Hugh Capet Royalty

Hugh Capet (c. 941 – 24 October 996) 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.

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Hugh Capet
Birth dateJanuary 01, 0940
Date of deathJanuary 01, 0996
Parents
Hedwig of Saxony
Hugh the Great
Spouse
Adelaide of Aquitaine
TitleKing of the Franks (more...)

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To0996
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External resources

  1. http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0002-8762%28197810%2983%3A4%3C906%3AAAOTHI%3E2.0.CO%3B2-E