Hugh Capet

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Hugh Capet
Hugh Capet in the 13th century Chronica sancti Pantaleonis
King of the Franks (more...)
Reign	1 June 987 – 24 October 996
Coronation	1 June 987, Noyon 3 July 987, Paris
Predecessor	Louis V
Successor	Robert II
Born	c. 940 Paris, West Francia
Died	24 October 996 (aged ~56) Paris, France
Burial	Saint Denis Basilica, Saint-Denis, France
Spouse	Adelaide of Aquitaine (m. 969)
Issue	Hedwig, Countess of Mons Gisèle, Countess of Ponthieu Robert II, King of the Franks
House	Robertian dynasty Capet (founder)
Father	Hugh the Great
Mother	Hedwige Liudolfing
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Hugh Capet^[a][b] (/ˈkæpeɪ/; French: Hugues Capet [yɡ kapɛ]; c. 940 – 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 his wife 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 through his mother and paternal grandmother, respectively, and was also a nephew of Otto the Great.^[5]

The dynasty he founded ruled France for nearly nine centuries: from 987 to 1328 in the senior line, and until 1848 via cadet branches (with an interruption from 1792 to 1814 and briefly in 1815).^[6]

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