County of Foix
The County of Foix (french: Comté de Foix, ; oc, Comtat de Fois) was an independent medieval fief in southern France, and later a province of France, whose territory corresponded roughly the eastern part of the modern ''département'' of Ariè ...
, in what is now
Southern France
Southern France, also known as the South of France or colloquially in French as , is a defined geographical area consisting of the regions of France that border the Atlantic Ocean south of the Marais Poitevin,Louis Papy, ''Le midi atlantique'', A ...
, during the
Middle Ages
In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the late 5th to the late 15th centuries, similar to the post-classical period of global history. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire ...
. The House of Foix eventually extended its power across the
Pyrenees
The Pyrenees (; es, Pirineos ; french: Pyrénées ; ca, Pirineu ; eu, Pirinioak ; oc, Pirenèus ; an, Pirineus) is a mountain range straddling the border of France and Spain. It extends nearly from its union with the Cantabrian Mountains to ...
mountain range, joining the House of Bearn and moving their court to Pau in
Béarn
The Béarn (; ; oc, Bearn or ''Biarn''; eu, Bearno or ''Biarno''; or ''Bearnia'') is one of the traditional provinces of France, located in the Pyrenees mountains and in the plain at their feet, in southwest France. Along with the three B ...
Navarre
Navarre (; es, Navarra ; eu, Nafarroa ), officially the Chartered Community of Navarre ( es, Comunidad Foral de Navarra, links=no ; eu, Nafarroako Foru Komunitatea, links=no ), is a foral autonomous community and province in northern Spain, ...
in 1479. The last count unified with King
Henry IV of France
Henry IV (french: Henri IV; 13 December 1553 – 14 May 1610), also known by the epithets Good King Henry or Henry the Great, was King of Navarre (as Henry III) from 1572 and King of France from 1589 to 1610. He was the first monar ...
in 1607.
To this day, the
President of France
The president of France, officially the president of the French Republic (french: Président de la République française), is the executive head of state of France, and the commander-in-chief of the French Armed Forces. As the presidency i ...
is considered an unofficial successor of the Count (as the current ruler of the French state) as
Co-Prince of Andorra
The co-princes of Andorra are jointly the heads of state ( ca, cap d'estat) of the Principality of Andorra, a landlocked microstate lying in the Pyrenees between France and Spain. Founded in 1278 by means of a treaty between the Bishop of Ur ...
.
Gallery of Arms
File:Arms of the Counts of Foix.svg
File:Arms of Foix-Béarn.svg, Arms of the House of Foix-Béarn
File:Arms of Foix-Grailly.svg, Arms of the House of Foix-Grailly
File:Royal Lesser Arms of Navarre (1479-1483).svg, Arms of the House of Foix-Grailly-Navarre
File:Royal Arms of Navarre (1483-1512).svg, Arms of the House of Albret
File:Arms of Henri de Bourbon.svg, Arms of the House of Bourbon
Roger I of Carcassonne
Roger I (died 1012) was the count of Carcassonne from and, as Roger II, count of Comminges (from 957) and Couserans (from 983).
Life
Roger was the son of Arnaud I of Comminges and Arsinde of Carcassonne. Associated with the government of Commi ...
)
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Roger I Roger I may refer to:
:''In chronological order''
* Roger I of Carcassonne (died 1012), Count of Carcassonne
* Roger I of Tosny (), Norman noble
* Roger I "de Berkeley" (died 1093), Norman noble, possibly the son of Roger I of Tosny - see Baron ...
1034–1064
,
, ? second son of Bernard-Roger and Garsenda, Countess of Bigorre
, ''never married''
, c. 1064
, -
, width=auto, Pierre-Bernard 1064–1071
,
, ? third son of Bernard-Roger and Garsenda, Countess of Bigorre
, Ledgarde two son
, c. 1071
, -
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Roger II
Roger II ( it, Ruggero II; 22 December 1095 – 26 February 1154) was King of Sicily and Africa, son of Roger I of Sicily and successor to his brother Simon. He began his rule as Count of Sicily in 1105, became Duke of Apulia and Calabria in ...
