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Hugh Capet[a][b](/ˈkæpeɪ/; French: Hugues Capet[yɡkapɛ]; c.940 – 24 October 996) was the King of the Franksfrom 987 to 996. He is the founder of and first king from the House of Capet.
Jun 11, 2024 · 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.
It is among the largest and oldest royal houses in Europe and the world, and consists of Hugh Capet, the founder of the dynasty, and his male-line descendants, who ruled in France without interruption from 987 to 1792, and again from 1814 to 1848.
Hugh the Great ( c. 898 [1] – 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.
Learn about Hugh Capet, the man who was elected King of the Franks and would go on to found the Capetian dynasty that ruled France for centuries.
Hugh Capet ( / ˈkæpeɪ /; 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.
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.
Hugh Capet was the King of the Franks. To make matters worse, the Ottonian dynasty with its power base in Germany to the east continued to assert its influence in Frankish affairs. Hugh Capet had to contend with many powerful nobles as well as the Ottonian and Papal influence during his reign.
Hugh Capet ( French: Hugues Capet) (c. 939 – 14 October 996) was King of the Franks from 987 until his death in 996. The Capetian dynasty he started ruled France in an unbroken line for 300 years.
Hugh Capet (kā´pĬt, kăp´Ĭt), c.938–996, king of France (987–96), first of the Capetians. He was the son of Hugh the Great, to whose vast territories he succeeded in 956. After the death of Louis V, last Carolingian king of France, the nobles and prelates elected him king, setting aside the last Carolingian claimant, Charles I of Lower ...
