King Hugues CAPET, of France

941 - 996  (55 years)

• Name	Hugues CAPET
  Prefix	King
  Suffix	of France
  Birth	3 Jul 941	Paris, West Francia   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Fact	[1]
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  Life Sketch	[1]
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  LifeSketch	[1]
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  Royal House	[1]
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  Title	Between 987 and 996  [1]
  	Title
  Name	Capet
  Name	Hugues CAPET  [1]
  Residence	Paris, Paris, Île-de-France, France   [1]
  _FSFTID	LD9R-RYR
  _FSLINK	https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LD9R-RYR
  _HASHTAG	KING
  	Designated Royal King
  _UID	5C56717801F2442C90BFCDFD31D3F18490D1
  Death	24 Oct 996	Paris, Isle DE France, France
  Burial	Abbaye DE St Denis, Isle DE France, France
  Person ID	I28599	Carney Wehofer July 2025
  Last Modified	20 Dec 2022

  
  

  Father	Hugues Magnus CAPET, of France,   b. Abt 895, Of Paris. Isle DE France d. Between 16 and 17 Jun 956, Dourdan/Deurdan, France
  Mother	Hedwige (Hadevich) Judith Of SAXONY,   b. Abt 922, Saxony, Germany d. 10 Mar 965, Aix-La-Chapelle, Aachen, Rhineland, Germany (Age ~ 43 years)
  Marriage	Bef 14 Sep 938	Mainz Oder, Ingelheim, Rhineland, Germany
  	NOTE MARRIED
  Family ID	F11123	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	concubine,   b. Abt 943, Of Paris, Seine, France d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	1. Archbishop Gauzlin OF BOURGES,   b. Abt 964, Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire, Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire, Francia d. 13 Nov 1030, Bourges, Cher, Centre, France (Age ~ 66 years)
  Family ID	F536728396	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Dec 2022

  
  

  Family 2	Adelaide (Aelis) Of Poitou DE POITOU, Princess Of Aquitaine,   b. 945, Poitiers, Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France d. 15 Jun 1006 (Age 61 years)
  Marriage	11 Aug 968	Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, Île-de-France, France
  	NOTE MARRIED
  Children	1. Princess Gisaele Of FRANCE,   b. Abt 970, Bourgogne, Champagne, France d. Yes, date unknown   2. Adwig (Avoise)(Hedwig), Princess Of France,   b. Abt 972, Orléans, Loiret, France d. Abt 1014 (Age ~ 42 years)   3. Robert II "The Pious", King Of France,   b. 27 Mar 972, Orléans, Loiret, France d. 20 Jul 1031, Melun Castle, Melun, Aquitaine, France (Age 59 years)   4. Princess Alice Of FRANCE,   b. Abt 973, France d. 1079 (Age ~ 106 years)
  Family ID	F11119	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Aug 2016

  
  

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  King Hugues Capet of France

  
  

• Notes

  Hugh Capet (938?-996), king of France, and founder of the Capetian dynasty, son of Hugh the Great, count of Paris, whom he succeeded in 956. His lordship over many fiefs around Paris and Orléans made him the virtual ruler of France, and when King Louis V of France, the last of the Carolingian line, died without an heir in 987, Hugh's numerous vassals enabled him to win the election to the throne, defeating the Carolingian candidate, Charles, duke of Lorraine. Charles and many other great nobles of the realm attempted to resist his authority but, through force of arms and by judicious purchasing of allegiance, as well as through the support of the church, of which he was a devout member, Hugh established a measure of order within his kingdom. He had his son, Robert the Pious (later Robert II), elected and crowned his associate and successor in 988, thereby confirming the house of Capet, which ruled France until 1328.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 13 Dec 2022), entry for Hugues "Capet" Of FRANCE, person ID LD9R-RYR. (Reliability: 3).