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Hugh Capet of France

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Hugh Capet
An artist's depiction of Hugh Capet
An artist'sdepiction of Hugh Capet
King of the Franks
Reign1 June 987 – 24 October 996
Coronation1 June 987,Noyon
3 July 987,Paris
PredecessorLouis V
SuccessorRobert II
Bornc. 941
Paris,West Francia
Died24 October 996 (aged 55)
Paris,France
Burial
IssueHedwig, Countess of Mons
Gisèle, Countess of Ponthieu
Robert II, King of the Franks
HouseRobertian dynasty
Capet (founder)
FatherHugh the Great
MotherHedwige Liudolfing
SignatureHugh Capet's signature

Hugh Capet (French:Hugues Capet) (c. 941 – 24 October 996) wasKing of the Franks from987 until his death in 996. TheCapetian dynasty he started ruled France in an unbroken line for 300 years.

Early career

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Hugh was born in the winter of 941 and was the son ofHugh the Great andHedwige of Saxony.[1] His grandfather wasKing Robert I.[2] His grandmother was Beatrice of Vermandois. She was aCarolingian; a daughter ofHerbert I of Vermandois.[1] By thisconnection he was the fifthgreat-grandson ofCharlemagne through Pepin ofItaly.[3]

While still a young man Hugh got the nickname "capet" from the cape he wore. These were tokens of the lay abbacies he held.[4]

Elected king of the Franks

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When King Louis V died with noheir Adalbero of Reims made a plea for electing Hugh Capet. He proposed thethrone was not a hereditary right but that the king should be the best man for the job. The assembly at Senlis agreed and elected Hugh King of the Franks.[5]

Capet is buried in theSaint Denis Basilica. His tombeffigy was destroyed during theFrench Revolution.

Family

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He married Adelaide of Aquitaine. She was the daughter ofWilliam III of Aquitaine. Together they had:

References

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  1. 12Detlev Schwennicke,Europäische Stammtafeln: Stammtafeln zur Geschichte der Europäischen Staaten, Neue Folge, Band II (Marburg, Germany: J. A. Stargardt, 1984), Tafeln 10, 11
  2. ↑Jim Bradbury,The Capetians: Kings of France, 987-1328, (London: Hambledon Continuum, 2007), p. 69
  3. ↑Pierre Riché,The Carolingians; A Family Who Forged Europe, trans. Michael Idomir Allen (Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1993), pp. 371, 375
  4. ↑Pierre Riché,The Carolingians; A Family Who Forged Europe, trans. Michael Idomir Allen (Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1993), p. 264
  5. ↑Pierre Riché,The Carolingians; A Family Who Forged Europe, trans. Michael Idomir Allen (Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1993), p. 278
  6. 1234Detlev Schwennicke,Europäische Stammtafeln: Stammtafeln zur Geschichte der Europäischen Staaten, Neue Folge, Band II (Marburg, Germany: J. A. Stargardt, 1984), Tafel 11
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