Hugh Capet 939–996 – Whos Your Daddy? Wikigenealogy

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Hugh Capet, 939–996 (aged 57 years)

An imaginary artistic portayal of Hugh Capet by Charles de Steuben, 1837. No contemporary image of the king exists today.

The interior of St. Peter's Basilica by Giovanni Paolo Pannini.

Name

Hugh Capet

Name: Hugh /Capet/
Name prefix: King of France (987-996)
Given names: Hugh
Nickname: The Great
Surname prefix: Capet
Surname: Capet

Sex Male

Date differences

Family with parents
father	Links Birth: 898 31 18 Marriage: 938 Death: 16 June 956 — Dourdan, Essonne, Île-de-France, France Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Eadhild … Family with spouse Hadwige (Hatwide) … of Saxony Hugh Capet Emma … Hugh I … Duke of Franks and Count of Paris 898–956 Birth: 898 31 18 Death: 16 June 956 — Dourdan, Essonne, Île-de-France, France
mother	Links Birth: 909 33 14 — Saxony, Germany Marriage: 938 Death: 10 May 965 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Hugh I … Duke of Franks and Count of Paris Hugh Capet Emma … Hadwige (Hatwide) … of Saxony 909–965 Birth: 909 33 14 — Saxony, Germany Death: 10 May 965
Marriage	Marriage — 938 —
2 years himself	Links Birth: 939 41 30 — Paris, Île-de-France, France Marriage: 968 Death: 24 October 996 — Paris, Île-de-France, France Burial: Paris, Île-de-France, France Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Adele (or Adelaide) … of Aquitaine (or Adelaide of Poitiers)… King of France (996-1031) Robert II … Edith … of France Hugh Capet 939–996 Birth: 939 41 30 — Paris, Île-de-France, France Death: 24 October 996 — Paris, Île-de-France, France
sister	Links Birth: Paris, Île-de-France, France Marriage: 960 — France Death: 962 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Richard I … Duke of Normandy (942-996) Emma … …–962 Birth: Paris, Île-de-France, France Death: 962

Father’s family with Eadhild …
father	Links Birth: 898 31 18 Marriage: 938 Death: 16 June 956 — Dourdan, Essonne, Île-de-France, France Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Eadhild … Family with spouse Hadwige (Hatwide) … of Saxony Hugh Capet Emma … Hugh I … Duke of Franks and Count of Paris 898–956 Birth: 898 31 18 Death: 16 June 956 — Dourdan, Essonne, Île-de-France, France
father’s partner	Links Death: Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Hugh I … Duke of Franks and Count of Paris Eadhild … …–… Death:

Family with Adele (or Adelaide) … of Aquitaine (or Adelaide of Poitiers)…
himself	Links Birth: 939 41 30 — Paris, Île-de-France, France Marriage: 968 Death: 24 October 996 — Paris, Île-de-France, France Burial: Paris, Île-de-France, France Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Adele (or Adelaide) … of Aquitaine (or Adelaide of Poitiers)… King of France (996-1031) Robert II … Edith … of France Hugh Capet 939–996 Birth: 939 41 30 — Paris, Île-de-France, France Death: 24 October 996 — Paris, Île-de-France, France
wife	Links Birth: Poitiers, Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France Marriage: 968 Death: 1004 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Hugh Capet King of France (996-1031) Robert II … Edith … of France Adele (or Adelaide) … of Aquitaine (or Adelaide of Poitiers)… …–1004 Birth: Poitiers, Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France Death: 1004
Marriage	Marriage — 968 —
4 years son	Links Birth: 27 March 972 33 — Orléans, Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire, France Marriage: 989 Marriage: 12 March 996 — Tours, Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire, France Annulment: Marriage: 1003 — France Death: 20 July 1031 — Melun, Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France, France Burial: after 20 July 1031 — Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, Île-de-France, France Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Rosella (Suzanna) … of Italy Adelisa … of France Family with spouse Bertha … of Burgundy Family with spouse Constance … of Arles (also of Provence) Hugh … King of France (1031-1060) Henry I … King of France (996-1031) Robert II … 972–1031 Birth: 27 March 972 33 — Orléans, Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire, France Death: 20 July 1031 — Melun, Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France, France
daughter	Links Death: Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Edith … of France …–… Death:

Events of close relatives
Birth	939 41 30 Paris, Île-de-France, France
Death of a father	Hugh I … Duke of Franks and Count of Paris 16 June 956 Dourdan, Essonne, Île-de-France, France
Death of a sister	Emma … 962
Death of a mother	Hadwige (Hatwide) … of Saxony 10 May 965
Marriage	Adele (or Adelaide) … of Aquitaine (or Adelaide of Poitiers)… — View this family 968 (aged 29 years)
Death of a maternal grandmother	Mathilde (or Matilda) … of Ringelheim 14 March 968 Quedlinburg, Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
Birth of a son	King of France (996-1031) Robert II … 27 March 972 Orléans, Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire, France
Marriage of a son	King of France (996-1031) Robert II … — Rosella (Suzanna) … of Italy — View this family 989
Marriage of a son	King of France (996-1031) Robert II … — Bertha … of Burgundy — View this family 12 March 996 Tours, Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire, France
Death	24 October 996 (aged 57 years) Paris, Île-de-France, France
Burial	Paris, Île-de-France, France Cemetery: Saint Denis Basilica
Unique identifier	1EBDEF1BDB663E46AB614970BE8578B7E1FF
Last change	5 December 2011 – 22:30:39 Author of last change: Danny

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Note	Hugh Capet (circa 938-96), 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 Orl?s 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, Hugh's numerous vassals enabled him to win the election to the throne, defeating 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 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.

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Note

Hugh Capet (circa 938-96), 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 Orl?s 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, Hugh's numerous vassals
enabled him to win the election to the throne, defeating 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
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.

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Media object	An imaginary artistic portayal of Hugh Capet by Charles de Steuben, 1837. No contemporary image of the king exists today.
Media object	The interior of St. Peter's Basilica by Giovanni Paolo Pannini.