Count of Anjou
Events
Date of Birth: unknown.
Baldwin states that “Settipani’s estimate of 905 is probably not far off.”
Place of Birth: unknown.
Date of Death: between September 958 and September 960.
The dates are given by Baldwin. Père Anselme (6:6) states that Foulques died in 958, after 11 November.
Place of Death: Tours.
The place is given by père Anselme (6:6). Baldwin states that the place is unknown.
Place of Burial: Tours.
The place is given by père Anselme (6:6).
Relationships
Father: Foulques I “le Roux”, count of Anjou.
This relationship is given by père Anselme (6:6), by Le Jan (p. 449), and by Baldwin.
Mother: Roscille, daughter of Warnerius and Tescenda.
This relationship is given by père Anselme (6:6), by Le Jan (p. 449), and by Baldwin. Bachrach gives Tescenda's father as Adalard of Loches, and Adalard's father as Adalhard, the Seneschal of Louis the Pious.
Spouse: Gerberge.
This relationship is given by père Anselme (6:6), by Le Jan (p. 449), and by Baldwin.
Spouse: a sister of Thibaut “le Tricheur”, count of Blois and Chartres.
This relationship is given by Baldwin and by Bachrach (p. 267).
Children (by Gerberge):
(Complete source citations for facts about the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project. Most information below comes from Baldwin.)
Geoffroy I “Grisegonelle” (died 21 July 987), count of Anjou, married (1) Adèle de Troyes; married (2) Adélaïde, widow of Lambert, count of Chalon.
Guy. Bishop of Puy.
Adélaide alias Blanche (died 1026) married (1) Étienne de Brioude; married (2) Raymond de Toulouse; married (3) Louis V, king of France; married (4) Guillaume I, marquis of Provence.
References
Anselme de Sainte-Marie. Histoire Généalogique et Chronologique de la Maison Royale de France, des Pairs, Grands Officiers de la Couronne, de la Maison du Roy et des Anciens Barons du Royaume. 9 Volumes (Paris: 1726-1733).
Bachrach, Bernard S. Fulk Nerra, the Neo-Roman Consul, 987-1040: A Political Biography of the Angevin Count, (University of California Press, 1993).
Baldwin, Stewart. “Foulques II "le Bon" (Fulk the Good, Fulco Bonus)” in The Henry Project.
Le Jan, Régine. Famille et pouvoir dans le monde franc (VIIe - Xe siècle): essai d’anthropologie sociale (Publications de la Sorbonne, 1995).