Fulk, King of Jerusalem

Fulk
Fulk
	Effigy of Fulk on his seal
King of Jerusalem
Reign	1131–1143
Predecessor	Baldwin II
Successor	Melisende and Baldwin III
Co-ruler	Melisende
Count of Anjou
Reign	1109–1129
Predecessor	Fulk IV
Successor	Geoffrey V
Count of Maine
Reign	1110–1126
Predecessor	Elias I
Successor	Geoffrey
Co-ruler	Erembourg
Born	c. 1089/1092; Angers, France
Died	13 November 1143; Acre, Kingdom of Jerusalem, Outremer, Levant
Burial	Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem
Spouses	Erembourg, Countess of Maine; Melisende, Queen of Jerusalem;
Issue	Geoffrey V, Count of Anjou; Sibylla, Countess of Flanders; Matilda, Duchess of Normandy; Elias II, Count of Maine; Baldwin III, King of Jerusalem; Amalric, King of Jerusalem;
House	Anjou-Châteaudun
Father	Fulk IV, Count of Anjou
Mother	Bertrade de Montfort

Fulk of Anjou (Latin: Fulco, French: Foulque or Foulques; c. 1089/1092 – 13 November 1143), also known as Fulk the Younger, 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.