Fulk I of Anjou

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Fulk I of Anjou was a 10th-century French nobleman who became the first hereditary Count of Anjou and founder of the Angevin dynasty’s power.

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Fulk I of Anjou canonical 4
Fulk 1
Fulk the Red 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Count of Anjou
French noble
founder of a dynasty
medieval nobleman
activeInCentury 10th century
allegiance West Francia
alsoKnownAs Fulk the Red
linked to: Fulk I of Anjou
associatedWithPlace Loches
Maine
Touraine
burialPlace Anjou (exact site uncertain)
child Fulk II of Anjou
Guy of Anjou
countryOfOrigin Frankish Kingdom
dateOfBirth circa 870
dateOfDeath circa 942
dynasticRole ancestor of later Angevin kings
endTime c. 942 (death, approximate)
era Early Middle Ages
father Ingelger
founded power of the Angevin dynasty
givenName Fulk
linked to: Fulk I of Anjou
language Old French
mother Aelinde of Gatinais
nobleFamily House of Ingelger
notableFor establishing hereditary rule in Anjou
expanding Angevin influence in western France
placeOfBirth Anjou
placeOfDeath Anjou
politicalRole regional power-broker in western Francia
positionHeld Count of Anjou
predecessor Ingelger
realm County of Anjou
religion Christianity
ruledFrom Angers
spouse Roscille of Loches
startTime c. 870 (birth, approximate)
successor Fulk II of Anjou
title first hereditary Count of Anjou

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

House of Ingelger hasNotableMember Fulk I of Anjou
Ingelger successor Fulk the Red as Count of Anjou
linked to: Fulk I of Anjou
Counts of Anjou notableMember Fulk I of Anjou
Fulk I of Anjou givenName Fulk
linked to: Fulk I of Anjou
Fulk I of Anjou alsoKnownAs Fulk the Red
linked to: Fulk I of Anjou
Fulk II of Anjou father Fulk I of Anjou
Fulk II of Anjou predecessor Fulk I of Anjou