Foix History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Foix family

The surname Foix was first found in Ille de France, where the family has been a prominent family for centuries, and held a family seat with lands and manor. The family were well established in the region of Paris and several members of the family distinguished themselves through their contributions toward the community in which they lived and were rewarded with lands, titles and letters patent confirming their nobility. The Foy or Foix family became one of the most distinguished families of France and eventually rose to the Dukes de Foix de Candale.

Early History of the Foix family

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Foix Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Foy, DelaFoy, Foy, Foix, delaFoix, Defoy, De Foy, Foy, Foyatier, Foye, Foyot, Foyer, La foy, Le Foyer, Lefoyer and many more.

Early Notables of the Foix family

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Migration of the Foix family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Louis Defoy, who was married in 1696 in Quebec; Charles Defoy was married in 1718 in St-Augustin; Antoine Defoy was married in 1783 in St-Augustin; Etienne Defoy was married in 1787 in the same town..

Contemporary Notables of the name Foix (post 1700) +

Brigadier-General Jérome-Henri-Joseph Foix (1880-1963), French Commanding Officer during World War II 1
Gaston Foix (1489-1512), French nobleman

Sources +

Generals of World War II. (Retrieved 2011, October 4) Jérome-Henri-Joseph Foix. Retrieved from http://generals.dk/general/Foix/J%C3%A9r%C3%B4me-Henri-Joseph/France.html