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John III of Navarre, also known as
Jean d'Albret (
1469 –
14 June,
1516) was
jure uxoris King of Navarre.
Family
He was a son of
Alain I of Albret, Lord of
Albret, and his wife
Francoise of Châtillon-Limoges.
His paternal grandparents were
Jean I of Albret and Catherine de Rohan. Catherine was a daughter of
Alain IX, Viscount of Rohan and Marguerite of Brittany. Marguerite was in turn a daughter of
John V, Duke of Brittany and
Joanna of Navarre.
Jean I of Albret was a son of
Charles II of Albret and Anne of Armagnac. Anne was a daughter of
Bernard VII, Count of Armagnac and his first wife Bonne de Berry. Bonne was a daughter of
John, Duke of Berry and his first wife
Joanna of Armagnac. John, Duke of Berry was the third son of
John II, King of France, and his second wife
Bonne of Bohemia.
Charles II of Albret was a son of Marie de Sully and
Charles d'Albret,
Constable of France and co-commander of the French army at the
Battle of Agincourt where he was killed.
King of Navarre
He became king of Navarre by virtue of his 1484 marriage to
Catherine, Countess of Foix (
1470-
1517),
Queen of Navarre since the death of her brother
Francis Phoebus in 1483.
In 1512, Jean d'Albret was defeated by
Ferdinand II of Aragon, whose second wife was
Germaine de Foix (
1490-
1538), a cousin of Queen Catherine. Navarre south of the
Pyrenees was annexed by the victorious Ferdinand and remained a domain of the Kings of Spain, who also bore the title of
Kings of Navarre, until 1833, when it was completely integrated into Spain.
Lower Navarre remained with John and his successors as Kings of Navarre, increasingly under French influence. After King
Henry of Navarre had mounted the French throne in
1589, he and his successors styled themselves
Kings of France and Navarre until the
French Revolution merged Lower Navarre with France.
Children
He and
Catherine of Navarre were parents to thirteen children:
- Ana d'Albret of Navarre (19 May, 1492 - 15 August, 1532).
- Madealena d'Albret of Navarre (29 March, 1494 - May, 1504).
- Catalina d'Albret of Navarre (1495 - November, 1532). Abbess of the Trinity at Caen.
- Juana d'Albret of Navarre (15 June, 1496 - last mentioned in November, 1496).
- Quiteria d'Albret of Navarre (1499 - September/October, 1536). Abbess at Montivilliers.
- A stillborn son in 1500.
- Andres Febo d'Albret of Navarre (14 October, 1501 - 17 April, 1503).
- Henry II of Navarre (18 April, 1503 - 25 May, 1555).
- Buenaventura d'Albret of Navarre (14 July, 1505 - 1510/1511).
- Martin d'Albret of Navarre (c. 1506 - last mentioned in 1512).
- Francisco d'Albret of Navarre (1508 - last mentioned in 1512).
- Carlos d'Albret of Navarre (12 December, 1510 - September, 1528). Took part in the Siege of Naples during the War of the League of Cognac but was captured. Died while still held as a prisoner of war.
- Isabel d'Albret of Navarre (1513/1514 - last mentioned in 1555). Married Rene I, Viscount of Rohan.
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