Ingelger

Ingelger (845 – 888), also called Ingelgarius, was a Frankish nobleman, who was the founder of the County of Anjou and of the original House of Anjou. Later generations of his family believed that he was the son of Tertullus (Tertulle) and Petronilla.

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Noble.name: Ingelger
Noble.title: Count of Anjou
Noble.successor: Fulk I
Noble.spouse: Adelais of Amboise
Noble.issue: Fulk the Red
Noble.full name: Ingelger or Ingelgarius
Noble.noble family: Ingelger
Noble.birth_date: 845
Noble.death_date: 888
Noble.burial_place: Church of Saint-Martin at Châteauneuf-sur-Sarthe

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date of birth: 0900-01-01
date of death: 0888-01-01
name in native language: Ingelger

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Around 877, he inherited his father Tertullus' lands in accordance with the Capitulary of Quierzy, which Charles the Bald had issued. His father's holdings from the King included Château-Landon in , and he was a in the Gâtinais and Francia. Contemporary records refer to Ingelger as a , an excellent soldier.