NameHugues CAPET King of France
Birth938
Death24 Aug 996, Paris, France
BurialSt. Denis, France
Spouses
Gisèle (ca970-)
Adélaïde (ca973-)
Notes for Hugues CAPET King of France
He ruled France 987-996.
http://www.dcs.hull.ac.uk/cgi-bin/gedlkup/n=royal?royal05319 says his mother is Edhilda.
Hugh Capet, the son of Hugo the Great, seized the throne of France from the weak descendant of Charlemagne in 987 and was crowned king at Rheims.
He was the founder of the long line of kings that reigned in France down to 1848. He married a sister of Guilhelm Fier-a-Bras (William of the Iron Arm), Duke of Aquitaine. (5) Robert the Pious, Hugh's son, came to the throne in 996 and reigned until his death in 1031. He was a good man but a weak king. He married Constans of Provence.