Fulk I, Count of Anjou

Fulk I of Anjou (Template:Circa 870 – 942), known by the nickname {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} ("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,<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Fulk was the son of Ingelger of Anjou and Adelais of Amboise.<ref name="ESIII1-116">Template:Cite book</ref> He was the first Count of Anjou, ruling the county from about 908 to 942.<ref name="ESIII1-116"/> In 899 he became Viscount of Tours and in 905 Count of Tours.<ref name="ESIII1-116"/> In about 910 he was Count of Nantes.<ref name="ESIII1-116"/> 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.<ref name="ESIII1-116"/>

Family

Fulk married Roscille de Loches, daughter of Warnerius (Widone), Seigneur de Loches, de Villentrois, and de la Haye, and his wife Tecandra.<ref name="ESIII1-116"/> He and Roscille had:

• Guy (Wido), Bishop of Soissons (Template:Wikt-lang 970).<ref name="ESIII1-116"/><ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• Fulk II. Succeeded his father as Count of Anjou.<ref name="ESIII1-116"/>

Further reading

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