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Second Coinage Period of Kings Catherine and John of Navarre (1495-1512)

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As we saw in the previous section, the coinage of Kings Catherine and John had two distinct periods, the first between 1487 and 1495 and the second between 1495 and 1512. The first coinage period naturally ended at the end of 1493, as no coins were probably struck in 1494. We have already said what needs to be said about the first period in the previous section […]

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First Coinage Period of Kings Catherine and John of Navarre (1487-1495)

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If we look at the coinage of Kings Catherine and John, we must mention the last coinage of the united and sovereign Kingdom of Navarre. It is a diverse, rich and extensive coinage, which took place between 1487 and 1512. Although the reign of these kings was between 1483 and 1517, the Navarrese coins minted in the name of Francisco Febo until 1487

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Navarrese Coins and Accounts of King Francis Phoebus

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King Francis Phoebus is not a well-known king in modern Navarre, having died at the age of just fourteen, after inheriting the throne from his grandmother Eleanor of Trastamara. A member of the Foix family, sovereign lord of Bearn through his grandfather and father's succession, he held the crown for four years, between 1479 and January 1483, before abdicating to his sister Catherine. Some believe that he died of tuberculosis,

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