Fulk II, Count of Anjou
Fulk II of Anjou (c. 905 — 960), called le Bon ("the Good") was Count of Anjou from 942 to his death.[lower-alpha 1]
Fulk II of Anjou | |
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| Born | c. 905 |
| Died | 960 Tours |
| Noble family | Ingelger |
| Spouse(s) | Gerberge Adelaide of Blois |
| Father | Fulk I of Anjou |
| Mother | Roscille de Lochar |
Life
Fulk II born c. 905[1] was a son of Fulk the Red and his wife Roscilla de Loches, daughter of Warnerius, Seigneur de Villentrois.[2] He succeeded his father in 942 as the second count of Anjou,[3] and remained in power until 960.[4]
The Angevins, Fulk II included, had become particularly adept at establishing marriage alliances that furthered their goals.[5] His father, Fulk the Red had arranged his marriage to a Carolingian, Gerberga, the daughter of Ratburnus I Viscount of Vienne.[6] Among other things this alliance opened the doors for Fulk's daughter Adelaide-Blanche to marry a future king of France and his son Guy to become Bishop of le Puy.[6]
After Gerberga's death c. 952 Fulk made another astute political marriage to Adelaide, the widow of Alan II, Duke of Brittany. Alan II had also been Count of Nantes and through this marriage Fulk gained influence in, and possibly control of, Nantes.[7] Adelaide was also the sister of Theobald I, Count of Blois which permitted Fulk II to form an alliance with the House of Blois.[6]
Family
By his spouse Gerberge [8] Fulk II had several children:
- Adelaide-Blanche of Anjou, married four or five times.[2]
- Geoffrey I, Count of Anjou, married Adelaide of Vermandois.[2]
- Bouchard, Count of Vendome.[2]
- Guy of Anjou, Bishop of le Puy.[2]
- Humbert d'Anjou, mentioned 957.[2]
Fulk II had no known issue with Adelaide.
Death
Fulk died in 960, at age of 55.[9] He was succeeded by his 20-year-old son Geoffrey Greymantle.[2]
Notes
- Refer to Bernard S. Bachrach, "Fulk Nerra: Neo-Roman Consul, 987-1040" (California, 1993) 261 and 262 for a useful genealogy of the Angevin comital line.
References
- K.S.B. Keats-Rohan, Family Trees and the Root of Politics; A Prosopography of Britain and France from the Tenth to the Twelfth Century (The Boydell Press, Woodbridge, UK, 1997), p. 255
- Detlev Schwennicke, Europäische Stammtafeln: Stammtafeln zur Geschichte der Europäischen Staaten, Neue Folge, Band III Teilband 1 (Verlag von J. A. Stargardt, Marburg, Germany, 1984), Tafel 116
- Jim Bradbury, The Capetians: Kings of France, 987-1328 (Hambledon Continuum, London & New York, 2007), p. 56
- Pierre Riché, The Carolingians; A Family Who Forged Europe, Trans. Michael Idomir Allen (University of Pennsylvania Press, Philadelphia, 1993), p. 264
- Bernard S. Bachrach, Fulk Nerra the Neo-Roman Consul, 987-1040 (University of California Press, 1993), p. xi
- Bernard S. Bachrach, Fulk Nerra the Neo-Roman Consul, 987-1040 (University of California Press, 1993), p. 7
- Bernard S. Bachrach, 'The Idea of the Angevin Empire', Albion: A Quarterly Journal Concerned with British Studies, Vol. 10, No. 4 (Winter,1978), p. 295
- Those of My Blood: Creating Noble Families in Medieval Francia By Constance Brittain Bouchard, p.23
- Bernard S. Bachrach, Fulk Nerra the Neo-Roman Consul, 987-1040 (University of California Press, 1993), p. 261
Fulk II, Count of Anjou Died: 958 | ||
| Preceded by Fulk I |
Count of Anjou 942–958 |
Succeeded by Geoffrey I |