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Hugh the Great (c. 898 – 16 June 956) was the duke of the Franks and count of Paris. He was the most powerful magnate in France. Son of King Robert I of France, Hugh was Margrave of Neustria. He played an active role in bringing King Louis d'Outremer back from England in 936.
Hugh the Great was the duke of the Franks, count of Paris, and progenitor of the Capetian kings of France. He was the most powerful man in the kingdom of France (West Francia) during the reign of Louis IV d’Outremer and the early years of King Lothar.
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Jun 17, 2010 · Hugh the Great (898 – 16 June 956) was duke of the Franks and count of Paris, son of King Robert I of France (with Beatrice de Vermandois) and nephew of King Odo. He was born in Paris, Ile-de-France, France. His eldest son was Hugh Capet who became King of France in 987. His family is known as the Robertians.
- "de Robertiens"
- Paris, Paris, Île-de-France, France
- circa 898
Hugues "le Grand" (Hugo Magnus, Hugh the Great) Duke of the Franks, 936-956. Hugues appears on 31 March 914, in a charter of his father Robert, abbot of Saint-Martin de Tours (later king Robert I), in which he is stated to be his father's heir ["S. Roberti gloriosi abbatis. S. domni Hugonis filii sui abbatis et comitis cui post ipsum iam sui ...
Apr 7, 2021 · April 7, 2021. King Philip I of France (r. 1059-1108) had a brother named Hugh, who held the rank of Count of Vermandois. As King Philip—like other medieval monarchs—quarreled with the church over investiture and marriage, he chose not to directly involve himself with the Crusades, which were stoked into being by the rhetoric of Pope Urban ...
Hugh was the son of King Robert I of France and Béatrice of Vermandois. [1] She was the daughter of Herbert I, Count of Vermandois. [1] Hugh was born in 895 in Paris, France. [1] His eldest son was Hugh Capet who became King of France in 987. [2] Hugh was a member of the family known as the Robertians.
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Dec 24, 2021 · Part 2 of War for the Throne sees the Carolingian House fail and a new dynasty take its place. Transcript. The year is 936, and King Rodolphe is dead. Yet again, West Francia is in a political crisis over who will be the next king. The only Carolingian with a strong claim to the throne had been exiled to England since he was a baby, and was ...
