# Matthew, Count of Foix

_Co-prince of Andorra, pretender to the throne of the Kingdom of Aragon in the name of his wife in 1398_

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> Matthew was a count of Foix and viscount of Béarn. He was son of Roger-Bernard V of Foix viscount of Castelbon and Géraude de Navailles. In 1391 he succeeded Gaston Phoebus, his first cousin once removed, as count. He asserted the sovereignty of Béarn and, as son-in-law of John I, contested the Crown of Aragon with John's brother Martin I from 1396. He and his wife, Joanna, had no children.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 1363 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q562433#P569))
- **Died:** August 1398 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q562433#P570))
- **Citizenship:** France ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q562433#P27))
- **Occupation:** aristocrat ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q562433#P106))
- **Spouse:** Joanna of Aragon, Countess of Foix ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q562433#P26))
- **Positions held:** French co-prince of Andorra (1396–1398); French co-prince of Andorra (1391–1396); count of Foix (1391–1398); pretender to the Aragonese throne ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q562433#P39))

## Questions

**When was Matthew, Count of Foix born?**  
Matthew, Count of Foix was born on 1363.

**What positions has Matthew, Count of Foix held?**  
Positions held by Matthew, Count of Foix include: French co-prince of Andorra (1396–1398); French co-prince of Andorra (1391–1396); count of Foix (1391–1398); pretender to the Aragonese throne.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Matthew, Count of Foix](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew%2C_Count_of_Foix) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q562433](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q562433) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)

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