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Hugh Capet, King of France

Male 941 - 996  (55 years)


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  • Name Hugh Capet  
    Relationshipwith Robert Alan Roy
    Birth Late in 941  [1, 4
    General Information Hugh was also the Count of Paris, Poitou and Orleans.  [1, 2
    Title(s) 956 (Age 15) 
    Crowned 987 (Age 46)  [1, 2
    Death 24 Oct 996  Paris, Île-de-France, France Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 5
    Burial —  Basilica of Saint-Denis, St. Denis, Île-de-France, France Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Siblings 1 Sibling 
    Person ID I2991  | Roy Line, Boudreau Line
    Last Modified 26 Jan 2022 

    Father Hugh Magnus "the White", Duke of France and Normandy,   b. About 895   d. 16 Jun 956, Dourdan, Île-de-France, France Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years) 
    Mother Hedwig of Saxony,   b. About 921   d. 10 May 965 (Age 44 years) 
    Marriage About 938 
    Age at Marriage He : ~ 43 years - She : ~ 17 years. 
    Family ID F2382  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Adelainde of Poitou,   b. 945   d. Abt 1004 (Age 59 years) 
    Marriage Between 963 and 968  [1, 2, 4, 5
    Age at Marriage He : ~ 22 years - She : ~ 18 years. 
    Children 
    +1. Robert II "the Pious", King of France,   b. 27 Mar 972, Orléans, Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire, France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Jul 1031, Meulan-en-Yvelines, Yvelines, Île-de-France, France Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years)
    +2. Hedwig, Princess of France,   b. About 972   d. After 1013 (Age 42 years)
     3. Adele of France   d. Abt 1063
     4. Gisela, Princess of France
     5. Edith of France   d. After 1013
    Family ID F2377  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 26 Jan 2022 

  • Notes 
    • Birth: Weis (1982) gives his birth date as after 939. [2]

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsChild - Robert II "the Pious", King of France - 27 Mar 972 - Orléans, Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire, France Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 24 Oct 996 - Paris, Île-de-France, France Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - — - Basilica of Saint-Denis, St. Denis, Île-de-France, France Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Sources 
    1. [S60] Stuart, Roderick W. Royalty for Commoners, The Complete Known Lineage of John of Gaunt, Son of Edward III, King of England, and Queen Philippa Fourth Edition, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2002).

    2. [S59] Weis, Frederick Lewis. Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England Between 1623 and 1650 Fifth Editionif, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1982).

    3. [S2000] ------------- Sources Below not Reviewed -------------.

    4. [S65] Sewell, Robert James. Sewell: A History of the Sewell Family from the Earliest Times, (unknown: manuscript, March 2008).

    5. [S63] von Redlisch, Marcellus Donald Alexander R. Pedigrees of Some of the Emperor Charlemagne's Descendants volume 1 , (Cottonport, Louisiana: Order of the Crown of Charlemagne, 1941).