Hugh Capet, King of France, approximately 938-996
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Name (Hebrew)
איג קאפה, מלך צרפת, 938-996
Name (Latin)
Hugh Capet, King of France, approximately 938-996
Other forms of name
Hugh Capet, King of France, ca. 938-996 a
Hugues Capet, King of France
Capet, Hugues
Ugo Capetius
Hugues Capet, King of France, ca. 938-996
Date of birth
[0938,0939]
Date of death
0996-10-24
Gender
male
Sources of Information
- Theis, L. L'avènement d'Hugues Capet, c1984:t.p. (Hugues Capet)
- LC manual auth. cd.(hdg.: Hugues Capet, King of France, d. 996)
- Brit.(Hugh Capet, b. ca. 938; d. 10-24-996)
- Amer.(Hugh Capet, 938-996, King of France, f. Capetian dynasty)
- Grand Larousse(Hugues Capet, ca. 941-996)
- Grande enc.(Hugues Capet, b. ca. 938-939; d. 10-24-996)
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Wikipedia description:
Hugh Capet (; French: Hugues Capet [yɡ kapɛ]; c. 941 – 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 paternal grandmother, and was also a nephew of Otto the Great. 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).
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