ANJOU Foulques b. Abt 0905 Anjou, France d. Abt 0958: Freeman-Smith Family Tree

Abt 0905 - Abt 0958 (53 years)

Name	ANJOU Foulques
Birth	Abt 0905	Anjou, France
Gender	Male
Death	Abt 0958
Notes	Name and Titles Foulques II "le Bon" (Fulk the Good, Fulco Bonus) [1] count of Anjou, after 941-958×960. [1] Birth Baldwin states Foulques date of birth is unknown, but "Settipani's estimate of around 905 is probably not far off." [2] Parents He was the son of Foulques I, d. after August 941, count of Anjou, and Roscille, d. after 929, daughter of Warnerius and Tescenda.[1] "Foulques first appears in a charter of his father in 929, which also mentioned his mother Roscilla, her parents Garnier (Warnerius) and Tescenda, and Gui (Wido), son of the elder Foulques....Foulques I was still living in August 941 when he and his son Foulques signed a charter...and it was probably not long after that that Foulques II succeeded (since the career of the elder Foulques is documented from 886), but the exact date is not known, due to the difficulty of identifying which man was the count Fulco of charters during the 940's."[1] Fulk II born c. 905[1] was a son of Fulk the Red and his wife Roscilla de Loches, daughter of Warnerius, Seigneur de Villentrois.[2] He succeeded his father in 941 as the second count of Anjou,[3] also called the count of Angers, and remained in power until 960.[4] [3] The Angevins, Fulk II included, had become particularly adept at establishing marriage alliances that furthered their goals.[5] His father, Fulk the Red had arranged his marriage to a Carolingian, Gerberga, the daughter of Ratburnus I Viscount of Vienne.[6] Among other things this alliance opened the doors for their daughter Adelaide-Blanche to marry a future king of France and their son Guy to become Bishop of le Puy.[6] [3] Marriage to Gerberge He married Gerberge, born, say, 913. Geoffroy Grisegonelle names her as his mother in charters dated 966 and 970. Her own parentage is unknown; the most common conjecture would make her a daughter of count Geoffroy of Gatinais. [1]. Marriage to Adelaide After her death c. 952 Fulk made another astute political marriage to Adelaide, the widow of Alan II, Duke of Brittany. Alan II had also been Count of Nantes and through this marriage Fulk gained influence in, and possibly control of, Nantes.[7] Adelaide was also the sister of Theobald I, Count of Blois which permitted Fulk II to form an alliance with the House of Blois.[6] [3] "After the death of duke Alain Barbetorte of Brittany in 952, Foulques married his widow, a sister of count Thibaut le Tricheur of Blois and Chartres, obtained the guardianship of his wife's son Drogo, and divided Brittany with Thibaut into spheres of influence, with Foulques taking the city of Nantes."[1] He married the sister of sister of Thibaut "le Tricheur", count of Blois and Chartres, and widow of Alain Barbetorte, d. 952, duke of Brittany.[1] Incorrect Wife? The following wife needs to be researched and removed: Unknown de Blois birth year unknown. This may be Adelaide, daughter of Thibault in which case a merge would be appropriate after research.Day-1904 16:49, 7 May 2017 (EDT) Changed her given name to Adelaide. (7 June 2020) Reign Fulk II of Anjou, son of Fulk the Red, was count of Anjou from 942 to his death.[3] He was often at war with the Bretons. He seems to have been a man of culture, a poet and an artist. [3] Death Fulk II died at Tours. Fulk's date of death 11 November 958 is given by Christian Settipani in his work La Noblesse du Midi Carolingien. [3] He was succeeded by his son Geoffrey Greymantle. [3] "Foulques was still living in September 958, when he and Thibaut were present at an assembly of Breton leaders at Angers...but was deceased by September 960, when his son Geoffroy appears as count."[1] He died between September 958 and September 960, place unknown. [1] Issue Fulk II had no known issue with Adelaide. [3] Comte Foulques II & his first wife had four children. [4] Children Confirmed by Henry Project Geoffroi d'Anjou, son of Foulques and Gerberge. Geoffroy I "Grisegonelle", d. 987, count of Anjou; m. (1) Adèle, living 6 March 974, daughter of Robert I, count of Troyes. m. (2) Adélaïde, living 999, widow of Lambert, count of Chalon. In a charter of 970, count Gaufridus mentions his father Fulco and mother Gerberga [1] Geoffrey I, Count of Anjou, married Adelaide of Vermandois.