Fulk V of Anjou

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Fulk V of Anjou was a 12th-century French nobleman who became King of Jerusalem and founder of the Angevin royal line that later ruled England.

All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
Fulk V of Anjou canonical 5
Fulk V, Count of Anjou 2
Fulk of Anjou 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Crusader
count
human
king
medieval noble
alsoKnownAs Fulk V of Anjou
surface form: Foulques V d’Anjou

Fulk V of Anjou
surface form: Fulk the Younger
birthDate c.1089
burialPlace Church of the Holy Sepulchre
surface form: Church of the Holy Sepulchre (traditionally attributed)
child Amalric I of Jerusalem
Baldwin III of Jerusalem
Elias II, Count of Maine
Geoffrey V, Count of Anjou
Matilda of Anjou
Sibylla of Anjou
countryOfOrigin France
deathDate 1143-11-13
deathPlace Acre
Kingdom of Jerusalem
era 12th century
father Fulk IV of Anjou
givenName Fulk V of Anjou self-linksurface differs
surface form: Fulk
language Old French
mother Bertrade de Montfort
nobleFamily House of Anjou
notableFor becoming King of Jerusalem through marriage to Melisende
founding the Angevin line that later ruled England
involvement in the politics of the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem
strengthening the County of Anjou
participatedIn Crusades
Second Crusade (preparatory context in the East)
predecessor Baldwin II of Jerusalem
Fulk IV of Anjou
reignEnd as Count of Anjou: 1129
as King of Jerusalem: 1143
reignStart as Count of Anjou: 1109
as King of Jerusalem: 1131
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholicism
residence Anjou
Jerusalem
spouse Ermengarde of Maine
Melisende of Jerusalem
successor Baldwin III of Jerusalem
Geoffrey V, Count of Anjou
successorInAngevinLine Henry II of England
title Count of Anjou
Count of Maine
King of Jerusalem (titular)
surface form: King of Jerusalem

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Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Count of Anjou notableHolder Fulk V of Anjou
House of Ingelger hasNotableMember Fulk V of Anjou
Counts of Anjou notableMember Fulk V of Anjou
Geoffrey V Plantagenet father Fulk V of Anjou
Geoffrey V Plantagenet predecessor Fulk V of Anjou
Fulk V of Anjou givenName Fulk V of Anjou self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Fulk
Fulk V of Anjou alsoKnownAs Fulk V of Anjou
this entity surface form: Fulk the Younger
Fulk V of Anjou alsoKnownAs Fulk V of Anjou
this entity surface form: Foulques V d’Anjou
Geoffrey V, Count of Anjou father Fulk V of Anjou
this entity surface form: Fulk V, Count of Anjou
Geoffrey V, Count of Anjou predecessorAsCountOfAnjou Fulk V of Anjou
this entity surface form: Fulk V, Count of Anjou
Melisende of Jerusalem coRulerWith Fulk V of Anjou
this entity surface form: Fulk of Anjou
Melisende of Jerusalem spouse Fulk V of Anjou
this entity surface form: Fulk of Anjou