Matthew, Count of Foix

Spanish noble
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroSpanish noble
PlacesSpain
wasNoble
Work fieldRoyals
Gender
Male
Birth1 January 1363
Death1 August 1398 (aged 35 years)
Family
Father:Roger Bernard IV de Foix-Castelbon
Spouse:Joanna of Aragon Countess of Foix
The details

Biography

Matthew (c. 1363 – 1398) was a Count of Foix and French military leader. In 1391 he succeeded Gaston Phoebus, his first cousin once removed, as Count of Foix. He contested Martin I of Aragon for the throne of Aragon after Martin succeeded John I of Aragon in 1396. His wife Joanna was the elder daughter of John I of Aragon, but she died childless.

Ancestry

Ancestors of Matthew, Count of Foix
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
16. Roger-Bernard III, Count of Foix
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
8. Gaston I, Count of Foix
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
17. Margaret of Montcada, Viscountess of Béarn
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4. Roger Bernard III, Viscount of Castelbon
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
18. Philip of Artois
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
9. Jeanne of Artois
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
19. Blanche of Brittany
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2. Roger Bernard IV, Viscount of Castelbon
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
20. Lope Ferrench de Luna
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
10. Artal, Lord of Luna
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5. Constance of Luna
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
22. James de Aragón, Lord of Segorbe, illegitimate son of Peter III of Aragon
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
11. Constance de Aragon, Lady of Segorbe
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
23. Sancha Fernández
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Matthew, Count of Foix
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12. Garcie-Arnaud IV de Navailles, Viscount of Sault de Chalosse
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6. Garcia Arnaud IV, Baron de Navailles
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
13. Marthe Séguin de Rions
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3. Gerauda of Navailles
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
7. Béarnaise de Miramont
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


Matthew, Count of Foix
House of Foix-Castelbón
Cadet branch of the House of Foix
Born: circa 1363 or after Died: August 1398
French nobility
Preceded by
Gaston III
(X)
Count of Foix
Viscount of Béarn

1391–1398
Succeeded by
Isabella & Archambaud
Preceded by
Gerauda
Lord of Navailles and Sault
1384–1398
Preceded by
Roger Bernard IV
Viscount of Castelbón
1381–1398
Aragonese occupation
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