Louis of Beaumont (c. 1430 – 1508) was a

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in the

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. He was the 2nd

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of Lerín in southern Navarre,

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, and

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(''condestable'') of Navarre.

Career

Louis prospered initially due to much of the civil strife following the

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in the

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territories of Castile and Navarre, present-day

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. He was at times a strong supporter of

Ferdinand II of Aragon Ferdinand II, also known as Ferdinand I, Ferdinand III, and Ferdinand V (10 March 1452 – 23 January 1516), called Ferdinand the Catholic, was King of Aragon from 1479 until his death in 1516. As the husband and co-ruler of Queen Isabella I of ...

in the dynastic struggles between

against his son in law,

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. He became the head of the Beaumont faction in Navarre. He reportedly

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d Felipe de Navarra, Marshal of the Kingdom, in 1479. In a

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between the

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and King Ferdinand II, Ferdinand promised to stop warring on

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, Louis would hand over some strategic fortresses in exchange for new lands in

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. However, when Louis refused to surrender the castle of Viana in 1506, the crown decided to crush the rebellious count for ever, restoring royal authority and patrimony. In December 1506 an army of 10,000 men led by

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and

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besieged Louis in the Castle at Viana in

, as he was an ally of

. The castle was held by Louis de Beaumont and Cesare was killed during the battle. In 1507 Louis was charged with

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, dispossessed and sentenced to death, but he escaped to Aragon where he died in 1508 at Aranda.

Private life

He was the eldest son of eight children born to Louis I de Beaumont and his wife Juana de Navarre. His brother Charles was

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, his brother Guillen was an advisor to Carlos of Viana, and His Brother Juan was

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and prior of the

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. On the 22 Jan 1468 at

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Louis married Eleonore d'

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the iligitimate

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of king Juan II d'Aragon, and they had four children:
■ Louis III de Beaumont
■ Ferdinand de Beaumont
■ Anne de Beaumont married to Juan de Mendoza,Sandoval de la Reina y Sus Fundadores, La Familia de los Sandovales, by Cirilo Garcia Perez, Page 36 brother of Diego Hurtado de Mendoza, 2nd Marquis of Cañete
■ Doña Catalina de Beaumont He also had three illegitimate sons:
■ Pierre de Beaumont
■ Jean de Beaumont
■ Luis de Viana Beaumont

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Louis de Beaumont, 2nd Count de Lerin Ferdinand II of Aragon People of the Reconquista History of Catholicism in Spain People from the Kingdom of Navarre 1430s births 1508 deaths