Hugh Capet

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title: Hugh Capet
text: Hugh Capet was the King of the Franks from 987 to 996. He is the founder of and first king from the House of Capet. The son of the powerful duke Hugh the Great and his wife Hedwige of Saxony, he was elected as the successor of the last Carolingian king, Louis V. Hugh was descended from Charlemagne's son Pepin of Italy through his mother and paternal grandmother, respectively, and was also a nephew of Otto the Great. The dynasty he founded ruled France for nearly nine centuries: from 987 to 1328
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description: King of the Franks from 987 to 996
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Capet
date created: 2002-08-23T12:02:57Z
date modified: 2024-08-28T16:51:13Z
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