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	County of Foix - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The County of Foix was an independent medieval fief in southern France, and later a province of France, whose territory corresponded roughly the eastern part of the modern département of Ariège (the western part of Ariège being Couserans).
		During the Middle Ages, the county of Foix was ruled by the counts of Foix, whose castle overlooks the town of Foix.
		The county of Foix was an independent fief of the kingdom of France and consisted of an agglomeration of small holdings ruled by lords, who, though subordinate to the counts of Foix, had some voice in the government of the county.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/County_of_Foix (362 words)

	Foix - LoveToKnow 1911
		FOIX, a town of south-western France, in the middle ages capital of the counts of Foix, and now capital of the department of Ariege, 51 m.
		The title of count of Foix was first assumed by Roger, son of Bernard Roger, who was a younger son of Roger I., count of Carcassonne (d.
		Peter, cardinal of Foix (1386-1464), was the fifth son of Archambault of Grailly, and was made archbishop of Arles in 1450.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Foix (1939 words)

	Counts of Foix - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The counts of Foix ruled the independent County of Foix, in southern France, during the Middle Ages.
		The counts of Foix flourished from the 11th to the 15th century.
		They were at first feudatories of the counts of Toulouse, but soon succeeded in establishing their independence, and during the 13th and 14th centuries the counts of Foix figured among the most powerful of the French feudal nobles.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Count_of_Foix (1836 words)

	YourArt.com >> Encyclopedia >> Count (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		From the start the count was in military charge, not of a roving warband, but settled in a locality, a countship, his main rival for power being the bishop, whose diocese was often coterminous.
		In many Germanic and Frankish kingdoms in the early Middle Ages, the count might also be a count palatine, whose authority derived directly from the royal household, the "palace" in its original sense of the seat of power and administration.
		Count is one of the nobiliary titles granted by the Pope of Rome as temporal sovereign (of the Papal State), and is thus often known as Roman count.
	www.yourart.com /research/encyclopedia.cgi?subject=/Count (1524 words)

	Urgel
		These counts and the bishop contended for the rights over the Andorran valleys until 26 Oct., 1040, when on the occasion of the dedication of the cathedral of Urgel the Countess Constancia accompanied by her son Armengol, a minor, ceded to Bishop Eribaldus her right of sovereignty over Andorra.
		Relying on this agreement Roger Bernardo III, Count of Foix, in 1264, invaded the estates of the Bishop of Urgel.
		The rights of the counts of Foix passed to the Bourbons, kings of France, and subsequently to the French Government; the bishops of Urgel still retain a nominal suzerainty and the title of "principes soberanos" of Andorra.
	www.catholicity.com /encyclopedia/u/urgel.html (1161 words)

	Count
		A count is a nobleman in most European countries, equivalent in rank to a British earl, whose wife is also still a "countess" (for lack of an Anglo-Saxon term).
		The word count comes from French comte, itself from Latin comes— in its accusative comitem— meaning "companion, bound (by oath)", and later "bound to the emperor, delegate of the emperor".
		The word Count is also used, somewhat conventionally, to render in English (as in other western languages) various ranks and offices in non-christian -mainly oriental- cultures, such as that of Japan under the Shogunate.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/c/co/count.html (1372 words)

	A Concise History Of Andorra (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		In 1133 the Count of Urgell ceded the lands to the Bishop of Urgell.
		In 1159 Andorra became the subject of a prolonged struggle between the Count of Foix and the Bishop of Urgell.
		To whom the tribute went alternated every year; first to the Count of Foix, then to the Bishop of Urgell, then the Count of Foix, etc. This agreement, called the Pareage is still the basis of Andorra's constitution and political independance.
	www.grouptravels.com /andorracountryinfo/andorrahistory.htm (1105 words)

	County of Foix (Traditional province, France) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The history, genealogy and heraldry of the counts of Foix and other families involved in the history of the area are explained in great detail.
		He was of the family of the counts of Carcassonne, who were in the IXth century vassals of the counts of Toulouse and progressively gained independence.
		It is often said that the counts of Foix were descendants of the royal Merovingian dynasty through Eudes, duke of Aquitaine.
	www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/fr-ctfoi.html (1008 words)

