The House of Ingelger (French: ''Ingelgeriens''), also known as The Ingelgerians, was the first dynasty in
Anjou Anjou may refer to:
Geography and titles France
*County of Anjou, a historical county in France and predecessor of the Duchy of Anjou
**Count of Anjou, title of nobility
*Duchy of Anjou, a historical duchy and later a province of France
**Duke ...
. It was founded by Ingelger (died 886), Viscount of Angers, whose son
Fulk the Red
Fulk I of Anjou ( 870 – 942) — ("Fulk the Red", i.e., "Red Falcon") — held the county of Anjou first as viscount, then count, until his death.
Life
Born about 870, Fulk was the son of Ingelger of Anjou and Adelais of Amboise. He was th ...
made himself count of Anjou. By inheritance, the family came into the possession of the county of Vendôme.
The family died out in the male line in 1060 with
Geoffrey II of Anjou Geoffrey, Geoffroy, Geoff, etc., may refer to:
People
* Geoffrey (name), including a list of people with the name
* Geoffroy (surname), including a list of people with the name
* Geoffrey of Monmouth (c. 1095–c. 1155), clergyman and one of the ...
. He was succeeded in Anjou by his sororal nephew,
Geoffrey the Bearded, son of the Count of Gâtinais.
Anjou: Chapter 1. Comtes d'Anjou C. Comtes d'Anjou 1060-1189 (Comtes de Gâtinais)
at ''Medieval Lands Project''
Counts
Agnatic descent
* Ingelger
Ingelger (died 888), also called Ingelgarius, was a Frankish nobleman, who was the founder of the County of Anjou and of the original House of Anjou. Later generations of his family believed that he was the son of Tertullus (Tertulle) and Petron ...
(870–898), father of
* Fulk I ''the Red'' (898–941), father of
* Fulk II ''the Good'' (941–960), father of
* Geoffrey I ''Greymantle'' (960–987), father of
* Fulk III ''the Black'' (987–1040), father of
* Geoffrey II ''Martel'' (1041–1060), maternal uncle of
Cognatic descent
* Geoffrey III ''the Bearded'' (1060–1067), brother of
* Fulk IV ''the Ill-Tempered'' (1067–1109, jointly with his son Geoffrey IV) (1098–1106), father of
* Fulk V ''the Young'' (1106–1129), later king of Jerusalem as Fulk I, father of
* Geoffrey V ''Plantagenet'' (1129–1151), father of
Angevin kings of England
* Henry ''Curtmantle'' (1151–1189), also king of England as Henry II, father of
* Richard ''Lionheart'' (1189–1199), also king of England
* Contested between Richard's nephewArthur
Arthur is a common male given name of Brythonic origin. Its popularity derives from it being the name of the legendary hero King Arthur. The etymology is disputed. It may derive from the Celtic ''Artos'' meaning “Bear”. Another theory, more wi ...
(1199–1203) and brother John, King of England
John (24 December 1166 – 19 October 1216) was King of England from 1199 until his death in 1216. He lost the Duchy of Normandy and most of his other French lands to King Philip II of France, resulting in the collapse of the Angevin ...
(1199–1215)
Family tree
References
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External links
Medieval Sourcebook: Chronicle of the Counts of Anjou, c. 1100
House of Anjou
Counts of Anjou
French noble families
People from Angers
French nobility
10th century in France
Kings of Jerusalem
Roman Catholic monarchs
10th century in Asia
10th century in Europe