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- DictionaryCa·pet, Hugh/käˈpe/
- 1. (938–996), king of France 987–996; founder of the Capetian dynasty.
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4 days ago · Hugh Capet: 1 n King of France elected in 987 and founding the Capetian dynasty (940-996) Synonyms: Capet Example of: King of France the sovereign ruler of France
2 days ago · The former king became a desacralized French citizen, addressed as Citoyen Louis Capet (Citizen Louis Capet) in reference to his ancestor Hugh Capet. Louis was tried by the National Convention (self-instituted as a tribunal for the occasion), found guilty of high treason and executed by guillotine on 21 January 1793. Louis XVI was the only king ...
3 days ago · Hugh Capet (reigned 987–996) and his son Robert II (the Pious; 996–1031) struggled vainly to maintain the Carolingian solidarity of associated counts, bishops, and abbots; after about 1025 Robert and his successors were hardly more than crowned lords, and their protectorate was valued by few but the lesser barons and churches of the Île-de-France.
3 days ago · The royal House of Capet, founded by Hugh Capet in 987, inaugurated the development of northern French culture in and around Île-de-France, which slowly but firmly asserted its ascendency over the more southerly areas of Aquitaine and Tolosa ; however, the Capetians' langue d'oïl, the forerunner of modern standard French, did not begin to ...
4 days ago · France - Medieval, Capetian, Monarchy: The fragmentation of political power resulting from the decline of the Carolingians meant that the kings of France were forced into rivalries, alliances, and conflicts with the princes, who were for many generations the real rulers of their territories. Even after a new dynasty, the Capetians, took over the crown in 987, it took several centuries before ...
Jul 24, 1998 · He also continued a program of reform of the church and religious life that he had begun with Carloman. France - Carolingian Dynasty, Charlemagne, Merovingians: Representatives of the Merovingian dynasty continued to hold the royal title until 751. Chroniclers in the service of their successors, the Carolingians—as the Pippinids would come to ...
3 days ago · The situation in Acre grew desperate, and in May 1272 Hugh III of Cyprus, who was the nominal king of Jerusalem, signed a ten-year truce with Baibars. Edward was initially defiant, but in June 1272 he was the victim of an assassination attempt by a member of the Syrian Order of Assassins, supposedly ordered by Baibars. Although he managed to ...