	Interesting Facts - World Countries (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		A 180-square-mile land of deep valleys and high Pyrenees Mountains - the principality of Andorra - is ruled by two foreign sovereigns: the bishop of the Spanish town of Seo de Urgel, south of the Andorran border, and the President of France.
		Seven centuries ago, a Spanish bishop and the French Count of Foix settled a long-term land dispute by agreeing to become co-princes of the Andorran valley.
		Around 5,000 languages are currently spoken in the world (an exact count is hard to give because even linguists don't always agree as to whether two languages are different or if one is a dialect of the other).
	www.sentex.net /~ajy/facts/countries.html (450 words)

	Froissart: How the ransom of the Count d'Armagnac was reduced
		The count d'Armagnac managed so well that the prince and princess of Wales came with their court, which, at that time, was very numerous and splendid, into Bigorre, and fixed their residence at Tarbes.
		The count d'Armagnac and the lord d'Albreth were present, and the prince was entreated to request the count do Foix to release the count from all, or part of what he was indebted to him for his ransom.
		The count d'Armagnac, on hearing this, was quite thunderstruck: and, notwithstanding he had failed in his expectations, he made a similar request to the princess, who cheerfully entreated the count de Foix to grant her a boon.
	www.nipissingu.ca /department/history/MUHLBERGER/FROISSART/ARMAGNAC.HTM (550 words)

	Foix Travel Tips - Foix Travel Guide - VirtualTourist.com
		Rue des Marchands The Rue de Montelha is in the Moyen-age one of the richest of Foix.
		Foix will be the the seat many arbitration during the war of Hundred Years, because of the position of first French territories of the noon.
		Among the counts of Foix, Gaston Phebus (writes Phoebus often, 1331-1391), nicknamed thus because of his taste for the beautiful letters and his blond hair will radiate by its flattering reputation in the noon.
	www.virtualtourist.com /travel/Europe/France/Midi_Pyrenees/Foix-123637/General_Tips-Foix-R-1.html (3607 words)

	Diocese of Pamiers
		A castle built on the site of the abbey by Roger II, Count of Foix (1070-1125), was called Appamia; hence the name of Pamiers which passed to the neighbouring small town.
		In a council held at Foix in 1226, Cardinal de Saint-Ange, Honorius III's legate, absolved Bernard, Count of Foix, who had become a follower of the Albigenses, of the crime of heresy.
		The celebrated Guy de Levis who had the title of "Maréchal de la foi et des croisés", received in acknowledgement of his conduct in the Albigensian war, the city of Mirepoix which remained the property of the house of Levis until the revolution.
	www.catholicity.com /encyclopedia/p/pamiers,diocese_of.html (825 words)

	FOIX - Online Information article about FOIX
		Matthew, viscount of Castelbon, a descendant of Count Gaston I. Dying without issue in 1398, Matthew's lands were seized by Archambault, count of Grailly and See also:
		Isabella (d.1426), who became count of Foix in 1401.
		Bourbon; and when Henry of Navarre became king of France in 1589 the lands of the counts of Foix-Grailly became part of the French royal domain.
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /FLA_FRA/FOIX.html (2397 words)

	tourist information on Foix France - a vacation holiday guide
		Foix is certainly worth a detour with its castle turrets and battlements standing out against the skyline.
		The most dynamic count was Gaston Fébus who appreciated literature and poetry but also ordered the death of his own brother and son.
		The counts resisted French rule until 1607 when the area was annexed and fell under the rule of King Henri IV.
	www.justtourfrance.com /midi-pyrenees/town.asp?town=Foix&area=Ariege&county=Midi-Pyrenees (441 words)

