Fulk I, Count of Anjou explained

Fulk I of Anjou
Count of Anjou
Spouse:Roscille de Loches
Issue:Fulk II
Noble Family:Ingelger
Father:Ingelger d'Anjou
Mother:Adelais of Amboise
Death Date:942
Death Place:Tours

Fulk I of Anjou (870 – 942), known by the nickname French: Foulques le Roux ("Fulk the Red", i.e. "Red Falcon"), was a Frankish nobleman who held several titles in West Francia, including Viscount and later Count of Tours from 905, Count of Nantes from 910 to 919, and the first Count of Anjou from 929 until his death.

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] In about 910 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, and de la Haye, and his wife Tecandra.[2] He and Roscille had:

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Book: Keats-Rohan, K. S. B.. Katharine Keats-Rohan

    . Katharine Keats-Rohan. Family Trees and the Root of Politics; A Prosopography of Britain and France from the Tenth to the Twelfth Century. Woodbridge. Boydell Press. 1997. 255.

  2. Book: Schwennicke. Detlev.

    de:Detlev Schwennicke

    . Europäische Stammtafeln: Stammtafeln zur Geschichte der Europäischen Staaten, Neue Folge. III. 1. J. A. Stargardt. Marburg. 1984. Tafel 116.
  3. Book: The Annals of Flodoard of Reims, 919–966. Steven. Fanning. Bernard S.. Bachrach. Bernard Bachrach. University of Toronto Press. Toronto. 2011. 30.