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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. 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.
List of counts of Foix
House of Foix
:''Main article: ''
House of Foix''
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1010-
1034 :
Bernard Roger, count of Couserans, count of Bigorre, lord of Comminges and lord of Foix (second son of
Roger I of Carcassonne)
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1034-
1067 : 1st count
Roger I (second son of)
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1067-
1124 : 2nd count
Roger II (cousin of, also count of Couserans)
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1124-
1148 : 3rd count
Roger III (son of, also count of Couserans)
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1148-
1188 : 4th
Roger-Bernard I - ''Roger-Bernard the Fat'' (son of)
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1188-
1223 : 5th
Raimond-Roger (son of)
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1223-
1241 : 6th
Roger-Bernard II - ''Roger-Bernard the Great'' (son of)
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1241-
1265 : 7th
Roger IV (son of)
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1265-
1302 : 8th
Roger-Bernard III (son of, also viscount of Béarn)
House of Foix-Béarn
:''Main article: ''
House of Foix-Béarn''
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1302-
1315 : 9th
Gaston I of Foix-Béarn (son of, also viscount of Béarn)
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1315-
1343 : 10th
Gaston II of Foix-Béarn (son of, also viscount of Béarn)
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1343-
1391 : 11th
Gaston III of Foix-Béarn - ''Phoebus of Foix-Béarn'' (son of, also viscount of Béarn)
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1391-
1398 : 12th
Mathieu of Foix-Castelbon (son of
Roger Bernard II, viscount of Castelbon, who was son of
Roger Bernard I, viscount of Castelbon, who was younger brother of
Gaston II of Foix-Béarn, also viscount of Béarn and viscount of Castelbon)
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1398-
1412 : 13th
Isabelle of Foix-Castelbon (sister of, also viscountess of Béarn and viscountess of Castelbon, married
Archambaud of Grailly)
House of Foix-Grailly
:''Main article: ''
House of Foix-Grailly''
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1412-
1436 : 14th
John I (son of, also viscount of Béarn, viscount of Villemur and count of Bigorre)
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1436-
1472 : 15th
Gaston IV (son of, also viscount of Béarn, viscount of Nébouzan and count of Bigorre, married
Eleanor of Navarre, queen of Navarre)
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1479-
1483 : 16th
Francis Phoebus (son of
Gaston of Foix, prince of Viane, also king of Navarre, count of Bigorre, viscount of Béarn)
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1483-
1517 : 17th
Catherine (sister of, also queen of Navarre, countess of Bigorre, dame of Béarn, married
John of Albret, king of Navarre
''In 1512
Ferdinand II of Aragon conquered the
kingdom of Navarre, and so the title of king of Navarre became an empty title.''
House of Albret
:''Main article: ''
House of Albret and
Albret''
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1517-
1555 : 18th
Henri I (son of, also king of Navarre, prince of Béarn, duke of Albret, count of Bigorre)
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1555-
1572 : 19th
Jeanne (daughter of, queen of Navarre, princess of Béarn, duchess of Albret, countess of Bigorre, married
Anthony of Bourbon)
House of Bourbon
:''Main article: ''
House of Bourbon''
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1572-
1607 : 20th
Henri II (son of, also
king of France, king of Navarre, duke of Bourbon, duke of Vendôme, count of Bigorre)
''In
1607 the
county of Foix was reunited to the French crown.''
See also
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Foix
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Castle of Foix
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County of Foix
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List of Co-Princes of Andorra
External link
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Histoire des Comtes de Foix