Magdalena of Valois


Magdalena of Valois
Princess of Viana
Madeleine of France, as betrothed of Ladislaus the Posthumous, ca 1457
Born1 December 1443
Tours
Died21 January 1495(1495-01-21) (aged 51)
Pamplona
Burial
SpouseGaston of Foix, Prince of Viana
IssueFrancis Phoebus, King of Navarre
Catherine I, Queen of Navarre
HouseValois
FatherCharles VII, King of France
MotherMarie of Anjou

Madeleine of France, also called Magdalena of Valois (1 December 1443 – 21 January 1495), was a French princess who became Princess of Viana by marriage to Gaston of Foix. She was the regent of Navarre between 1479 and 1494 during the minority of her two children, each of whom became monarchs of Navarre: Francis I and Catherine I.