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The family originated from Lake Geneva in the County of Savoy. Jean I de Grailly presumably was part of Peter II of Savoy entourage, whose niece married King Henry III of England. Jean would gain royal favour from King Edward I England and would receive the viscounty of Benauges. Later generations would gain among others, the County of Foix ...
Mother. Gerauda of Navailles. Isabella of Foix also known as Isabella of Foix-Castelbon (before 2 November 1361 – 1428) was sovereign Countess of Foix and Viscountess of Béarn from 1399 until 1428. She was Countess of Foix in her own right, but shared power with her husband and later with her son. She succeeded as countess along with her ...
Issued from Bernal, illegitimate son of Gaston III, Count of Foix. Assumed name and arms from De la Cerda family as their successors. House of Foix-Grailly. Captals de Buch. Viscounts of Bearn. Counts of Foix and Bigorre. Kings of Navarre. Matrilineal branch issued from Isabella, Countess of Foix.
Seal of Gaston IV, Count of Foix. Gaston IV (27 November 1422 – 25 or 28 July 1472) was the sovereign Viscount of Béarn and the Count of Foix and Bigorre in France from 1436 to 1472. He also held the viscounties of Marsan, Castelbon, Nébouzan, Villemeur and Lautrec and was, by virtue of the county of Foix, co-prince of Andorra.
Issued from Bernal, illegitimate son of Gaston III, Count of Foix. Assumed name and arms from De la Cerda family as their successors. House of Foix-Grailly. Captals de Buch. Viscounts of Bearn. Counts of Foix and Bigorre. Kings of Navarre. Matrilineal branch issued from Isabella, Countess of Foix.
Anne, Queen of Hungary and Bohemia. Louis II, King of Hungary and Bohemia. House. Foix-Candale. Father. Gaston of Foix, Count of Candale. Mother. Infanta Catherine of Navarre. Anne of Foix-Candale (1484 – 26 July 1506) was Queen of Hungary and Bohemia as the third wife of King Vladislaus II .
The Foix-Béarn family was linked to all the southern families: Majorca, Narbonne, Armagnac and even Aragon. Gaston II's mother, Joan of Artois, was the great-granddaughter of Robert I, Count of Artois, brother of Saint Louis. This French princess brought the prestige of the royal house to Foix-Béarn but also many worries.