1071–1124
,
, ? eldest son of Pierre-Bernard and Ledgarde
, (1) Sicarda 1073 no issues (2) Stephanie of Besalú four children
, c. 1124
, -
, width=auto, Roger III 1124–1148
,
, ? eldest son of
Roger II
Roger II ( it, Ruggero II; 22 December 1095 – 26 February 1154) was King of Sicily and Africa, son of Roger I of Sicily and successor to his brother Simon. He began his rule as Count of Sicily in 1105, became Duke of Apulia and Calabria in ...
and Stephanie of Besalú
, (1) ? one daughter (2) Jimena of Barcelona bef. 8 July 1130 two children
, c. 1148
, -
, width=auto, Roger-Bernard I 1148–1188
,
, c. 1130 only son of Roger III and Jimena of Barcelona
, Cecilia of Béziers 11 July 1151 five children
, November 1188 aged 57–58
, -
, width=auto, Raymond-Roger 1188–1223
,
, c. 1152 second son of Roger-Bernard I and Cecilia of Béziers
, Philippa of Montcada 1189 two children
, 27 March 1223 Château de Mirepoix aged 70–71
, -
, width=auto, Roger-Bernard II 1223–1241
,
, c. 1195 only son of Raymond-Roger and Philippa of Montcada
, (1) Ermesinda, Viscountess of Castelbón 10 January 1203 two children (2) Ermengarde of Narbonne 23 January 1232 one daughter
, 26 May 1241 aged 45–46
, -
, width=auto, Roger IV 1241–1265
,
, ? only son of Roger-Bernard II and Ermesinda, Viscountess of Castelbón
, Brunissenda of Cardona 17 February 1231 five children
, 24 February 1265
, -
, width=auto, Roger-Bernard III 1265–1302
,
, c. 1243 eldest son of Roger IV and Brunissenda of Cardona
, Margaret, Viscountess of Béarn 14 October 1252 Tarn-et-Garonne five children
, 3 March 1302 aged 59
, -
Joan of Artois Joan may refer to:
People and fictional characters
*Joan (given name), including a list of women, men and fictional characters
*:Joan of Arc, a French military heroine
* Joan (surname)
Weather events
* Tropical Storm Joan (disambiguation), multip ...
October 1301 Senlis six children
, 13 December 1315 Maubuisson Abbey, Pontoise aged 27–28
, -
, width=auto, Gaston II 1315–1343
,
, c. 1308 eldest son of Gaston I and
Joan of Artois Joan may refer to:
People and fictional characters
*Joan (given name), including a list of women, men and fictional characters
*:Joan of Arc, a French military heroine
* Joan (surname)
Weather events
* Tropical Storm Joan (disambiguation), multip ...
, Eleanor of Comminges 1327 one son
, 26 September 1343
Seville
Seville (; es, Sevilla, ) is the capital and largest city of the Spanish autonomous community of Andalusia and the province of Seville. It is situated on the lower reaches of the River Guadalquivir, in the southwest of the Iberian Penins ...
aged 34–35
, -
, width=auto, Gaston III Phoebus 1343–1391
,
, 30 April 1331
Orthez
Orthez (; eu, Ortheze; oc, Ortès, ) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, and region of New Aquitaine, southwestern France.
It lies 40 km NW of Pau on the Southern railway to Bayonne. The town also encompasses the sm ...
only son of Gaston II and Eleanor of Comminges
, Agnes of Navarre
Paris
Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. Si ...
4 August 1349 one son
, 1 August 1391 L'Hôpital-d'Orion aged 60
, -
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Matthew
Matthew may refer to:
* Matthew (given name)
* Matthew (surname)
* ''Matthew'' (ship), the replica of the ship sailed by John Cabot in 1497
* ''Matthew'' (album), a 2000 album by rapper Kool Keith
* Matthew (elm cultivar), a cultivar of the Chi ...
1391–1398
,
, c. 1363 second son of Roger Bernard IV, Viscount of Castelbon and Gerauda of Navailles
, Joanna of Aragon 4 June 1392
Barcelona
Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within c ...
no issues
, August 1398 aged 34–35
, -
, width=auto, Isabella 1398–1428 ''with Archambaud (1398–1412)'' ''with
John I John I may refer to:
People
* John I (bishop of Jerusalem)
* John Chrysostom (349 – c. 407), Patriarch of Constantinople
* John of Antioch (died 441)
* Pope John I, Pope from 523 to 526
* John I (exarch) (died 615), Exarch of Ravenna
* John I ...
