Jean de Metz

Jean de Metz (also Jean de Nouillonpont) (born c. 1398) was a French nobleman who is known primarily for his role in the exploits of Joan of Arc.

Biography His alternative name derives from Nouillonpont, a village in the Meuse département then in the jurisdiction of Lorraine. According to Vita Sackville West's Saint Joan of Arc, he was "of relatively gentle birth", though his parents were not noble. He had been in trouble "for swearing a vilain servant and for flinging an award of money on the ground", but was otherwise an ordinary "man of the sword".

His acquaintance with Joan began when she arrived at the fortified city of Vaucouleurs in 1428. At the time, he was a squire in the service of Robert de Baudricourt. remaining true to her even after her death.

De Metz is also a selectable player character in the 2004 videogame Wars and Warriors: Joan of Arc, a minor character in the 1999 videogame, Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings and a major character in the 2007 PSP game Jeanne d'Arc. Additionally, in Age of Empires: The Age of Kings for the Nintendo DS, he serves as the game's tutorial guide.

Jean de Metz appears in the book Assassin's Creed Heresy by Christie Golden, a book from Ubisoft's hit video game series. In the novel, he is a member of the French Brotherhood of Assassins.