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Richard — Adela. Adela was born Abt 1004, of, France, Normandy, France. [Group Sheet]

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Agnes — DeLorraine, Simon. Simon (son of D'Alsace, Dietrich II and Von Formbach, Hedwig) died 14 Jan 1148. [Group Sheet]

Agnes — Seigneur of Montfort Simon I. Simon (son of Seigneur, Amauri (Amaury) and Bertrade) was born Abt 1025/1026, Montfort, France; died 1087. [Group Sheet]

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Agathe married Abt 1130. Unknown [Group Sheet]

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SURNAME: Also shown as Montfort

GIVEN NAMES: Also shown as Bertrade de

BIRTH: Also shown as Born Montfort, France.

DEATH: Also shown as Died 14 Feb 1117

Bertrada married D'anjou, Count of Anjou Fulk IV 1089, France. Fulk (son of de Château-Landon, Count of Gâtinais Geoffrey II and d'Anjou, Duchess of Burgundy Ermengarde, son of Count Of Gastinois Geoffroy II and d' Anjou, Cts/Gastinois Hermengarde (Ermengrade)) was born 6 May 1043, Anjou, Isere, Rhone-Alpes, France; died 21 Apr 1109, Anjou, Isere, Rhone-Alpes, France. [Group Sheet]

Bertrada married Capet, King Of France Philippe I 15 May 1092, , , , France. Philippe (son of Capet, King Of France Henry I and Queen/France Anna Agnesa) was born Bef 23 May 1052/1053, , Reims, , France; died 29 Jul 1108, , Melun, , France; was buried , St-Benoit-sur-Lo, , , France. [Group Sheet]

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Amaury — de Hainault, Richilde. Richilde was born Abt 1093. [Group Sheet]

Amaury married de Garlende, Agnes 1120. Agnes (daughter of de Garlende, Anselm and de Montlhery) was born Abt 1095, of, Garlende, France; died 1181. [Group Sheet]

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Ermengarde — Duke of Aquitaine William. William was born Abt 1088. [Group Sheet]

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• Title of Nobility: Count Of Anjou
• Title of Nobility: Count of Anjou; King of Jerusalem
• Title of Nobility: King
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• Baptism: 2 Nov 1932
• Other: 11 Oct 1991, JRIVE; Seal
• Record Change: 6 Jun 2002

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Fulk of Anjou (1092 - November 10, 1143), king of Jerusalem from 1131, was the son of Fulk IV, count of Anjou, and his wife Bertrada (who ultimately deserted her husband and became the mistress of Philip I of France).