	FOXNews.com - CountryWatch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		A descendant of the French count later gave the lands to the diocese of Urgel, headed by the Spanish Bishop of Urgel.
		In the 11th century, fearing military action by neighboring lords, the bishop placed himself under the protection of the Lord of Caboet, a Spanish nobleman. Later, the Count of Foix, a French noble, became heir to Lord Caboet and a dispute arose between the French Count and the Spanish bishop over Andorra.
		In 1278, the conflict was resolved by the signing of an agreement which provided that Andorra's sovereignty be shared between the Count of Foix and the Bishop of Seo de Urgel of Spain.
	www.countrywatch.com /fox/country.asp?vCOUNTRY=4&topic=PCFHY (230 words)

	HISTORY Principality of Andorra Brussels belgium MERITXELL
		In the Charter granted by Charles the Bald to Sunifred in 843 the territory of Andorra was defined as a possession of the County of Urgell, and in the Act of Consecration of the Cathedral of the See of Urgell, signed in 860, it was made clear that the County was subject to the Church.
		The discord and violent confrontations between the Bishops of Urgell and the Counts of Foix ceased thanks to the efforts of King Peter II of Catalonia-Aragon and some Catalan counts who were concerned about keeping their prerogatives.
		Following a series of marriages, the Co-Lordship of the Count of Foix passed first to the Viscounts of Béarn and then to the French Head of State when Henry IV of Béarn, Count of Foix and Navarre, became King of France.
	www.andorra.be /en/2.1.htm (1923 words)

	Chapter 16: A History of Aragon and Catalonia
		Through the good offices of his son-in-law, the Count of Foix, a treaty was concluded in 1462 between France and Aragon, Louis promising to send a force to help in the subjugation of the Catalan rebels, while Juan pledged Roussillon and Cerdagne as guarantees for the costs of the expedition.
		Under the leadership of the Count of Pallars they attacked Gerona, and succeeded in conquering that town, but were unable to get possession of the castle in which the Queen had taken refuge with her son, Ferdinand.
		The Count was obliged to withdraw, and Juan concluded a convention with him for the purpose of ending the Navarrese quarrels and devoting his sole attention to the affairs of Aragon.
	libro.uca.edu /chaytor/hac16.htm (3499 words)

	History of Andorra (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		A descendant of the Count later gave the lands to the diocese headed by Bishop of Seu d'Urgell.
		Later, the Count of Foix, a French noble, became heir to Lord Caboet through marriage, and a dispute arose between the French Count and the Spanish bishop over Andorra.
		This pareage provided that Andorra's sovereignty would be shared between the Count of Foix and the Bishop of Seu d'Urgell of Spain.
	www.historyofnations.net /europe/andorra.html (424 words)

	Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : Lists of office-holders (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Count of La Marche, see County of La Marche
		Counts Palatine of the Rhine and Electors Palatinate
		Counts of Jaffa and Ascalon, see County of Jaffa and Ascalon
	www.hallencyclopedia.com /Lists_of_office-holders (1002 words)

	Andorra History
		In any case, the Counts of Urgel were the overloards of Andorra, but they were apparently kept rather busy in their role as protectors of the Spanish March against the Moors; the first Count of Urgel, Ermengol I, fell in battle with the Moors in 1010.
		Of course, they might have been able to work out some sort of a modus vivendi, but southern France was in the middle of the Albigensian Heresy persecutions, and the Counts of Foix were Cathar in sympathy, and Roger Bernard II was excommunicated for heresy in 1236.
		This is the "Magna Carta" of Andorra, and established the co-rule of the Bishop of Urgel and the Count of Foix over the country.
	www.medinnus.com /andorra/history.html (2108 words)

	Sam Sloan's Big Combined Family Trees - pafg802 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
		Jean De FOIX [Parents] was born after 1451 in Foix,, France>.
		Gaston IV Count Of FOIX was born about 1422 in .
		Gaston De FOIX was born in 1444 in Of, Foix,, France.
	www.anusha.com /pafg802.htm (839 words)

