Skip to content
Olivia Longueville
Home
About Olivia
Tudor & Renaissance Blog
Medieval Blog
Angevin Blog
Poetry
News
Valois Blog
Contact Olivia
Facebook Twitter Tumblr

Tag: the Foix family

The Tragedy of Gaston de Foix, a stellar military commander

By Olivia LonguevilleIn Tudor & Renaissance Blog, Valois blogPosted April 11, 2021

Gaston de Foix, Duke de Nemours, was born on the 10th of December 1489 to Jean de Foix, Viscount de Narbonne, and his wife, Marie d’Orléans, in the town of Mazères, County of Foix. Gaston was also Count d’Étampes and Viscount de Narbonne, for his father died in 1500. From...

Tags: Battle of Ravenna of 1512, Duchy of Milan, Gaston de Foix, Gaston de Foix Duke de Nemours, Italian wars, King François I of France, King Louis XII of France, renaissance, the Foix family, the House of Foix, the House of Valois
2More

New

  • Queen Jeanne de Bourbon, wife of the illustrious King Charles V
  • An eccentric prince who died a bizarre death
  • A Lost Prince: Arthur Tudor, Prince of Wales
  • Violant de Bar, mother of Yolande of Aragon
  • Yolande of Aragon: her mother, Violant de Bar, as a role model
Olivia Longueville
Facebook-f Twitter Tumblr