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• Birth: 1033/1043, of, France, Anjou, France

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Fulk IV of Anjou (1043 - 1109), also known as Fulk le Réchin, was count of Anjou from 1068 to 1109.
The nickname by which he is usually referred has no certain translation. Philologists have made numerous very different suggestions, including "quarreler", "sullen", and "heroic".
He was the younger son of Geoffrey (sometimes known as Alberic), count of Gâtinais, and Ermengarde of Anjou, a daughter of Fulk Nera, count of Anjou, and sister of Geoffrey Martel, also count of Anjou.
When Geoffrey Martel died without direct heirs he left Anjou to his nephew Geoffrey IV of Anjou, Fulk le Réchin's older brother.
Fulk fought with his brother, whose ruled was deemed incompetent, and captured him in 1067. Under pressure from the Church he released Geoffrey. The two brothers soon fell to fighting again, and the next year Geoffrey was again imprisoned by Fulk, this time for good.
Substantial territory was lost to Angevin control due to the difficulties resulting from Geoffrey's poor rule and the subsequent civil war. Saintonge was lost, and Fulk had to give the Gâtinais to Philip I of France to placate the king.
Much of Fulk's rule was devoted to regaining control over the Angevin baronage, and to a complex struggle with Normandy for influence in Maine and Brittany.
In 1096 Fulk wrote an incomplete history of Anjou and its rulers, though the authorship and authenticity of this work is disputed. If he did write it, it is one of the first medieval works of history written by a layman.
Fulk may have married as many as five times; there is some doubt regarding two of the marriages.
His first wife was Ermengarde de Beaugency. After her death he married Ermengarde de Borbon, and then possibly Ermengarde de Châtellailon. Both these were repudiated, possibly on grounds of consanguinity.
Next he married Bertrade de Montfort, who apparently left him for Philip I of France. Finally, he may have married a daughter of Walter of Brienne.
He had two sons. The eldest (a son of Ermengarde de Borbon), Geoffrey Martel II, ruled jointly with his father for some time, but died in 1106. The younger (a son of Bertrade de Montfort) succeeded as Fulk V.
He also had a daughter, Ermengarde, who married William VII the Young, count of Poitou and duke of Aquitaine.
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References
Jim Bradbury, "Fulk le Réchin and the Origin of the Plantagenets", in Studies in Medieval History Presented to R. Allen Brown

Ancestry of the Plantagenet Kings from the House of Anjou #9 and Kings of Germany and France #12.

Royal Ancestors of Some LDS Families by Michel L. Call, chart 401 #1.

Ancestry and Progeny of Captain James Blount - Inmigrant. by Robert Ffafman p. E-29.

SURNAME: Also shown as Anjou

GIVEN NAMES: Also shown as Foulques Iv Count Of

DEATH: Also shown as Died 14 Apr 1109

Fulk — Hildegard. was born Abt 1045. [Group Sheet]

1. d' Anjou, Ermengard

Fulk married de Bourbon, Ermengarde 1070, , Saumur, Anjou, France; divorced Yes, date unknown. Ermengarde was born Abt 1045, of, Bourbon. [Group Sheet]

1. d' Anjou, Geoffroy IV was born Abt 1071, of, , Anjou, France; died 19 May 1106; was buried , Abbaye De St. Ni.

Fulk married De Montfort, Queen/France / Princess Of Scotland Bertrada 1089, France. Bertrada (daughter of Seigneur of Montfort Simon I and D'Evreux, Agnes, daughter of DeLorraine, Simon and D'Evreux, Agnes) was born 1059, of, Montfort, Eure, France; died 14 Feb 1116, , Fontrevault, , France. [Group Sheet]

1. d' Anjou, Dcs/Aquitaine Ermengarde (Ermengardis) was born Abt 1090, of, , Anjou, France; died 1 Jun 1146.
2. d'Anjou, King of Jerusalem Foulques V was born 1092, Anjou, Isere, Rhone-Alpes, France; died 10 Nov 1143, , , Jerusalem, Israel; was buried Nov 1143, Church Of Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem, Israel.

