part of the Foix inheritance if John and Joan had children, but they failed to produce children and Joan died in July 1413. During the Hundred Years War, John switched his support between the English and French a few times, mainly for his own personal gain; always aligning with the side who promised him the most political and economic benefits at the relevant time. As sovereign of the Pyrenean Principality he took up a neutral stance in the war which was reflected in its motto ni Anglais, ni Français (Neither England, nor France). John became Count of Bigorre in 1415 by agreement with Bernard VII, Count of Armagnac, the title was finally recognised by the King of France by letters dating from 18 November 1425, which definitively stabilized John's new position. The King of France installed him as Governor of Dauphiné in 1416. In 1425 he was appointed Governor of Languedoc and received from the King the title Viscount of Lautrec. He also bought the Viscountcy of Villemur. Although John was sided with the French at the time, he did not take part in the Battle of Agincourt; the French army suffered a crushing defeat by the English forces commanded by King Henry V. John's brother Archambaud was killed during the battle. John died 4 May 1436 and was succeeded by his son Gaston. Family John married firstly to Joan of Navarre in 1402; they had no children. John married secondly in 1422 to Jeanne d'Albret. She was the daughter of Charles I of Albret, co-commander of the French Army in the Battle of Agincourt where in 1415 he was killed. John and Jeanne had two children: Gaston (27 November 1422 - 25 July/28 July 1472), succeeded his father and married Eleanor of Navarre (niece of John's first wife). Peter (died 1454) Viscount of Lautrec After Jeanne's death, John married thirdly in 1436 to Joanna, daughter of James II of Urgell and Isabella of Aragon; they had no children, but the marriage helped John recover the remaining Spanish property he was owed. John had four children by unknown mistresses: Isabella (died 1486) married 11 May 1443 to Bernard, Baron de Cauna and had issue Bernard, Seigneur de Gerderest married Praxede de Caramany John, Baron de Miossens and Sénéchal de Béarn Peter, Abbot of Sainte-Croix, Bordeaux References Sources |- 1382 births 1436 deaths 15th-century Princes of Andorra Counts of Foix Counts