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Prefecture and commune in Occitanie, France
Foix (/fwɑː/ fwah; French: [fwa] ; Occitan: Fois [ˈfujs], also [ˈfujʃ]; Catalan: Foix [ˈfo(j)ʃ]) is a commune, the former capital of the County of Foix
Foix
Medieval fief and later province in France
County of Foix (French: Comté de Foix, pronounced [fwa]; Occitan: Comtat de Fois, pronounced [fujs] locally [fujʃ]; Catalan: Comtat de Foix, pronounced
County_of_Foix
French feudal title during the Middle Ages
The Count of Foix ruled the County of Foix, in what is now Southern France, during the Middle Ages. The House of Foix eventually extended its power across
Count_of_Foix
French nobleman (1331–1391)
Gaston Phoebus or Fébus (30 April 1331 – 1 August 1391), was the count of Foix (as Gaston III) and viscount of Béarn (as Gaston X) from 1343 until his death
Gaston_III_of_Foix
Queen of Hungary (1484–1506)
Anne of Foix (1484 – 26 July 1506) was Queen of Hungary and Bohemia as the third wife of King Vladislaus II. Anne was the daughter of Gaston, Count of
Anne_of_Foix
Reservoir in Catalonia, Spain
The Foix Reservoir is a Spanish hydraulic infrastructure planned on 1901 and inaugurated on 1928. Locate on the Foix River, a short river only 41 km long
Foix_Reservoir
Queen of Aragon from 1506 to 1516
Ursula Germaine of Foix (c. 1488 – 15 October 1536) was an early modern French noblewoman from the House of Foix. She was the daughter of John, Viscount
Germaine_of_Foix
Castle in Ariège, Occitania, France
The Château de Foix (Languedocien: Castèl de Fois) is a castle which dominates the town of Foix in the French département of Ariège. An important tourist
Château_de_Foix
French internist and neurologist
Charles Foix (French: [fwa]; 1 February 1882 – 22 March 1927) was a French internist and neurologist. Charles Foix was born in Salies-de-Béarn, Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Charles_Foix
French diplomat and Catholic prelate (1528–1584)
Paul de Foix de Carmain (1528–1584) was a French prelate and diplomat. As ambassador in England he was involved in the relations of Elizabeth I and Mary
Paul_de_Foix
French count of Couserans (c. 962 – c. 1024)
had: Bernard II of Foix, count of Bigorre, took the County of Bigorre. Roger I of Foix, count of Foix, became the first count of Foix, which included the
Bernard-Roger_of_Foix
Municipality in Catalonia, Spain
Torrelles de Foix (Catalan pronunciation: [tuˈreʎəz ðə ˈfoʃ]) is a municipality in the comarca of Alt Penedès, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. "Ajuntament
Torrelles_de_Foix
Viscount of Castelbon
Roger-Bernard V de Foix (c. 1330 – 1381) was viscount of Castelbon. He was the son of Roger Bernard IV of Foix, viscount of Castelbon and Constance de
Roger-Bernard V of Foix, Viscount of Castelbon
Roger-Bernard_V_of_Foix,_Viscount_of_Castelbon
French Catholic bishop
Jacques de Foix was a sixteenth century Catholic Bishop of Oloron and then Lescar, both in France. De Foix was the son of an unknown mistress and Jacques
Jacques_de_Foix
Topics referred to by the same term
Peter of Foix (Fr.: Pierre de Foix) may refer to: Pierre de Foix, le vieux (1386–1464), Archbishop of Arles, cardinal Pierre de Foix, le jeune (1449–1490)
Pierre_de_Foix
French nobleman and famed military commander (1489–1512)
Gaston de Foix, duc de Nemours (10 December 1489 – 11 April 1512), nicknamed The Thunderbolt of Italy, was a famed French military commander of the Renaissance
Gaston of Foix, Duke of Nemours