(1412–1428)''
,
, bef. 2 November 1361 only daughter of Roger Bernard IV, Viscount of Castelbon and Gerauda of Navailles
, rowspan="2", 1381 five children
, c. 1428 aged 46+
, -
, width=auto, Archambaud de Grailly 1398–1412 ''with Isabella''
,
, c. 1329-1330 second son of Pierre II de Grailly and Erembourga de Périgord
, c. 1412 aged 81–83
, -
House of Foix-Grailly
, width=auto,
John I John I may refer to:
People
* John I (bishop of Jerusalem)
* John Chrysostom (349 – c. 407), Patriarch of Constantinople
* John of Antioch (died 441)
* Pope John I, Pope from 523 to 526
* John I (exarch) (died 615), Exarch of Ravenna
* John I ...
Royal Palace of Olite
The Palace of the Kings of Navarre of Olite or Royal Palace of Olite is a castle-palace in the town of Olite, in Navarre, Spain. It was one of the seats of the Court of the Kingdom of Navarre, since the reign of Charles III "the Noble" until its ...
no issues (2) Jeanne d'Albret 23 May 1422 two sons (3) Joanna of Urgell May 1436 no issues
, 4 May 1436 Mazères, Ariège aged 53–54
, -
, width=auto, Gaston IV 1436–1472
,
, 27 November 1422 eldest son of
John I John I may refer to:
People
* John I (bishop of Jerusalem)
* John Chrysostom (349 – c. 407), Patriarch of Constantinople
* John of Antioch (died 441)
* Pope John I, Pope from 523 to 526
* John I (exarch) (died 615), Exarch of Ravenna
* John I ...
Pamplona
Pamplona (; eu, Iruña or ), historically also known as Pampeluna in English, is the capital city of the Chartered Community of Navarre, in Spain. It is also the third-largest city in the greater Basque cultural region.
Lying at near above ...
Alain I of Albret
Alain I of Albret (1440–1522), called "The Great", was a powerful French aristocrat. He was 16th Lord of Albret, Viscount of Tartas, the 2nd Count of Graves and the Count of Castres. He was the son of Catherine de Rohan and Jean I of Albret.Ach ...
and Françoise, Countess of Périgord
, 14 June 1516 Château de Pau aged 46–47
, -
House of Albret
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Henry I Henry I may refer to:
876–1366
* Henry I the Fowler, King of Germany (876–936)
* Henry I, Duke of Bavaria (died 955)
* Henry I of Austria, Margrave of Austria (died 1018)
* Henry I of France (1008–1060)
* Henry I the Long, Margrave of the N ...
Hagetmau
Hagetmau () is a commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.
Sights
*
Population
Personalities
The sociologist Henri Lefebvre was born here in 1901.
References
See also
*Communes of the Landes departm ...
aged 52
, -
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Joan Joan may refer to:
People and fictional characters
* Joan (given name), including a list of women, men and fictional characters
*: Joan of Arc, a French military heroine
*Joan (surname)
Weather events
*Tropical Storm Joan (disambiguation), multip ...
1555–1572 ''with
Anthony
Anthony or Antony is a masculine given name, derived from the '' Antonii'', a ''gens'' ( Roman family name) to which Mark Antony (''Marcus Antonius'') belonged. According to Plutarch, the Antonii gens were Heracleidae, being descendants of Anton, ...
Henry I Henry I may refer to:
876–1366
* Henry I the Fowler, King of Germany (876–936)
* Henry I, Duke of Bavaria (died 955)
* Henry I of Austria, Margrave of Austria (died 1018)
* Henry I of France (1008–1060)
* Henry I the Long, Margrave of the N ...
Allier
Allier ( , , ; oc, Alèir) is a department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region that borders Cher to the west, Nièvre to the north, Saône-et-Loire and Loire to the east, Puy-de-Dôme to the south, and Creuse to the south-west. Named after ...
five children
, 9 June 1572
Paris
Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. Si ...
aged 44
, -
, width=auto,
Anthony
Anthony or Antony is a masculine given name, derived from the '' Antonii'', a ''gens'' ( Roman family name) to which Mark Antony (''Marcus Antonius'') belonged. According to Plutarch, the Antonii gens were Heracleidae, being descendants of Anton, ...
1555-1562 ''with
Joan Joan may refer to:
People and fictional characters
* Joan (given name), including a list of women, men and fictional characters
*: Joan of Arc, a French military heroine
*Joan (surname)
Weather events
*Tropical Storm Joan (disambiguation), multip ...
''
,
, 22 April 1518
La Fère
La Fère () is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in France.
