Fulk III Nerra

Fulk III Nerra

▪ count of Anjou
byname  Fulk the Black,  French  Foulques le Noir 
born c. 970
died June 21, 1040, Metz, Fr.

      count of Anjou (987–1040), the most powerful of the early rulers of the Angevin dynasty.

      Exposed at first to the attacks of the counts of Brittany, Fulk had to fight for a long time to defend his frontiers, finally driving the Bretons back beyond the frontiers of Anjou. Having made himself master in the west, he turned his attention to the east and came into conflict with the count of Blois, Eudes II, over the territory of Saumur and a considerable part of Touraine. He defeated Eudes at Pontlevoy in 1016 and surprised and took Saumur 10 years later. Despite occasional conflicts, Fulk generally supported his overlords, the Capetian kings.

      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. He also built strongly fortified castles of stone (instead of wood) along the border of his territory. For this reason he was called le Grand Bâtisseur (“the Great Builder”). He died on his return from a pilgrimage to the Holy Land, having reigned 53 years.

* * *


Universalium. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно сделать НИР?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Fulk III, Count of Anjou — Fulk III (972 ndash; 21 June 1040), called Nerra (that is, le Noir , the Black ) after his death, was Count of Anjou from 21 July 987 to his death. He was the son of Geoffrey Greymantle and Adelaide of Vermandois. He was the founder of Angevin… …   Wikipedia

  • Фульк III Нерра — В Википедии есть статьи о других людях с именем Фульк. Фульк III Нерра фр. Foulques III d Anjou …   Википедия

  • Fulko III. (Anjou) — Darstellung Graf Fulkos III. aus dem 17. Jahrhundert Fulko III. (franz.: Foulques, eng.: Fulk; * 972; † 21. Juni 1040 in Metz), nach seinem Tod Nerra oder der Schwarze genannt, war von 987 bis zu seinem Tod ein Graf von Anjou. Er entstammte dem… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Fulco III de Anjou — Nacimiento 972 Fallecimiento …   Wikipedia Español

  • Anjou — For other uses, see Anjou (disambiguation). Anjou Flag …   Wikipedia

  • Anjou — /an jooh/; Fr. /ahonn zhooh /, n. 1. a region and former province in W France, in the Loire Valley. 2. a firm fleshed green skinned variety of pear. 3. a town in S Quebec, in E Canada. 36,596. * * * I Historical region, lower Loire valley,… …   Universalium

  • Roman Catholicism — the faith, practice, and system of government of the Roman Catholic Church. [1815 25] * * * Largest single Christian denomination in the world, with some one billion members, or about 18% of the world s population. The Roman Catholic church has… …   Universalium

  • Geoffrey II — ▪ count of Anjou byname  Geoffrey Martel,  French  Geoffroi Martel  born Oct. 14, 1006 died Nov. 14, 1060, Angers, Anjou [France]       count of Anjou (1040–60), whose territorial ambitions, though making him troublesome to his father, Fulk III… …   Universalium

  • France — /frans, frahns/; Fr. /frddahonns/, n. 1. Anatole /ann nann tawl /, (Jacques Anatole Thibault), 1844 1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel prize 1921. 2. a republic in W Europe. 58,470,421; 212,736 sq. mi. (550,985 sq. km). Cap.: Paris. 3.… …   Universalium

  • Amboise — /ahonn bwahz /, n. a town in central France, E of Tours: castle. 11,116. * * * ▪ France  town, Indre et Loire département, Centre Val de Loire (Centre) région, central France, on both banks of the Loire River, east of Tours. It is the site of a… …   Universalium

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”