Adalbero of Reims
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Adalbero was the archbishop of Reims, chancellor of Kings Lothair and Louis V of France.
Adalbero crowns king Hugh Capet
Hugh Capet
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Hugh Capet was the King of the Franks from 987 to 996. He is the founder of and first king from the House of Capet. The son of the powerful duke Hugh the Great and Hedwige of Saxony, he was elected as
Adalbero of Reims
…assembly of leading Franks at Compiègne. The sudden death of Louis V prevented this trial from taking place, and allowed Adalbero to give his support for Hugh Capet as rightful heir and denounce the Carolingian claimant, Charles, Duke of Lower Lorraine. Upon the death of Louis V, in 987, Adalbero and Gerbert of…
Signature Hugues Capet Archives Nationales AE II 84
Medieval miniature depicting the coronation of Hugh Capet
Denier of Hugh Capet for Beauvais
Apparition of Saint Valery to Hugh Capet