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Anne of Foix-Candale (1484 – 26 July 1506) was Queen of Hungary and Bohemia as the third wife of King Vladislaus II.
Aug 20, 2023 · Anna of Foix-Candale (1484 – 26 July 1506) was the third Queen consort of King Vladislaus II of Hungary, and his only wife to produce an heir. Anna was the daughter of Gaston of Foix, Count of Candale, and Infanta Catherine of Navarre.
When Anne Foix-Candale was born in 1484, in Foix, Ariège, Midi-Pyrénées, France, her father, Gaston II de Foix, was 36 and her mother, Catherine de Foix, was 24. She had at least 1 son and 1 daughter with Władysław II Jagiellończyk.
She was the daughter of Gaston II de Foix-Candale and Catherine de Foix. After her father's death in 1500, she went to the court of her cousin and godmother, Anne de Bretagne. The French king later arranged a marriage between her and Wladislas II to ensure the continuation of the Jagiello dynasty and to weaken...
Anne of Foix-Candale was a French noblewoman who married King James IV of Scotland. She was the daughter of Queen Eleanor of Navarre and Gaston IV, Count of Foix. She is most famous for her role in the 1513 Battle of Flodden, where she led the Scottish troops.
Anne was born in 1484, a daughter of Gaston II de Foix, count of Candale and Benagues, and Catherine de Foix, Infanta of Navarre. On 6 October 1502 in Buda, Anne became the 3d wife of Wladislaw Jagiello, king of Hungary and Bohemia.
She was the oldest child and only daughter of King Vladislaus II of Bohemia and Hungary (1456–1516) and his third wife Anne of Foix-Candale. King Louis II of Hungary and Bohemia was her younger brother.
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