Gaston, Prince of Viana

Gaston, Prince of Viana, also called Gaston de Foix (French: Gaston, Spanish: Gastón, Basque: Gaston, 1445 – 23 November 1470),^[1] was the son and heir of Gaston IV, Count of Foix, and Infanta Eleanor of Navarre (later Queen of Navarre). As the expected successor to his mother and his grandfather, John II of Navarre, he was called Prince of Viana.^[2]

Gaston
Prince of Viana
Born	1445
Died	23 November 1470(1470-11-23) (aged 24–25) Libourne
Spouse	Magdalena of Valois
Issue	Francis Phoebus, King of Navarre Catherine, Queen of Navarre
House	Foix
Father	Gaston IV, Count of Foix
Mother	Infanta Eleanor of Navarre (later Queen of Navarre)

Gaston married Magdalena of Valois, a daughter of Charles VII of France and Marie of Anjou on 7 March 1461 at Lescar.^[2] They had two children:^[1]

• Francis Phoebus, 1467–1483, King of Navarre 1479–1483^[2]
• Catherine, 1470–1517, Queen-regnant of Navarre 1483–1517^[2]

Gaston died in 1470 from wounds received in a jousting tournament in Libourne, Aquitaine,^[1] before his accession to the throne of Navarre. Consequently, his children rose to the throne successively, but it was Gaston's wife Magdalena who actually pulled the strings of the crown until 1494.