County of Foix

The County of Foix was a medieval fief and later a province in southern France, roughly corresponding to the eastern part of the modern département of Ariège. Ruled by the counts of Foix, its capital was the town of Foix, overlooked by the counts' castle. In 1290, the counts acquired the viscountcy of Béarn, which became the center of their domain. The county was an autonomous fief within the Kingdom of France, composed of small holdings. It maintained provincial estates, a legislative body, until the French Revolution. The County of Foix was dissolved in 1607.