Satirical Flemish painting painted c.1586, three years after Anjou's Antwerp fiasco; depicting a cow which represents the Dutch provinces.King Philip II of Spain vainly tries to ride the cow, drawing blood with his spurs. Queen Elizabeth I feeds it while William of Orange holds it steady by the horns. The cow is defecating on the Duke of Anjou, who holds its tail.

Life. Fulk II born c. 905 was a son of Fulk the Red and his wife Roscilla de Loches, daughter of Warnerius, Seigneur de Villentrois. He succeeded his father in 942 as the second count of Anjou, and remained in power until 960.. The Angevins, Fulk II included, had become particularly adept at establishing marriage alliances that furthered their goals. His father, Fulk the Red had arranged …