Acceded: 990. Also Count Of Rennes & Nantes.
-24153405. Ermengard-Gerberge DE ANJOU
NB00000007D
[Ftwexprt.ged]
!Ref: Document 272, 263-118-22, 263-121-21
-24153400. Arnoul II DE FLANDERS
Count
RFN: 2579
-24153399. Rosele (Susanna) Queen Of France
RFN: 2580
9hmc-5N
Count In The Moselgau.
-24153397. Ermentrude VON GLEIBURG
N: 5600
Ruled
N: 3407
Hugh Capet King of France was born in 938. Died on 24 Oct 996 in Fr ance.
Buried in Saint Denis, France. Hugh Capet (circa 938-96), king of Franc e,
and founder of the Capetian dynasty, son of Hugh the Great, count of
Par is, whom he succeeded in 956. His lordship over many fiefs around
Paris and O rlTans made him the virtual ruler of France, and when King
Louis V (born 966? ) of France, the last of the Carolingian line, died
without an heir in 987, H ugh's numerous vassals enabled him to win the
election to the throne, defeati ng the Carolingian candidate, Charles,
duke of Lorraine (953-92). 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 t hrough the support of the
church, of which he was a devout member, Hugh estab lished a measure of
order within his kingdom. He had his son, Robert the Piou s (later Robert
II), elected and crowned his associate and successor in 988, thereby
confirming the house of Capet, which ruled France until 1328. His nam e
derived from the cape-like cloak he wore - a capet.
The Capetians were a f amily of French royalty whose ancestors, dating
back to the 9th century, were known as the "third race" of French kings.
The founder of the family, Robert the Strong, governed the
lower Loire region and died fighting the Vikings in 866. His warrior son
Eudes (d. 898) was elected king of France in 887. Eudes' s brother later
usurped the throne and ruled briefly (922-23) as Robert I. Ro bert's son,
Hugh the Great (d. 956), was never king, but he ruled as duke ove r a
large area of the Ile-de-France and Loire valley. His son, HUGH CAPET,
from whom the dynasty was to take its name, lost control of Anjou and
Blois-- key sections of the family domain--to subordinate counts, but in
987 he was e lected king of France in preference to the CAROLINGIAN
claimant, Charles, duk e of Lorraine. Soon after, Hugh's son Robert II,
was associated with him as k ing designate.
Thereafter the French throne became hereditary in the Capetian family,
and the descendants of Robert II's younger son were dukes of Burgundy
from 1032 to 1361. The male line of the Capetian kings died with CHARLES
I V in 1328, and the throne passed to a closely related younger branch,
the VAL OIS, who were followed in 1589 by the BOURBONS. In all, the family
produced 3 8 French kings by 1848.
John B. Henneman Bibliography: Dunabin, Jean, France i n the Making
(1985); Fawtier, Robert, The Capetian Kings of France (1942; tra ns. 1960)
France
France (Desc. Of Charlemagne - Line X)
AKA (Facts Page)
N: 342
Of Aquitaine
France
France (Sw France)
France - House Of Aquitaine (Dukes Of Vi)
RFN: 4267