Family Card - Person Sheet
Family Card - Person Sheet
Spouses
1Fulk III Count Of Anjou, 29G Grandfather
Birth970
Death21 Jun 1040, Metz
BurialBeaulieu Abbey, Hampshire
FatherGeoffrey I Count Of Anjou (~939-987)
MotherAdele Of Meaux (~934-~982)
ChildrenAdela Of Anjou
Notes for Elisabeth De Vendome
From Wikipedia:
Elisabeth’s death was recounted in the Chronicles of Saint-Florent: Elisabeth occupied the citadel at Anger with some supporters and while under siege from Fulk, she suffered a fall from a great height, and then was burnt at the stake for adultery.
Elisabeth’s death was recounted in the Chronicles of Saint-Florent: Elisabeth occupied the citadel at Anger with some supporters and while under siege from Fulk, she suffered a fall from a great height, and then was burnt at the stake for adultery.
Notes for Fulk III (Spouse 1)
Known as Fulk the Black.
A keen military strategist that saw him better most of his opponents.
One of the first great builders of castles, as he built about 100 of them.
He made 4 pilgrimages to Jerusalem.
He died on his way home from pilgrimage and was buried at an abbey he founded in central France.
A keen military strategist that saw him better most of his opponents.
One of the first great builders of castles, as he built about 100 of them.
He made 4 pilgrimages to Jerusalem.
He died on his way home from pilgrimage and was buried at an abbey he founded in central France.