![]() ![]() In the summer of 1556, a man arrived in Artigat who claimed to be the long-gone Martin Guerre. Canon law did not allow his abandoned wife to remarry. Īccused of stealing grain from his father, Martin abruptly disappeared in 1548. The marriage was childless for eight years until a son was born. When he was about fourteen years old, Martin married Bertrande de Rols, the daughter of a well-off family. In 1527, his family moved to the village of Artigat in the Pyrenees of southwestern France. Martin Daguerre was born around 1524 in the Basque town of Hendaye. Historical account Life before leaving his wife The story was published many times and was spread throughout Europe. The case continues to be studied and dramatised to this day. ![]() The real Martin Guerre had returned during the trial. He was tried, discovered to be a man named Arnaud du Tilh and executed. The false Martin Guerre was eventually suspected of the impersonation. He lived with Guerre's wife and son for three years. Several years after Martin Guerre had left his wife, child and village, a man claiming to be him appeared. Martin Guerre, a French peasant of the 16th century, was at the centre of a famous case of imposture. ![]() Title page of Arrest Memorable, an account of the case written by trial judge Jean de Coras in 1560 and published in 1565 in Lyon. ![]()
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