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The Count of Foix ruled the independent
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
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
, - , width=auto,
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
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
five children , 3 March 1302
aged 59 , -
1302–1315 ,
, c. 1287
only son of Roger-Bernard III and Margaret, Viscountess of Béarn , Joan of Artois
October 1301
Senlis
six children , 13 December 1315
Maubuisson Abbey,
aged 27–28 , - , width=auto, Gaston II
1315–1343 ,
, c. 1308
eldest son of Gaston I and Joan of Artois , Eleanor of Comminges
1327
one son , 26 September 1343
aged 34–35 , - , width=auto, Gaston III Phoebus
1343–1391 ,
, 30 April 1331
only son of Gaston II and Eleanor of Comminges , Agnes of Navarre
4 August 1349
one son , 1 August 1391
L'Hôpital-d'Orion
aged 60 , - , width=auto, Matthew
1391–1398 , , c. 1363
second son of Roger Bernard IV, Viscount of Castelbon and Gerauda of Navailles , Joanna of Aragon
4 June 1392
no issues , August 1398
aged 34–35 , - , width=auto, Isabella
1398–1428
''with Archambaud (1398–1412)''
''with 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 , -
1412–1436
''with Isabella (1412–1428)'' , , c. 1382
eldest son of Archambaud and Isabella , (1)
12 November 1402
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 and Jeanne d'Albret ,
30 July 1436
ten children , 25/28 July 1472
Roncevalles
aged 49 , - , width=auto,
1472–1483 , , November/December 1466
only son of Gaston of Foix, Prince of Viana and Magdalena of Valois , ''never married'' , 30 January 1483
aged 16 , - , width=auto,
1483–1517
''with John II'' ,
, 1468
only daughter of Gaston of Foix, Prince of Viana and Magdalena of Valois , rowspan="2", 14 July 1484
thirteen children , 12 February 1517
Mont-de-Marsan
aged 48–49 , - , width=auto, John II
1484–1516
''with
, 1469
second son of
aged 46–47 , -
1517–1555 ,
, 18 April 1503
Sangüesa
third son of John II and
24 January 1527
Saint-Germain-en-Laye
two children , 25 May 1555
Hagetmau
aged 52 , - , width=auto, Joan
1555–1572
''with
, 7 January 1528
Saint-Germain-en-Laye
only daughter of
14 June 1541
Château de Châtellerault
no issues
(2) Anthony of Navarre
20 October 1548
Moulins en Bourbonnais, Allier
five children , 9 June 1572
aged 44 , - , width=auto,
1555-1562
''with Joan'' ,
, 22 April 1518
second son of Charles, Duke of Vendôme and Françoise of Alençon , Joan
20 October 1548
Moulins en Bourbonnais, Allier
five children , 17 November 1562
Les Andelys, Eure
aged 44 , -
1572–1607 , , 13 December 1553
second son of
18 August 1572
Notre Dame Cathedral,
no issues
(2) Marie de' Medici
17 December 1600
six children , 14 May 1610
aged 56 , - ''In 1607 the
Histoire des Comtes de Foix
Medieval History of Navarre
{{Royal houses of Navarre House of Foix
The Count of Foix ruled the independent 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, 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 Count Francis Phoebus became King of Navarre 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 monarch ...
in 1607.
To this day, the President of France
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is considered an unofficial successor of the Count (as the current ruler of the French state) as Co-Prince of Andorra.
Gallery of Arms
List of counts of Foix
House of Foix
* 1010-1034 : Bernard Roger, count of Couserans, count of Bigorre, lord of Comminges and lord of Foix (second son ofRoger 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 ...
)
, width=auto, 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
, - , width=auto,
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. 1152second 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. 1195only 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. 1243eldest son of Roger IV and Brunissenda of Cardona , Margaret, Viscountess of Béarn
14 October 1252
Tarn-et-Garonne
Tarn-et-Garonne (; oc, Tarn e Garona ) is a department in the Occitania region in Southern France. It is traversed by the rivers Tarn and Garonne, from which it takes its name. The area was originally part of the former provinces of Quercy and ...
five children , 3 March 1302
aged 59 , -
House of Foix-Béarn
, width=auto, Gaston I1302–1315 ,
, c. 1287only son of Roger-Bernard III and Margaret, Viscountess of Béarn , Joan of Artois
October 1301
Senlis
six children , 13 December 1315
Maubuisson Abbey,
Pontoise
Pontoise () is a commune in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris, in the "new town" of Cergy-Pontoise.
Administration
Pontoise is the official ''préfecture'' (capital) of the Val-d'Oise ''dép ...
aged 27–28 , - , width=auto, Gaston II
1315–1343 ,
, c. 1308eldest son of Gaston I and Joan of Artois , 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 Peninsula ...
aged 34–35 , - , width=auto, Gaston III Phoebus
1343–1391 ,
, 30 April 1331Orthez
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 city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, 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), ma ...