	Chapter 7: A History of Aragon and Catalonia
		Pedro had made himself unpopular with the nobility by previous acts of severity; the excuse for revolt upon this occasion was the fact that he had omitted to summon the estates of Catalonia [98] upon his coronation and to confirm their privileges.
		The claims of Guerao, whom James had dispossessed in favour of Pedro of Portugal, were revived by Guerao's son, Pons, who could count upon the support of any noble at variance with James and succeeded in recovering a number of towns.
		The marriage was not consummated, the children disliked one another, and in 1256 Alvaro married Cecilia, a daughter of the Count of Foix.
	libro.uca.edu /chaytor/hac7.htm (3574 words)

	Search Europe : Country Guide : Andorra
		The earliest document known that mentions Andorra is the act of consecration of the cathedral of Santa Maria of Urgell in 839, which mentions the parishes (administrative and territorial divisions) of Andorra as the fief of the Counts of Urgell.
		A period of struggle for sovereignty over the Andorran valleys began, particularly with the counts of Urgell, which caused the bishops to call on the closest nobles for aid and protection.
		The 13th century was a time of bitter struggle between the counts of Foix and the See of Urgell to reduce the rights of the bishops over Andorra.
	www.searcheurope.com /countries/andorra/history.shtml (472 words)

	Lonely Planet's Guide to Andorra
		The country's first constitutional documents, the Paretages (the Acts of Joint Overlordship), were drawn up in 1278 and 1288 to settle conflicting claims of seigniorial rights made by the Catholic Bishop of Urgell and the Count of Foix in France.
		These agreements, under which the bishop and count agreed to share sovereignty, form the basis of Andorra's government to this day and are among the oldest such documents still in force.
		After the French Revolution, France - as inheritor of the lands and prerogatives of the Count of Foix - abolished all feudal rights, including the role of the French head of state in Andorran affairs.
	webcenter.travel.aol.com /travel/lonely_planet/europe/andorra/history.html (471 words)

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		Vassal of the count of Foix from 1223, he signs numerous charters as witness, notably in 1226 when the counts of Foix and of Toulouse become allied against the crusade of Louis VII.
		Mirepoix having been given to Guy de Lévis in 1229, Pierre Roger take refuge with Montségur of whom he is a co-Lord with his German cousin Raimond de Péreille.
		He appears with the count of Foix until 1236 but, condemned by the Inquisition in 1237 for the Cathar sympathies (they are six Parfaits in his family) he becomes an outlaw.
	www.chez.com /fleuron31/h_pierre_rogergb.htm (244 words)

	Chronicles of England: Jean Froissart
		The knight informed the Count de Foix of my arrival, and I was instantly sent for; for he is a lord above all others who delights to see strangers in order to hear news.
		Count Gaston Phoebus de Foix, of whom I am now speaking, was at that time fifty-nine years old; and I must say that, though I have seen very many knights, kings, princes and others, I have never seen any so handsome, either in the form of his limbs or in countenance.
		All intelligence from distant countries was there to be learnt, for the gallantry of the count had brought visitors from all parts.
	www.publicbookshelf.com /public_html/Outline_of_Great_Books_Volume_I/chronicles_dj.html (1593 words)

	Revival Clothing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		We are proud to inaugurate this periodic column with a short biography of Gaston Phebus, Count of Foix, knight, adventurer, huntsman, and author.
		Gaston III, Count of Foix and viscount of Béarn, was one of the great lords of 14th century France.
		It was at Orthez that Phebus entertained the famous historian Jean Froissart, whose quill immortalized both the splendor and sophistication of the Count’s court, and the chivalric virtue of its lord.
	www.revivalclothing.com /articles/gmarticle3.htm (624 words)

	Self catering (Gîtes), Serres Sur Arget, Ariège, Midi-Pyrénées, France, holidays property rental (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The castle is very old and has preserved two towers (14th and 15th century) and a 15th century dungeon from the time when the castle was part of an important fortified town.
		In 1002, the Count of Carcassonne bequeathed the Foix Castle to his son who took the title of Count of Foix.
		The fortified town was besieged in 1210 in the Albigensian Crusade, then in 1272 by Philip the Bold, the Count of Foix having refused to recognised the French sovereignty.
	www.ehol.com /accommodation/1600122_en.asp?typ=2 (486 words)

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