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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 the Pyrenees mountain range, joining the House of Bearn and moving their court to Pau in Béarn .
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The County of Foix (French: Comté de Foix, pronounced;...
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Ursula Germaine of Foix [a] (c. 1488 – 15 October 1536) was...
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- County of Foix
Foix, town, capital of Ariège département, Occitanie région, southwestern France, located in the foothills of the Pyrenees. Situated 1,250 feet (380 metres) above sea level , at the fork where the Arget River joins the Ariège, it is dominated by its medieval castle, which stands on a high rock.
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Foix, feudal county of southwestern France, corresponding approximately to the modern département of Ariège, in the Midi-Pyrénées région. Between the 11th and the 15th century, the counts of Foix built up a quasi-independent power bounded by Languedoc on the north and on the east, by the.
Château de Foix. 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 site, it is known as a centre of the Cathars. It has been listed since 1840 as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture.
