Peter of Foix the Elder (
Fr.: ''Pierre de Foix, le vieux'') (1386 – 13 December 1464) was a French cardinal, created in 1409.
He was the son of
Archambaud de Grailly, ''
captal de Buch Captal de Buch (later Buché from Latin ''capitalis'', "first", "chief") was a medieval feudal title in Gascony held by Jean III de Grailly among others.
According to Du Cange, the designation ''captal'' (''capital, captau, capitau'') was applied ...
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Isabella, Countess of Foix
Isabella of Foix also known as Isabella of Foix-Castelbon (before 2 November 1361 – 1428) was sovereign Countess of Foix and Viscountess of Béarn from 1399 until 1428. She was Countess of Foix in her own right, but shared power with her hu ...
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He was a
papal legate in
Avignon (1433–1464) and
Archbishop of Arles
The former French Catholic Archbishopric of Arles had its episcopal see in the city of Arles, in southern France.[Toulouse
Toulouse ( , ; oc, Tolosa ) is the prefecture of the French department of Haute-Garonne and of the larger region of Occitania. The city is on the banks of the River Garonne, from the Mediterranean Sea, from the Atlantic Ocean and from Pa ...]
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1386 births
1464 deaths
Pierre
Pierre is a masculine given name. It is a French form of the name Peter. Pierre originally meant "rock" or "stone" in French (derived from the Greek word πέτρος (''petros'') meaning "stone, rock", via Latin "petra"). It is a translation ...
15th-century French cardinals
Cardinal-bishops of Albano
Bishops of Aire
Archbishops of Arles
Bishops of Comminges
Bishops of Dax
Bishops of Lescar
Diplomats of the Holy See