Gaston of Foix, Prince of Viana

Gaston, Prince of Viana, also called Gaston de Foix (1444 – 23 November 1470, Libourne, Aquitaine), was the son of Gaston IV of Foix and Eleanor of Navarre, and was the heir of both. As a Prince of Navarre, he was called Prince of Viana.^[1]

He married Magdalena of Valois, a daughter of Charles VII of France and Marie of Anjou on 7 March 1461 at Lescar. They had two children:

Francis I of Navarre, 1466–1483, King of Navarre 1479–1483
Catherine I of Navarre, 1470–1518, Queen-regnant of Navarre 1483–1518

Gaston died from wounds received in a jousting tournament in Libourne, Aquitaine, in 1470.^[2]

References

^ Gaston de Foix, Prince de Viana, Vicomte de Castelbon
^ Francisco Navarro Villoslada (1854). Doña Blanca of Navarre. Oxford University. pp. 305–306.

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Date of birth	1444
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Date of death	23 November 1470
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