song: The Window - The Black Dahlia Murder

[@suzannefrench1209]

Great video! A man who started out with such a privileged life ended up doing such horrific acts. Wow, so there is controversy about the truth of it? Interesting. I'm going to listen again. Keep up the great work! 😁

[@historyprofiles]

Thank you! I’m glad you enjoyed the video !!

[@rockydubois1052]

It's always the privileged who do such horrific acts on the ones they view as their "human cattle"

[@davidchase9424]

He pleased himself. That's why the Devil didn't give him anything. He did it for his own enjoyment and not for the will or appeasement of Satan.

[@darthkenobi6726]

That, and Lucifer doesn't demand blood and sacrifice.

[@melancholy_mentor]

New here! Loving your channel

[@JonSmith-zl5wc]

This why I love people who can educated us on crazy thing people did in the pass and we can be educated on things that public school did not tell us

[@JamesFromTexas]

I love your videos but the way you said grimoire made me laugh. Gry-more. Good stuff!

[@Louis-si4ci]

Joan of Arc as Jo-Anne too......but really I enjoy these videos so much . I learn so much x

[@MercenaryTau]

or Gilles; half the time it's correct, the other half it's Gillés. It's minor though, the quality of the content more than makes up for it

[@tiffanywaddle6733]

Just Subscribed. This is amazing