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Hugh Capet (b. 938, d. October 24, 996)

Hugh Capet was born 938⁵⁹², and died October 24, 996 in France⁵⁹³. He married Adelaide De Poitiers on 968⁵⁹⁴, daughter of Guillaume I and Geirlaug.

Notes for Hugh Capet:
Historical Figures
Rulers of France: Kings, Queens, Presidents
The Capets

Date in bold is year of accession.
987 Hugh Capet, son of Hugh the Great
996 Robert II (the Wise), his son
1031 Henry I, his son
1060 Philip I (the Fair), son
1108 Louis VI (the Fat), son
1137 Louis VII (the Younger), son
1180 Philip II (Augustus), son, crowned at Reims
1223 Louis VIII (the Lion), son
1226 Louis IX, son, crusader; Louis IX (1214-1270) reigned 44 years, arbitrated disputes with English King Henry III; led crusades, 1248 (captured in Egypt 1250) and 1270, when he died of plague in Tunis. Canonized 1297 as St. Louis.
1270 Philip III (the Hardy), son
1285 Philip IV (the Fair), son, king at 17
1314 Louis X (the Headstrong), son. His posthumous son, John I, lived only 7 days
1316 Philip V (the Tall), brother of Louis X
1322 Charles IV (the Fair), brother of Louis X

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More About Hugh Capet and Adelaide De Poitiers:
Marriage: 968⁵⁹⁴

Children of Hugh Capet and Adelaide De Poitiers are:

+Robert II, b. March 27, 970, Orleans, Loiret, Orleanais, France⁵⁹⁵, d. 1031⁵⁹⁶.