Catherine of Foix, Countess of Candale
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For her niece Catherine (1468–1517), Queen of Navarre, see Catherine of Navarre.
Catherine de Foix (c. 1455 – died before 1494) was a French noblewoman.
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Catherine de Foix | |
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Born | c. 1455 |
Died | before 1494 |
Spouse | Gaston II de Foix, Count of Candale and Benauges |
House | House of Foix |
Father | Gaston IV, Count of Foix |
Mother | Eleanor of Navarre |
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She was a daughter of Gaston IV, Count of Foix, and Eleanor of Navarre,[1] and was a granddaughter of John II of Aragon and Blanche I of Navarre.
Catherine married Gaston de Foix, Count of Candale.[1] They had:
- Gaston de Foix, 3rd Count of Candale.
- Jean de Foix, Archbishop of Bordeaux.
- Pierre de Foix, died without issue.
- Anne de Foix (1484-1506),[1] married King Vladislaus II of Bohemia and Hungary.