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Hugh , King of France
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Adelaide de Poitou

Hugh , King of France 3 4

  • Born: 938, Paris, Seine, France 4
  • Marriage: Adelaide de Poitou in 968 1 2
  • Died: 24 Oct 996, Paris, Seine, France at age 58 4

bullet  Noted events in his life were:

• Title: Elected as king by the French nobles. 4

• Political: Founded the Capetian line, which ruled France from 987 to 1328. 4

• Political: Marked the end of the struggle betw/ the nobles & the last weak Carolingians. 4

• Political: As king, he had certain powers but they were more theoretical than real. 4

• Fact: The only lands he actually ruled over were those he inherited as Comte de Paris. 4


Hugh married Adelaide de Poitou, daughter of William III of Aquitaine, 1st Count of Poitiers and Adele de Normandy, in 968.1 2 (Adelaide de Poitou was born in 952 4 and died about 1004 4.)

Sources

1 Marlyn Lewis, Ahnentafel for Margery Arundell (08 Oct 1997). Surety: 3

2 G675.ged, line 176A pp 151-152. Surety: 3

3 Garner, Lorraine Ann "Lori" (P.O. Box 577, Bayview, ID 83803 Her sources included, but may not be limited to: Burke's Landed Gentry, Burke's Dormant & Extinct Peerage, Burke's Peerage of American Presidents, Debrett's Peerage, Oxford histories & "numerous othe r reference works" very good to excellent, although she has a tendency to follow Burke's), Courtenay. Surety: 3

4 G675.ged. Surety: 3

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