active 14th century d'Arras Jean

Jean d'Arras was a French author active in the late 14th century. He is known for writing the prose romance usually called Roman de Mélusine or La Noble Histoire de Lusignan, a richly imaginative tale connecting the fairy Mélusine with the noble Lusignan line.

Sources found during this search agree that the work was written in the 1390s, reportedly at the request of Jean, Duke of Berry. Beyond that, biographical details are scarce, and even basic facts about his life remain uncertain.

That lack of personal information has not diminished his importance. His Mélusine narrative became one of the best-known medieval versions of the legend and helped preserve a story that would echo through later French and European literature.