Fulk III (972 – 21 June 1040), called Nerra (that is, le Noir, "the Black") after his death, was Count of Anjou from 21 July 987 to his death. He was the son of Geoffrey Greymantle and Adelaide of Vermandois. Events Otto II marries Theophanu, Byzantine princess. ... June 21 is the 172nd day of the year (173rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 193 days remaining. ... Events March War of Independence of Western Xia occurred. ... // Counts of Anjou, c. ... July 21 is the 202nd day (203rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 163 days remaining. ... Events Hugh Capet, Count of Paris, crowned King of France Kukulcan conquers Chichen Itza Births Deaths May 21 King Louis V of France Categories: 987 ... Geoffrey I of Anjou, known as Grisegonelle (Greymantle), was count of Anjou from 958 to 987. ...

Fulk Nerra's castle keep at Loches

He was the founder of Angevin power. He was only fifteen years of age when he succeeded his father. He had a violent and pious temperament, partial to acts of extreme cruetly and penitence. In probably his most notorious act, he had his first wife (and cousin) Elisabeth of Vendôme burned to death at the stake in her wedding dress, after discovering her with a goatherd in December 999. He made four pilgrimages to the Holy Land in 1002, 1008, and 1038. In 1007, he built the great abbey at Beaulieu-lès-Loches. For all this, modern historiography has this to say: Image File history File links Download high resolution version (960x1280, 246 KB) Photo by Christian Bauer source File links The following pages link to this file: Château de Loches ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (960x1280, 246 KB) Photo by Christian Bauer source File links The following pages link to this file: Château de Loches ... Angevin (IPA: ) is the name applied to the residents of Anjou, a former province of the Kingdom of France, as well as to the residents of Angers. ... Events Silesia is incorporated into territory ruled by Boleslaus I of Poland Pope Silvester II succeeds Pope Gregory V Sigmundur Brestisson introduces christianity in the Faroe Islands Deaths December 16 - Saint Adelaide of Italy (b. ... The expression The Holy Land (Hebrew ארץ הקודש: Standard Hebrew Éreẓ haQodeÅ¡, Tiberian Hebrew ʾÉreá¹£ haqQāḏēš; Latin Terra Sancta; Arabic الأرض المقدسة, al-Arḍ ul-Muqaddasah) generally refers to the Land of Israel. ... Events November 13 - English king Ethelred gives order to kill all Danes in England, leading to the St. ... Events Olof, king of Sweden, is baptized. ... Events Independent declaration of Western Xia. ... Aethelred buys two years of peace with the Danes for 36,000 pounds of silver. ...

Fulk fought against the claims of the counts of Rennes, defeating and killing Conan I of Rennes at the Battle of Conquereuil on 27 June 992. He then extended his power over the Counties of Maine and Touraine. Conan I of Rennes (927 - June 27 992), was count of Rennes and duke of Brittany, from 990 to his death. ... June 27 is the 178th day of the year (179th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 187 days remaining. ... Boleslaus I becomes Duke of Poland Battle of Conquereuil - Fulk Nerra defeats Conan I of Rennes, who is killed in the battle. ... Maine is one of the traditional provinces of France. ... The Touraine is a former province of France. ...

All of his enterprises came up against the no less violent ambition of Odo II of Blois, against whom he made an alliance with the Capetians. On 6 July 1016, he defeated Odo at the Battle of Pontlevoy. In 1025, after capturing and burning the city of Saumur, Fulk reportedly cried, "Saint Florentius, let yourself be burned. I will build you a better home in Angers." However, when the transportation of the saint's relics to Angers proved difficult, Fulk declared that Florentius was a rustic lout unfit for the city, and sent the relics back to Saumur. Odo II of Blois (983–1037), (French: Eudes) Count of Blois (1004–1037) and Count of Chartres, was the son of Count Odo I of Blois and Bertha of Bourgogne. ... The House of Capet includes any of the direct descendants of Robert the Strong. ... July 6 is the 187th day of the year (188th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 178 days remaining. ... George Tsul, ruler of Khazaria, is captured by a combined Byzantine-Rus force, which effectively ends Khazarias existence. ... Events April 18 - Boleslaw I Chrobry is crowned as the first king of Poland. ... Saumur is a small city and commune in the Maine-et-Loire département of France on the Loire River, with an approximate population of 30,000 (in 2001). ... Angers is a city in France in the département of Maine-et-Loire, 191 miles south-west of Paris. ...

Fulk also commissioned many buildings. Throughout his reign, while fighting against the Bretons and Blesevins, protecting his territory from Vendôme to Angers and from there to Montrichard, he had more than a hundred castles, donjons, and abbeys constructed, including those at Château-Gontier, Loches (a stone keep), and Montbazon. He built the donjon at Langeais (990), one of the first stone castles. These numerous pious foundations, however, followed many acts of violence against the church. Facade of the abbey-church Castle ruins Vendôme is a commune of north-central France. ... Montrichard is a town and commune in the Loir-et-Cher département, in France. ... Pierrefonds Castle, France Castle has a history of scholarly debate surrounding its exact meaning. ... Another word for the keep of a castle. ... Bold textTHIS IS THE PAGE THAT A.S. REALLY NEEDS!! THIS IS NOW MARKED!!! ] ps i like A.O. This article is about an abbey as a Christian monastic community. ... Château-Gontier is a commune of the Mayenne département, in France. ... Loches is a town in France, capital of an arrondissement in the department of Indre-et-Loire, 29 miles southeast of Tours by railway, on the left bank of the Indre River. ... Langeais is a French commune in the département of Indre-et-Loire in the region of Centre. ... Events Construction of the Al-Hakim Mosque begins in Cairo. ...

Fulk died in Metz while returning from his last pilgrimage. He is buried in the chapel of his monastery at Beaulieu. By his first wife Elisabeth, he left one daughter, Adela. By his second wife (1001), Hildegard of Sundgau, he had two children, Geoffrey Martel, his successor, and Ermengard. For other uses of Metz, see Metz (disambiguation) City motto: Si paix dedans, paix dehors (French: If peace inside, peace outside) City proper (commune) Région Lorraine Département Moselle (57) Mayor Jean-Marie Rausch Area 41. ... Events Grand Prince Stephen I of Hungary is named the first King of Hungary by Pope Silvester II. Canonisation of Edward the Martyr, king of England. ... Geoffrey II of Anjou, called Martel (the Hammer), was count of Anjou from 1040 to 1060. ...

Notes

1. ^ Erdoes.
2. ^ Achille Luchaire.

Sources

• Bachrach, Bernard S. Fulk Nerra, the Neo-Roman Consul, 987-1040: a Political Biography of the Angevin Count. University of California Press, 1993.
• Erdoes, Richard. AD 1000: Living on the Brink of Apocalypse, 1988
• Fichtenau, Henry. Living in the Tenth Century, 1991.