Gaston of Foix, Prince of Viana
- Gaston of Foix, Prince of Viana
Gaston, Prince of Viana, also called Gaston de Foix (1444 – 23 November, 1470, Libourne, Aquitaine) was the son of Gaston IV of Foix and Eleanor of Navarre, and was the heir of both. As a Prince of Navarre, he was called "Prince of Viana". [ [http://www.genealogics.org/getperson.php?personID=I00001547&tree=LEO Gaston de Foix, Prince de Viana, Vicomte de Castelbon ] ]
He married Magdalena of Valois, a daughter of Charles VII of France and Marie of Anjou on 7 March 1461 at Lescar. They had two children:
* Francis I of Navarre, 1466 - 1483, King of Navarre 1479 - 1483
* Catherine I of Navarre, 1470 - 1518, Queen-regnant of Navarre 1483 - 1518
Gaston, died from wounds received in a jousting tournament in Libourne, Aquitaine, in 1470[ cite book | title = Doña Blanca of Navarre | author = Francisco Navarro Villoslada | publisher = Oxford University | year = 1854 | page = p.305-306 ] , predeceasing his parents. Thus, he failed to inherit Foix or Navarre.]References
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