Francis Phoebus of Navarre, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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King of Navarre
Date of Birth: 18-Apr-1467
Place of Birth: France
Date of Death: 30-Jan-1483
Profession: politician
Zodiac Sign: Aries 
About Francis Phoebus of Navarre
- Francis Phoebus (Basque: Frantzisko Febus, French: François Fébus, Spanish: Francisco Febo; 4 December 1467 – 7 January 1483) was king of Navarre (1479–1483), Viscount of Bearn, and Count of Foix (1472).
- He was the son of Gaston, Prince of Viana, and grandson of Queen Eleanor, whom he succeeded.
- She recommended him to ally with France.His succession was approved by the Agramont party, while the Beaumont party fell behind Ferdinand the Catholic who started to build up political and military pressure on the Kingdom of Navarre in the run-up to the fully-fledged invasion of 1512.
- During his brief reign, he was under the protection of his mother, the regent Magdalena of Valois.
- He died young while playing the pipe, arguably poisoned.
- He was buried in Lescar.
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