Born about 870, Fulk was the son of
Ingelger of
Anjou and
Adelais of Amboise. He was the first
Count of Anjou, ruling the county from about 908 to 942. In 899 he became Viscount of Tours and in 905
Count of Tours. In about 910 he was
Count of Nantes. He increased his territory as a viscountcy of
Angers and, around 929, he claimed the title Count of Anjou. During his lordship, he was frequently at war with the
Normans and the
Bretons. He occupied the county of Nantes in 907, but abandoned it to the Bretons in 919. Fulk I died around 942. ==Family==