Geoffrey Martel the Second and the Heir to Anjou
Geoffrey Martel’s life was far from easy. Fulk, prematurely worn out by vice, had long transferred government to his son, but father and son agreed ill—this time not through the y…
The Death of Geoffrey Martel
Geoffrey’s bequest availed as little as his uncle’s. In 1103 Fulk announced his intent to disinherit his valiant son in favour of Bertrada’s child.…
Succession of Young Fulk and End of Fulk Rechin
It is doubtful whether Bertrada’s child—the boy now succeeding—had even grown up among his own people; he had perhaps been brought up at court.…
The Verdict on Fulk Rechin’s Reign
“Ill he began; worse he lived; worst of all he ended”—the verdict of a later Angevin historian upon Fulk Rechin, whom one would have wished to respect as the father of Angevin his…
Accession of Louis VI and the French Monarchy
Nearly nine months before Fulk Rechin’s death, Louis VI had succeeded Philip as king of France.…
Conflict between Louis VI and Henry I of England
This policy led almost inevitably into conflict with Henry I of England, now master of Normandy through Tinchebray.…
第四章
Chapter IV traces the reign of Fulk V of Anjou from his accession and character through his political alignment with Almeric of Montfort and Louis VI of France, his marriage to Aremburg of Maine, the wars with Henry I of England-Normandy (1111–1119), the Treaty of Pierre-Pécoulé…
The Accession of Fulk V
The accession of Fulk V began a new era for Anjou comparable to that of Louis VI for France.…
Character of Fulk V
Fulk remained a quintessential Angevin: ruddy-complexioned like the first of his race, he shared his great-grandfather Fulk the Black’s restless, adventurous temper—impetuous yet…
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