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Foulques IV "le Rechin", comte d' Anjou also went by the name of Fulk "the Harsh" of Anjou. He was born in 1043.1,2 He was the son of Geoffroy II "Ferreol", comte de Gâtinais and Ermengarde d'Anjou.2 7th Count of Anjou between 1060 and 1099.2 He married Hildegarde Lancelote de Beaugency, daughter of Lancelin II, seigneur de Beaugency and Adelberge (?); His 1st.3 He deposed his brother Geoffrey the Bearded to become the sole rule of Anjou in 1067.2 He married Ermengarde de Bourbon, daughter of Archambaud IV "le Fort", sire de Bourbon and Philippe d' Auvergne, in 1070; His 2nd.2,4 He and Ermengarde de Bourbon were divorced in 1081; Annulled.2,4 He married Arengarde de Châtel Aillon, daughter of Isembert de Châtel Aillon, on 21 January 1087; His 3rd.2,4 He and Arengarde de Châtel Aillon were divorced; Annulled.2 He married Bertrade de Montfort, comtessa d' Anjou, daughter of Simon I, seigneur de Montfort and Agnes d' Évereux, in 1089; His 4th. Her 1st.5,6,1,2,7 He and Bertrade de Montfort, comtessa d' Anjou were divorced on 15 April 1092.2 He died on 14 April 1109 in Angers, at age 66 years.2,8
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