Gaston_of_Foix,_Duke_of_Nemours
16th-century French noblewoman
Charlotte Diane de Foix-Candale (after 1540 – 24 May 1587) became the Comtesse of Gurson (in France) after her marriage in 1579 with Louis de Foix, who fell in
Diana_of_Foix
French military leader
Odet de Foix, Vicomte de Lautrec (1485 – 15 August 1528) was a French military leader, a knight of the Order of St. Michael and grand seneschal of Guyenne
Odet de Foix, Viscount of Lautrec
Odet_de_Foix,_Viscount_of_Lautrec
Co-Prince of Andorra and Count of Foix
November 1422 – 25 or 28 July 1472) was the viscount of Béarn and the count of Foix and Bigorre in France from 1436 to 1472. He also held the viscounties of
Gaston_IV_of_Foix
Duchess of Brittany
Margaret of Foix (French: Marguerite de Foix; c. 1449– 15 May 1487) was Duchess of Brittany from 1474 to 1487 by marriage to Duke Francis II. She was the
Margaret_of_Foix
French noble
John I, Count of Foix also known as Jean de Foix-Grailly (1382 – 4 May 1436) was Count of Foix from 1428 until his death in 1436. He succeeded his mother
John_I_of_Foix
Administrative region of France
Catalans (Roussillon, Cerdanya, Vallespir, Conflent, Capcir), the County of Foix, and the eastern parts of what was formerly Gascony (Armagnac, Comminges
Occitania (administrative region)
Occitania_(administrative_region)
Topics referred to by the same term
Cardinal of Foix (Fr.: Cardinal de Foix) may refer to: Pierre de Foix, le vieux (1386–1464), Archbishop of Arles, cardinal Pierre de Foix, le jeune (1449–1490)
Cardinal_of_Foix
Topics referred to by the same term
John of Foix or Jean de Foix may refer to: John I, Count of Foix (died 1436) John de Foix, 1st Earl of Kendal (died 1485) John of Foix, Viscount of Narbonne
John_of_Foix
Queen consort of Majorca from 1276–1311
Esclaramunda of Foix (1250–1315) was Queen consort of Majorca from 1276-1311. She was the daughter of Roger IV of Foix and Brunisenda of Cardona, daughter
Esclaramunda_of_Foix
15th-century French nobleman
Jean de Foix (c. 1415 – 1485) was the Captal de Buch, first Earl of Kendal (Gallicised into "Comte de Candalle"), Vicomte de Castillon, Meilles and Comte
John de Foix, 1st Earl of Kendal
John_de_Foix,_1st_Earl_of_Kendal
Countess of Foix from 1349 to 1397
Navarre and Joan II of Navarre, and became Countess of Foix on marriage to Gaston III, Count of Foix. She was rumoured to have had an affair with poet Guillaume
Agnes_of_Navarre
French Cathar figure (died 1215)
Esclarmonde of Foix (French: Esclarmonde de Foix; Occitan: Esclarmonda de Fois), was a prominent figure associated with Catharism in thirteenth century
Esclarmonde_of_Foix
Count of Foix
Matthew (c. 1363 – 1398) was a count of Foix and viscount of Béarn. He was son of Roger-Bernard V of Foix viscount of Castelbon and Géraude de Navailles
Matthew,_Count_of_Foix
Medical condition
Foix–Alajouanine syndrome, also called subacute ascending necrotizing myelitis, is a disease caused by an arteriovenous malformation of the spinal cord
Foix–Alajouanine_syndrome
Gaston I de Foix-Grailly († post 1455) was from 1412 to 1451 Captal de Buch, Count of Bénauges, and Viscount Castillon. He was a Knight of the Order of
Gaston_I,_Lord_of_Grailly
Railway station in Foix, France
Foix is a railway station in Foix, Occitanie, France. The station is on the Portet-Saint-Simon–Puigcerdà railway. The station is served by TER (local)
Foix_station
Topics referred to by the same term
Catherine of Foix may refer to: Catherine of Navarre, queen of Navarre, duchess of Gandía, duchess of Montblanc, duchess of Peñafiel, countess of Foix Infanta
