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Male Hugh Capet Click to view Hugh Capet in the family tree

Hugh was born in 0938 in Paris, Seine, France.1   Hugh's father was Hugues Capet and his mother was Hedwig Avoie-Hatbruide.  His paternal grandparents were Robert Capet and Beatrix (Beatrice) De Vermandois; his maternal grandparents were Heinrich (Henry) Von Babenberg and Matilda Von Ringelheim. He had three brothers and four sisters, named Herbert, Otto (Odo) Henry 'The Great', Henry, Béatrice, Beatrix, Beatrice and Emma.  He was the third oldest of the eight children.  He died in Les Juif, Near Chatres, France.  He was buried in St Denis Abbey, St Denis, Seine, France.1 1 


Hugh's family with Adelaide Poitou

‌Hugh and Adelaide were married in a religious ceremony in 0967.1   They had a son and seven daughters, named Robert, Gisela, Hedwig, Gillette, Alice, Gisele, Adele and Adélaïde.

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3 Han van der Voort's Homepage <http://home.pi.net/~voort359/home.html>
Further sources/citations:
f560, Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists who came to America before 1700: the lineage of Alfred the Great, Charlemagne, Malcom of Scotland, Robert the Strong, and some of their descendants7th Edition, with additions and corrections by Walter Lee She @ 144A-20; 53-20; 101-20; 141-20, pemble, The Pitt County McGowans and Sermons

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