972 - 1013 (42 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 2
2. | Hugh Capet, King of France was born on Late in 941 (son of Hugh Magnus "the White", Duke of France and Normandy and Hedwig of Saxony); died on 24 Oct 996 in Paris, Île-de-France, France; was buried in Basilica of Saint-Denis, St. Denis, Île-de-France, France. Other Events and Attributes:
- General Information: Hugh was also the Count of Paris, Poitou and Orleans.
- Title(s): 956
- Crowned: 987; In 987, he was crowned the first Capetian King of France.
- Reign: From 987 to 996; King of France (House of Capet)
Notes:
Birth: Weis (1982) gives his birth date as after 939.
Name:
Title(s):
He became the Count of Paris.
Hugh married Adelainde of Poitou between 963 and 968. Adelainde (daughter of William I "Tete d'Etoupe", Count of Poitou and Gerloc of Normandy) was born in 945; died about 1004. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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3. | Adelainde of Poitou was born in 945 (daughter of William I "Tete d'Etoupe", Count of Poitou and Gerloc of Normandy); died about 1004. Notes:
Birth: Weis (1976) gives her birth date as 945.
Children:
- Robert II "the Pious", King of France was born on 27 Mar 972 in Orléans, Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire, France; died on 20 Jul 1031 in Meulan-en-Yvelines, Yvelines, Île-de-France, France; was buried in Basilica of Saint-Denis, St. Denis, Île-de-France, France.
- 1. Hedwig, Princess of France was born about 972; died after 1013.
- Adele of France died about 1063.
- Gisela, Princess of France
- Edith of France died after 1013.
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Generation: 3
Generation: 4
10. | Henry I "the Fowler", Holy Roman Emperor was born in 876 in Germany (son of Otto "the Illustrious", Duke of Saxony and Count in South Thuringia and Hedwige, Princess of Bavaria); died on 2 Jul 936 in Memleben, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Other Events and Attributes:
- General Information: He was also the Emperor of Germany and the Duke of Saxony.
- Crowned: 912; He was crowned the Emperor of Germany.
- Crowned: 919
- Reign: From 919 to 936; Holy Roman Emperor
Notes:
Name:
Crowned:
He was crowned the Holy Roman Emperor.
Henry married Saint Mechtilde von Ringelheim in 909. Mechtilde (daughter of Dietrich, Count of Ringelheim and Reginhilde von Friesland) was born between 890 and 900 in Memleben, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany; died on 14 Mar 968; was buried in Quedinburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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14. | Rolf Ragnvaldsson, Duke of Normandy was born about 870 in Mære, Norway (son of Rognvald Eysteinsson the Wise, Jarl of Moer and Rognhild Hrolfsdotter); died on 927 - 932 in Normandy, France. Other Events and Attributes:
- Military: 911, Normandy, France
- Baptism as an Adult: Abt 912
- Title(s): 912
Notes:
Name:
He was also known as Rolf the Ganger, Rolf Wend-a-Foot, Rolf the Viking, and Rollo of Norway.
Military:
Making himself independent of King Harald I of Norway, Rolf sailed off to raid Scotland, England, Flanders, and France on pirating expeditions and, about 911, established himself in an area along the Seine River. Charles III the Simple, King of France held off his siege of Paris, and battled him near Chartres. Finally, they negotiated the treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte, giving Rolf the part of Neustria that came to be called Normandy, in return Rolf agreed to end his brigandage.
Baptism as an Adult:
Rolf Ragnvaldsson was baptized as an adult having converted to Christianity.
Title(s):
He became the Duke of Normandy.
Died:
Despite his earlier conversion, he is said to have died a pagan.
Rolf married Poppa de Bayeux in 0891. Poppa (daughter of Berenger, Margrave of Neustria and Adelheid) was born about 872 in Bayeux, Calvados, Normandy, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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