Events from the year 1429 in France.
Incumbents Monarch – Charles VII
Events 12 February – Battle of the Herrings during the Hundred Years War 29 April – Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the siege of Orléans. 7 May – The Tourelles, the last English siege fortification at Orléans, falls. Joan of Arc becomes the hero of the battle by returning, wounded, to lead the final charge. 8 May – The English army abandons the siege of Orléans. 18 June – At the Battle of Patay the English are beaten forcing them to withdraw from the Loire Valley. 17 July – Charles VII is crowned as King of France at the traditional site of Reims. 8 September – Joan of Arc leads a failed attempt to capture Paris. Unknown – The future Louis XI becomes Dauphin of France.
Deaths 12 July – Jean Gerson, scholar (born 1363) Unknown – John Stewart of Darnley, Scottish-born Nobleman and soldier and French ally (born 1380)
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