Gaston de Foix, Earl of Longueville
Also known as: Gascoigne de Fois / Gaston de Fois / captau or captall de Buef · Family: England · Role: earl · First appears: Henry V 23
Life events
- c. 1419 · Henry V created Gaston de Foix, John Grey, and William Bourchier earls.(Henry V 23 · 📍 Mante)
- With: Henry V John Grey, Earl of Tankerville William Bourchier, Earl of Eu
- “he created Gascoigne de Fois, otherwise called the captau or captall de Buef a valiant Gascoigne, earle of Longueuile; and sir Iohn Greie earle of Tankeruile, and the lord Bourchier, earle of Ew.”
- c. 1445 · Henry VI admitted Gaston de Foix and John de Foix to the Order of the Garter, granting John lands.(Henry VI 35)
- With: Henry VI John de Foix, Earl of Kendal
- “by his procurement the king elected to the order of the garter the said Gaston, and Iohn his sonne, giuing to the sonne towards the maintenance of his degrée, lands and castels, amounting to the summe of one thousand pounds”
Henry V 23
- sworn: Henry V (Henry created Gascoigne de Foix Earl of Longueville.) “he created Gascoigne de Fois, otherwise called the captau or captall de Buef a valiant Gascoigne, earle of Longueuile”
Henry VI 35
- parent: John de Foix, Earl of Kendal (John de Foix is identified as Gaston's son.) “caused the king to create Iohn de Fois, sonne vnto Gaston de Fois, earle of Longuile”
- sworn: Henry VI (The king elected Gaston to the Order of the Garter.) “by his procurement the king elected to the order of the garter the said Gaston, and Iohn his sonne”
- child: John de Foix, Earl of Kendal “Iohn de Fois, sonne vnto Gaston de Fois, earle of Longuile”
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Extracted from the original text of Holinshed's Chronicles — the reigns Shakespeare dramatized. Made with Rho MD.