Fulk, King of Jerusalem (1092–1143)
Born 1092 CE, died 1143 CE.
Fulk (French: Foulque or Foulques; 1089 or 1090 – 10 November 1143) was the count of Anjou (known as Fulk V or the Younger) from 1109 until 1129 and then, by right of his wife Melisende, the king of Jerusalem from 1131 until 1143. He was a vigorous and assertive ruler who defeated numerous rebellions as both count and king and left both states more secure than he had found them. Fulk was born to Count Fulk IV of Anjou and Bertrada of Montfort. He became co-count with his father after the death of his half-brother Geoffrey IV in 1106 and sole count upon his father's death in 1109. Through his marriage with Countess Eremburga, he also became count of Maine in 1110. Fulk's rule in Anjou was marked both by baronial uprisings and a prolonged conflict with King Henry I of England. Eremburga had a prominent place in Fulk's government until her death in 1126. In 1127, Fulk negotiated the marriage of their son, Geoffrey V, to Henry's daughter and heir presumptive, Matilda. In 1129, he relinquished Anjou to Geoffrey and moved to Jerusalem to marry Melisende, daughter and heir presumptive of King Baldwin II of Jerusalem. Fulk became king upon Baldwin II's death in 1131.
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