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The Count of Foix ruled the County of Foix, in what is now
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, during the
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. The House of Foix eventually extended its power across the
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mountain range, joining the House of Bearn and moving their court to Pau in
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. Count Francis Phoebus became
King of Navarre This is a list of the kings and queens of kingdom of Pamplona, Pamplona, later kingdom of Navarre, Navarre. Pamplona was the primary name of the kingdom until its union with Kingdom of Aragon, Aragon (1076–1134). However, the territorial desig ...
in 1479. The last count was King Henry III of Navarre, after whose accession to the French throne the county entered the
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. To this day, the
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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

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


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 of Roger I of Carcassonne) , width=auto, Roger I
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 or Roger the Great (, , Greek: Ρογέριος; 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 ...

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 or Roger the Great (, , Greek: Ρογέριος; 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 ...
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 Tarn-et-Garonne (; ) is a Departments of France, department in the Occitania (administrative region), Occitania Regions of France, region in Southern France. It is traversed by the rivers Tarn (river), Tarn and Garonne, from which it takes its n ...

five children , 3 March 1302
aged 59 , -


House of Foix-Béarn

, width=auto, Gaston I
1302–1315 , , c. 1287
only son of Roger-Bernard III and Margaret, Viscountess of Béarn , Joan of Artois
October 1301
Senlis Senlis () is a commune in the northern French department of Oise, Hauts-de-France. The monarchs of the early French dynasties lived in Senlis, attracted by the proximity of the Chantilly forest. It is known for its Gothic cathedral and other ...

six children , 13 December 1315
Maubuisson Abbey,
Pontoise Pontoise () is a commune north of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris, in the "new town" of Cergy-Pontoise. Administration Pontoise is the official (capital) of the Val-d'Oise '' département'', although in reality the ' ...

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
Seville Seville ( ; , ) is the capital and largest city of the Spain, Spanish autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Andalusia and the province of Seville. It is situated on the lower reaches of the Guadalquivir, River Guadalquivir, ...

aged 34–35 , - , width=auto, Gaston III Phoebus
1343–1391 , , 30 April 1331
Orthez Orthez (; ; , ) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, and region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France. It lies 40 km NW of Pau on the Southern railway to Bayonne. The town also encompasses the small village of Sai ...

only son of Gaston II and Eleanor of Comminges , Agnes of Navarre
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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
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no issues , August 1398
aged 34–35 , - , width=auto, Isabella
1398–1428
''with Archambaud (1398–1412)''
''with
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(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 Religious figures * John I (bishop of Jerusalem) * John Chrysostom (349 – c. 407), Patriarch of Constantinople * John I of Antioch (died 441) * Pope John I of Alexandria, Coptic Pope from 496 to 505 * Pope John I, P ...

1412–1436
''with Isabella (1412–1428)'' , , c. 1382
eldest son of Archambaud and Isabella , (1) Joan of Navarre
12 November 1402
Royal Palace of Olite
no issues
(2) Jeanne d'Albret
23 May 1422
two sons
(3) Joanna of Urgell
May 1436
no issues , 4 May 1436
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Communes of Arièg ...

aged 53–54 , - , width=auto, Gaston IV
1436–1472 , , 27 November 1422
eldest son of
John I John I may refer to: People Religious figures * John I (bishop of Jerusalem) * John Chrysostom (349 – c. 407), Patriarch of Constantinople * John I of Antioch (died 441) * Pope John I of Alexandria, Coptic Pope from 496 to 505 * Pope John I, P ...
and Jeanne d'Albret , Eleanor of Navarre
30 July 1436
ten children , 25/28 July 1472
Roncevalles
aged 49 , - , width=auto, Francis Phoebus
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 (; ), historically also known as Pampeluna in English, is the capital city of the Navarre, Chartered Community of Navarre, in Spain. Lying at near above sea level, the city (and the wider Cuenca de Pamplona) is located on the flood pl ...

aged 16 , - , width=auto,
Catherine Katherine (), also spelled Catherine and Catherina, other variations, is a feminine given name. The name and its variants are popular in countries where large Christian populations exist, because of its associations with one of the earliest Ch ...

1483–1517
''with John II (1484–1516)'' , , 1468
only daughter of Gaston of Foix, Prince of Viana and Magdalena of Valois , rowspan="2", 14 July 1484
Palacio Real de Olite
thirteen children , 12 February 1517
Mont-de-Marsan Mont-de-Marsan (; Gascon dialect, Occitan: ''Lo Mont de Marçan'') is a communes of France, commune and capital of the Landes (department), Landes Departments of France, department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France. Population Milit ...

aged 48–49 , - , width=auto, John II
1484–1516
''with
Catherine Katherine (), also spelled Catherine and Catherina, other variations, is a feminine given name. The name and its variants are popular in countries where large Christian populations exist, because of its associations with one of the earliest Ch ...
'' , , 1469
second son of Alain I of Albret and Françoise, Countess of Périgord , 14 June 1516
Château de Pau
aged 46–47 , -


House of Albret

, width=auto, Henry I
1517–1555 , , 18 April 1503
Sangüesa
third son of John II and
Catherine Katherine (), also spelled Catherine and Catherina, other variations, is a feminine given name. The name and its variants are popular in countries where large Christian populations exist, because of its associations with one of the earliest Ch ...
, Margaret of Angoulême
24 January 1527
Saint-Germain-en-Laye Saint-Germain-en-Laye () is a Communes of France, commune in the Yvelines Departments of France, department in the Île-de-France in north-central France. It is located in the western suburbs of Paris, from the Kilometre Zero, centre of Paris. ...

two children , 25 May 1555
Hagetmau
aged 52 , - , width=auto, Jeanne
1555–1572
''with
Antoine Antoine is a French language, French given name (from the Latin ''Antonius'' meaning 'highly praise-worthy') that is a variant of Danton (name), Danton, Titouan, D'Anton and Antonin. The name is most common in France, Switzerland, Belgium, Canada ...
(1555–1562)'' , , 7 January 1528
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only daughter of Henry I and Margaret of Angoulême , (1) William, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg
14 June 1541
Château de Châtellerault
no issues
(2)
Antoine of Navarre Antoine (, , 22 April 1518 – 17 November 1562), sometimes called Antoine of Bourbon, was King of Navarre from 1555 until his death in 1562 as the husband and co-ruler of Queen Jeanne III. He was the first monarch of the House of Bourbon, of whi ...

20 October 1548
Moulins en Bourbonnais,
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five children , 9 June 1572
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aged 44 , - , width=auto,
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1555-1562
''with Jeanne'' , , 22 April 1518
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second son of Charles, Duke of Vendôme and Françoise of Alençon , Jeanne
20 October 1548
Moulins en Bourbonnais,
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five children , 17 November 1562
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1572–1607 , , 13 December 1553
Château de Pau
second son of
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and Jeanne , (1)
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18 August 1572
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no issues
(2)
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17 December 1600
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six children , 14 May 1610
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aged 56 , - ''In 1607 the county of Foix was reunited to the French crown.''


See also

*
Foix 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 prefecture of that department. Foix is located in the Occitanie region of southwestern France ...
* Castle of Foix * County of Foix * List of Co-Princes of Andorra * Diana of Foix * List of Navarrese monarchs from the House of Foix * Navarre monarchs family tree


References


External links


Histoire des Comtes de Foix

Medieval History of Navarre
{{Royal houses of Navarre House of Foix
Foix 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 prefecture of that department. Foix is located in the Occitanie region of southwestern France ...