He became count of Anjou (as Fulk V) in 1109. He was originally an opponent of Henry I of England and a supporter of Louis VI of France, but in 1127 he allied with Henry when Henry arranged for his daughter Matilda to marry Fulk's son Geoffrey of Anjou. Fulk went on crusade in 1120, and become a close friend of the Knights Templar. After his return he began to subsidize the Templars, and maintained two knights in the Holy Land for a year.
His first wife was Ermengarde of Maine (died 1126), the daughter of Elias I of Maine. Their children were:
1. Geoffrey of Anjou
2. Sibylle of Anjou, married (1) William Clito; (2) Thierry, Count of Flanders
3. Alice, married William Adelin
4. Elias II of Maine
By 1127 Fulk was preparing to return to Anjou when he received an embassy from King Baldwin II of Jerusalem. Baldwin II had no male heirs but had already designated his daughter Melisende to succed him. Baldwin II wanted to safeguard his daughter's inheritance by marring her to a powerful lord. Fulk was a weathly crusader and experienced military commander, and a widower. His experience in the field would prove invaulable in a frontier state always in the grip of war.
However, Fulk held out for better terms then mere consort of the Queen; he wanted to be king alongside Melisende. Baldwin II, reflecting on Fulk's fortune and military exploits, aquiesced. Fulk abdicated his county seat of Anjou to his son Geoffery and left for Jerusalem, where he married Melisende on June 2, 1129. Later Balwin II bolstered Melisende's position in the kingdom by making her sole guardian of her son by Fulk, Baldwin III, born in 1130.
Fulk and Melisende became joint rulers of Jerusalem in 1131 with Baldwin II's death. From the start Fulk assumed sole control of the government, excluding Melisende altogether. He favored fellow countrymen from Anjou to the native nobility. This led to resentment by the second generation of Jerusalem Christians who had grown up there since the First Crusade. These "natives" focused on Melisende's cousin, the popular Hugh II of Le Puiset, count of Jaffa, who was devotedly loyal to the Queen.
Fulk saw Hugh as a rival, and it did not help matters when Hugh's own step-son accused him of disloyalty. In 1134, in order to expose Hugh, Fulk accused him of infidelity with Melisende. Hugh rebelled in protest. Hugh secured himself to Jaffa, and allied himself with the Muslims of Ascalon. He was able to defeat the army set against him by Fulk, but this situation could not hold. The Patriarch interceded in the conflict, prehaps at the behest of Melisende. Fulk agreed to peace and Hugh was exiled from the kingdom for three years, a lenient sentence.
However, an unsuccessful assassination attempt was made against Hugh. Fulk, or his supporters, were commonly believed responsible, though direct proof never surfaced. The scandal was all that was needed for the queen's party to take over the government in what amounted to a palace coup. Author and historian Bernard Hamilton wrote that the Fulk's suporters "went in terror of their lives" in the palace. Contemporary author and historian William of Tyre wrote of Fulk "he never atempted to take the initiative, even in trivial matters, without (Melisende's) consent". The result was that Melisende held direct and unquestioned control over the government from 1136 onwards. Sometime before 1136 Fulk reconciled with his wife, and a second son, Amalric was born.
Jerusalem's northern border was of great concern. Fulk had been appointed regent of the Principality of Antioch by Baldwin II. As regent he had Raymund of Poitou marry the infant Constance of Antioch, daughter of Bohemund II and Alice of Antioch, and neice to Melisende. However, the greatest concern during Fulk's reign was the rise of Atabeg Zengi of Mosul.
In 1137 Fulk was defeated in battle near Barin but allied with the vizier of Damascus. Damascus was also threatened by Zengi. Fulk captured the fort of Banias, to the north of Lake Tiberiasand thus secured the northern frontier.
Fulk also strengthened the kingdom's southern border. His butler Paganus built the fortress of Kerak to the south of the Dead Sea, and to help give the kingdom access to the Red Sea, Fulk had Blanche Garde, Ibelin, and other forts built in the south-west to overpower the Egyptian fortress at Ascalon.
In 1137 and 1142, Byzantine emperor John II Comnenus arrived in Syria attempting to impose Byzantine control over the crusader states. John's arrival was ignored by Fulk, who declined an invitation to meet the emperor in Jerusalem.
In 1143, while the king and queen were on holiday in Acre, Fulk was killed in a hunting accident. His horse stumbled, fell, and Fulk's skull was crushed by the saddle. He was carried back to Acre, where he died on November 10th and was buried in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Though their marriage started in conflict, Melisende mourned for him privately as well as publicly. Fulk was survived by his son Geoffery of Anjou by his first wife, and Baldwin III and Amalric I by Melisende.
William of Tyre described Fulk as capable soldier and able politician, but observed that Fulk did not adequately attend to the defense of the crusader states to the north. The Zengids continued their march on the crusader states, culminating in the fall of the County of Edessa in 1144, which led to the Second Crusade (see Siege of Edessa).

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SURNAME: Also shown as Anjou

GIVEN NAMES: Also shown as Fulk V Count Of

SUFFIX: Also shown as [King/Jerusalem]

DEATH: Also shown as Died Palestine.

DEATH: Also shown as Died 10 Nov 1142/1143

Foulques married de Flèche, Princess Ermengar 11 Jul 1110, , , , France. Ermengar (daughter of De Fleche, Count Of Maine Helias I and Chateau Du Loire, Cts/Maine Mathilde) was born 1096, of, Maine, France; died 1126, Maine, Charente, Poitou-Charentes, France. [Group Sheet]

Foulques married Queen of Jerusalem Melesend 1129, , , , France. Melesend was born Abt 1100, of, EDESSE; died 12 Sep 1160. [Group Sheet]

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Elizabeth married de Beaumont, Waleran Nov 1141. Waleran (son of De Beaumont-Le-Roger, 1st Earl of Leicester Robert I and Capet, Countess of Leicester, de Vermandois Elizabeth) was born 1104, , , England; died 10 Apr 1166. [Group Sheet]

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Simon — de Montfort, Maud. Maud was born Abt 1117/1125, of, Montfort, Eure, France. [Group Sheet]