Catherine of Navarre

Catherine of Navarre

Catherine (in Spanish, Catalina de Foix) (1468-1518), was Queen of Navarre (1483-1518), duchess of Gandia, Montblanc, and Peñafiel, countess of Foix, Bigorre, and Ribagorza, and viscountess of Béarn.

The younger daughter of Gaston de Foix, Prince of Viana, and Magdalena of Valois, the sister of Louis XI. She was thus granddaughter of Eleanor of Navarre. She married John III d'Albret in 1484, duke of Gause, when she was only sixteen. From this marriage sprang eleven children.

The premature death of her brother, Francis Phoebus, made her queen under the regency of her mother. Her uncle, John of Foix appealing to the Salic Law, which had never been applied in Navarre, claimed the throne and ignited a civil war that reignited the old Beaumontese-Agromontese conflict.

The death of her mother in 1504, a hostage of Ferdinand the Catholic in Medina del Campo, provoked new wars between the Navarrese and the count of Lerín (1506-1508).

The political alliance between the houses of Valois and Foix led to marriage negotiations between Catherine and Louis XII. It was suggested that Henry, prince of Viana, first son and heir presumptive of Catherine, marry a daughter of the French king. These were the negotiations which led Ferdinand the Catholic to send the Duke of Alba to conquer Pamplona in 1512. On 25 July of that year, Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba, occupied Pamplona. The royal family fled to refuge in France.

On 23 March, 1513, the Cortes of Navarre, reunited in Pamplona, proclaimed Ferdinand "King of Navarre". Since then, Upper Navarre has been an integral part of Spain.

All subsequent attempts by Catherine and John III to reassemble their kingdom were futile. From 1513 to her death in 1518, Catherine was Queen in Baja Navarra, or Lower Navarre, north of the Pyrenees, alone.

Ancestors

Children

She and John III of Navarre were parents to thirteen children:

*Ana d'Albret of Navarre (19 May, 1492 - 15 August, 1532).
*Madealena d'Albret of Navarre (29 March, 1494 - May, 1504).
*Catalina d'Albret of Navarre (1495 - November, 1532). Abbess of the Trinity at Caen.
*Juana d'Albret of Navarre (15 June, 1496 - last mentioned in November, 1496).
*Quiteria d'Albret of Navarre (1499 - September/October, 1536). Abbess at Montivilliers.
*A stillborn son in 1500.
*Andres Febo d'Albret of Navarre (14 October, 1501 - 17 April, 1503).
*Henry II of Navarre (18 April, 1503 - 25 May, 1555).
*Buenaventura d'Albret of Navarre (14 July, 1505 - 1510/1511).
*Martin d'Albret of Navarre (c. 1506 - last mentioned in 1512).
*Francisco d'Albret of Navarre (1508 - last mentioned in 1512).
*Carlos d'Albret of Navarre (12 December, 1510 - September, 1528). Took part in the Siege of Naples during the War of the League of Cognac but was captured. Died while still held as a prisoner of war.
*Isabel d'Albret of Navarre (1513/1514 - last mentioned in 1555). Married Rene I, Viscount of Rohan.

External links

* [http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/NAVARRE.htm List and genealogy of the Kings of Navarre]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Catherine de Navarre — Catherine Reine de Navarre Règne 7 janvier 1483 12 février 1517 01245434 ans, 1 mois et 5 jours …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Catherine De Navarre — Catherine Reine de Navarre Catherine de Navarre …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Catherine de navarre — Catherine Reine de Navarre Catherine de Navarre …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Catherine of Navarre, Duchess of Lorraine — Catherine of Navarre, also known as Catherine de Bourbon (1559, Paris ndash; 13 February 1604, Nancy), was the daughter of Antoine de Bourbon and Jeanne d Albret, Queen of Navarre. Her elder brother was Henry IV of France for whom she acted as… …   Wikipedia

  • Infanta Catherine of Navarre — Catherine de Foix (c. 1455 ndash; died before 1494) was a French noblewoman.She was a daughter of Gaston IV, Count of Foix and Eleanor of Navarre, daughter of John II of Aragón and Blanche I of Navarre.Catherine married Gaston II de Foix, Count… …   Wikipedia

  • Catherine de Foix — Catherine de Navarre Catherine Reine de Navarre Catherine de Navarre …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Catherine of Austria (1533-1572) — This article is about the Polish queen consort, from the Habsburg dynasty. For the Portuguese Queen consort in the same dynasty, see Catherine of Austria (1507 1578) .Catherine of Austria (September 15, 1533 ndash; February 28, 1572) was a member …   Wikipedia

  • Catherine de' Medici — Catherine de Medici, attributed to François Clouet, c. 1555 Queen consort of France Reign 31 March 1547 – 10 July 1559 …   Wikipedia

  • Catherine De Médicis — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Catherine de Médicis (homonymie). Catherine de Médicis …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Catherine de Medicis — Catherine de Médicis Pour les articles homonymes, voir Catherine de Médicis (homonymie). Catherine de Médicis …   Wikipédia en Français

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”