第四章
Chapter IV traces the shifting balance of power among Anjou, Normandy, and Maine after the death of Geoffrey Martel. It follows Maine’s revolt, Herbert II’s commendation to William, the Treaty of Alençon, the decline and civil war of Anjou under Fulk Rechin, the revolt of Maine…
Maine’s Revolt After Geoffrey Martel’s Death
Maine flung off the Angevin yoke almost immediately after Geoffrey Martel’s death and called upon the son of her late count Hugh to reclaim the county.…
Herbert II’s Commendation to William
Bertha of Blois recognized that her son’s only hope of preserving his patrimony from subjection to Anjou lay in commending himself to William of Normandy.…
Herbert’s Death and the Reversion of Maine
In 1064 Herbert II died without children or wife, so that by the terms of the commendation his county was to revert to William.…
The Treaty of Alençon
Geoffrey the Bearded at length asserted Angevin rights to the overlordship of Maine, and William acknowledged the claim through a treaty negotiated at Alençon.…
The Decline of Angevin Power
The rapid decline of the Angevin power after Geoffrey Martel’s death stemmed in part from the natural reaction that follows a sudden rise and in part from the exceptional greatnes…
Fulk Rechin and the Angevin Succession Dispute
From the moment of Geoffrey Martel’s death, Fulk Rechin disputed his elder brother Geoffrey the Bearded’s inheritance, complaining that he had been left without provision while Ge…
Fulk Rechin’s Character
Fulk Rechin is a deeply unadmirable figure. He was pre-eminently the Quarreller in a quarrelsome family, possessing the craft, subtlety, and serpent-like cleverness of his race bu…
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