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
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
Hugh the Great
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Hugh the Great was the duke of the Franks and count of Paris. He was the most powerful magnate in France. Son of King Robert I of France and Beatrice of Vermandois, Hugh was Margrave of Neustria. He p
Hugh Capet
…24 October 996) 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 the successor of the last Carolingian king, Louis V. Hugh was descended from Charlemagne's son Pepin of Italy…
Hugh as depicted in a 14th century family tree of the Robertians