Anne of Foix-Candale

Anne of Foix-Candale
Queen consort of Bohemia and Hungary
Tenure	1502–1506
Coronation	29 September 1502
Born	1484
Died	26 July 1506 Buda, Hungary
Spouse	Vladislaus II of Hungary
Issue	Anna of Bohemia and Hungary Louis II of Hungary and Bohemia
House	House of Foix-Candale
Father	Gaston of Foix, Count of Candale
Mother	Infanta Catherine of Navarre

Anna of Foix-Candale (1484 – 26 July 1506) was Queen of Hungary and Bohemia as the third wife of King Vladislaus II.

Life

Anne was the daughter of Gaston of Foix, Count of Candale, and Infanta Catherine of Navarre. Her mother was the youngest daughter of Queen Eleanor of Navarre, and Gaston IV, Count of Foix. Anne grew up at the French royal court in Blois. She was educated in Latin and the Classics. The nephew of the French monarch, the Duke of Longueville, is reported to have been in love with her and wished to marry her, but he was prevented because a political marriage was planned for Anne. The elderly, twice-divorced and childless king Vladislaus II of Hungary of the Jagiellon dynasty had been searching a wife capable of giving him a son. His sights were set on a powerful alliance, and Anne, closely related to French royalty, was a good choice. So Anne got engaged in 1500, the marriage contract confirmed in 1501, and she wed Vladislaus by proxy at the French court in Blois in 1502. On her way to Hungary, she was much celebrated in Italy and in Venice, causing a conflict between France and Hungary over who should pay the expenses. On 29 September 1502, Anne wed Vladislaus in Székesfehérvár and she was crowned Queen of Hungary there that same day.

Anne brought a French court and French advisors with her to Hungary. The relationship was happy at least from the king's view, and he is reported to have regarded her as a friend, assistant and a trusted advisor. She incurred debts in Venice and was said to favour this city all her life. In 1506, her signature was placed on a document alongside the king's regarding an alliance with the Habsburgs. On July 23, 1503 Anne gave birth to a daughter, known as Anna Jagellonica, and on July 1, 1506 to the long-awaited male heir, the future king Louis II. She enjoyed great popularity, but her pregnancies ruined her health. She died in Buda on July 26, 1506, a little more than three weeks after the birth of her son due to complications from delivery. She was 22.

Children

Although Anna was Vladislaus II's third wife, she gave birth to his only surviving legitimate children, both of whom were born in Buda:

• Anna of Bohemia and Hungary, later Queen consort of Hungary and Bohemia. Married Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor, and they inherited Bohemia and what was left of Hungary.
• Louis II of Hungary and Bohemia, born on July 1, 1506, killed at the Battle of Mohács on August 29, 1526. Married Mary of Habsburg; their marriage was childless, although he fathered illegitimate issue.

Ancestry

Family of Anne of Foix-Candale

16. Archambaud de Grailly 8. Gaston I of Foix-Candale 17. Isabella, Countess of Foix 4. John of Foix-Candale 18. Arnaud of Albret 9. Marguerite d'Albret. 19. Margaret of Bourbon 2. Gaston II of Foix-Candale 20. Michael de la Pole, 2nd Earl of Suffolk 10. John de la Pole 21. Katherine de Stafford 5. Margaret de la Pole 11. Marie dite de Sicile 1. Anne of Foix-Candale 24. Archambaud de Grailly (= 16) 12. John I, Count of Foix 25. Isabella, Countess of Foix (= 17) 6. Gaston IV, Count of Foix 26. Charles d'Albret 13. Juana of Albret 27. Marie de Sully 3. Infanta Catherine of Navarre 28. Ferdinand I of Aragon 14. John II of Aragon 29. Eleanor of Alburquerque 7. Eleanor of Navarre 30. Charles III of Navarre 15. Blanche I of Navarre 31. Eleanor of Castile

References

• Kropf, Lajos: Anna királyné, II. Ulászló neje (Queen Anne of Foix, the Consort of Ladislas II). Századok (Periodical Centuries) 29. 689-709. 1895

Further reading

• Anthony, Raoul: Identification et Etude des Ossements des Rois de Navarre inhumés dans la Cathédrale de Lescar (Identification and Study of the Bones of the Kings of Navarre buried at the Cathedral of Lescar). Paris. Masson. 1931
• Birkás, Géza: Francia utazók Magyarországon (French Travellers in Hungary). Acta Universitatis Szegediensis: Sectio philologica, Tomus 16. Szeged. 228 pp. 1948
• Byrne, Francis John: Irish Kings and High-Kings. London: Batsford. 1973 ISBN 0-7134-5882-8
• Dobosy, Tibor: Pierre Choque, Anna magyar királyné francia kísérője (Pierre Choque, The French Attendant of Anne of Foix Queen of Hungary). Budapest. 1940
• Fógel, József: II. Ulászló udvartartása (The Court of Ladislaus II) (1490–1516). MTA (The Hungarian Academy of Science). Budapest. 166 pp. 1913
• Kšír, Josef: K původu české královny Anny (To the Origin of Anne of Foix Queen of Bohemia). Genealogické a heraldické listy (GaHL) (Genealogical and Heraldical Lists) 21. 40-47. Prague. 2001
• Macek, Josef: Tři ženy krále Vladislava (The Three Wives of King Ladislas). Prague. Mladá fronta. 1991
• Marczali, Henrik: Candalei Anna II. Ulászló neje, magyarországi útjának és a menyegzői ünnepélyek leírása (Közlemények a párisi Nemzeti könyvtárból 1448-1596, 83-122) (The Description of the Route to Hungary and the Wedding of Anne of Foix, the Wife of Ladislas II. Announcements from the National Library of Paris in French 1448-1596). Magyar Történelmi Tár (Hungarian Historical Journal) 23. 97-113. 1877
• Solymosi, László (ed.): Magyarország történeti kronológiája I. A kezdetektől 1526-ig (The Historical Chronology of Hungary. From the Beginnings to 1526). főszerk. (editor-in-chief): Kálmán Benda. Budapest. 1981
• Wenzel, Gusztáv: II. Ulászló magyar és cseh királynak házas élete (The Marriages of Ladislas II King of Hungary and Bohemia). Századok (Periodical Centuries). 631-641, 727-757 és 816-840. 1877

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• Seigneurs de Grailly Généalogie
• Marek, Miroslav. "Albret Genealogy 2". genealogy.euweb.cz.
• Marek, Miroslav. "Foix Genealogy 3". genealogy.euweb.cz.