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    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...
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  • to 1848. The senior line ruled in France as the House of Capet from the election of Hugh Capet in 987 until the death of Charles IV in 1328. That line...
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    agnatic descendants of Hugh Capet himself a descendant of Charlemagne, except for the 10-year reign of Emperor Napoleon. The House of Capet (French: Maison capétienne)...
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    Hugh was the son of King Robert I of France and Béatrice of Vermandois. He was born in Paris, Île-de-France, France. His eldest son was Hugh Capet who...
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    Louis XVI (redirect from Louis Capet)
    French citizen, addressed as Citoyen Louis Capet (Citizen Louis Capet) in reference to his ancestor Hugh Capet. Louis was tried by the National Convention...
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    Robert II of France (category House of Capet)
    capital of the Robertians from the 9th century onward). The only son of Hugh Capet and Adelaide of Aquitaine, he was named after his heroic ancestor Robert...
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    Robertian duke Hugh the Great. Upon her husband's death in 956, she ruled the Robertian estates as a regent during the minority of their son Hugh Capet, the founder...
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    between Hugh's sons – Hugh Capet and Otto, Duke of Burgundy. The King gave Paris and the title of dux francorum (Duke of the Franks) to Hugh Capet, and invested...
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  • nobles to elect Hugh Capet as their king. Immediately after his coronation, Hugh began to push for the coronation of his son Robert. Hugh's own claimed reason...
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    family, the later Capetians, ruled the whole of Neustria until 987, when Hugh Capet was elected King of the Franks. The subsidiary counts of Neustria had...
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    modern English spelling, as in Hugh Capet (941–996), Hugh Magnus of France (1007–1025), Hugh of Cluny (1024–1109), Hugh of Châteauneuf (1053–1132), etc...
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  • member of the House of Capet, a son of Robert II by his third wife, Constance of Arles. The first Capetian King of France, Hugh Capet, had ensured his family's...
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    of the Kingdom, Lothair believed that he could confront the power of Hugh Capet. Immediately after their wedding, Louis and Adelaide-Blanche were crowned...
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  • the kingdom (the taille became permanent in 1439). At the beginning of Hugh Capet's reign, the crown estate was extremely small and consisted mostly of scattered...
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    developed different languages and cultures. The Capetian dynasty is named for Hugh Capet, a Robertian who served as Duke of the Franks and was elected King in...
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  • eventual start of the continuous rule of the descendants of Hugh Capet (ruled 987–996). Hugh's paternal ancestral family, the Robertians, appear in documents...
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    West Francia (843–987); the expansion of royal control by the House of Capet (987–1328), including their struggles with the virtually independent principalities...
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    A branch of the Carolingian dynasty continued to rule until 987, when Hugh Capet was elected king and founded the Capetian dynasty. The territory remained...
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    923 until 936. Hugh the Great, son of Robert I, was elevated to the title "duke of the Franks" by king Louis IV. In 987 his son Hugh Capet was elected king...
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    was Queen of France by marriage to Hugh Capet, King of the Franks (c. 939 – 14 October 996). Adelaide and Hugh were the founders of the Capetian dynasty...
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  • Hugh I of Ponthieu, who died circa 1000, was also known as Hugo Miles. He was selected by Hugh Capet, Duke of France (not yet king), as the "advocate of...
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    local magnate of the district around Paris in Carolingian times. After Hugh Capet was elected King of France in 987, the title merged into the crown and...
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    968 – 1002) was the daughter of Hugh Capet and Adelaide of Aquitaine. Born around 968-70 as the youngest daughter of Hugh and Adelaide de Aquitaine. Giseles...
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    Latin: Hugo Magnus) was the first count of Vermandois from the House of Capet. He is known primarily for being one of the leaders of the First Crusade...
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  • Hugh the Great (c.898–956) was Duke of the Franks and father of king Hugh Capet. Hugh the Great or Hugh Magnus may also refer to: Hugh, Margrave of Tuscany...
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    Lothair becoming king. The middle-aged Hugh appointed Richard as guardian of his 15-year-old son, Hugh Capet in 955.: 44  In 962, Theobald I, Count of...
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    evolved from being a pale, pinkish still wine to a sparkling wine. When Hugh Capet was crowned King of France in 987 at the cathedral of Reims, he started...
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    was then handed over and his father was released into the custody of Hugh Capet. In or before 976, he accused Lothair's wife, Emma, daughter of Lothair...
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  • joined Hugh to besiege Poitiers, which resisted successfully. William, however, gave battle and was routed. After the death of Hugh, his son Hugh Capet was...
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    Several daughters of this house achieved high status. Adelaide married Hugh Capet and was thus the first Queen of France in the era of the Direct Capetians...
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