Gaston IV of Foix

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Gaston IV of Foix was a 15th-century French nobleman and military leader, known as Count of Foix and Viscount of Béarn, who played a significant role in the final phase of the Hundred Years’ War and in the politics of southwestern France.

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Gaston IV, Count of Foix 10
Gaston IV of Foix canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Count
Viscount
human
military leader
nobleman
activeInPeriod 15th century
associatedWith Kingdom of Navarre
burialPlace Roncevaux Abbey
child Catherine of Navarre
Francis Phoebus of Navarre
Gaston of Foix, Prince of Viana
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of France
dateOfBirth 1422
dateOfDeath 1472
father John I, Count of Foix
givenName Gaston
heldTerritory County of Bigorre
County of Foix
County of Longueville
linked to: Longueville

Viscounty of Béarn
linked to: Viscount of Béarn
influenced politics of southwestern France
languageUsed French
Occitan
memberOf House of Foix
House of Foix-Grailly
linked to: House of Foix
militaryRank captain
mother Jeanne d’Albret, Countess of Dreux
linked to: Jeanne d’Albret
nobleFamily Foix-Grailly
nobleTitle Count of Foix
Viscount of Béarn
notableAchievement expansion of Foix-Béarn influence in Gascony
role in the politics of the Kingdom of Navarre
support for the French crown against England in southwestern France
notableWork military campaigns in the final phase of the Hundred Years’ War
participatedIn Hundred Years’ War
linked to: Hundred Years' War
placeOfBirth Foix
placeOfDeath Roncevaux Pass
positionHeld Count of Bigorre
Count of Foix
Count of Longueville
Viscount of Béarn
religion Roman Catholicism
sexOrGender male
spouse Eleanor of Navarre
supported French crown
linked to: French Crown

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Counts of Foix notableMember Gaston IV of Foix
House of Foix notableMember Gaston IV, Count of Foix
linked to: Gaston IV of Foix
Odet de Foix, Viscount of Lautrec relative Gaston IV, Count of Foix
linked to: Gaston IV of Foix
Count of Foix notableHolder Gaston IV of Foix
Eleanor of Navarre spouse Gaston IV, Count of Foix
linked to: Gaston IV of Foix
John I of Foix father Gaston IV, Count of Foix
linked to: Gaston IV of Foix
Catherine of Foix grandfather Gaston IV, Count of Foix
linked to: Gaston IV of Foix
Francis Phoebus of Foix father Gaston IV, Count of Foix
linked to: Gaston IV of Foix
Viscount of Béarn heldBy Gaston IV, Count of Foix
linked to: Gaston IV of Foix
John I, Count of Foix child Gaston IV, Count of Foix
linked to: Gaston IV of Foix
John I, Count of Foix successor Gaston IV, Count of Foix
linked to: Gaston IV of Foix
Eleanor of Foix father Gaston IV, Count of Foix
linked to: Gaston IV of Foix