4 August 1349
one son , 1 August 1391
L'Hôpital-d'Orion
aged 60 , - , width=auto, Matthew
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 ci ...
no issues , August 1398
aged 34–35 , - , width=auto, Isabella
1398–1428
''with Archambaud (1398–1412)''
''with John I (1412–1428)'' ,
, bef. 2 November 1361only 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. 1329-1330second son of Pierre II de Grailly and Erembourga de Périgord , c. 1412
aged 81–83 , -
House of Foix-Grailly
, width=auto, John I1412–1436
''with Isabella (1412–1428)'' , , c. 1382
eldest son of Archambaud and Isabella , (1)
Joan of Navarre Joan of Navarre may refer to:
*Joan I of Navarre (1273–1305), daughter of Henry I of Navarre
*Joan II of Navarre (1312–1349), daughter of Louis I of Navarre
* Joan of Navarre (nun) (1326–1387), daughter of Joan II of Navarre and Philip III of ...
12 November 1402
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 1422eldest son of John I and Jeanne d'Albret ,
Eleanor of Navarre
Eleanor of Navarre ( eu, Leonor and es, Leonor) (2 February 1426 – 12 February 1479), was a Navarrese princess and monarch. She served as the regent of Navarre from 1455 to 1479, during the absence of her father, and then briefly as the qu ...
30 July 1436
ten children , 25/28 July 1472
Roncevalles
aged 49 , - , width=auto,
Francis Phoebus
Francis Phoebus ( eu, Frantzisko Febus, french: François Fébus, oc, Francés Fèbus, es, Francisco Febo; 4 December 1467 – 7 January 1483) was King of Navarre (1479–1483), Viscount of Bearn, and Count of Foix (1472). He was the son of G ...
1472–1483 , , November/December 1466
only son of Gaston of Foix, Prince of Viana and Magdalena of Valois , ''never married'' , 30 January 1483
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 ...
aged 16 , - , width=auto,
Catherine
Katherine, also spelled Catherine, and other variations are feminine names. They are popular in Christian countries because of their derivation from the name of one of the first Christian saints, Catherine of Alexandria.
In the early Christ ...
1483–1517
''with John II'' ,
, 1468only daughter of Gaston of Foix, Prince of Viana and Magdalena of Valois , rowspan="2", 14 July 1484
Palacio Real de 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 ...
thirteen children , 12 February 1517
Mont-de-Marsan
aged 48–49 , - , width=auto, John II
1484–1516
''with
Catherine
Katherine, also spelled Catherine, and other variations are feminine names. They are popular in Christian countries because of their derivation from the name of one of the first Christian saints, Catherine of Alexandria.
In the early Christ ...
''
,
, 1469second son of
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 1516Château de Pau
The Château de Pau ( en, Pau Castle, eu, Paueko gaztelua) is a castle in the centre of the city of Pau, the capital of Pyrénées-Atlantiques and Béarn. It dominates that quarter of the city.
Henry IV of France and Navarre was born here on ...
aged 46–47 , -
House of Albret
, width=auto,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 ...
1517–1555 ,
, 18 April 1503Sangüesa
third son of John II and
Catherine
Katherine, also spelled Catherine, and other variations are feminine names. They are popular in Christian countries because of their derivation from the name of one of the first Christian saints, Catherine of Alexandria.
In the early Christ ...
, Margaret of Angoulême24 January 1527
Saint-Germain-en-Laye
two children , 25 May 1555
Hagetmau
aged 52 , - , width=auto, Joan
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, ...
''
,
, 7 January 1528Saint-Germain-en-Laye
only daughter of
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 ...
and Margaret of Angoulême
, (1) William, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg14 June 1541
Château de Châtellerault
no issues
(2) Anthony of Navarre
20 October 1548
Moulins en Bourbonnais, Allier
five children , 9 June 1572
Paris
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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'' ,
, 22 April 1518La 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 ...
, Picardysecond son of Charles, Duke of Vendôme and Françoise of Alençon , Joan
20 October 1548
Moulins en Bourbonnais, Allier
five children , 17 November 1562
Les Andelys, Eure
aged 44 , -
House of Bourbon
, width=auto, Henry II1572–1607 , , 13 December 1553
Château de Pau
The Château de Pau ( en, Pau Castle, eu, Paueko gaztelua) is a castle in the centre of the city of Pau, the capital of Pyrénées-Atlantiques and Béarn. It dominates that quarter of the city.
Henry IV of France and Navarre was born here on ...
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
, (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 ...
18 August 1572
Notre Dame Cathedral,
Paris
Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, 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), ma ...
no issues
(2) Marie de' Medici
17 December 1600
Lyon
Lyon,, ; Occitan language, Occitan: ''Lion'', hist. ''Lionés'' also spelled in English as Lyons, is the List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, third-largest city and Urban area (France), second-largest metropolitan area of F ...
six children , 14 May 1610
Paris
Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, 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), ma ...
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 south ...
* Castle of Foix
* 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 ...
* List of Co-Princes of Andorra
* Diana of Foix
* List of Navarrese monarchs from the House of Foix
* Navarre monarchs family tree
External links
Histoire des Comtes de Foix
Medieval History of Navarre
{{Royal houses of Navarre House of Foix
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 south ...