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Fulk, King of Jerusalem

1092 - 1143

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Fulk (Latin: Fulco, French: Foulque or Foulques; c. 1089/1092 – 13 November 1143), also known as Fulk the Younger and of Anjou, was the king of Jerusalem from 1131 until 1143 as the husband and co-ruler of Queen Melisende. Previously, he was the count of Anjou as Fulk V from 1109 to 1129. He had also been the count of Maine from 1110 to 1126 alongside his first wife, Countess Erembourg. His direct descendants were the rulers of the Angevin Empire and the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). Fulk, King of Jerusalem is the 1,749th most popular politician (up from 2,383rd in 2019), the 604th most popular biography from France (up from 804th in 2019) and the 141st most popular French Politician.

Fulk was a king of Jerusalem and his most famous accomplishment was the conquest of Damascus in 1135.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Fulk, King of Jerusalem ranks 1,749 out of 19,576. Before him are Talaat Pasha, Sultan Cem, Songtsen Gampo, Sergey Bubka, Desiderius, and Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa. After him are Juan Antonio Samaranch, Hyeonjong of Joseon, Theophanu, Chester A. Arthur, Philip V of Macedon, and Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar.

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Among people born in 1092, Fulk, King of Jerusalem ranks 1. After him are Adelaide of Maurienne, Al-Mustarshid, Peter the Venerable, Fakhr-un-Nisa, and Sybilla of Normandy. Among people deceased in 1143, Fulk, King of Jerusalem ranks 3. Before him are Pope Innocent II, and John II Komnenos. After him are Yelü Dashi, Ali ibn Yusuf, Agnes of Waiblingen, Hugh II, Duke of Burgundy, Gertrude of Süpplingenburg, Ermesinde of Luxembourg, Countess of Namur, and Konrad II, Count of Württemberg.

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In France

Among people born in France, Fulk, King of Jerusalem ranks 604 out of 6,770. Before him are Alain Resnais (1922), Salome Zourabichvili (1952), Jean-Baptiste Kléber (1753), Alfred Jarry (1873), Jacques Charles (1763), and Maurice de Vlaminck (1876). After him are Camille Flammarion (1842), Emmanuel de Grouchy, marquis de Grouchy (1766), William IX, Duke of Aquitaine (1071), William Wyler (1902), Sophie Marceau (1966), and Syagrius (430).

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Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Fulk, King of Jerusalem ranks 141. Before him are Alaric II (458), Paul Bocuse (1926), Francis, Duke of Guise (1519), Margaret of Anjou (1430), Lazare Carnot (1753), and Salome Zourabichvili (1952). After him are Léon Blum (1872), Félix Faure (1841), Charles II of Navarre (1332), Marie François Sadi Carnot (1837), Paul Doumer (1857), and Ariovistus (-101).

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