Hugh Capet, King of France

Abt 938 - 996  (~ 58 years)

• Name	Hugh Capet
  Suffix	King of France
  Born	Abt 938	Of, Paris, Seine, France
  Gender	Male
  AFN	9G85-M2
  Died	19 Oct 996	, Paris, Seine, France
  Buried	St Denis Abbey, St Denis, Seine, France
  Person ID	I18802	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	12 Jan 2001

  
  

  Father	Hughes "The Great" France, [Count of Paris],   b. Abt 899, Of, Paris, Seine, France ,   d. 11 Jun 956, , Dourdan  (Age ~ 57 years)
  Mother	Hedwige (Hartwige) Princess Germany,   b. Abt 909, Of, Saxony, Germany ,   d. 9 Mar 965, Aix-La-Chapelle  (Age ~ 56 years)
  Married	Bef 9 Sep 938	Mainz Oder, Ingelheim, Rhineland, Germany
  Family ID	F6708	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Adelaide Princess Of Aquitaine,   b. Abt 951, Of, Germany ,   d. 1003  (Age ~ 52 years)
  Married	967
  Children	+ 1. Robert II "The Pious" France, King of France,   b. 22 Mar 972, , Orleans, France ,   d. 14 Jul 1031, , Melun  (Age 59 years) + 2. Adwige (Avoise), Princess France,   b. Abt 971, , France ,   d. Aft 1012  (Age ~ 42 years)   3. Alice Princess Of France,   b. Abt 973, , France ,   d. 1078  (Age ~ 105 years) + 4. Gisele Princess Of France,   b. Abt 977, , France
  Family ID	F6700	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	daughter, [Concubine],   b. Abt 959
  Children	1. Gauzlin Archbishop Of Bourges,   b. Fleury Monastery, France ,   d. 13 Nov 1030, Bourges
  Family ID	F6701	Group Sheet

  
  

• Notes

  Hugh Capet became king of France in 987. He founded the Capetian line, which ruled France from 987 to 1328. His election as king by the French nobles marked the end of the struggle between the nobility and the last feeble heirs of the Carolingian line. As king, Hugh had certain powers but they were more theoretical than real. The only lands he actually ruled over were those he inherited as count of Paris. ---------- Reference: "The World Book Encyclopedia", 1968, p H372.