Because he left no sons, his two nephews, Geoffrey III the Bearded [le Barbu] and Fulk IV 'the Rude' [le Rchin], shared the succession. During their reign, the Kingdom of Jerusalem reached its largest territorial extent. Fulk was born at Angers, between 1089 and 1092, the son of Count Fulk IV of Anjou and Bertrade de Montfort. Nothing could stop him, least of all the commandments of God., http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~lzrslong/genealogy/b351.htm#P187727, He was born on 21 Jun 967 in Anjou, France. A > Anjou | D > d'Anjou > Fulk (Anjou) d'Anjou, Categories: Crusades | Knights Templar | House of Anjou | Nobility of the Crusader States, WIKITREE HOME | ABOUT | G2G FORUM | HELP | SEARCH. Major children and living persons must directly contact the, Relationship with x x (Sosa/Ahnentafel #1), Relationship with Ermengarde Of Maine (spouse), Relationship with Queen Melisende Of Jerusalem (spouse), Browse using this individual as Sosa/Ahnentafel #1, List of all individuals in the family tree, {{ 'gw_downgraded_access_back_to_max'|translate }}, Born between1089and1092 - Anjou, France, Deceased 13November1143 - Jerusalem, Israel. Damascus was also threatened by Zengi. Thus began the war on God's behalf. Hugh secured himself to Jaffa, and allied himself with the Muslims of Ascalon. 0 references. Fulk (in French: Foulque or Foulques; 1089/1092 place Unknown - 13 November 1143 Acre), also known as Fulk the Younger, was Count of Anjou (as Fulk V) from 1109 to 1129, and King of Jerusalem from 1131 to his death.He was also the paternal grandfather of Blanchegarde . Fulk went on crusade in 1120, and become a close friend of the Knights Templar. 2 died on 11 Nov 958 in Tours, Touraine (Indre-et-Loire), France.. Research Notes: From Wikipedia - Fulk II of Anjou : Fulk II of Anjou (died November 11 , 958 ), son of Fulk the Red , was count of Anjou from 941 to 958 .He was often at war with the Bretons .He seems to have been a man of culture, a poet and an artist. [3] The panel includes rosettes, one of which has a cross patte in its center. In 1143, while the king and queen were in Acre, Fulk was killed in a hunting accident. Login to find your connection. (Southern observes that it's 'almost certain' that Fulk went to Jerusalem 3 times.) A ruthless warrior who burned and pillaged the monasteries in his path, Fulk nevertheless felt the need for penance, making three pilgrimages to the Holy Land and founding or restoring several abbeys, including those in or near Angers, Loches, and Saumur. (Apparently an old version of the Wikipedia page). . Have you taken a DNA test? Fulk V of Anjou (1089/1092 November 13, 1143), also known as Fulk the Young, and after 1131 as Fulk of Jerusalem, was Count of Anjou from 1109 to 1129, and king of Jerusalem from 1131 to his death. I think a G2G post, tagging it with EuroAristo and pre-1500, will bring these to the attention of a lot more people. However, they soon came into armed conflict, and Fulk defeated Geoffrey in 1068. King Fulk of Anjou (1131-1143), then in Beit Jibrin, ordered his deputy in Jerusalem to restore the villages to him. Fulk Nerra, the Neo-Roman Consul, 9871040. He was both cruel and devotional, and had a violent and pious temperament. Buried at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem. Baldwin II, reflecting on Fulk's fortune and military exploits, acquiesced. He protected Jerusalem in the south by constructing a series of fortresses, including Krak des Chevaliers. Elias II of Maine (died 1151) Fulk I also refers to Fulk, King of Jerusalem. On the side of Count Fulk V *The Young* Of Anjou 1089..1092-1143. with Ermengarde Of Maine ca 1094-1126. Fulk was born between 1089 and 1092, the son of Count Fulk IV of Anjou and Bertrade de Montfort. King of Jersusalem. Geoffrey V of Anjou, father of Henry II of England. R. W. Southern, The Making of the Middle Ages, pp. In 1143, while the king and queen were on holiday in Acre, Fulk was killed in a hunting accident. Later Baldwin II bolstered Melisende's position in the kingdom by making her sole guardian of her son by Fulk, Baldwin III, born in 1130. Fulk fought against the claims of the counts of Rennes, defeating and killing Conan I of Rennes at the Battle of Conquereuil on 27 June 992. 