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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
Noyon
…to a separate diocese 1146. The cathedral at Noyon was where Charlemagne was crowned as co-King of the Franks in 768, as was the first Capetian king, Hugh Capet in 987. In 859 the town was attacked by Vikings and the bishop, Immo, captured and killed. The town received a communal charter in 1108, which was later…
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