Fulk II of Anjou

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Fulk II of Anjou was a 10th-century Count of Anjou who consolidated and expanded his family's power in western France through strategic marriages and territorial control.

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Fulk II of Anjou canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Count
Count of Anjou
human
medieval noble
activity consolidation of comital power in Anjou
territorial expansion in western France
allegiance Kingdom of West Francia
linked to: West Francia
approximateBirthDate early 10th century
associatedWith Loire Valley
child Adelaide-Blanche of Anjou
Bouchard of Vendôme
Geoffrey I of Anjou
Guy of Anjou
possibly other unnamed children
countryOfOrigin Frankish Kingdom
deathDate circa 960
ethnicGroup Frank
father Fulk I of Anjou
givenName Fulk
governanceStyle feudal lordship
governedFrom Angers
historicalSignificance ancestor of later Angevin rulers
helped establish the power of the counts of Anjou
language Old French
marriagePolicy alliances with neighboring noble houses
mother Roscille of Loches
nobleFamily Ingelgerian dynasty
nobleTitle Count
notableRelative Geoffrey I of Anjou
Ingelger
ordinal II
politicalRole regional power broker in western Francia
positionHeld Count of Anjou
predecessor Fulk I of Anjou
region Anjou
western France
reignEnd circa 960
reignStart circa 942
religion Latin Christianity
ruledTerritory County of Anjou
spouse Adelaide of Vermandois
Gerberga
strategy use of dynastic marriages to expand influence
successor Geoffrey I of Anjou
timePeriod 10th century
titleHolderOf Anjou

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House of Ingelger hasNotableMember Fulk II of Anjou
Counts of Anjou notableMember Fulk II of Anjou
Fulk I of Anjou child Fulk II of Anjou
Fulk I of Anjou successor Fulk II of Anjou
Geoffrey I of Anjou father Fulk II of Anjou
Geoffrey I of Anjou predecessor Fulk II of Anjou