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Jeanne d’Albret, Queen of Navarre, Calvinist, leader of the Huguenot party, and mother of Henri IV of France, has been the focus of few modern historians. In her highly readable study, Nancy L. Roelker has filled this important gap, skillfully weaving together the queen’s personal life and the complex events associated with the opening of ...
Charles of Navarre (12 December 1510 – September 1528). Took part in the Siege of Naples during the War of the League of Cognac but was captured. Died while still held as a prisoner of war. Isabella of Navarre (1513/1514 – last mentioned in 1555). Married Rene I, Viscount of Rohan.
Brief Life History of Catherine. When Catherine Reine de Navarre was born on 18 April 1468, in Foix, Ariège, Midi-Pyrénées, France, her father, Gaston V de Foix, vicomte de Castelbon, prince de Viane, was 24 and her mother, Madeleine de Valois, was 24. She had at least 7 sons and 7 daughters with Jean III Roi de Navarre de iure uxoris.
Brief Life History of Catherine. When Catherine Reine de Navarre was born on 18 April 1468, in Foix, Ariège, Midi-Pyrénées, France, her father, Gaston V de Foix, vicomte de Castelbon, prince de Viane, was 24 and her mother, Madeleine de Valois, was 24. She had at least 7 sons and 7 daughters with Jean III Roi de Navarre de iure uxoris.
Antoine de Bourbon, Duke of Vendôme (1518–1562), King of Navarre through his marriage (jure uxoris) in 1548 to Queen Jeanne III. François de Bourbon, Count of Enghien (1519–1546), unmarried. Madeleine de Bourbon (1521–1561), Abbess of Sainte-Croix de Poitiers. Louis de Bourbon (1522–1525), died in infancy.
Mar 31, 2024 · Catherine (in Spanish, Catalina de Foix) (1468-1518), was Queen of Navarre (1483-1518), duchess of Gandia, Montblanc, and Peñafiel, countess of Foix, Bigorre, and Ribagorza, and viscountess of Béarn. The younger daughter of Gaston de Foix, Prince of Viana, and Magdalena of Valois, the sister of Louis XI.
Antoine de Bourbon, roi de Navarre (22 April 1518 – 17 November 1562) was the King of Navarre through his marriage ( jure uxoris) to Queen Jeanne III, from 1555 until his death. He was the first monarch of the House of Bourbon, of which he was head from 1537. Despite being first prince of the blood he was dominated by king Henry II favourites ...
