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Hugh Capet (/ ˈ k æ p eɪ /; French: Hugues Capet [yɡ kapɛ]; c. 940 – 24 October 996) was the King of the Franks from 987 to 996. He is the founder of and first king from the House of Capet . The son of the powerful duke Hugh the Great and his wife Hedwige of Saxony , he was elected as the successor of the last Carolingian king, Louis V .
- Robert II
Denier of Hugh Capet, "Duke by the grace of God" (Dux Dei...
- Adelaide of Aquitaine
Adbelahide, Adele, Adela or Adelaide of Aquitaine (also...
- Gisèle, Countess of Ponthieu
Gisèle of France (c. 968 – 1002) was the daughter of Hugh...
- Hedwig, Countess of Mons
Hedwig of France (c. 970 – after 1013), also called Avoise,...
- Hedwig of Saxony
Hedwige of Saxony (also Hedwig, German: Hadwig von Sachsen;...
- Hugh Capet of France
Hugh Capet ( French: Hugues Capet) (c. 939 – 14 October 996)...
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The House of Capet (French: Maison capétienne) ruled the...
- Robert II
Jul 20, 1998 · Hugh Capet (born 938—died October 14, 996, Paris, France) was the king of France from 987 to 996, and the first of a direct line of 14 Capetian kings of that country. The Capetian dynasty derived its name from his nickname (Latin capa, “cape”). Hugh was the eldest son of Hugh the Great, duke of the Franks.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
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1. He was born in 941 in the city of Noyon, France. It is believed that Hugh Capet was born on 3rd July, 941 in the royal town of Noyon in what had become West Francia after the death of King Charlemagne. East, Middle and West Francia after the death of Emperor Charlemagne – courtesy of Wikipedia.
After the death of Louis V, the son of Hugh the Great, Hugh Capet, was elected by the nobility as king of France. Hugh was crowned at Noyon on 3 July 987 with the full support from Holy Roman Emperor Otto III .
- 987; 1036 years ago
- Louis Alphonse, Duke of Anjou
Hugh Capet (c. 940 – October 24, 996) was the first King of France of the eponymous Capetian dynasty from his election to succeed the Carolingian Louis V in 987 until his death. Most historians regard the beginnings of modern France with the coronation of Hugh Capet. This is because, as Count of Paris, he made the city his power center.
