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However, Fulk held out for better terms than mere consort of the queen. He wanted to be king alongside
Melisende. Baldwin II, reflecting on Fulk's fortune and military exploits, acquiesced. Fulk abdicated his county seat of Anjou to his son Geoffrey and left for Jerusalem, where he married Melisende
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wrote of Fulk: "He never attempted to take the initiative, even in trivial matters, without (Melisende's) consent." The result was that
Melisende held direct and unquestioned control over the government from 1136 onwards. Sometime before 1136 Fulk reconciled with his wife, and a second son,
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to the north feared that Fulk would attempt to impose the suzerainty of
Jerusalem over them, as Baldwin II had done. But as Fulk was far less powerful than his deceased father-in-law, the northern states rejected his authority. Melisende's sister
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William of Tyre, Fulk was "a ruddy man, like David... faithful and gentle, affable and kind... an experienced warrior full of patience and wisdom in military affairs." His chief fault was an inability to remember names and faces.
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Jerusalem. Though their marriage started in conflict, Melisende mourned for him privately as well as publicly. Fulk was survived by his son Geoffrey by his first wife, and Baldwin and Amalric by Melisende.
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interceded in the conflict, perhaps at the behest of
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1390:Bohemond VI
1383:(1268–1457)
1359:Bohemond VI
1344:Bohemond IV
1319:Bohemond II
1307:(1098–1268)
1253:Catholicism
1241:Family tree
1192:Isabella II
1132:Baldwin III
1046:Baldwin III
771:(died 1151)
654:Baldwin III
616:arrived in
586:, Fulk had
497: [
438:Baldwin III
124:Predecessor
90:Baldwin III
72:Predecessor
1440:Categories
1354:Bohemond V
1314:Bohemond I
1202:Conrad III
1162:Isabella I
1142:Baldwin IV
1117:Baldwin II
1018:Baldwin II
982:Geoffrey V
976:1106–1129
878:, Chart 1.
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759:White Ship
677:Depictions
138:Geoffrey V
76:Baldwin II
1324:Constance
1197:Conrad II
1147:Baldwin V
1122:Melisende
1112:Baldwin I
1042:Melisende
1034:Melisende
1029:1131–1143
1008:Eremburga
1003:1110–1126
777:Melisende
736:Bethlehem
622:Byzantine
429:Melisende
200:Jerusalem
154:1089/1092
134:Successor
119:1109–1129
100:Melisende
86:Melisende
82:Successor
67:1131–1143
1425:John III
1410:Margaret
1217:Henry II
1167:Conrad I
1085:Monarchs
662:rosettes
604:Fatimids
596:Egyptian
580:Dead Sea
557:Damascus
319:Foulques
181:Outremer
1420:John II
1334:Raynald
1329:Raymond
1172:Henry I
1152:Sibylla
1137:Amalric
1100:Godfrey
1087:of the
992:Elias I
965:Fulk IV
930:(1952)
886:Sources
600:Ascalon
584:Red Sea
572:Paganus
524:of the
510:Amalric
474:Ascalon
409:Matilda
315:Foulque
128:Fulk IV
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265:Father
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191:Burial
185:Levant
161:France
157:Angers
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