Catherine_of_Foix
River in Catalonia, Spain
The Foix (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈfoʃ]) is a river in Catalonia in the province of Barcelona, northeastern Spain. Its source is near La Llacuna in the
Foix_(river)
Queen of Navarre in 1479
however, their father occupied Navarre. She married Gaston IV, Count of Foix, in 1441. In 1442, Eleanor moved with her spouse to Bearn. In 1455, her father
Eleanor_of_Navarre
Department in Occitania, France
region of Occitanie. It is named after the river Ariège and its capital is Foix. Ariège is known for its rural and mountainous landscape, with a population
Ariège_(department)
Public hospital in Ivry-sur-Seine, France
The Hôpital Charles-Foix is a public hospital from Assistance Publique–Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) located at 7 avenue de la République, in Ivry-sur-Seine
Hôpital_Charles-Foix
French aristocrat
son and successor of Roger-Bernard II the Great, was the eighth count of Foix from 1241 to his death. His mother was Ermessenda de Castellbò. His reign
Roger_IV_of_Foix
French countess
Isabella of Foix also known as Isabella of Foix-Castelbon (before 2 November 1361 – 1428) was sovereign Countess of Foix and Viscountess of Béarn from
Isabella_of_Foix
Navarrese infante (1445–1470)
Gaston de Foix (French: Gaston, Spanish: Gastón, Basque: Gaston, 1445 – 23 November 1470), was the son and heir of Gaston IV, Count of Foix, and Infanta
Gaston,_Prince_of_Viana
c. 1529 painting by Giovanni Girolamo Savoldo
The Portrait of a Clad Warrior, also known as Portrait of Gaston of Foix, is an oil on canvas painting by the Italian High Renaissance painter Giovanni
Portrait_of_a_Clad_Warrior
Count of Foix, co-prince of Andorra
III (1243 – 3 March 1302) was the Count of Foix from 1265 to his death. He was the son of Roger IV of Foix and Brunissende of Cardona. He entered into
Roger-Bernard_III_of_Foix
Roger-Bernard III of Foix) 1302–1315 : Gaston VIII (son of, also count of Foix) 1315–1343 : Gaston IX (son of, also count of Foix) 1343–1391 : Gaston X
Viscounts_of_Béarn
French footballer (1930–2017)
Jacques Foix (French pronunciation: [ʒak fwa]; 26 November 1930 – 14 June 2017) was a French footballer who played striker. His playing career spanned
Jacques_Foix
Topics referred to by the same term
Gaston of Foix (Gaston de Foix) may refer to: Gaston I of Foix-Béarn (d. 1315) Gaston II of Foix-Béarn (1308–1343) Gaston III of Foix-Béarn (1331–1391)
Gaston_of_Foix
Count of Foix
Gaston II of Foix-Béarn (1308 – September 1343), son of Gaston I of Foix-Béarn and Joan of Artois, was the count of Foix. In 1315, after the death of
Gaston_II_of_Foix
French noble
Gaston of Foix (1448 – 25 March 1500), Earl of Kendal and Count of Benauges, was a French nobleman in the last decades of the Middle Ages. He was a cadet
Gaston,_Count_of_Candale
13th-century French nobleman
(died 27 March 1223)[citation needed] was the sixth Count of Foix from the House of Foix. He was the son and successor of Roger Bernard I and his wife
Raymond-Roger_of_Foix
Catalan writer and poet (1893–1987)
Josep Vicenç Foix i Mas (Catalan pronunciation: [ʒuˈzɛb biˈsɛns ˈfoʃ]; 28 January 1893 in Barcelona – 29 January 1987) was a Catalan poet, writer, and
Josep_Vicenç_Foix
French noblewoman
Gaston de Foix, Count of Candale. They had four children: Gaston de Foix, 3rd Count of Candale. Jean de Foix, Archbishop of Bordeaux. Pierre de Foix, died