1092-1143. Damascus was also threatened by Zengi. CONTENT MAY BE COPYRIGHTED BY WIKITREE COMMUNITY MEMBERS. Relation within this family (if not by birth) Father: D'anjou, Fulk [I582805098] Mother: De Montfort, Bertrade [I582802647] D'anjou, Fulk [I582804311] Father: D'anjou, Fulk [I582805098] Stepmother: De Baugency, Hildegard [I582806443] Half-sister D'anjou, Ermengarde [I582803865] Father: D'anjou, Fulk [I582805098] Stepmother: UNKNOWN, Hermengarde . Fulk V of Anjou, from a 13th century Illuminated manuscript. Gerard was director of the Hospital of Notre Dame in the Holy City sometime before the Crusaders conquered Jerusalem in 1099. Fulk was survived by his son Geoffrey of Anjou by his first wife, and Baldwin III and Amalric I by Melisende. He died at the age of 50 on November 10th, 1143 in Jerusalem. Fulk abdicated Anjou to his son Geoffrey and left for Jerusalem married Melisende on June 2, 1129. Family In 1110, Fulk married Ermengarde of Maine (died 1126), the daughter of Elias I of Maine. . During his reign, the Kingdom of Jerusalem reached its largest territorial extent. There were also attempts to expand the kingdom into Fatimid Egypt. To defend the holy city from the Muslim champion, Zengi, Fulk allied with the emir of Damscus and the emperor of Constantinople during the early 1130s. The Patriarch interceded in the conflict, perhaps at the behest of Melisende. Please enable JavaScript in your browser's settings to use this part of Geni. However, for some reason of dispute, by the thirteenth century, the Templars and Hospitallers were fighting each other in Acre. He was partial to acts of extreme cruelty and penitence. King of Jerusalem, Count of Anjou, Touraine and Maine, also known as Fulk V "The Young". Fulk, byname Fulk the Younger, French Foulques le Jeune, (born 1092died November 1143, Acre, Palestine [now Akko, Israel]), count of Anjou and Maine as Fulk V (110931) and king of Jerusalem (113143). FULK, king of Jerusalem (b. Surviving accounts of journeys to Jerusalem date from the year 333. _FA1: Acceded: 1109. F Fulk of Jerusalem in art (2 C) S Seals of Fulk of Jerusalem (1 C, 1 F) Media in category "Fulk of Jerusalem" The following 3 files are in this category, out of 3 total. He is buried in the chapel of his monastery at Beaulieu. For the Latin patriarch from 1146 to 1157, see, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fulk,_King_of_Jerusalem&oldid=1132576062, Burials at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, Medieval Women, edited by Derek Baker, the Ecclesiastical History Society, 1978, This page was last edited on 9 January 2023, at 14:52. He was also the paternal grandfather of Henry II of England. He was the Count of Anjou (as Fulk V) from 1109 to 1129 and the King of Jerusalem from 1131 to his death. Fulk was a crusader, Knight Templar and was the King of Jerusalem ( jure uxoris) from 1131 to his death. Securing the borders Half-siblings. Explore historical records and family tree profiles about Fulk Jerusalem on MyHeritage, the world's family history network. In 1137 he allied himself with the Byzantines against a Turkish leader, 'Imad ad-Din Zangi, of Mosul (Iraq), and in 1140 helped the Muslims of Damascus ward off Zangi's armies. Fulk abdicated his county seat of Anjou to his son Geoffrey and left for Jerusalem, where he married Melisende on 2 June 1129. Foulques V is 27 degrees from Jennifer Aniston, 27 degrees from Drew Barrymore, 28 degrees from Candice Bergen, 27 degrees from Alexandre Dumas, 27 degrees from Carrie Fisher, 37 degrees from Whitney Houston, 27 degrees from Hayley Mills, 26 degrees from Liza Minnelli, 27 degrees from Lisa Presley, 27 degrees from Kiefer Sutherland, 28 degrees from Bill Veeck and 30 degrees from