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Also called Fulco Rex Ierosolimitanis.4 Foulques V "le Jeune", roi de Jérusalem also went by the name of Fulk "the Younger" of Anjou. He was born in 1092.3 He was the son of Foulques IV "le Rechin", comte d' Anjou and Bertrade de Montfort, comtessa d' Anjou.5,6,4 He installed as joint ruler of Anjou with his father following the death of his half-brother, Geoffrey, in 1106.5 9th Count of Anjou in France, between 1106 and 1129.5 He succeeded his father as sole count of Anjou on 14 April 1109.5 He aquired the countship of Maine by marriage to Ermengarde in 1110.5 He married Ermengarde de La Fleche, comtessa du Maine, daughter of Elié I, comte du Maine and Matilde de Château-du-Loire, in 1110; His 1st.5,7,6 Count of Maine, jure uxoris in France, between 11 July 1110 and 1129.5 He resigned Anjou and Maine to his eldest son, Geoffrey, in 1129.5 It had been left to King Louis VI to select a suitable husband from among the French nobility for Melisende, who was to be Baldwin II of Jerusalem's heir. The king chose Fulk V, Count of Anjou. Count of Tyre and Ptolmaïde in Outremer, between 1129 and 1143.5 He married Mélisende, reine de Jérusalem, daughter of Baudouin II "du Bourg", roi de Jérusalem and Malfia the Armenian, on 2 June 1129; His 2nd.8,9 King of Jerusalem in Outremer, between 21 August 1131 and November 1143.10,11 He was crowned King of Jerusalem on 14 September 1131.5 He died on 10 November 1143 in Jerusalem, Outremer, at age 51 years. Fulk was at the height of his power and popularity, well-respected and obeyed. On this November day, the king was out hunting when his horse stumbled and threw him. He struck his head, and three days later, King Fulk died. He was survived by his wife, Melisende, and two sons: Baldwin, aged thirteen, and Amalric, aged seven. Both would eventually be king, but right now their mother was regent. She had Baldwin crowned king and she ruled with him.3 Foulques V "le Jeune", roi de Jérusalem was buried in the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, Jerusalem.
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