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The Count of Foix ruled the County of Foix, in what is now
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
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
, 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) 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
aged 53–54 , - , width=auto, Gaston IV
1436–1472 , , 27 November 1422
eldest son of
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
aged 16 , - , width=auto,
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
aged 48–49 , - , width=auto, John II
1484–1516
''with
, 1469
second son of Alain I of Albret and Françoise, Countess of Périgord , 14 June 1516
Château de Pau
aged 46–47 , -
1517–1555 ,
, 18 April 1503
Sangüesa
third son of John II and
24 January 1527
two children , 25 May 1555
Hagetmau
aged 52 , - , width=auto, Jeanne
1555–1572
''with
, 7 January 1528
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)
20 October 1548
Moulins en Bourbonnais,
five children , 9 June 1572
aged 44 , - , width=auto,
1555-1562
''with Jeanne'' ,
, 22 April 1518
second son of Charles, Duke of Vendôme and Françoise of Alençon , Jeanne
20 October 1548
Moulins en Bourbonnais,
five children , 17 November 1562
1572–1607 , , 13 December 1553
Château de Pau
second son of
18 August 1572
no issues
(2)
17 December 1600
six children , 14 May 1610
aged 56 , - ''In 1607 the county of Foix was reunited to the French crown.''
Histoire des Comtes de Foix
Medieval History of Navarre
{{Royal houses of Navarre House of Foix
The Count of Foix ruled the County of Foix, in what is now Southern France
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, during the Middle Ages
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. The House of Foix eventually extended its power across the Pyrenees
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mountain range, joining the House of Bearn and moving their court to Pau in Béarn
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. Count Francis Phoebus became King of Navarre
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in 1479. The last count was King Henry III of Navarre
Henry IV (; 13 December 1553 – 14 May 1610), also known by the epithets Good King Henry (''le Bon Roi Henri'') or Henry the Great (''Henri le Grand''), was King of Navarre (as Henry III) from 1572 and King of France from 1589 to 16 ...
, after whose accession to the French throne the county entered the French royal domain
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.
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 of Roger I of Carcassonne) , width=auto, Roger I1034–1064 , , ?
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. 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
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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
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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
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Administration
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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
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aged 34–35 , - , width=auto, Gaston III Phoebus
1343–1391 ,
, 30 April 1331Orthez
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
Paris
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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
Barcelona
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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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* John I of Antioch (died 441)
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* Pope John I, P ...
(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 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
Mazères, Ariège
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Population
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*Communes of the Ariège department
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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 Navarre30 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
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1483–1517
''with John II (1484–1516)'' ,
, 1468only 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
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Milit ...
aged 48–49 , - , width=auto, John II
1484–1516
''with
Catherine
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''
,
, 1469second 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 I1517–1555 ,
, 18 April 1503Sangüesa
third son of John II and
Catherine
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, Margaret of Angoulême24 January 1527
Saint-Germain-en-Laye
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two children , 25 May 1555
Hagetmau
aged 52 , - , width=auto, Jeanne
1555–1572
''with
Antoine
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(1555–1562)''
,
, 7 January 1528Saint-Germain-en-Laye
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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
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20 October 1548
Moulins en Bourbonnais,
Allier
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five children , 9 June 1572
Paris
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aged 44 , - , width=auto,
Antoine
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1555-1562
''with Jeanne'' ,
, 22 April 1518La Fère
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, Picardy
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second son of Charles, Duke of Vendôme and Françoise of Alençon , Jeanne
20 October 1548
Moulins en Bourbonnais,
Allier
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five children , 17 November 1562
Les Andelys
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It lies on the Seine, about no ...
, Eure
Eure ( ; ; or ) is a department in the administrative region of Normandy, northwestern France, named after the river Eure. Its prefecture is Évreux. In 2021, Eure had a population of 598,934.Henry II
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*Henry II of Jerusalem and Cyprus (1271–1 ...
1572–1607 , , 13 December 1553
Château de Pau
second son of
Antoine
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and Jeanne
, (1) Margaret of Valois
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Ma ...
18 August 1572
Notre Dame Cathedral
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, Paris
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no issues
(2)
Marie de' Medici
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17 December 1600
Lyon
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six children , 14 May 1610
Paris
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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 ...