49th Generation (Continued)
Family of Edhilda (388) & Hugh Capet the Great of Neustria Count of Paris The Great *

407. Hugh Capet King of France, 31G Grandfather, M. Born abt 0938 in Paris, Seine, France. Hugh Capet King of died in Paris, Seine, France on 24 Oct 0996, he was 58. Buried in Abbey of St. Denys.

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)


In 0968 when Hugh Capet King of was 30, he married Adelaide de Poutou, 31G Grandmother, F, daughter of Guillaume I Towhead de Poitou Ct de Poitou, M (abt 0915-3 Apr 0963) & Adele de Normandy (152), F (abt 0917-aft 14 Oct 0962), in France. Born in 0952 in France (Sw France). Adelaide de died in France abt 1004, she was 52.

They had the following children:
421 i. Adwige\Avoise Capet, F (0972-1013)
422 ii. Robert II Capet the Pious King of, M (0972-1031)
iii. Adele Capet, 31G Aunt, F. Born in 0984. Adele Capet died in 1079, she was 95.

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In 1006 when Adele Capet was 22, she married Renaud de Nevers I Ct de Nevers et Auxerre, M, son of Landri de Monceaux Ct de Auverre & Nevers, M & Mathilde\Mahaud de Bourgogne, F. Born in Nevers, Nierre, France. Renaud de Nevers I Ct de Nevers et died on 29 May 1040 in Near Savigny.

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