Margaret of Foix
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Margaret of Foix, (c. 1453 – 15 May 1486, Nantes
), was, by marriage, Duchess of Brittany from 1474 to 1486.
She was the daughter of Queen Eleanor of Navarre
(1425-1479) and of Gaston IV, Count of Foix
(1425-1472).
On 27 June 1474, at Clisson
, she married Francis II, Duke of Brittany (1435-1488), son of Richard of Brittany (1395-1438), Count of Étampes (1421-1438), and of Margaret d'Orléans (1406-1466), Countess of Vertus (b. 1423). It was Francis's second marriage, his first wife Margaret of Brittany having died in 1469.
From the union were born two children:
Margaret of Foix is buried in the Cathedral of St. Peter and St. Paul
of Nantes (French: Cathédrale Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul), beside her husband and Margaret of Brittany, in a magnificent tomb named the Tomb of Francis II
, and which is a major early work of the French Renaissance
.
Nantes
Nantes is a city in western France, located on the Loire River, from the Atlantic coast. The city is the 6th largest in France, while its metropolitan area ranks 8th with over 800,000 inhabitants....
), was, by marriage, Duchess of Brittany from 1474 to 1486.
She was the daughter of Queen Eleanor of Navarre
Eleanor of Navarre
Eleanor of Aragon , Regent and the queen regnant of Navarre in 1479...
(1425-1479) and of Gaston IV, Count of Foix
Gaston IV, Count of Foix
Gaston IV, Count of Foix, Viscount of Béarn was a French nobleman from Bearn, who founded a brief-ruling dynastic house of the Kingdom of Navarre.He was a son of John I, Count of Foix and Jeanne d'Albret...
(1425-1472).
On 27 June 1474, at Clisson
Clisson
Clisson , is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique département in western France.It is situated at the confluence of the Sèvre Nantaise and the Moine southeast of Nantes ....
, she married Francis II, Duke of Brittany (1435-1488), son of Richard of Brittany (1395-1438), Count of Étampes (1421-1438), and of Margaret d'Orléans (1406-1466), Countess of Vertus (b. 1423). It was Francis's second marriage, his first wife Margaret of Brittany having died in 1469.
From the union were born two children:
- Anne of BrittanyAnne of BrittanyAnne, Duchess of Brittany , also known as Anna of Brittany , was a Breton ruler, who was to become queen to two successive French kings. She was born in Nantes, Brittany, and was the daughter of Francis II, Duke of Brittany and Margaret of Foix. Her maternal grandparents were Queen Eleanor of...
(1477-1514), Duchess of Brittany (1488-1514), and Queen of France from 1491 to 1498 and again from 1499 to 1514, being the wife in succession to Charles VIIICharles VIII of FranceCharles VIII, called the Affable, , was King of France from 1483 to his death in 1498. Charles was a member of the House of Valois...
and Louis XIILouis XII of FranceLouis proved to be a popular king. At the end of his reign the crown deficit was no greater than it had been when he succeeded Charles VIII in 1498, despite several expensive military campaigns in Italy. His fiscal reforms of 1504 and 1508 tightened and improved procedures for the collection of taxes... - IsabeauIsabeau of BrittanyIsabeau of Brittany , was the younger daughter of Francis II, Duke of Brittany and Margaret of Foix and her sister Anne of Brittany's heir to the dukedom.- Biography :...
(1478-1490)
Margaret of Foix is buried in the Cathedral of St. Peter and St. Paul
Nantes Cathedral
Nantes Cathedral or the Cathedral of St. Peter and St. Paul, Nantes , is a Gothic Roman Catholic cathedral in the city of Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France...
of Nantes (French: Cathédrale Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul), beside her husband and Margaret of Brittany, in a magnificent tomb named the Tomb of Francis II
Tomb of Francis II, Duke of Brittany
The tomb of Francis II, Duke of Brittany is a monument located in Nantes, in the Cathedral of St. Peter. The project was commissioned by Anne of Brittany, Queen of France, who was the daughter of Francis and his second wife Margaret of Foix, who is also depicted beside Francis. The tomb was...
, and which is a major early work of the French Renaissance
French Renaissance
French Renaissance is a recent term used to describe a cultural and artistic movement in France from the late 15th century to the early 17th century. It is associated with the pan-European Renaissance that many cultural historians believe originated in northern Italy in the fourteenth century...
.