NOBLEMAN

Fulk III, Count of Anjou

970 - 1040

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Fulk III, the Black (c. 970–1040; Old French: Foulque Nerra) was an early Count of Anjou celebrated as one of the first great builders of medieval castles. It is estimated Fulk constructed approximately 100 castles as well as abbeys throughout the Loire Valley in what is now France. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Fulk III, Count of Anjou has received more than 179,158 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Fulk III, Count of Anjou is the 288th most popular nobleman (up from 315th in 2019), the 1,491st most popular biography from France (up from 1,521st in 2019) and the 46th most popular French Nobleman.

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Among NOBLEMEN

Among noblemen, Fulk III, Count of Anjou ranks 288 out of 1,415. Before him are Stephen, Count of Blois, John I, Count of La Marche, Otto I, Count of Burgundy, John of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Bedford, Anne Christine of Sulzbach, Princess of Piedmont, and Grand Duchess Kira Kirillovna of Russia. After him are Otto, Count of Savoy, Princess Auguste of Bavaria, Maria Theresa of Austria, Amadeus VII, Count of Savoy, Princess Stéphanie of Monaco, and Claude of France.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 970, Fulk III, Count of Anjou ranks 5. Before him are Leif Erikson, Pope John XVIII, Pope Sergius IV, and Bruno of Querfurt. After him are Oldřich, Duke of Bohemia, Al-Sharif al-Radi, Otto, Duke of Lower Lorraine, Conrad I, Duke of Carinthia, Åsta Gudbrandsdatter, Procopius of Sázava, and Hawise of Normandy. Among people deceased in 1040, Fulk III, Count of Anjou ranks 3. Before him are Harold Harefoot, and Duncan I of Scotland. After him are Alan III, Duke of Brittany, Ælfgifu of Northampton, and Renauld I, Count of Nevers.

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In France

Among people born in France, Fulk III, Count of Anjou ranks 1,491 out of 6,770. Before him are Gaston, Count of Eu (1842), Jacques Becker (1906), Maurice Barrès (1862), Michel Verne (1861), Louis II, Duke of Bourbon (1337), and Grand Duchess Kira Kirillovna of Russia (1909). After him are Henri, Count of Paris (1908), Yolande of Valois (1434), François Louis, Prince of Conti (1664), Gabriel Bonnot de Mably (1709), Eugène Atget (1857), and Michel Chasles (1793).

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Among NOBLEMEN In France

Among noblemen born in France, Fulk III, Count of Anjou ranks 46. Before him are Louis, Count of Vendôme (1376), Arthur I, Duke of Brittany (1187), Adela of Normandy (1065), Henry I, Count of Champagne (1127), Stephen, Count of Blois (1045), and Grand Duchess Kira Kirillovna of Russia (1909). After him are Amadeus VII, Count of Savoy (1360), Claude of France (1547), Philibert I, Duke of Savoy (1465), Claude, Duke of Guise (1496), Theobald III, Count of Champagne (1179), and Charles, Duke of Lower Lorraine (953).

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