Fulk Bertrand of Provence
Fulk Bertrand I ( † probably April 27, 1051 ) was, together with his brothers William IV († 1019/30 ) and Godfrey I († probably 1061/62 ) since 1018, Count of Provence. After William's death Fulk assumed the title of marquis, which was signaled that he was the head of the family.
Together with Gottfried Fulk made on 26 May 1037 Cluny Abbey a gift, the church of Saint -Victor in Marseille on January 16, 1040. Fulk Bertrand was a great patron of the monastic revival in the early 11th century. He convened a synod of clergy and nobles to found the Abbey Saint.Promasius at Forcalquier to restore Bremetense at Gap, which had been destroyed by the Saracens of Fraxinetum.
He and his brother Gottfried gave much of the power over the royal Fiscus, which was owned by the family since the reign of his great-grandfather. Much has been given as Allodein to minions, and the weakening of Provence as a unit has started the policy Fulkos and Godfrey.
Despite their generosity to Fulk, the viscounts of Marseille, it was in 1031 between them fighting, when Toulon was damaged.
Fulk Bertrand married a daughter of Count William III. Taillefer. His successor in Provence was his son William VI. Bertrand; his second son, Gottfried II inherited Forcalquier. A daughter was the first wife of Raymond IV, Count of Toulouse ( † 1105), who married another William II Count of Besalu (reduced 1066/70 ).