Fulk, King of Jerusalem

Fulk (V)
King Fulk (enthroned) being crowned
King of Jerusalem
Reign1131–1143
PredecessorBaldwin II
SuccessorMelisende and Baldwin III
Co-sovereignMelisende
Count of Anjou
Reign1109–1129
PredecessorFulk IV
SuccessorGeoffrey V
Bornc. 1089/1092
Angers, France
Died13 November 1143
Acre, Kingdom of Jerusalem, Outremer, Levant
Burial
SpouseErembourg/Ermengarde, Countess of Maine
Melisende, Queen of Jerusalem
IssueGeoffrey V, Count of Anjou
Sibylla, Countess of Flanders
Matilda, Duchess of Normandy
Elias II, Count of Maine
Baldwin III, King of Jerusalem
Amalric, King of Jerusalem
HouseAnjou-Châteaudun
FatherFulk IV, Count of Anjou
MotherBertrade de Montfort
The Kingdom of Jerusalem and the other Crusader states in 1135 AD, during the reign of Fulk

Fulk (Latin: Fulco, French: Foulque or Foulques; c. 1089/1092 – 13 November 1143), also known as Fulk the Younger, was the count of Anjou (as Fulk V) from 1109 to 1129 and the king of Jerusalem with his wife Melisende from 1131 to his death. During their reign, the Kingdom of Jerusalem reached its largest territorial extent.


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