Fulk Nerra III, Count of Anjou - Greybeard's Ghosts

Family

Claim	Detail	Evidence
Father	Geoffrey Grisgonelle I, Count of Anjou (~938-987) [S756] [S965] [S1539]	research
Mother	Adelaide de Vermandois (e950-974) [S756] [S965] [S1539]	research
Spouse 1st	Elisabeth de Vendôme (>958-999)
Child +	Adela d’Anjou (e992-~1035) [S907] [S965] [S1539]	research
Spouse 2nd	Hildegarde de Metz (e980-1040)
Child +	Ermengarde d’Anjou (~1018-1076) [S756] [S1539]	research

Attributes

Claim	Detail	Evidence
Gender	Male
Name	Fulk Nerra III, Count of Anjou [S1437] Nickname: Fulk the Black	research
Name	Fulk III, the Black [S756]	research
Name	Foulques III 'Nerra \| the Black' Comte d'Anjou [S971] [S1539]	research
Name	Foulques III, 'Nerra', Comte d'Anjou [S907] [S965]	research
Name	Foulques III, Comte d'Anjou [S965]	research
Name	Foulques `Nerra` III, Count of Anjou [S1437]	research
Name	Fulco `Nerra` III, Count of Anjou [S1437]	research
Name	Foulques d'Anjou [S1539]	research
Father	Geoffrey Grisgonelle I, Count of Anjou (~938-987) [S756] [S965] [S1539]	research
Mother	Adelaide de Vermandois (e950-974) [S756] [S965] [S1539]	research

Timeline

Claim	Date	Detail	Evidence
Birth	abt 970	France [S1539]	research
Title	987	Count of Anjou [S756] [S907] [S965] [S1539]	research
Marriage 1st	bef 989/90	Elisabeth de Vendôme (>958-999) [S965] [S1539] [S3199] Weis says about 965, but this is probably the marriage date of his parents as he would have been too young	research
Marriage 2nd	1000 - 1005	Hildegarde de Metz (e980-1040) [S1539]	research
Death	Jun 21, 1040	Metz, Moselle, Grand Est, France [S756] [S965] [S1539]	research

Sources

Index	Title
[S756]	Weis, Frederick Lewis, "Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came To New England before 1700, 7th Ed." (Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, 1999).
[S907]	Cawley, Charles, "Foundation of Medieval Genealogy (Medieval Lands - Burgundy Duchy Nobility: Mâcon & Beaujeu)" (2006-7 (v1.2 Updated 25 August 2007)) (https://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/BURGUNDIAN NOBILITY.htm).
[S965]	Cawley, Charles, "Foundation of Medieval Genealogy (Medieval Lands - Maine: Counts)" (2006-7) (https://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/MAINE.htm).
[S971]	Cawley, Charles, "Foundation of Medieval Genealogy (Medieval Lands - Burgundy Dukes)" (2006-7 (v1.1 Updated 25 September 2006)) (https://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/BURGUNDY.htm).
[S1437]	Baldwin, Stewart, "The Henry Project - Foulques III" (May 11, 2006) (https://fasg.org/projects/henryproject/data/fulk0003.htm).
[S1539]	Cawley, Charles, "Foundation of Medieval Genealogy (Medieval Lands - Anjou Counts)" (v1.5 Updated 16 March 2010) (https://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/ANJOU, MAINE.htm).
[S3199]	Cawley, Charles, "Foundation of Medieval Genealogy (Medieval Lands - Vendome)" (https://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/vendome.htm).

Note

The Historiæ Andegavensis, allegedly written by Foulques IV "Rechin" Comte d'Anjou, names his father as Goffridus ["Goffridus Grisagonella pater avi mei Fulconis"]. The Chronicle of Alberic de Trois-Fontaines names "Gaufridi Grisagonelli" as father of "Fulconis Andegavensum comitis". His parentage is confirmed by a charter dated 1037 which announces the birth in 1007 of ["Gaufridus Martellus…pater eius Fulcho…comes Andecavorum filius Gaufridi Fortissimi comitis qui cognominatus est Grisia Gonella"] and records donations to Saint-Aubin d'Angers. The Gesta Consulum Andegavorum and the Historia Comitum Andegavorum record that Count Foulques III "Nerra" was the son of Maurice, youngest son of Count Geoffroy I "Grisegonelle", which is chronologically impossible.
His mother is confirmed through various charters: "Adela" donated property to Saint-Aubin d'Angers by charter dated 6 Mar 974 which names ["seniore meo Gauzfredo comite"] and is subscribed by ["Gauzfredi comitis, Fulconis filii eius, Gauzfredi filii eius"]. ["Fulco Andegavorum comes atque Hildegardis conjunx mea"] founded the monastery of La Charité Sainte-Marie d´Anjou by undated charter signed by ["…Goffridi Fulconis filii…"]. [Fulco Andecavorum comes et uxor mea Hildegardis filius quoque noster Goffridus"] donated the bridge of Mayenne to the monastery of La Charité Sainte-Marie d´Anjou by undated charter.