Fulk I, Count of Anjou
Fulk I of Anjou (c. 870 – 942) — Foulques le Roux ("Fulk the Red", i.e., "Red Falcon") — held the county of Anjou first as Viscount, then Count, until his death.
Fulk I of Anjou | |
|---|---|
| Count of Anjou | |
| Born | c. 870 |
| Died | 942 Tours |
| Noble family | Ingelger |
| Spouse(s) | Roscille de Loches |
| Issue | |
| Father | Ingelger d'Anjou |
| Mother | Adelais of Amboise |
Life
Born about 870,[1] Fulk was the son of Ingelger of Anjou and Adelais of Amboise.[2] He was the first count of Anjou, ruling the county from about 908 to 942.[2] In 899 he became Viscount of Tours and in 905 Count of Tours.[2] About 900–918 he was Count of Nantes.[2] He increased his territory as a viscountcy of Angers and, around 929, he claimed the title count of Anjou. During his lordship, he was frequently at war with the Normans and the Bretons. He occupied the county of Nantes in 907, but abandoned it to the Bretons in 919. Fulk I died around 942.[2]
Family
Fulk married Roscille de Loches, daughter of Warnerius (Widone), Seigneur de Loches, de Villentrois, & de la Haye, and his wife Tecandra.[2] He and Roscille had:
References
- Keats-Rohan, K. S. B. (1997). Family Trees and the Root of Politics; A Prosopography of Britain and France from the Tenth to the Twelfth Century. Woodbridge: Boydell Press. p. 255.
- Schwennicke, Detlev, ed. (1984). "Tafel 116". Europäische Stammtafeln: Stammtafeln zur Geschichte der Europäischen Staaten, Neue Folge. III. Marburg: J. A. Stargardt.
- Fanning, Steven; Bachrach, Bernard S., eds. (2011). The Annals of Flodoard of Reims, 919–966. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. p. 30.
Further reading
- Seward, Desmond (2014). The Demon's Brood: A history of the Plantagent Dynasty. Pegasus Books. ISBN 1101606282.
- Jones, Dan (2012). The Plantagenets: The Warrior Kings and Queens Who Made England. London: HarperPress. ISBN 978-0-00-721392-4.
Fulk I, Count of Anjou Born: c. 870 Died: 942 | ||
| Preceded by Ingelger |
Count of Anjou 898–942 |
Succeeded by Fulk II |