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Geoffrey — d'Anjou, Duchess of Burgundy Ermengarde. Ermengarde (daughter of d' Anjou, 5th Count of Anjou Foulques III) was born Abt 1018; died 24 Mar 1076, Fleury-sur-Ouche. [Group Sheet]

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Hugues married deMacon, Beatrice 26 May 1028. Beatrice (daughter of deMacon, Count Alberic II and de Rheims, Countess Of Rheims Ermentrude) was born 974, Macon, Loire, Rhone-Alpes, France; died 5 Mar 1004, Metz, Middle, Lorraine, France. [Group Sheet]

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• Death: 22 May 1040, Anjou, France

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From Encyclopedia Britannica Online, article entitled Fulk III Nerra:

"Byname FULK THE BLACK, French FOULQUES LE NOIR, count of Anjou (987-1040), the most powerful of the early rulers of the Angevin dynasty.

"Exposed at first to the attacks of the counts of Brittany, Fulk had to fight for a long time to defend his frontiers, finally driving the Bretons back beyond the frontiers of Anjou. Having made himself master in the west, he turned his attention to the east and came into conflict with the count of Blois, Eudes II, over the territory of Saumur and a considerable part of Touraine. He defeated Eudes at Pontlevoy in 1016 and
surprised and took Saumur 10 years later.

"A ruthless warrior who burned and pillaged the monasteries in his path, Fulk nevertheless felt the need for penance, making three pilgrimages to the Holy Land and founding or restoring several abbeys, including those in or near Angers, Loches, and Saumur. He also built strongly fortified castles of stone (instead of wood) along the border of his territory. For this reason he was called le Grand Bäaatisseur ("the Great Builder"). He died on his return from a pilgrimage to the Holy Land, having reigned 53 years.

(Research):Foulques married Ctse Hildegarde D' ANJOU ET LORRAINE, daughter of Thierry I DE LORRAINE Count of Bar, Duke of Upper Lorraine and Sconehilde (Richilde) VON BLIESGAU, in 1000 in Anjou, France. (Ctse Hildegarde D' ANJOU ET LORRAINE was born about 990 in Anjou, France and died on 1 Apr 1046 in Jerusalem, Palestine.)

Foulques also married Elizabeth DE VENDÔME, daughter of Cte Bouchard I DE VENDÔME and Elizabeth, about 989 . (Elizabeth DE VENDÔME was born after 958 and died in 1000.)

!or born about 956 and 21 Jun 987.
There are several different spellings of this person's name.

!Royal Ancestors of Some LDS Families by Michel L. Call.

Ancestry and Progentry of Captain James Blount - Immigrant, by Robert F. Pfafman, p E-29.

PREFIX: Also shown as Count Of Anjou

BIRTH: Also shown as Born Metz, Austrasia.

BIRTH: Also shown as Born 970

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Fulcuich — de Châteaudun, Viscountess of Châteaudun Melisende. [Group Sheet]

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Alberic — de Rheims, Countess Of Rheims Ermentrude. Ermentrude was born 963, Rheim, Marne, France. [Group Sheet]

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4th Count of Anjou
aka Gausfred or Greymantle

SURNAME: Also shown as Anjou

GIVEN NAMES: Also shown as Geoffroy I Count Of

Geoffroy married Capet, Countess of Meaux & Troyes Adelaide 964, Anjou, France. Adelaide was born Abt 934, Vermandois, Normandie, France; died 6 Mar 974, Anjou, France. [Group Sheet]

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(Research):Ad?le married Cte Geoffroy (Gausfred) "Grisegonelle" (Greymantle) D' ANJOU, son of Cte Foulques (Fulk) II "Le Bon" D' ANJOU and Gerberga DU G?TINAIS, on 2 Mar 950-951 in France(Cte Geoffroy (Gausfred) "Grisegonelle" (Greymantle) D' ANJOU was born about 940 in Anjou, France and died on 21 Jul 987 in Battle At Marcon

Adèle also married Count Lambert D' AUTUN Count of Châlon, son of Vcte Robert D' AUTUN and Ingeltrude, about 948 in France. (Count Lambert D' AUTUN Count of Châlon was born about 924 in Autun, Saone-et-Loire, Bourgogne, France and died on 22 Feb 978-979 in Chalon-sur-Saone, Saone-et-Loire, Bourgogne, Franc