Hugh Capet King of France 
Hugh Capet was born in 0938 in of Paris, Ile-de-France, France. Hugh Capet's father was Hugues "Magnus" de Neustria Count of Paris and his mother was Hadwig von Sachsen. His paternal grandparents were Robert I King of France and Beatrice de Vermandois; his maternal grandparents were Henry I "the Fowler" Holy Roman Emperor and Matilda von Ringelheim. He had three brothers and two sisters, named Otto Eudes, Otto-Henri "the Great", Herbert of Auxerre, Beatrix and Emma. He was the oldest of the six children. He died at the age of 58 on October 24th, 0996 in Paris, Paris, Ile-de-France, France. He was buried after October 24th, 0996 in Abbaye de Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, Ile-de-France, France.General Notes
Founded the Capetian line, which ruled France from 987 to 1328.
As king he had certain powers, but they were more theoretical
than real. The only lands he actually ruled over were those he
inherited as Comte de Paris.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.0820 in France d.15 Sep 0866 in Anjou, France
- b.0866 in of Bourgogne, France d.15 Jun 0923 in Soissons, France
- b.~ 0819 in of Tours, Indre-et-Loire, France d.~ 0866
- b.0900 in Paris, Seine, France d.16 Jun 0956 in Deurdan, Dourdan, France
- b.~ 0840 in of Vermandois, Normandie, France d.<06 Nov 0907
- b.0880 in of Vermandois, Normandie, France d.>Mar 0931
- b.~ 0845
- b.0938 in of Paris, Ile-de-France, France d.24 Oct 0996 in Paris, Paris, Ile-de-France, France
- b.0836 in Saxony, Germany d.30 Nov 0912
- b.0876 d.02 Jul 0936 in Mensleben, Saxony, Germany
- b.0856 d.24 Dec 0903
- b.0910 in Saxony, Germany d.10 Mar 0965 in Aix-la-Chapelle (Aachen)
- b.0853 d.0920
- b.0892 in of Mensleben, Saxony, Germany d.14 Mar 0967/0068
- b.0858
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Hugh Capet and Adelaide were married in a religious ceremony in 0968. They had a son and three daughters, named Robert II Capet "the Pious", Adwige (Avoise) Capet, Gisele Capet and Adele Capet.
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Children
Robert II Capet "the Pious" King of France
Robert II Capet "the Pious" was born on March 27th, 0971 in Orléans, France. He died at the age of 60 on July 20th, 1031 in Meulan, Aquitaine, France. He was buried after July 20th, 1031 in St. Denis, France.
Adwige (Avoise) Capet de France
Adwige (Avoise) Capet was born in 0972. She died at the age of 41 in 1013.
He had a biological son named Gauzlin.
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Children
Gauzlin Archbishop of Bourges
Gauzlin was born in 0964 in Fleury Monastery, France. He died at the age of 66 on November 19th, 1030 in Bourges, Cher, France.
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