Catherine of Foix, Countess of Candale
Catherine_of_Foix,_Countess_of_Candale
shield divided quarterly by the arms of the Bishop of Urgell and the Count of Foix – who have historically been the two co-princes of Andorra – in addition
Coat_of_arms_of_Andorra
French noblewoman
Countess of Foix, Viscountess of Béarn (French: Jeanne d'Artois; 1289 – after 24 March 1350), was a French noblewoman, and the wife of Gaston I de Foix, Count
Joan of Artois, Countess of Foix
Joan_of_Artois,_Countess_of_Foix
Queen of Navarre from 1483 to 1517
Peñafiel, Countess of Foix, Bigorre, and Ribagorza, and Viscountess of Béarn. Catherine was the younger daughter of Gaston of Foix, Prince of Viana, and
Catherine_of_Navarre
Spanish writer and film director (born 1946)
Vicente Molina Foix (born 18 October 1946) is a Spanish writer and film director. Born in Elche in 1946, he studied at the Complutense University in Madrid
Vicente_Molina_Foix
Count of Urgell (1239–1268)
Álvaro (1239 in Burgos – 1268 in Foix), called Àlvar el Castellà ("the Castilian") in Catalan, was the Count of Urgell and Viscount of Àger from 1243.
Álvaro,_Count_of_Urgell
Abbatial church in Foix, France
The Church of Saint-Volusien is an abbatial church in Foix, Ariège in southwestern France. It already existed in the 12th century and was re-built and
Saint-Volusien,_Foix
French noble
Roger Bernard I the Fat (c. 1130 – November 1188) was the fifth Count of Foix from 1148. At Pamiers in 1149 and again in 1163, he had to make restitution
Roger-Bernard_I_of_Foix
Maximilien Radix de Sainte-Foix, born Charles-Pierre-Maximilien Radix de Sainte-Foix (13 June 1736 in Paris – 23 June 1810 in Bourbonne-les-Bains), was
Maximilien Radix de Sainte-Foix
Maximilien_Radix_de_Sainte-Foix
17th-century French nobleman
general, the son of Jean Louis de Nogaret de La Valette and Marguerite de Foix-Candale, granddaughter of the constable of Montmorency. Through his mother's
Bernard de Nogaret de La Valette d'Épernon
Bernard_de_Nogaret_de_La_Valette_d'Épernon
14th-century Spanish military officer
Bernal de Foix, 1st Count of Medinaceli (Spanish: Mosén Bernardo de Bearne y Foix, primer conde de Medinaceli; d. 1381), also known as "the Bastard of
Bernal de Foix, 1st Count of Medinaceli
Bernal_de_Foix,_1st_Count_of_Medinaceli
Bernard IV of Foix (1310 - 1350) was viscount of Castelbon and other Catalan lands bequeathed by his parents Gaston I of Foix viscount of Foix and Bearn (died
Roger Bernard IV of Foix, Viscount of Castelbon
Roger_Bernard_IV_of_Foix,_Viscount_of_Castelbon
Subprefecture and commune in Occitanie, France
department, although it is not the capital which is the smaller town of Foix. The seat of the Bishop of Pamiers is at the Pamiers Cathedral. The current
Pamiers
Medical condition
Foix–Chavany–Marie syndrome (FCMS), also known as bilateral opercular syndrome, is a neuropathological disorder characterized by paralysis of the facial
Foix–Chavany–Marie_syndrome
Mistress of King Francis I of France
House of Foix, Françoise was the daughter of Jean de Foix, Vicomte de Lautrec, and Jeanne d'Aydie. Her father was the son of Pierre de Foix, Vicomte de
Françoise_de_Foix
Count of Foix
his wife, Rosamburge of Périgord and was Count of Foix by his marriage to Isabella, Countess of Foix. Archambaud was a descendant of the noble House of
Archambaud_of_Grailly
Senate election for the 120th US Congress
"Candidate List". Iowa Secretary of State. Retrieved February 23, 2026. Foix, Chase (April 21, 2025). "US Senate hopeful speaks to Rotary Club of Sioux
