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Biography of Gaston IV Count Foix 1422-1472

In 1402 [his father]  (age 20) and Joanna Évreux (age 20) were married. She the daughter of Charles III King Navarre (age 41) and Eleanor of Castile Queen Consort Navarre (age 38). She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Henry III of England.

In 1422 [his father]  (age 40) and [his mother] Jeanne Albret Countess Foix (age 19) were married. The difference in their ages was 21 years.

On 27 Nov 1422 Gaston IV Count Foix was born to (age 40) and Jeanne Albret Countess Foix (age 19).

In 1428 [his father]  (age 46) succeeded I Count Foix. [his mother] Jeanne Albret Countess Foix (age 25) by marriage Countess Foix.

In 1433 [his mother] Jeanne Albret Countess Foix (age 30) died.

In 1436 Gaston IV Count Foix (age 13) and Eleanor Trastámara Queen Consort Navarre (age 9) were married. She by marriage Countess Foix. She the daughter of John II King Aragon (age 37) and Blanche Évreux Queen Consort Aragon (age 48). He the son of John I Count Foix 1382-1436 (age 54) and Jeanne Albret Countess Foix.

On 04 May 1436 [his father]  (age 54) died. His son Gaston IV Count Foix (age 13) succeeded IV Count Foix.

In 1443 [his son]  was born to Gaston IV Count Foix (age 20) and [his wife] Eleanor Trastámara Queen Consort Navarre (age 16).

In 1446 [his son]  was born to Gaston IV Count Foix (age 23) and [his wife] Eleanor Trastámara Queen Consort Navarre (age 19).

Around 1449 [his daughter] Marguerite Foix Duchess Brittany was born to Gaston IV Count Foix (age 26) and [his wife] Eleanor Trastámara Queen Consort Navarre (age 22).

On 07 Feb 1449 [his son] Pierre Foix was born to Gaston IV Count Foix (age 26) and [his wife] Eleanor Trastámara Queen Consort Navarre (age 23).

Around 1452 [his daughter] Marie Foix Marquis Montferrat was born to Gaston IV Count Foix (age 29) and [his wife] Eleanor Trastámara Queen Consort Navarre (age 25).

Around 1454 [his daughter] Jeanne Foix was born to Gaston IV Count Foix (age 31) and [his wife] Eleanor Trastámara Queen Consort Navarre (age 27).

Around 1455 [his daughter] Catherine of Foix Countess Kendal was born to Gaston IV Count Foix (age 32) and [his wife] Eleanor Trastámara Queen Consort Navarre (age 28).

On 07 Mar 1461 [his son]  (age 18) and [his daughter-in-law] Magdalena Valois Countess Foix (age 17) were married. She by marriage Countess Foix. She the daughter of Charles "Victorious" VII King France (age 58) and Marie Valois Anjou Queen Consort France (age 56). He the son of Gaston IV Count Foix 1422-1472 (age 38) and Eleanor Trastámara Queen Consort Navarre (age 35). They were third cousin once removed.

After 1462 [his daughter] Isabel Foix died.

On 19 Jan 1465 [his son-in-law] William VIII Marquis of Montferrat (age 44) and [his daughter] Marie Foix Marquis Montferrat (age 13) were married. She by marriage Marchioness Montferrat. The difference in their ages was 31 years. She the daughter of Gaston IV Count Foix 1422-1472 (age 42) and Eleanor Trastámara Queen Consort Navarre (age 38). They were third cousin once removed.

In 1466 [his daughter] Leonor Foix died.

In 1466 [his daughter] Leonor Foix was born to Gaston IV Count Foix (age 43) and [his wife] Eleanor Trastámara Queen Consort Navarre (age 39).

In 1467 [his daughter] Marie Foix Marquis Montferrat (age 15) died.

In 1469 [his son] Jacques Foix Count Montfort was born to Gaston IV Count Foix (age 46) and [his wife] Eleanor Trastámara Queen Consort Navarre (age 42).

On 28 Jul 1472 Gaston IV Count Foix (age 49) died.

On 12 Feb 1479 [his former wife] Eleanor Trastámara Queen Consort Navarre (age 53) died.

[his daughter] Isabel Foix was born to Gaston IV Count Foix and Eleanor Trastámara Queen Consort Navarre.

Family Trees of Gaston IV Count Foix 1422-1472

Paternal Family Tree: Grailly

Royal Descendants of Gaston IV Count Foix 1422-1472

Francis I King Navarre x 1

Catherine Grailly I Queen Navarre x 1

Germaine Foix Queen Consort Aragon x 1

King Henry II of France x 1

Maximilian Habsburg Spain II Holy Roman Emperor x 1

Maximilian "The Great" Wittelsbach I Duke Bavaria I Elector Bavaria x 1

Ferdinand of Spain II Holy Roman Emperor x 2

Philip IV King Spain x 2

x 1

Ferdinand IV King of the Romans x 2

Louis "Sun King" XIV King France x 2

Leopold Habsburg Spain I Holy Roman Emperor x 2

King Charles "Bewitched" II of Spain x 2

Maximilian Wittelsbach II Elector Bavaria x 1

Victor Amadeus King Sardinia x 2

Joseph I Holy Roman Emperor x 1

Louis Bourbon Duke Burgundy x 1

Philippe V King Spain x 1

Charles Habsburg Spain VI Holy Roman Emperor x 1

Charles Emmanuel III King Sardinia x 2

Louis I King Spain x 2

Louis XV King France x 3

Ferdinand VI King Spain x 2

King Louis Philippe I of France x 2

Ancestors of Gaston IV Count Foix 1422-1472

Great x 1 Grandfather: Peter Grailly

GrandFather: Archambaud Grailly Count Foix

Father: John I Count Foix 1382-1436

GrandMother: Isabelle Countess Foix

Gaston IV Count Foix 1422-1472

GrandFather: Charles Albret

Mother: Jeanne Albret Countess Foix

GrandMother: Marie d Louis and Isabel Craon Sully