NOBLEMAN

Fulk III, Count of Anjou

970 - 1040

Photo of Fulk III, Count of Anjou

Icon of person Fulk III, Count of Anjou

Fulk III, the Black (c. 970–1040; Old French: Foulque Nerra) was an early Count of Anjou celebrated as one of the first great builders of medieval castles. It is estimated Fulk constructed approximately 100 castles as well as abbeys throughout the Loire Valley in what is now France. He fought successive wars with neighbors in Brittany, Blois, Poitou and Aquitaine and made four pilgrimages to Jerusalem during the course of his life. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Fulk III, Count of Anjou is the 343rd most popular nobleman (down from 288th in 2019), the 1,548th most popular biography from France (down from 1,492nd in 2019) and the 54th most popular French Nobleman.

Memorability Metrics

Loading...

Page views of Fulk III, Count of Anjou by language

Loading...

Among NOBLEMEN

Among noblemen, Fulk III, Count of Anjou ranks 343 out of 1,415. Before him are Robert II, Count of Artois, Otto, Count of Savoy, Anne Christine of Sulzbach, Princess of Piedmont, Philipp Ludwig, Count Palatine of Neuburg, Antoine, Duke of Montpensier, and Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha. After him are Hugh Magnus, Charles, Duke of Brittany, Marguerite Louise d'Orléans, Marcus, Princess Cecilie of Baden, and Petrus Gonsalvus.

Most Popular Noblemen in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 970, Fulk III, Count of Anjou ranks 5. Before him are Leif Erikson, Pope Sergius IV, Pope John XVIII, and Bruno of Querfurt. After him are Oldřich, Duke of Bohemia, Al-Sharif al-Radi, Procopius of Sázava, Otto, Duke of Lower Lorraine, Conrad I, Duke of Carinthia, Åsta Gudbrandsdatter, and Sitt al-Mulk. Among people deceased in 1040, Fulk III, Count of Anjou ranks 3. Before him are Harold Harefoot, and Duncan I of Scotland. After him are Alan III, Duke of Brittany, Ælfgifu of Northampton, and Renauld I, Count of Nevers.

Others Born in 970

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 1040

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In France

Among people born in France, Fulk III, Count of Anjou ranks 1,548 out of 6,770. Before him are Louis Marchand (1669), Charles-Michel de l'Épée (1712), Charles, Duke of Mayenne (1554), Charles, Cardinal of Lorraine (1524), Bertrand Tavernier (1941), and Maria of Montpellier (1182). After him are Jacques Paul Migne (1800), Alphonse Pyramus de Candolle (1806), Emmanuel Todd (1951), Yvette Guilbert (1865), Hugh Magnus (1007), and Paul Scarron (1610).

Others born in France

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among NOBLEMEN In France

Among noblemen born in France, Fulk III, Count of Anjou ranks 54. Before him are John V, Duke of Brittany (1389), Henry I, Count of Champagne (1127), Theobald V, Count of Blois (1130), Arthur I, Duke of Brittany (1187), Adela of Normandy (1065), and Antoine, Duke of Montpensier (1824). After him are Hugh Magnus (1007), Charles, Duke of Brittany (1319), Marguerite Louise d'Orléans (1645), Charles II Gonzaga, Duke of Nevers (1609), Philibert I, Duke of Savoy (1465), and Claude, Duke of Guise (1496).

French born Noblemen

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous