Frances, Countess of Périgord

Frances de Châtillon
Countess of Périgord
Reign	1455 – 1481
Predecessor	William
Successor	John II
Died	1481
Spouse	Alain I of Albret
House	House of Châtillon
Father	William, Viscount of Limoges
Mother	Isabelle de La Tour d'Auvergne

Frances de Châtillon (d. 1481) was Countess of Périgord, Viscountess of Limoges, and Dame of Avesnes and Châlus. She was the eldest daughter of William, Viscount of Limoges and Isabelle de La Tour d'Auvergne. In 1470, she married Alain the Great, Count of Graves and Viscount of Tartas, son of Jean I of Albret and Catherine of Rohan. Through her father, Frances had a claim on the throne of Brittany through the Penthièvre line.

Frances had seven surviving children with Alain, including:

• John, king iure uxoris of Navarre until 1516, who married in 1484 Catherine, Queen of Navarre.
• Gabriel, lord of Avesnes-sur-Helpe
• Charlotte of Albret, Dame of Châlus, who married in 1500 Cesare Borgia
• Amanieu d'Albret (d. 1520), bishop of Pamiers, Comminges, and Lescar, and later a cardinal
• Pierre, Count of Périgord
• Louise, Viscountess of Limoges (d. 1531), who married in 1495 Charles I de Croÿ
• Isabelle, who married Gaston II, Captal de Buch

References

• De Guibours, Anselme (1726–1733). Histoire généalogique et chronologique de la maison royale de France, des pairs, grands officiers de la Couronne, de la Maison du Roy et des anciens barons du royaume. Vol. 6. Paris. p. 105. Retrieved 23 November 2018.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date format (link)
• Duchesne, André (1621). Histoire de la Maison de Chastillon sur Marne avec les genealogies et armes des illustres Familles de France & des Pays-bas, lesquelles y ont esté alliées. Paris: Sabastien Cramoisy. pp. 148–158. Retrieved 23 November 2018.