[2] [3] GEOFFROY d'Anjou ([938/40]-21 Jul 987, bur Châteauneuf, église Saint-Martin). [4] Guy d'Anjou, living 13 April 993, d. 8 February 994-6. He appears as abbot Wido, brother of count Geoffroy in a charter of 966. The Chronicle of Saint-Pierre du Puy mentions him as a brother of Geoffroy Grisegonelle and of countess Adélaïde, wife of Étienne. [1] Guy of Anjou, Bishop of le Puy.[2] [3] GUY d'Anjou (-before 995).[4] Adelais alias Blanche d. 1026; m. (1) Étienne de Brioude, fl. 936-957, d. prob. 970×5; m. (2) Raymond de Toulouse; m. (3) ca. 980, Louis V, d. 21 May 987, king of France, 986-7; m. (4) Guillaume I (or II), d. aft. 29 August 993, marquis of Provence. The Saint-Aubin genealogies give Fulco Bonus as the father of Blanca, mother of Constantia, wife of king Robert.[1] Adelaide-Blanche of Anjou, married five times.[2] [3] ADELAIS [Blanche] d'Anjou ([940/50]-[29 May 1026, bur Montmajour, near Arles]). [4] Probable Additional Daughter Adèle; m. Gautier I, count of Valois, Vexin, and Amiens. Gautier I of Valois/Vexin/Amiens and his wife Adèle had children Gautier II, Gui (bishop of Soissons), Raoul, Geoffroy, and Foulques. It is chronologically probable that Adèle was a daughter of Foulques II, a relationship which would also more easily explain the appearance of the name Geoffroy among the sons of Gautier I and Adèle. [1] Supposed Son, Existence Uncertain Drogo or Dreux, bishop of Puy. A supposed act of Dreux, bishop of Puy, dated September 994, mentions his parents Foulques and Gerberge and Guillaume count of Provence son of count Guillaume deceased and his sister Adélaïde. Gesta Consulum Andegavorum states that he was a son born to Foulques late in life, and was successor of his brother Gui as bishop of Puy. However, there was no bishop of Puy at this time. Foulques had a stepson of this name, Drogo, son of Foulques's second wife by her earlier marriage with Alain Barbetorte, some confusion seems possible here. [1] DREUX d'Anjou (-998), Drogo, Bishop of Le Puy. [4] Falsely Attributed Sons Bouchard de Vendôme, born Anjou, say 943. Bouchard "le Vieux", count of Paris, Corbeil, and Vendôme. Falsely attributed as a son of Foulques. [1] Bouchard, Count of Vendome.[2] [3] Humbert le Veneur. Falsely attributed as a son of Foulques. [1] Humbert d'Anjou, mentioned 957.[2] [3] Children linked on Wikitree with no documentation [[Anjou-299\|Maurice Anjou, no date or place of birth. Sources ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 Copiled by Stewart Baldwin. "Foulques II d'Anjou". The Henry Project. First uploaded 11 May 2006. Revision uploaded 29 May 2012. Refer to link for extensive bibliography. http://sbaldw.home.mindspring.com/hproject/prov/fulk0002.htm. Accessed May 7, 2017. jhd ↑ Settipani (1997), 226, n. 68, cited by Baldwin, Henry Project. ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 Wikipedia: Fulk II of Anjou ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Charles Cawley, Foundation for Medieval Genealogy. Medieval Lands Database. Foulques. See also: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=document&guid=b6dc4b45-9c8e-45cc-b8be-4674ec0cee89&tid=27591505&pid=1144 Royal Ancestry by Douglas Richardson Vol. V page 485 wipidepia Fulk II of Anjou
Person ID	I58366	Freeman-Smith
Last Modified	27 Jan 2026

Father	ANJOU Foulques, b. Abt 0870, France d. Abt 0938, Tours, Puy-de-Dome, Auvergne, France (Age 68 years)
Relationship	natural
Mother	LOCHES Roscille, b. Abt 0874, Loches, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, Frankia d. 05 Jul 0920, Angers, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France (Age 46 years)
Relationship	natural
Marriage	0897	Anjou, Rh
Family ID	F26029	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family GÂTINAIS Gerberge, b. Abt 0913, Gatinais, Orleanais-Centre, France d. 0952, Tours, Loire-Centre, France (Age 39 years)

Marriage Abt 0937 Anjou, Loire-Centre, France

Children

	1. D' ANJOU Geoffrey I Grisegnelle Comte, b. 11 Nov 0938, Anjou, France d. 21 Jul 0987, Anjou, France (Age 48 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	2. ANJOU Adelais Blanche, b. Abt 0940, Anjou, France d. 29 May 1026, Montmajour (Age 86 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]

Family ID F26026 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 27 Jan 2026