Francis of Navarre

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Francis Phoebus of Foix (in French François Fébus and in Spanish Francisco Febo) (c. 1469 – 1483), was king of Navarre (1479–1483) and count of Foix (1472). He was the son of Gaston de Foix, Prince of Viana, and grandson of Eleanor of Navarre, whom he succeeded.

During his brief reign, he was the charge of his mother, the regent, Magdalena de Valois. His succession was approved by the Agramontese party, while the Beaumontese party fell behind Ferdinand the Catholic who was exercising military protection over Navarre to prevent a French invasion.

[edit] Ancestors

Francis I's ancestors in three generations

Francis I of Navarre	Father: Gaston of Foix, Prince of Viana	Paternal Grandfather: Gaston IV of Foix	Paternal Great-grandfather: John I of Foix-Grailly
			Paternal Great-grandmother: Joan of Albret
		Paternal Grandmother: Eleanor of Navarre	Paternal Great-grandfather: John II of Aragon
			Paternal Great-grandmother: Blanche I of Navarre
	Mother: Magdalena of Valois	Maternal Grandfather: Charles VII of France	Maternal Great-grandfather: Charles VI of France
			Maternal Great-grandmother: Isabeau of Bavaria
		Maternal Grandmother: Marie of Anjou	Maternal Great-grandfather: Louis II of Naples
			Maternal Great-grandmother: Yolande of Aragon

Francis of Navarre House of Foix Born: 1469 Died: 1483
Preceded by Gaston IV	Count of Foix 1472–1483	Succeeded by Catherine
Preceded by Eleanor	King of Navarre 1479–1483