Population
See also
* Communes of the Aisne department
The following is a list of the 799 communes in the French department of Aisne.
The communes coope ...
,
Picardy
Picardy (; Picard and french: Picardie, , ) is a historical territory and a former administrative region of France. Since 1 January 2016, it has been part of the new region of Hauts-de-France. It is located in the northern part of France.
Hist ...
second son of
Charles, Duke of Vendôme
Charles de Bourbon (2 June 1489 – 25 March 1537) was a French '' prince du sang'' and military commander at the court of Francis I of France.
Biography
Charles was born at the Château de Vendôme, eldest son of Francis de Bourbon, Count ...
and
Françoise of Alençon
Françoise () is a French feminine given name (equivalent to the Italian Francesca) and may refer to:
* Anne Françoise Elizabeth Lange (1772–1816), French actress
* Claudine Françoise Mignot (1624–1711), French adventuress
* Françoise Adn ...
,
Joan Joan may refer to:
People and fictional characters
* Joan (given name), including a list of women, men and fictional characters
*: Joan of Arc, a French military heroine
*Joan (surname)
Weather events
*Tropical Storm Joan (disambiguation), multip ...
20 October 1548 Moulins en Bourbonnais,
Allier
Allier ( , , ; oc, Alèir) is a department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region that borders Cher to the west, Nièvre to the north, Saône-et-Loire and Loire to the east, Puy-de-Dôme to the south, and Creuse to the south-west. Named after ...
five children
, 17 November 1562
Les Andelys
Les Andelys (; Norman: ''Les Aundelys'') is a commune in the northern French department of Eure, in Normandy.
Geography
It lies on the Seine, about northeast of Évreux.
The commune is divided into two parts, Grand-Andely (located about fr ...
,
Eure
Eure () is a department in Normandy in Northwestern France, named after the river Eure. Its prefecture is Évreux. In 2019, Eure had a population of 599,507.Henry II 1572–1607
,
, 13 December 1553 Château de Pau second son of
Anthony
Anthony or Antony is a masculine given name, derived from the '' Antonii'', a ''gens'' ( Roman family name) to which Mark Antony (''Marcus Antonius'') belonged. According to Plutarch, the Antonii gens were Heracleidae, being descendants of Anton, ...
and
Joan Joan may refer to:
People and fictional characters
* Joan (given name), including a list of women, men and fictional characters
*: Joan of Arc, a French military heroine
*Joan (surname)
Weather events
*Tropical Storm Joan (disambiguation), multip ...
, (1)
Margaret of Valois
Margaret of Valois (french: Marguerite, 14 May 1553 – 27 March 1615), popularly known as La Reine Margot, was a French princess of the Valois dynasty who became Queen of Navarre by marriage to Henry III of Navarre and then also Queen of France ...
Paris
Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. Si ...
no issues (2)
Marie de' Medici
Marie de' Medici (french: link=no, Marie de Médicis, it, link=no, Maria de' Medici; 26 April 1575 – 3 July 1642) was Queen of France and Navarre as the second wife of King Henry IV of France of the House of Bourbon, and Regent of the Kingdom ...
17 December 1600
Lyon
Lyon,, ; Occitan: ''Lion'', hist. ''Lionés'' also spelled in English as Lyons, is the third-largest city and second-largest metropolitan area of France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of ...
six children
, 14 May 1610
Paris
Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. Si ...
aged 56
, -
''In 1607 the
county of Foix
The County of Foix (french: Comté de Foix, ; oc, Comtat de Fois) was an independent medieval fief in southern France, and later a province of France, whose territory corresponded roughly the eastern part of the modern ''département'' of Ariè ...
was reunited to the French crown.''
See also
*
Foix
Foix (; oc, Fois ; ca, Foix ) is a commune, the former capital of the County of Foix. It is the capital of the department of Ariège as it is the seat of the Préfecture of that department. Foix is located in the Occitanie region of southw ...
County of Foix
The County of Foix (french: Comté de Foix, ; oc, Comtat de Fois) was an independent medieval fief in southern France, and later a province of France, whose territory corresponded roughly the eastern part of the modern ''département'' of Ariè ...
Foix
Foix (; oc, Fois ; ca, Foix ) is a commune, the former capital of the County of Foix. It is the capital of the department of Ariège as it is the seat of the Préfecture of that department. Foix is located in the Occitanie region of southw ...