Michel Parisse (1 May 1936 – 5 April 2020) was a French historian who specialized in medieval studies.

His thesis was titled Actes des évêques de Metz (1120-1179).

His second doctoral degree came in 1975, with the thesis La noblesse lorraine (xie – xiiie siècle).

He was the Director of ARTEM from 1983 to 1993, which conducted research on medieval texts and their meanings.

[2][3] He directed the French Historical Mission in Germany from 1985 to 1991, and then worked as a professor of medieval history at Panthéon-Sorbonne from 1993 to 2002.