Word info

Fulk

Proper noun

Meaning

A surname.

A male given name of historical usage

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

An Angevin attack on Maine was defeated in late 1076 or 1077, with Count Fulk le Rechin wounded in the unsuccessful attack. Source: Internet

As regards Fulk the Young, we know only a few isolated facts and dates: about 1109 Doué and L'Île Bouchard were taken; in 1112 Brissac was besieged, and about the same time Eschivard of Preuilly subdued. Source: Internet

Baldwin II suspected that once he had died, Fulk would repudiate Melisende, set her and her children aside in favor of Elias, Fulk's younger but full grown son from his first marriage as an heir to Jerusalem. Source: Internet

It has been argued that the Psalter was given as a gift from Fulk after their dispute and alleged infidelity surrounding Hugh. Source: Internet

Fulk's behavior was in keeping with his ruling philosophy, as in Anjou Fulk had squashed any attempts by local towns to administer themselves and strong-armed his vassals into submission. Source: Internet

Fulk V could be a potential grandfather to a future ruler of England, a relationship that would out-flank Louis VI. Source: Internet

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