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Coat of arms of the counts of Foix
Coat of arms of the counts of Foix

The counts of Foix ruled the independent County of Foix, in what is now southern France, during the Middle Ages. The County of Foix was an independent medieval fief in Southern France, and later a Province of France, whose territory corresponded roughly the eastern This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Later they extended their power to almost the entire Pyrenees mountain range, moving their court to Pau, in Béarn, until eventually the last count of Foix acceded to the French throne as King Henry IV of France. The Pyrenees (Pirineos French: Pyrénées; Catalan: Pirineus; Occitan: Pirenèus; Aragonese: Perinés Pau is a town and ''commune'' in the Aquitaine ''région'' of This article is about the former French province for the warship see French aircraft carrier Béarn Béarn ( Gascon: Bearn Henry IV (Henri IV ( 13 December 1553 &ndash 14 May 1610) ruled as King of France from 1589 to 1610 and as Henry III

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List of counts of Foix

House of Foix

Main article: House of Foix

House of Foix-Béarn

Main article: House of Foix-Béarn

House of Foix-Grailly

Main article: House of Foix-Grailly

In 1512 Ferdinand II of Aragon conquered the kingdom of Navarre, and so the title of king of Navarre became an empty title. The County of Foix was an independent medieval fief in Southern France, and later a Province of France, whose territory corresponded roughly the eastern Bernard Roger (c962 &ndash c1034 was the count of Couserans, in which capacity he was lord of parts of Comminges and Foix. Roger Bernard I the Fat (c 1130 &ndash November 1188 was the fourth Count of Foix from 1148 Raimond Roger (Raymond-Roger Occitan: Ramon Roger}} (died 27 March 1223) was the fifth count of Foix from the House of Foix. Roger Bernard II (c1195 – 26 May 1241) called the Great, was the sixth count of Foix from 1223 until his death Roger IV (died 24 February 1265) son and successor of Roger-Bernard II the Great, was the seventh Count of Foix from 1241 to his death Roger-Bernard III (1243 &ndash 3 March 1302) was the Count of Foix from 1265 to his death The County of Foix was an independent medieval fief in Southern France, and later a Province of France, whose territory corresponded roughly the eastern Gaston III/X of Foix-Béarn, also Gaston Fébus or Gaston Phoebus ( April 30, 1331 - 1391 was the 11th Count of Foix, and viscount The County of Foix was an independent medieval fief in Southern France, and later a Province of France, whose territory corresponded roughly the eastern Gaston IV Count of Foix Viscount of Bearn ( 27 November 1422 - 25 July / 28 July 1472) was a French nobleman who founded a brief-ruling Eleanor of Aragon (Leonor ( Olite, Navarre (now Spain) 2 February 1426 &ndash Tudela Navarre (now Spain) 12 February 1479 Gaston Prince of Viana, also called Gaston de Foix (1444 &ndash 23 November, 1470, Libourne Aquitaine was the son of Gaston IV of Foix and Catherine (in Spanish, Catalina de Foix) (1468-1518 was Queen of Navarre (1483-1518 Duchess of Gandia, Montblanc, and John III of Navarre, also known as Jean d'Albret (1469 &ndash 14 June, 1516) was Jure uxoris King of Navarre. Ferdinand II of Aragon the Catholic (Fernando II de Aragón y V de Castilla "el Católico" Ferran II d'Aragó "el Catòlic" Ferrando II d'Aragón The Kingdom of Navarre (Reino de Navarra Nafarroako Erresuma Royaume de Navarre originally the Kingdom of Pamplona, was a European kingdom which occupied lands on either

House of Albret

Main article: House of Albret and Albret

House of Bourbon

Main article: House of Bourbon

In 1607 the county of Foix was reunited to the French crown. The County of Foix was an independent medieval fief in Southern France, and later a Province of France, whose territory corresponded roughly the eastern lordship ( seigneurie) of Albret (Labrit Lebret situated in the Landes, gave its name to one of the most powerful feudal families of France in the Henry II ( April 18, 1503 - May 25, 1555) was the eldest son of John III of Navarre (died 1516 and Catherine I of Navarre Jeanne III or Joan III, known as Jeanne d'Albret (7 January 1528 – 9 June 1572 was Queen regnant of Navarre from 1555 to 1572 wife of Antoine de Bourbon duc de Vendôme ( 22 April 1518 &ndash 17 November 1562) was head of the House of Bourbon from 1537 to 1562 The House of Bourbon is an important European Royal house, a branch of the Capetian dynasty. Henry IV (Henri IV ( 13 December 1553 &ndash 14 May 1610) ruled as King of France from 1589 to 1610 and as Henry III List of Queens and Empresses of France Wikipedia_talkFeatured_lists#Proposed_change_to_all_featured_lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below The County of Foix was an independent medieval fief in Southern France, and later a Province of France, whose territory corresponded roughly the eastern

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Foix (fwa is a commune, the capital of the Ariège département in France. The Château de Foix is a Castle which dominates the town of Foix in the French Département of Ariège. The County of Foix was an independent medieval fief in Southern France, and later a Province of France, whose territory corresponded roughly the eastern This is a list of Co-Princes of Andorra. The Principality of Andorra, in the Pyrenees Mountains on the French – Spanish border
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