Fulk II, born , was a son of
Fulk the Red and his wife Roscilla de Loches, daughter of Warnerius,
Seigneur de
Villentrois. He succeeded his father in 942 as the second
Count of
Anjou, and remained in power until 960. By this time, the
Angevins, Fulk II included, had become particularly adept at establishing
marriage alliances that furthered their goals. His father,
Fulk the Red, had arranged his marriage to Gerberga, daughter of Geoffrey of Nevers and Aba. Among other things, this alliance enabled Fulk to open the doors towards Aquitaine for his daughter,
Adelaide-Blanche, to marry a future king of France and for his son Guy to become
Bishop of le Puy. After Gerberga's death , Fulk made another astute political marriage to the
widow of
Alan II, Duke of Brittany. Alan II had also been Count of Nantes and through this marriage Fulk gained influence in, and possibly control of,
Nantes. His second wife was also the sister of
Theobald I, Count of Blois, which permitted Fulk II to form an alliance with the
House of Blois. He is said to have ordered the murder of
Drogo, Duke of Brittany, Alan II's son with the latter, according to the
Chronique de Nantes. ==Family==