Matthew, Count of Foix

Mathew of Foix
Mathew of Foix
	Count of Foix
Reign	1391–1398
Born	c. 1363 or after
Died	August 1398
Noble family	Foix
Spouse(s)	Joanna of Aragon
Father	Roger Bernard IV, Viscount of Castelbon
Mother	Gerauda of Navailles

Matthew (c. 1363 – 1398) was a Count of Foix, sovereign Viscount of Béarn as its lord, and military leader. In 1391. he succeeded Gaston Phoebus, his first cousin once removed, as Count of Foix. He confirmed the sovereignty of Béarn, also contesting 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.

Accession to office

Despite his pursuit for sovereignty, Gaston Phoebus ultimately bequeathed the lordship of Béarn to the king of France. On 8 August 1391, Béarnese leaders duly gathered in Orthez and designated representatives, establishing the Estates-General of Béarn.[1]

They also elected Matthew de Castellbo as new legitimate lord of Béarn, also imposing on him the need to obtain from the king of France, Charles VI, the renunciation of the recent Treaty of Toulouse whereby the French monarch would gain access to the lordship of Béarn. Matthew manoeuvred quickly in this respect, obtaining early on his recognition by Richard II, king of England, and Charles VI, king of France, as lord of Béarn.[1]

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

References

Adot Lerga, Álvaro (2005). Juana de Albret y Catalina de Foix o la defensa del Estado navarro (1483-1517). Pamplona/Iruñea: Pamiela. pp. 64–66. ISBN 84-7681-443-7.

French nobility
Matthew, Count of Foix House of Foix-Castelbón Cadet branch of the House of Foix Born: circa 1363 or after Died: August 1398
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	Succeeded by Isabella & Archambaud
Preceded by Roger Bernard IV	Viscount of Castelbón 1381–1398	Aragonese occupation

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[:0-1] Adot Lerga, Álvaro (2005). Juana de Albret y Catalina de Foix o la defensa del Estado navarro (1483-1517). Pamplona/Iruñea: Pamiela. pp. 64–66. ISBN 84-7681-443-7.