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| 1202 | Philip II |  |
| Paris John is tried in his absence & has all his French Crown lands forfeited |
| Paris John refuses to stand trial before Philip II |
| Paris Philip demands John's castles in Normandy |
| Paris Philip holds the trial for for John's treatment of the Lusignan brothers |
| 1431 | Cauchon, Pierre | |
| Rouen Conducts the trial of Joan of Arc |
| 21st Jan Rouen 1st day of the trial of Joan of Arc |
| 21st Jan Rouen Joan of Arc is sentenced to life imprisonment |
| 1431 | Joan of Arc | |
| 9th Jan Rouen Joan of Arc's trial begins, overseen by pro-English clergy paid by the English government |
| 21st Feb Rouen Joan of Arc is tried at a trial headed by Richard de Beauchamp for heresy & blasphemy |
| 21st Feb Rouen Opening day of the trial |
| 21st May Rouen Sentenced to life imprisonment |
| 24th May Rouen Agrees to sign a "confession" after being threatened with summary execution |
| 28th May Rouen After being maneuvered into putting her soldiers' clothing back on, Joan of Arc is declared "relapsed" |
| 28th May Rouen Recants then declares herself as a lapsed heretic & is handed over to the English |
| 1449 | Bouille, Guillaume | |
| Nov The process of appealing the trial begins after French forces enter Rouen, the clergyman Guillaume Bouille launches an investigation into the conduct of the trial |
| 1449 | Joan of Arc | |
| Nov The process of appealing the trial begins after French forces enter Rouen, the clergyman Guillaume Bouille launches an investigation into the conduct of the trial |
| 1452 | Brehal, Jean | |
| Nov Inquisitor-General Jean Brehal begins the Inquisitorial investigation & concludes that there are grounds for an appeal |
| 1452 | Joan of Arc | |
| Nov Inquisitor-General Jean Brehal begins the Inquisitorial investigation & concludes that there are grounds for an appeal |
| 1455 | Joan of Arc | |
| 17th Nov Beginning of the formal appeal, known as the Rehabilitation or Nullification Trial |
| 1456 | Brehal, Jean | |
| 7th July Inquisitor Brehal & other Church officials overturn Joan's conviction, in his final summary of the case, Brehal describes Joan as a martyr who was wrongly executed by corrupt, partisan clergy |
| 1456 | Joan of Arc | |
| 7th July Inquisitor Brehal & other Church officials overturn Joan's conviction, in his final summary of the case, Brehal describes Joan as a martyr who was wrongly executed by corrupt, partisan clergy |
| 7th July Since martyrs are automatically considered saints, Joan of Arc's canonization is effectively initiated at this point |
| 1560 | Louis I | |
| 31st Oct Sentenced to death for his part in the Conspiracy of Ambois |
| 1791 | Bertrand | |
| Paris Accused of being employed by France's enemies after his hostility to the revolution |
| Paris Accused of planning another escape for Louis XVI |
| 1792 | Billaud-Varenne, Jacques Nicolas | |
| Paris Proposes that defense counsel be denied & votes for execution "within 24 hours" |
| 1792 | Carnot, Lazare Nicholas Marguerite | |
| Paris Participates in the Convention for the trial of Louis XVI |
| 1792 | Ducos, Pierre Roger | |
| Paris Votes for the death of Louis XVI without appeal or delay |
| 1793 | Louis XVI | |
| Jan Paris Tried & found guilty before the Convention |
| 1793 | Marat, Jean Paul | |
| 13th April Paris Brought to trial but acquited |
| 1796 | Babeuf, Francois Noel | |
| Paris Tried by a specially created High Court at Vendome |
| 1804 | Hulin | |
| Paris Presides at the court martial which condemns the Duc d'Enghien |
| 1804 | Murat, Marechal Joachim | |
| Paris Arranges the court-martial of the duc d'Enghei |
| 1857 | Flaubert, Gustave | |
| 25th June Paris Placed on trial for offences against public morality in his novel "Madame Bovary" |
| 1873 | Bazaine, Achille Francois | |
| Metz Court martilled for the capitulation at Metz |
| 1894 | Dreyfus, Alfred | |
| 22nd Dec Paris Found guilty of passing papers to a foreign power |
| 22nd Dec Paris Sentenced to transportation for life & expulsion from the army & loss of rank |
| 1895 | Dreyfus, Alfred | |
| 10th Jan Paris Subject to ritual degradation on the parade ground of the Military Academy |
| 1898 | Dreyfus, Alfred | |
| 23rd Feb Emile Zola is imprisoned for his letter J'accuse in which he accused the French government of anti-Semitism and the wrongful imprisonment of Army Captain Alfred Dreyfus |
| 3rd Sep Paris The Cabinet decides to retry Dreyfus s |
| 3rd Sep Paris The Minister for War resigns after the Dreyfus s trial is reopened |
| 3rd Sep Paris Zola convinces the public that papers used in Dreyfus s's trial were forged |
| 1898 | Faure, Felix | |
| 13th Jan Emile Zola's famous defense of Captain Alfred Dreyfus , "J'accuse," is published, the open letter to French President Felix Faure accuses the French judiciary of giving into pressure from the military |
| 1898 | Zola, Emile | |
| 13th Jan Emile Zola's famous defense of Captain Alfred Dreyfus , "J'accuse," is published, the open letter to French President Felix Faure accuses the French judiciary of giving into pressure from the military |
| 23rd Feb Emile Zola is imprisoned for his letter J'accuse in which he accused the French government of anti-Semitism and the wrongful imprisonment of Army Captain Alfred Dreyfus |
| 1899 | Dreyfus, Alfred | |
| 9th Sep Rennes Found guilty for a 2nd time, the court martial is commuted to 10 yrs imprisonment |
| 1906 | Dreyfus, Alfred | |
| 12th July The Supreme Court proclaims Dreyfus s's innocence, he is reinstated in the army |
| 1940 | Gaulle, Charles Andre Marie Joseph de | |
| Vichy Deserts from the Vichy Government & is sentenced to death |
| 1942 | Gamelin, Maurice Gustave | |
| 19th Feb Riom Tried before the French High Court at Riom for the French defeat |
| 1942 | Laval, Pierre | |
| Vichy Blum & Daladier expose the trials & Vichy France loses American support |
| Riom Trials held by the Vichy government of those responsible for the 1940 French collapse |
| 1945 | Laval, Pierre | |
| 9th Oct Fresnes The Prime Minister of France is sentenced to death for high treason |
| 1999 | Fabius, Laurent | |
| 8th Feb Manslaughter trial for part played in blood scandal spreading Aids to 4,000 people |
