Fulk IV of Anjou

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Fulk IV of Anjou was an 11th–12th century Count of Anjou known for his turbulent rule, conflicts with neighboring powers, and authorship of one of the earliest medieval genealogical works.

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Fulk IV of Anjou canonical 11

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Count of Anjou ⓘ
author ⓘ
medieval nobleman ⓘ
activeYears early 12th century ⓘ
late 11th century ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Fulk le Réchin ⓘ
Fulk the Surly ⓘ
linked to: Fulk
birthDate circa 1043 ⓘ
burialPlace Saint-Nicolas d’Angers ⓘ
captured Geoffrey III of Anjou ⓘ
child Ermengarde of Anjou (daughter of Fulk IV) ⓘ
linked to: Ermengarde of Anjou

Fulk V of Anjou ⓘ
conflict conflicts with the French crown ⓘ
internal wars within Anjou ⓘ
rivalry with the Dukes of Aquitaine ⓘ
struggles with the Counts of Maine ⓘ
wars with the Duchy of Normandy ⓘ
country County of Anjou ⓘ
deathDate 14 April 1109 ⓘ
deathPlace Angers ⓘ
era High Middle Ages ⓘ
father Geoffrey II of Gâtinais ⓘ
genre genealogy ⓘ
givenName Fulk ⓘ
grandfather Fulk III of Anjou ⓘ
historicalReputation considered a harsh and quarrelsome ruler by some chroniclers ⓘ
imprisoned Geoffrey III of Anjou ⓘ
knownFor efforts to recover lost Angevin territories ⓘ
frequent marital alliances to secure political support ⓘ
languageOfWork Latin ⓘ
mother Ermengarde of Anjou ⓘ
nobleFamily House of Ingelger ⓘ
notableFor authoring one of the earliest medieval genealogical works by a lay prince ⓘ
turbulent and often violent rule in Anjou ⓘ
notableWork Genealogia comitum Andegavensium ⓘ
positionHeld Count of Anjou ⓘ
predecessor Geoffrey III of Anjou ⓘ
reignEnd 1109 ⓘ
reignStart 1068 ⓘ
religion Catholicism ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
seizedPowerFrom Geoffrey III of Anjou ⓘ
spouse Bertrade de Montfort ⓘ
Ermengarde de Bourbon ⓘ
Hildegarde of Beaugency ⓘ
Mantie of Brienne ⓘ
several other wives and concubines ⓘ
successor Fulk V of Anjou ⓘ
territoryRuled Anjou ⓘ
vassalOf King of France ⓘ

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Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

House of Ingelger → hasNotableMember → Fulk IV of Anjou ⓘ
Counts of Anjou → notableMember → Fulk IV of Anjou ⓘ
Geoffrey V Plantagenet → hasAncestor → Fulk IV of Anjou ⓘ
Fulk V of Anjou → father → Fulk IV of Anjou ⓘ
Fulk V of Anjou → predecessor → Fulk IV of Anjou ⓘ
Geoffrey II of Anjou → successor → Fulk IV of Anjou ⓘ
Geoffrey III of Anjou → sibling → Fulk IV of Anjou ⓘ
Geoffrey III of Anjou → successor → Fulk IV of Anjou ⓘ
Geoffrey III of Anjou → imprisonedBy → Fulk IV of Anjou ⓘ
Bertrade de Montfort → spouse → Fulk IV of Anjou ⓘ
Bertrade de Montfort → notableRelative → Fulk IV of Anjou ⓘ