Béarn is bordered by Basque provinces Soule and Lower Navarre to the west, by Gascony (Landes and Armagnac) to the north, by Bigorre to the east, and by Spain (Aragon) to the south.
Sister of the predecessor, married the Catalan Guilhem de Montcada. During their joint rule, other rulers appeared contesting their rule, or were merely legendary:
1391–1398 : 25th Matthew (son of Roger Bernard II, viscount of Castelbon, who was son of Roger Bernard I, viscount of Castelbon, who was younger brother of Gaston II of Foix-Béarn, also count of Foix and viscount of Castelbon)
1398–1428 : 26th Isabelle (sister of, also countess of Foix and viscountess of Castelbon, married Archambaud of Grailly)
1412–1436 : 27th John I (son of, also count of Foix, viscount of Villemur and count of Bigorre)
1436–1472 : 28th Gaston XI (son of, also count of Foix, viscount of Nébouzan and count of Bigorre, married Eleanor of Navarre, queen of Navarre) (References to "Gaston of Bearn" in history texts often refer to him)
In 1512 Ferdinand II of Aragon conquered the better part of the kingdom of Navarre, leaving the kingdom with only the small section it held north of the Pyrenees.
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The viscounts of Bearn Basque Bearno Gascon Bearn or Biarn were the rulers of the viscounty of Bearn located in the Pyrenees mountains and in the plain at their feet in southwest France Along with the three Basque provinces of Soule Lower Navarre and Labourd as well as small parts of Gascony it forms the current departement of Pyrenees Atlantiques 64 Coin of Bearn under Count Centule Coat of arms of the viscounts of Bearn Bearn is bordered by Basque provinces Soule and Lower Navarre to the west by Gascony Landes and Armagnac to the north by Bigorre to the east and by Spain Aragon to the south Contents 1 List of Viscounts of Bearn 1 1 House of Gascony 1 2 House of Montcada 1 3 House of Foix 1 3 1 Bearn line 1 3 2 Grailly line 1 4 House of Albret 1 5 House of Bourbon 2 References 3 External links 4 See alsoList of Viscounts of Bearn EditHouse of Gascony Edit Until 1251 probably all counts of Gascony descended from the House Gascony head of the Duchy of Gascony Ruler Dates Gascon line NotesCentule I 866 Bearn line Centule descended agnatically from Lupo III Centule of Gascony Loup Centule 866 905 Bearn line Son of the predecessor Centule II 905 940 Bearn line Son of the predecessor Gaston I 940 984 Bearn line Son of the predecessor Centule III 984 1004 Bearn line Son of the predecessor Gaston II 1004 1012 Bearn line Son of the predecessor Centule IV the Old 1012 1058 Bearn line Son of the predecessor Gaston III c 1020 1045 Bearn line Ruled jointly with his father and preceded him Centule V the Young 1058 1090 Bearn line Son of Centule IV Gaston IV the Crusader 1090 1131 Bearn line Son of the predecessor Centule VI 1131 1134 Bearn line Son of the predecessor Guiscarda 1134 1147 Bearn line Sister of the predecessor married Peter who descended agnatically from Sancho IV Garces of Gascony Peter I Roger 1134 1140 Gabarret linePeter II 1147 1154 Gabarret line Son of the predecessorsGaston V 1154 1170 Gabarret line Son of the predecessorMary 1170 1171 Gabarret line Sister of the predecessor married the Catalan Guilhem de Montcada During their joint rule other rulers appeared contesting their rule or were merely legendary 1171 1171 Theobald of Bearn from Bigorre 1171 1173 Sentonge from Auvergne House of Montcada Edit 1170 1173 16th William I married to Mary 1173 1215 17th Gaston VI the Good son 1215 1223 18th William Raymond brother of previous 1223 1229 19th William II son 1229 1290 20th Gaston VII the Great son 1290 1319 21st Margaret daughter of married Roger Bernard III of Foix House of Foix Edit Bearn line Edit Main article House of Foix Bearn 1302 1315 22nd Gaston VIII son of also count of Foix 1315 1343 23rd Gaston IX son of also count of Foix 1343 1391 24th Gaston X Phoebus son of also count of Foix 1391 1398 25th Matthew son of Roger Bernard II viscount of Castelbon who was son of Roger Bernard I viscount of Castelbon who was younger brother of Gaston II of Foix Bearn also count of Foix and viscount of Castelbon 1398 1428 26th Isabelle sister of also countess of Foix and viscountess of Castelbon married Archambaud of Grailly Grailly line Edit Main article House of Foix Grailly 1412 1436 27th John I son of also count of Foix viscount of Villemur and count of Bigorre 1436 1472 28th Gaston XI son of also count of Foix viscount of Nebouzan and count of Bigorre married Eleanor of Navarre queen of Navarre References to Gaston of Bearn in history texts often refer to him 1479 1483 29th Francis Phoebus son of Gaston of Foix prince of Viane also king of Navarre count of Bigorre count of Foix 1483 1517 30th Catherine sister of also queen of Navarre countess of Bigorre countess of Foix married John of Albret king of NavarreIn 1512 Ferdinand II of Aragon conquered the better part of the kingdom of Navarre leaving the kingdom with only the small section it held north of the Pyrenees House of Albret Edit Main articles County of Foix Houses of Albret and Bourbon and Albret 1517 1555 31st Henry I son of also king of Navarre count of Foix duke of Albret count of Bigorre 1555 1572 32nd Joan daughter of queen of Navarre countess of Foix duchess of Albret countess of Bigorre married Anthony of Bourbon House of Bourbon Edit Main article House of Bourbon 1572 1607 33rd Henry II son of also king of France king of Navarre duke of Bourbon duke of Vendome count of Bigorre count of Foix In 1620 the viscountcy of Bearn was reunited to the French crown whereas Lower Navarre was in 1607 References EditPierre Tucoo Chala 2000 Princi Negue Librairie des Pyrenees amp de Gascogne ed Petite histoire du Bearn in French Pau ISBN 2846180644External links Edit L historie du Bearn in French Retrieved 12 May 2017 See also EditFors de Bearn Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Viscounts of Bearn amp oldid 1020274146, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