2026 United States Senate elections
2026_United_States_Senate_elections
French general
André de Foix, Seigneur de Lesparre (or Asparroz or Asparrots), (1490–1547) was a French General. André was the son of Jean de Foix, Viscount of Lautrec
André_de_Foix
The Hours of Margaret of Foix is an illuminated book of Hours, named after its patron, Margaret of Foix. It follows the Paris liturgy and was produced
Hours_of_Margaret_of_Foix
Capital of France
Nice (Alpes-Maritimes) Privas (Ardèche) Charleville-Mézières (Ardennes) Foix (Ariège) Troyes (Aube) Carcassonne (Aude) Rodez (Aveyron) Marseille (Bouches-du-Rhône)
Paris
Medical condition
Lateral pontine syndrome, also known as Marie-Foix syndrome or Marie-Foix-Alajouanine syndrome, is one of the brainstem stroke syndromes of the lateral
Lateral_pontine_syndrome
French Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal
Peter of Foix the Younger (Fr.: Pierre de Foix, le jeune) (7 February 1449 – 10 August 1490) (called the Cardinal of Foix) was a French Roman Catholic
Pierre_de_Foix,_le_jeune
Co-prince of Andorra
Gaston I of Foix or Gaston VIII of Foix-Béarn (1287 – 13 December 1315 in Maubuisson) was the 9th Count of Foix, the 22nd Viscount of Béarn and Co-Prince
Gaston_I_of_Foix
Co-prince of Andorra
establishing joint-lordship over the territory with Roger-Bernard III, Count of Foix in 1278. The paréage ended almost a century of conflict over the territory
Pere_d'Urtx
aristocratic families of D'Armagnac and Foix-Béarn. The chief protagonists were Jean, Comte d'Armagnac and Gaston Fébus of Foix. The result was a major victory
Battle_of_Launac
Count of Étampes
John of Foix (1450 – 1500, Étampes, France) was a younger son of Count Gaston IV of Foix and Queen Eleanor of Navarre. His elder brother was Gaston, Prince
John of Foix, Viscount of Narbonne
John_of_Foix,_Viscount_of_Narbonne
King of Aragon from 1479 to 1516
In 1506, as part of a treaty with France, Ferdinand married Germaine of Foix, with whom he had no surviving children. In 1512, he conquered most of the
Ferdinand_II_of_Aragon
French noble
Bernard II (c. 1195 – 26 May 1241), called the Great, was the seventh count of Foix from 1223 until his death. He was the son and successor of the count Raymond-Roger
Roger-Bernard_II_of_Foix
2017 murder in Barcelona, Spain
whose charred body was found on 4 May 2017 inside a burned-out car near the Foix Reservoir after a love triangle inside that organization went wrong. All
Guardia_Urbana_crime
Opera by Gaetano Donizetti
Francesca di Foix is a melodramma giocoso (comic opera) in one act by Gaetano Donizetti with a libretto by Domenico Gilardoni based on one by Jean-Nicolas
Francesca_di_Foix
Foix, the consorts of the Counts of Foix. The list is organised by the ruling house and covers the period from 1064 to 1607, when the County of Foix was
Countess_of_Foix
Spanish nobility title
ancestor, Bernal de Foix. In 1368, the King of the Crown of Castile bestowed the title of Count of Medinaceli on Bernal de Foix, the second husband of
Duke_of_Medinaceli
1512 war of the League of Cambrai event
Holy League) defeated by France and their Ferrarese allies under Gaston of Foix, who was killed during the battle. The battle was exceptionally bloody and
Battle_of_Ravenna_(1512)
Arrondissement in Occitania, France
The arrondissement of Foix is an arrondissement of France in the Ariège department in the Occitania region. It has 113 communes. Its population is 47,794
Arrondissement_of_Foix
King of Navarre from 1479 to 1483
