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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Fulk IV of Anjou canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5283865 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Fulk IV of Anjou Context triple: [House of Ingelger, hasNotableMember, Fulk IV of Anjou]
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Fulk III of Anjou
Fulk III of Anjou was a powerful 10th–11th century French count known for his military campaigns, extensive castle-building, and role in consolidating the power of the Anjou region.
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B.
Fulk V of Anjou
Fulk V of Anjou was a 12th-century French nobleman who became King of Jerusalem and founder of the Angevin royal line that later ruled England.
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Fulk II of Anjou
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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D.
Fulk I of Anjou
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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E.
Geoffrey II of Anjou
Geoffrey II of Anjou was an 11th-century Count of Anjou known for expanding his territories through warfare and political maneuvering, helping to establish the regional power of his dynasty in western France.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Fulk IV of Anjou Target entity description: 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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A.
Fulk III of Anjou
Fulk III of Anjou was a powerful 10th–11th century French count known for his military campaigns, extensive castle-building, and role in consolidating the power of the Anjou region.
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B.
Fulk V of Anjou
Fulk V of Anjou was a 12th-century French nobleman who became King of Jerusalem and founder of the Angevin royal line that later ruled England.
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C.
Fulk II of Anjou
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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D.
Fulk I of Anjou
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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E.
Geoffrey II of Anjou
Geoffrey II of Anjou was an 11th-century Count of Anjou known for expanding his territories through warfare and political maneuvering, helping to establish the regional power of his dynasty in western France.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Count of Anjou
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author ⓘ medieval nobleman ⓘ |
| activeYears |
early 12th century
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late 11th century ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Fulk le Réchin
NERFINISHED
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Fulk the Surly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | circa 1043 ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Saint-Nicolas d’Angers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| captured | Geoffrey III of Anjou NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| child |
Ermengarde of Anjou (daughter of Fulk IV)
NERFINISHED
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Fulk V of Anjou NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
conflicts with the French crown
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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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | 14 April 1109 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Angers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| father | Geoffrey II of Gâtinais NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | genealogy ⓘ |
| givenName | Fulk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grandfather | Fulk III of Anjou NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalReputation | considered a harsh and quarrelsome ruler by some chroniclers ⓘ |
| imprisoned | Geoffrey III of Anjou NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
efforts to recover lost Angevin territories
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frequent marital alliances to secure political support ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Latin ⓘ |
| mother | Ermengarde of Anjou NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | House of Ingelger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
authoring one of the earliest medieval genealogical works by a lay prince
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turbulent and often violent rule in Anjou ⓘ |
| notableWork | Genealogia comitum Andegavensium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Count of Anjou NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Geoffrey III of Anjou NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 1109 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 1068 ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Catholicism
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| seizedPowerFrom | Geoffrey III of Anjou NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse |
Bertrade de Montfort
NERFINISHED
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Ermengarde de Bourbon NERFINISHED ⓘ Hildegarde of Beaugency NERFINISHED ⓘ Mantie of Brienne NERFINISHED ⓘ several other wives and concubines ⓘ |
| successor | Fulk V of Anjou NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| territoryRuled | Anjou NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vassalOf | King of France ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fulk IV of Anjou Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (5)
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