Fulk II of Anjou (c. 905 — 960), called le Bon ("the Good"), was Count of Anjou from 942 to his death.
6-504: Fulk II, born c. 905 , was a son of Fulk the Red and his wife Roscilla de Loches, daughter of Warnerius, Seigneur de Villentrois . He succeeded his father in 942 as the second Count of Anjou , and remained in power until 960. By this time, the Angevins , Fulk II included, had become particularly adept at establishing marriage alliances that furthered their goals. His father, Fulk
12-625: The Chronique de Nantes . By his spouse Gerberge, Fulk II had several children: Fulk II had no known issue with his second wife. Fulk died in 960. He was succeeded by his son Geoffrey Greymantle . Fulk I of Anjou Fulk I of Anjou ( c. 870 – 942), known by the nickname 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
18-467: 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 . His second wife was also the sister of Theobald I, Count of Blois , which permitted Fulk II to form an alliance with the House of Blois . He is said to have ordered the murder of Drogo, Duke of Brittany , Alan II's son with the latter, according to
24-483: The Red , had arranged his marriage to Gerberga, daughter of Geoffrey of Nevers and Aba. Among other things, this alliance enabled Fulk to open the doors towards Aquitaine for his daughter, Adelaide-Blanche , to marry a future king of France (Aba was likely a daughter of William I, Duke of Aquitaine , and Engelberga, thus of royal blood) and for his son Guy to become Bishop of le Puy . After Gerberga's death c. 952 , Fulk made another astute political marriage to
30-405: The first Count of Anjou from 929 until his death. Born about 870, Fulk was the son of Ingelger of Anjou and Adelais of Amboise . He was the first Count of Anjou , ruling the county from about 908 to 942. In 899 he became Viscount of Tours and in 905 Count of Tours . In about 910 he was Count of Nantes . He increased his territory as a viscountcy of Angers and, around 929, he claimed
36-572: 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. Fulk married Roscille de Loches, daughter of Warnerius (Widone), Seigneur de Loches, de Villentrois, and de la Haye, and his wife Tecandra. He and Roscille had: This Kingdom of France -related article
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