January 1483) was King of Navarre (1479–1483), Viscount of Bearn, and Count of Foix (1472). He was the son of Gaston, Prince of Viana, and grandson of Queen
Francis_Phoebus
King of Hungary and Croatia from 1516 to 1526
was the only son of Vladislaus II Jagiellon and his third wife, Anne of Foix. Vladislaus II took steps to ensure a smooth succession by arranging for
Louis_II_of_Hungary
1278 charter granting joint sovereignty over Andorra
1278. It codified a lay and ecclesiastical agreement between the Count of Foix, Roger-Bernard III, and the Bishop of Urgell, Pere d'Urtx, establishing their
Paréage_of_Andorra_(1278)
Painting by Claudius Jacquand
Young Gaston, Known as the Angel of Foix is an 1838 oil on canvas painting by Claudius Jacquand, first exhibited at the Salon of 1838 in Paris, where it
Young Gaston, Known as the Angel of Foix
Young_Gaston,_Known_as_the_Angel_of_Foix
Title of the English nobility
year, and the titles became extinct. The third creation was for Jean de Foix, vicomte de Castillon, who was created Earl of Kendal in 1446. He gave allegiance
Duke_of_Kendal
French commander
(1518) and the brother of Odet de Foix, Vicomte de Lautrec, André de Foix, Lord of Lesparre and Françoise de Foix. After a ecclesiastical career in his
Thomas_de_Foix-Lescun
French musicologist and Mozart specialist
Georges de Saint-Foix (2 March 1874 – 26 May 1954) was a French musicologist, connoisseur of Mozart and specialist of the 19th century and the beginning
Georges_de_Saint-Foix
French Province
Roger-Bernard III of Foix (see: List of counts of Foix) who inherited Béarn, and so Nébouzan became one of the fiefs of the House of Foix-Béarn. In the second
Nébouzan
Foix-Lautrec, count of Comminges (1472–1494). Odet of Foix, Viscount of Lautrec, count of Comminges, Marshal of France (1494–1528). Enrique de Foix-Lautrec
Counts_of_Comminges
Joint heads of state
count of Foix, this unique diarchical arrangement has persisted through the Middle Ages to the present. Following the transfer of the count of Foix's claims
Co-princes_of_Andorra
Constable of France under Charles VI of France
had issue: Jeanne d'Albret (1403–1433), married in 1422 John I, Count of Foix. She was his second wife; the only one of his three wives who bore him issue
Charles_I_d'Albret
Road tunnel in France
The Foix Tunnel is a tunnel located in Foix in the French department of Ariège on the RN20. Construction began in March 1996 and the tunnel opened on
Foix_Tunnel
European noblewoman (1245–1250 – c. 1319)
1252, and said she was intended to marry the count Roger-Bernard III of Foix, but the marriage didn't take place until fifteen years later, in 1267. The
Margaret_of_Béarn
Brunissende of Foix (died September 1324) was Countess of Périgord by marriage to Count Elias VII. She served as regent of the County of Périgord during
Brunissende_of_Foix
Duke of Gandía
Alfonso de Aragón y Foix (1332 - Gandia, 5 March 1412) also called Alfonso I of Gandía "the old" and Alfonso IV of Ribagorza, was the eldest son of Count
Alfonso_I,_Duke_of_Gandia
Canton in Occitania, France
The canton of Foix is an administrative division of the Ariège department, southern France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came
Canton_of_Foix
Queen consort of Navarre
Stephanie or Estefania (died after 1066) was Queen of Navarre as the wife of García Sánchez III of Navarre. Early chroniclers are in conflict over her
Stephanie,_Queen_of_Navarre
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