Brian Nash on our single family tree. He protected Jerusalem in the south by constructing a series of fortresses, including Krak of Moab. This was most likely because of the omens about the world ending with the return of the anti-Christ and the return of their Savior to oust the Devil. Family. Fulk captured the fort of Banias, to the north of Lake Tiberias and thus secured the northern frontier. Turkish raiders took him prisoner in 1137, but then freed him. Fulk III was the founder of Angevin power. Fulk III, the Black (c. 9701040; Old French: Foulque Nerra) was an early Count of Anjou celebrated as one of the first great builders of medieval castles. 7 Historical Fiction Buried at Abbey de St. Pier re de Beaulieu, France. " Fulk, or his supporters, were commonly believed responsible, though direct proof never surfaced. He was carried back to Acre, where he died and was buried in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. mother Baldwin II, king of Jerusalem father Hodierne de Jrusalem,Comtesse . Fulk married Elisabeth de Vendme (~979999), daughter of Count Bouchard of Vendome,[4] and they had a daughter: Elisabeth's death was recounted in the Chronicles of Saint-Florent: Elisabeth occupied the citadel at Anger with some supporters and while under siege from Fulk, she suffered a fall from a great height, and then was burnt at the stake for adultery.[5]. He fought successive wars with neighbors in Brittany, Blois, Poitou and Aquitaine and made four pilgrimages to Jerusalem during the course of his life. Fulk was killed in a hunting accident at Acre in 1143. He finally drove his encroaching neighbours back beyond the frontiers of Anjou and built strongly fortified castles along the border of his territory. John died before he could make good his proposed journey to Jerusalem.[1]. Fulk ruled Anjou for 53 years. Birth of Elizabeth d'Anjou, Countess de Coumont, Birth of Geoffroy II Martel, comte d'Anjou, Birth of Ermangarde "Blanche" de Bourgogne. In the beginning of his reign he had to act as regent of Antioch and to provide a husband, Raymund of Poitou, for the infant heiress Constance. Fulk also undertook four pilgrimages to Jerusalem. This a family tree of the kings of Jerusalem. Junior king of England; Reign: 14 June 1170 - 11 June 1183: Coronation: 14 June 1170 As regent he had Raymond of Poitou marry the infant princess Constance of Antioch, his and Melisende's niece. From the start Fulk assumed sole control of the government, excluding Melisende altogether. Hugh secured himself to Jaffa, and allied himself with the Muslims of Ascalon. Fulk may not have been particularly sensitive, but a fitting progenitor for the likes of Henry II & Edward I. A marble panel from his tomb (or Baldwin III's) is in the Terra Sancta Museum, Jerusalem. Fulk became king of Jerusalem on Baldwin IIs death in 1131 and spent the first year of his reign settling a dispute in Antioch (Turkey) and putting down a revolt led by his wifes lover, Hugh of Le Puiset. This lukewarm response dissuaded John from carrying through his intention, and he postponed his pilgrimage. [5] Bachrach 1993, p. 76. Early in the 11th century (in the 1030s) many more people were making pilgrimages to the holy city of Jerusalem. Fulk was survived by his son Geoffrey of Anjou by his first wife, and Baldwin III and Amalric I by Melisende. Medieval Women, edited by Derek Baker, the Ecclesiastical History Society, 1978 The pilgrim's hospital was dedicated to St. John the Baptist and founded around 1070 as part of a Benedictine monastery. Baldwin II had no male heirs but had already designated his daughter Melisende to succeed him. monarch. Amalric I of Jerusalem _FA5: 9th Comte de Anjou. Name: Foulques III 1 2 Sex: M ALIA: "Le /Noir"/ Title: Count of Anjou Birth: 21 JUN 967 in Anjou, France Death: 21 JUN 1040 in Metz, Lorraine, France 1 Note: [Tertulle (Tercullus).ged]. Blessed Gerard, as founder, acquired territory and revenues for his order throughout the Kingdom of Jerusalem and beyond.