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Francis Phoebus of Navarre

He inherited Navarre as a minor under the regency of his mother, Madeleine of France. His premature death brought the succession to his sister Catherine.

1467 – 1483King of NavarreFoix · ES

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Historical profile

Key details

Birth: 1467 Pending review

Death: 1483 Pending review

Role: King of Navarre

Other recorded names: Francis I of Navarre · François Phébus

Dynasty: Foix · ES

Territories: Navarre (ES) · Foix (ES) · Béarn (ES) · County of Bigorre (ES)

Recorded governments and reigns

King · Navarre · Reign Pending review1479–1483Effective rule

Viscount · Béarn · Viscounty Pending review1472–1483Effective rule

Count · Foix · County Documented1472–1483Effective ruleSuccession of the counts of Foix; the dates follow the Viscounty of Béarn, inherited by the same person.

Count · County of Bigorre · County Documented1472–1483Effective ruleFrom 1425 Bigorre was ruled by the counts of Foix.

Family network

Recorded relationships

Parents

Gaston of Foix, Prince of Viana · ESPending reviewMadeleine of France · ESPending review

Crowns and unions

Their titles over time

Follow the changing territories and offices of Francis Phoebus of Navarre. Each title retains its own status.

Period

Governments in 1479

NavarreKing
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- Navarre · ESKing · Effective rule1479–1483
BéarnViscount
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- Béarn · ESViscount · Effective rule1472–1483
FoixCount
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- Foix · ESCount · Effective rule1472–1483 · Succession of the counts of Foix; the dates follow the Viscounty of Béarn, inherited by the same person.
County of BigorreCount
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- County of Bigorre · ESCount · Effective rule1472–1483 · From 1425 Bigorre was ruled by the counts of Foix.

Annual dates: overlap within one year does not prove that two offices were held on the same day. Regencies and co-rulerships retain their labels.

Evidence for this profile

8 recorded claims · 6 without a claim-specific source. Context references do not by themselves verify every fact.

Dates (0/2 with a precise source)

BirthPending review
1467
A precise source has not yet been added.
No individual review recorded ·
DeathPending review
1483
A precise source has not yet been added.
No individual review recorded ·

Family and relationships (0/2 with a precise source)

FatherPending review
Gaston of Foix, Prince of Viana
A precise source has not yet been added.
No individual review recorded ·
MotherPending review
Madeleine of France
A precise source has not yet been added.
No individual review recorded ·

Governments (2/4 with a precise source)

GovernmentPending review
King · Navarre · 1479–1483
A precise source has not yet been added.
No individual review recorded ·
GovernmentPending review
Viscount · Béarn · 1472–1483
A precise source has not yet been added.
No individual review recorded ·
GovernmentDocumented
Count · Foix · 1472–1483
Succession of the counts of Foix; the dates follow the Viscounty of Béarn, inherited by the same person.
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana · Comtat de Foix · Gaston IV (1436); his grandchildren Francis Phoebus and Catherine, monarchs of Navarre; Henry (II of Navarre), Jeanne (III) and Henry IV of France, who incorporated the domains into the French crown in 1607.
Reviewed on 2026-10-19 by El Árbol de Europa ·
GovernmentDocumented
Count · County of Bigorre · 1472–1483
From 1425 Bigorre was ruled by the counts of Foix.
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana · Bigorra · In 1425 John I of Grailly, Count of Foix, received the county from Charles VII. Thereafter it was ruled by the counts of Foix; Henry IV incorporated it into his kingdom in 1607.
Reviewed on 2026-10-19 by El Árbol de Europa ·

Editorial history

2026-10-12 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
2026-10-08 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
2026-10-04 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
2026-10-04 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
2026-10-03 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
2026-09-30 · The duchy is limited to Dijon and Autun; each other fief now enters the map only under its dated ruler. John III of Namur and the Nevers/Rethel branch were added. The previous shape combined later counties and unrelated lands as if all belonged to the duchy from 1363.
2026-09-28 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.

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