![]() Born ± 939 at Of,Paris,Isle De France, died Oct 24, 996 at Of,Paris,Isle De France, approximately 57 years, buried at Abbaye De St Denis,Isle De France,France Name Suffix: REFN: 304087084 1 NAME Hugh "Capet" King Of /FRANCE/ GEDCOM line 16772 not recognizable or too long: () 2 GIVN Hugh GEDCOM line 16773 not recognizable or too long: () 2 SURN Capet GEDCOM line 16774 not recognizable or too long: () 2 NSFX King of France Acceded: 987 Weis" "Ancestral Roots. . ." (53:20), (101:20), (106:20), (107:19), (141:21), (144A:20). Count of Paris 956-996; King of France 987-996. Eldest son of Hugh the Great, he was a founder of the Capetian House and lay abbot of the Abbeys of St. Martin of Tours and of St. Denis. His surname "Capet" may derive from his abbot's cape. He was elected king by the assembly of Senlis, but he secured the succession for his descendants by suspending the feudal right of election. He is buried in front of the altar in the Basilica of the Trinity at St. Denis, France. {Born in winter of 941 per "Ancestral Roots..." [Balt., 1992] 53-20.} Ancestral File Number: Hugues Capet, king of France, and founder of the Capetian dynasty, son of Hugh the Great, count of Paris, whom he succeeded in 956. His lordship over many fiefs around Paris and Orléans made him the virtual ruler of France, and when King Louis V of France, the last of the Carolingian line, died without an heir in 987, Hugh's numerous vassals enabled him to win the election to the throne, defeating the Carolingian candidate, Charles, duke of Lothringen. 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 through the support of the church, of which he was a devout member, Hugh established a measure of order within his kingdom. He had his son, Robert the Pious (later Robert II), elected and crowned his associate and successor in 988, thereby confirming the house of Capet, which ruled France until 1328. Married 968 (27 or 28 years married) to: ![]() Born ± 952 at of,,,Germany, died 1004, approximately 52 years Name Suffix: REFN: 304087085 Princess of Aquitaine GEDCOM line 16802 not recognizable or too long: () 2 GIVN Adelaide GEDCOM line 16803 not recognizable or too long: () 2 SURN of Poitou Weis' "AR" there is a "minority opinion" held by some serious scholars that Adelaide's Aquitainian descent is insufficiently proven. http://www.gendex.com/users/Enf_Bry/Enf_Bry/i646.html22027 GEDCOM line 16817 not recognizable or too long: () 1 CHAN GEDCOM line 16818 not recognizable or too long: () 2 DATE 3 MAR 1999 GEDCOM line 16819 not recognizable or too long: () 3 TIME 17:50:09 Children: 1. ![]() Born Mar 27, 972 at ,Orlbeans,,France, died Jul 20, 1031 at ,Melun,,France, 59 years, buried at St Denis,,France Name Suffix: REFN: 152043542 1 NAME Robert II "The Pious" King Of /FRANCE/ 1 MARR 2 DATE BEF APR 0988 (DIV) GEDCOM line 18092 not recognizable or too long: 1 NAME Robert II the Pious /of France/ GEDCOM line 18093 not recognizable or too long: () 2 GIVN Robert II the Pious GEDCOM line 18094 not recognizable or too long: () 2 SURN of France GEDCOM line 18095 not recognizable or too long: () 2 NSFX King of France Aceded: 996 Weis' "Ancestral Roots" calls him"The Pious" and identifies all 3 of his wives. King of France 996-1031. ------ Robert was educated at Rheims under Gerbert (later Pope Silvester II). "As the ideal of mediaeval Christianity he won his surname of `Pious' by his humility and charity, but he also possessed some of the qualities of a soldier and a statesman." Crowned in 12-987, he became sole king on his father's death in 996. Marriage irregularities led to his excommunication by Pope Gregory V.{-Encycl.Brit.,`56,19:347} Or born 970/1 or 985. Or died Aug. 1032. This page is just a start. Not all information has bee varified. 3. ![]() Born ± 978 at ,,,France Ancestral File Number: GEDCOM line 22528 not recognizable or too long: () 2 GIVN Gisele GEDCOM line 22529 not recognizable or too long: () 2 SURN of France GEDCOM line 22530 not recognizable or too long: () 2 NSFX Princess of France GEDCOM line 22531 not recognizable or too long: 1 TITL Princess of France Stuart's "Royalty for Commoners" (244:35). http://www.gendex.com/users/Enf_Bry/Enf_Bry/i646.html22027 GEDCOM line 22540 not recognizable or too long: () 1 CHAN GEDCOM line 22541 not recognizable or too long: () 2 DATE 3 MAR 1999 GEDCOM line 22542 not recognizable or too long: () 3 TIME 17:48:37 4. ![]() Born ± 972 at ,,,France, died after 1013 GEDCOM line 16759 not recognizable or too long: () 2 GIVN Edith (Hedwig) GEDCOM line 16760 not recognizable or too long: () 2 SURN of France Weis' "ancestral roots" (106:21),(144A:21) Name Suffix: REFN: 304087487 ?? Line 2029: (New PAF RIN=9570) 1 NAMEAdwige (Avoise), Princess Of /FRANCE/ ?? Line 7809: (New PAF RIN=17580) 1 NAME Adwige (Avoise), Princess Of /FRANCE/ ?? Line 4515: (New PAF RIN=18593) 1 NAME Adwige (Avoise), Princess Of /FRANCE/ 6. ![]() Born 970 7. ![]() Born Mar 27, 972 at Orleans,France, died Jul 20, 1031 at Meulan,Mellent,Normandy, 59 years, buried at Abbey of St. Denis,Paris,Seine,France Robert II (of France), called Robert the Pious, King of France (996-1031), the son of King Hugues Capet, born in Orléans, and educated at Reims under the French scholar Gerbert, who later became Pope Sylvester II. In 996 Robert married, as his second wife, his cousin Bertha of Bourgogne. Two years later Pope Gregory V excommunicated him and annulled this marriage, which was considered incestuous by the church; in 1003 Robert submitted to the pope and married the daughter of the Marquis of Provence, Constance of Arles, by whom he had four sons. He recognized Hugo, the eldest of these sons, as his successor. After Hugo's death in 1025, the other sons, aided by their mother, revolted; Robert was still fighting them at the time of his own death. |
2nd marriage/ relation ![]() Married/ Related to: ![]() Born ± 960 Name Suffix: Ancestral File Number: ?? Line 11263: (New PAF RIN=18090) 1 NAME Mrs-Hugh "Capet", Concubine Of /FRANCE/ ?? Line 6098: (New PAF RIN=18849) 1 NAME Mrs-Hugh "Capet", Concubine Of /FRANCE/ Child: 1. ![]() Born at Fleury Monastery,,,France, died Nov 19, 1030 at BOURGES Ancestral File Number: |
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