Fulk, King of Jerusalem

Fulk
Effigy of Fulk on his seal
King of Jerusalem
Reign1131–1143
PredecessorBaldwin II
SuccessorMelisende and Baldwin III
Co-rulerMelisende
Count of Anjou
Reign1109–1129
PredecessorFulk IV
SuccessorGeoffrey V
Count of Maine
Reign1110–1126
PredecessorElias I
SuccessorGeoffrey
Co-rulerErembourg
Bornc. 1089/1092
Angers, France
Died13 November 1143
Acre, Kingdom of Jerusalem, Outremer, Levant
Burial
Spouses
Issue
HouseAnjou-Châteaudun
FatherFulk IV, Count of Anjou
MotherBertrade 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.