King Hugh Capet^[1]

941 - 996  (55 years)

• Name	Hugh Capet
  Prefix	King
  Birth	941	Of Paris, France
  Gender	Male
  Death	24 Oct 996	Chartres, France
  Burial	St. Denis, France
  Person ID	I53039	Cecilie Family
  Last Modified	2 Jan 2010

  
  

  Father	Duke Hugh Of France,   b. Abt 900, Of Paris, France d. 16 Jun 956, Deurdan, Dourdan, , France (Age 56 years)
  Mother	Princess Hedwige Of Saxony,   b. Abt 915, Of Saxony Germany d. 14 Mar 965, Aix-La-Chapelle (Age 50 years)
  Marriage	Bef 14 Sep 938	Mainzoder, Ingelheim, Rhineland, Germany
  Family ID	F21990	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Princess Alice (Adelaide) De Aquitania,   b. 950, Of Saxony, Germany d. 15 Jun 1006 (Age 56 years)
  Marriage	968
  Children	1. King Robert II "Le Pieux" Of Orleans, II,   b. 27 Mar 972, Orleans, France d. 20 Jul 1031, Melun, France (Age 59 years)   2. Hedwiga Capet,   b. Abt 972   d. Aft 1013 (Age 42 years)   3. Gisle Capet De France
  Family ID	F21903	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Jan 2010

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 941 - Of Paris, France Death - 24 Oct 996 - Chartres, France Burial - - St. Denis, France  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  - King of France, Count of Paris, Poitou, and Orleans. Hereditary Abbot of St. Martin & St. Denis.   Capet, Hugh (939?-996), king of France 987-996; elected by nobles and prelates to succeed Louis V, last of the Carolingians; founded Capetian Dynasty For more information see the Our Folk - Hart family Web Site

  
  

• Sources

  [S1340] Schwennicke, Detlev, ES, (Marburg: J. A. Stargardt, 1980-), II:11 (Reliability: 3).