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Gaston III of Foix

1331–1391 · 14th century · Also known as Gaston Fébus, Gaston Phoebus

Gaston III, Count of Foix and Viscount of Béarn, known as Fébus, ruled from 1343 to 1391. From Orthez he governed Béarn as a sovereign land, keeping out of English and French control during the Hundred Years' War. A patron of poets and chroniclers such as Froissart, he wrote the Livre de chasse, a celebrated hunting manual.

Gaston III of Foix
Image: Gace de la Buigne, XIVème siècle. · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Mentioned in 2 state histories

Viscounty of BéarnCounty of Foix

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