In 1315, after the death of his father Gaston I, he became Count of Foix, and Viscount of Béarn, Marsan, Gabardan, Nébouzan and Lautrec under the regency of his mother, Jeanne of Artois. Count Gaston II imprisoned his mother Jeanne d'Artois in 1331 at the Château of Foix, being later moved in turn to Orthez, Lourdes and Carbonne.
Gaston II married his cousin Eleanore de Comminges,[1] daughter of Bernard VII of Comminges and Laura de Montfort. Eleanore de Comminges brought, as a dowry, her rights to the County of Bigorre.
They had one son: Gaston III Febus, who succeeded his father as Count of Foix.
Gaston II had several illegitimate children:
Pedro de Bearn, married Florensa de Aragón, Lady of Biscay.
Bearnesa, wife of Arnaldo Ramon de Castellnou, viscount of Orthez.
Margarita, wife of Juan de Castellverdu, seigneur of Caumont
Arnaldo Guillermo de Bearn (died 1391), married to Juana, Lady of Morlaàs.
gaston, count, foix, gaston, foix, béarn, 1308, september, 1343, gaston, foix, béarn, jeanne, artois, 10th, count, foix, 1315, after, death, father, gaston, became, count, foix, viscount, béarn, marsan, gabardan, nébouzan, lautrec, under, regency, mother, jean. Gaston II of Foix Bearn 1308 September 1343 son of Gaston I of Foix Bearn and Jeanne of Artois was the 10th Count of Foix 1 In 1315 after the death of his father Gaston I he became Count of Foix and Viscount of Bearn Marsan Gabardan Nebouzan and Lautrec under the regency of his mother Jeanne of Artois Count Gaston II imprisoned his mother Jeanne d Artois in 1331 at the Chateau of Foix being later moved in turn to Orthez Lourdes and Carbonne Gaston II married his cousin Eleanore de Comminges 1 daughter of Bernard VII of Comminges and Laura de Montfort Eleanore de Comminges brought as a dowry her rights to the County of Bigorre They had one son Gaston III Febus who succeeded his father as Count of Foix Gaston II had several illegitimate children Pedro de Bearn married Florensa de Aragon Lady of Biscay Bearnesa wife of Arnaldo Ramon de Castellnou viscount of Orthez Margarita wife of Juan de Castellverdu seigneur of Caumont Arnaldo Guillermo de Bearn died 1391 married to Juana Lady of Morlaas Siege of Tartas from the Vigiles du Roy Charles VII of France He was at the Siege of Algeciras 1342 44 in southern Spain which was led by King Alfonso XI of Castile 2 He died at Seville in 1343 3 4 Notes edit a b Roland Viader L Andorre du IXe au XIVe siecle montagne feodalite et communautes Presses du Universitaires du Mirail 2003 128 Housley Norman The Avignon papacy and the Crusades 1305 1378 Oxford University Press 1986 61 King Georgiana Goddard A brief account of the military orders in Spain The Hispanic Society of America 1921 203 204 Chisholm Hugh ed 1911 Foix Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol 10 11th ed Cambridge University Press p 595 Further reading edithttps web archive org web 20130510001306 http www foixstory com data comtes 09 htm In French nbsp This biography of a French peer or noble is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gaston II Count of Foix amp oldid 1175455461, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
