ANJOU

Information on this page from Windows Into Our Past, A Genealogy of the Parsons, Smith and Associated Families, Vol. 1 ©1996, Judy Parsons Smith

Fulk II , the Good

Fulk II , the Good , m. Gerberga .  Fulk II , the Good was the duke of Anjou ( Angers ) from 941-960.[i]  Fulk II , the Good & Gerberga had:

Geoffrey I Greymantle  

Geoffrey I Greymantle , son of Fulk II, the Good  & Gerberga, m. Adelaide  de Vermandois , daughter of Robert & Adelaide de Vermandois .  Geoffrey I was the duke of Anjou from 960 to 987.[ii]  Geoffrey I & Adelaide de Vermandois had:

1.  Fulk Nerra , later  known as Fulk III, the Black
2.  Ermengarde of Anjou , m. Conan I, Duke of Brittany   (See Brittany )

Fulk Nerra , III, the Black

1.  Fulk Nerra, III, the Black, son of Geoffrey I & Adelaide  de Vermandois , m1st Elizabeth , d. 1000 , killed for being unfaithful; m2nd to Hildegarde.  Fulk   Nerra was duke of Anjou from 987 to 1040.  He was an avid castle builder under his rule the following castles were constructed in Angers[iii]:

       Castle                                Year                                                         Castle                                   Year
Langeais                               994-995                                                    Montbazon                            1005
Montfaucori                          1026                                                           Dultal                                     1040
Montlévrier                            987-1026                                                Baugé                                    ca. 1015-1025
Pássavant                             987-1026                                                 Trèves                                    1020-1026
Montrevault                           ca. 1000                                                    Château-Gontier                  1007
Mirebeau                               1005                                                          St. Florent-le-Viell                ca. 1030
Montcontour                         987-1040                                                   Montreuil-Bellay                   ca. 1020-1026
Montresor                              987-1040                                                  Montrichard                          1005
SteMaure                              987-1040                                                   Montboyau                            1010
Faye-la-Vineuse                  987-1040

Fulk Nerre, III, the Black & Hildegarde  had:

Ermengard of Anjou

Ermengard of Anjou , daughter of Fulk III, the Black  & Hildegarde , m. Aubri-Geoffrey, son of Geoffrey III & Beatrix of Mâcon .  Aubri-Geoffrey & Ermengard of Anjou had:

Fulk IV “Rechin”

Fulk IV “Rechin”, son of Aubri-Geoffrey & Ermengarde of Anjou , b. 1043; d. 14 Apr 1109; m1st Hildegarde de Baugency ; m2nd _______________; m3rd ___________________; m4th _________________; m5th 1090/91 to Bertrade/Beatrice, daughter of Simon I , Seigneur of Montfort l’Amauri  & Agnes d’Évreux.

Fulk IV & Hildegard de Baugency  had:

 Ermengard, d. 1147 ; m1st _____________; m2nd Alan IV “Fergent”

 Fulk IV & Bertrade had:

Fulk V the Young

Fulk V the Young, son of  Fulk IV & Bertrade, b. 1092; d. 10 Nov 1143, Jerusalem; m1st 1110 to Erembourg, daughter of Hëlias, Count of Maine ; m2nd 2 Jun 1129 to Melisende de Rethel .  Fulk V the Young was the Count of  Anjou and King of Jerusalem.  Fulk V & Erembourg had:

Geoffrey V, Plantagenet  m. Matilda (See House of  Wessex)

[i] “Castles of Europe from Charlemagne  to the Renaissance”, by William Anderson , Random House, New York ©1970 by Paul Elek Productions Limited, p. 45
[ii] “Castles of Europe from Charlemagne  to the Renaissance”, by William Anderson , Random House, New York ©1970 by Paul Elek Productions Limited, p. 45
[iii] “Castles of Europe from Charlemagne  to the Renaissance”, by William Anderson , Random House, New York ©1970 by Paul Elek Productions Limited, p. 45