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First Name
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King Hugh CAPET

King Hugh CAPET

Male Abt 941 - 996  (~ 55 years)

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  • Name Hugh CAPET 
    Prefix King 
    Born Abt 941  France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation King of France 
    Died 24 Oct 996  Paris, France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Basilica of St Denis, Paris, France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I43843  Main
    Last Modified 11 Sep 2017 

    Father Duke Hugh,   b. 898, Mercia, Lincolnshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jun 956, Dourdan, Essonne, Île-de-France, France Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years) 
    Mother Hedwig OTTO,   b. Abt 910, Wantage, Berkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 May 965, Wantage, Berkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 55 years) 
    Family ID F28362  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Adelaide AQUITAINE,   b. Abt 945, Poitou-Charentes, France Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1004, Paris, Seine, France Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 59 years) 
    Married 969 
    Children 
     1. Gisela CAPET,   b. 968, Bourgogne, Soane et loire, France Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1002, Ponthieu, Somme, Picardie, France Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 34 years)
     2. Hedewige,   b. 972,   d. Aft 1013  (Age > 42 years)
    +3. King Robert CAPET, II,   b. 27 Mar 972, Orléans, Loiret, Centre, France Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jul 1031, Meulan, Yvelines, Île-de-France, France Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years)
    Last Modified 11 Sep 2017 
    Family ID F28361  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Hugh and Adelaide are the founders of the Capetian dynasty of France.

      Was the first King of the Franks of the House of Capet from his election in 987 until his death. He succeeded the last Carolingian king, Louis V. Hugh was a descendant of Charlemagne through the grandmother. [1, 2]

  • Sources 
    1. [S76] Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adelaide_of_Aquitaine.

    2. [S76] Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Capet.


Notes

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Updated 23 Dec 2023