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Germaine of Foix

Daughter of John of Foix and Marie of Orléans, niece of Louis XII of France and second wife of Ferdinand the Catholic. Her position linked negotiations between France and Aragon with her family’s Navarrese interests.

1488 – 1536ConsortFoix
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Portrait of Germaine of Foix
Historical portraitPortrait of Germaine of FoixAnonymous · Sixteenth centuryPublic domain · PDM 1.0 · Source

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Historical profile

Key details

Birth: 1488 Documented

Death: 15 October 1536 Documented

Role: Consort

Dynasty: Foix

Territories: Aragon (ES)

Family network

Recorded relationships

Parents
Partners
Documentation

Sources for this profile

Biographical and contextual references in their original language. Sources and methodology.

Evidence for this profile

5 recorded claims · 2 without a claim-specific source. Context references do not by themselves verify every fact.

Dates (2/2 with a precise source)
Family and relationships (1/3 with a precise source)
  • FatherPending review

    John of Foix, Viscount of Narbonne

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
  • MotherPending review

    Marie of Orléans

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
  • Marriage or partnershipDocumented

    Ferdinand II of Aragon

    The authority record identifies Ferdinand II of Aragon (GND 118686712) as spouse.
    Deutsche Nationalbibliothek · GND · Foix, Germaine de · Relationships: spouse → GND 118686712
    Reviewed on 2026-10-17 by El Árbol de Europa ·
Biographical and contextual references (3)
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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