Fulko I. (Anjou)
Fulk I. (French .: Foulque closely .: Fulk ; † 941 ), called the Red (le Roux), was a Viscount of Angers and Tours , and since 930 the first Count of Anjou . He was a son of Vice Count Ingelger and his wife Adelais.
Fulko was first mentioned in a document in 886 and has been named as Vice Count since 898. He was a vassal of the Robertin family and, as Vice Count of Angers, took on defensive duties against the Bretons bordering on the west . After the ruler of Brittany Alain I the Great died in 907, Fulko took advantage of the anarchy that broke out among the Bretons and took possession of the county of Nantes . In return, he transferred Tours to his colleague from Blois , Theobald the Old , possibly under pressure from his Dux Robert , in order to prevent Fulkos from having too much power. Fulko also lost Nantes in 919 to the Loire-Normans invading Brittany . Despite the loss, Fulko continued the title of count, which was also recognized by his liege lord Hugo the Great in 930 .
Fulko was married to Roscilla, daughter of the lord of the castle Garnier ( Warnerius ) of Loches ( Touraine ), since around 905 . The couple had five children, although the two daughters are only presumed to be parents:
- Ingelger, may have died fighting the Vikings around 927
- Guido ( Widdo ), canons in Saint-Martin de Tours , since 937 Bishop of Soissons
- Fulko II the Good († November 11, 958), successor as Count of Anjou
- Adela; ∞ with Gautier I., Count of Valois , Amiens and Vexin
- Roscille; ∞ with Alain "Schiefbart" , Duke of Brittany
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
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| Ingelger |
Vice Count in Angers ? –929 |
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| - |
Count of Anjou 929-941 |
Fulko II the good |
| Hardrad |
Vice Count of Tours 898 – after 907 |
Theobald the old man |
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Fulko I. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Fulko I. the Red; Foulque I. le Roux |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Count of Anjou |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 9th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 941 |