Fulk, I Count of Anjou
Abt 870 - Abt 942 (~ 72 years)-
Name Fulk , I Count of Anjou [1, 2] Suffix I Count of Anjou Born Abt 870 [1, 2] Gender Male Died Abt 942 Tours, France 
[1, 2, 3] Notes - Fulk I of Anjou (about 870 - 942), called the Red, was son of viscount Ingelger of Angers and Resinde "Aelinde" D'Amboise, was the first count of Anjou from 898 to 941. He increased the territory of the viscounty of Angers and it became a county around 930. During his reign he was permanently at war with the Normans and the Bretons. He occupied the county of Nantes in 907, but abandoned it to the Bretons in 919. He married Rosalie de Loches. He died around 942 and was succeeded by his son Fulk II. The modern day Queen of the United Kingdom, Elizabeth II, is a descendant of his, along with various other European monarchs.
Fulk I of Anjou (870 - 942), called 'the Red' (Latin: Rufus) (French: Le Roux), held the county of Anjou first as Viscount then Count until his death.
Life
Born about c. 870, Fulk was the son of Ingelger of Anjou and Adelais de Amboise. He was the first count of Anjou ruling the county from c. 908 to 942. In 899 he became Viscount of Tours and in 905, Count of Tours. About 90-918 he was Count of Nantes, and in 929 he became count of Anjou. He increased the territory as a viscountcy of Angers and it became a county around 929. During his reign, he was permanently at war with the Normans and the Bretons. He occupied the county of Nantes in 907, but abandoned it to the Bretons in 919. Fulk I died around 942.
Family
Fulk married Roscille de Loches, daughter of Warnerius (Widone),Seigneur de Loches, de Villentrois, & de la Haye, and his wife Tecandra. He and Roscille had:
Ingelger (†bef. 927).
Guy (Wido), Bishop of Soissons (†970).
Fulk II. Succeeded his father as Count of Anjou
Person ID I177 Bosdet Genealogy Last Modified 16 May 2013
Father Ingelger, d. Abt 888 Relationship Natural Mother Aelinde de Gatinai Relationship Natural Family ID F63 Group Sheet
Father Ingelger, d. 888 Relationship Natural Mother Adelais Relationship Natural Family ID F1903 Group Sheet
Family Roscilla de Loches Children 1. Guy d'Anjou, d. Abt 970 2. Roselle d'Anjou 3. Fulk, II Count of Anjou, b. Abt 905, d. 11 Nov 958, Tours, France (Age ~ 53 years)4. Engelgar d'Anjou, d. Abt 935 Family ID F64 Group Sheet
- Fulk I of Anjou (about 870 - 942), called the Red, was son of viscount Ingelger of Angers and Resinde "Aelinde" D'Amboise, was the first count of Anjou from 898 to 941. He increased the territory of the viscounty of Angers and it became a county around 930. During his reign he was permanently at war with the Normans and the Bretons. He occupied the county of Nantes in 907, but abandoned it to the Bretons in 919. He married Rosalie de Loches. He died around 942 and was succeeded by his son Fulk II. The modern day Queen of the United Kingdom, Elizabeth II, is a descendant of his, along with various other European monarchs.
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Sources - [S174] Wikipedia, http://sbaldw.home.mindspring.com/hproject/prov/fulk0001.htm.
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- [S178] thePeerage.com, Darryl Lundy, (Location: Ngaio, Wellington, New Zealand;).
- [S174] Wikipedia, http://sbaldw.home.mindspring.com/hproject/prov/fulk0001.htm.