Capet, King of France Hugh
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1. Capet, King of France Hugh was born in 941 in Chartres; died on 24 Oct 996 in Les Juifs, Chartres. Notes:
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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.}Hugh married Poitou, Adelaide of on Yes, date unknown. Adelaide (daughter of William Count Of Poitou and Adele) was born in 945; died in 1004. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Hedwig, of France
died after 1013.
- 3. Robert, King of France II
was born on 27 Mar 970 in Orleans; died on 20 Jul 1031 in Meulan; was buried in St. Denis.
- 2. Hedwig, of France
Generation: 2
2. Hedwig, of France (1.Hugh1) died after 1013.
Notes:
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Possibly sister rather than daughter of Hugh Capet.of married Regnier, Count of Hainaut IV on Yes, date unknown. IV (son of Regnier, Count of Hainaut III and Dagosbourg, Adele of) died in 1013. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
3. Robert, King of France II (1.Hugh1) was born on 27 Mar 970 in Orleans; died on 20 Jul 1031 in Meulan; was buried in St. Denis.
Notes:
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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}
"Ancestral Roots..." (Balt., 1992) 101-21 gives his birth year as 985.II married Taillefer, of Provence Constance de in 1002. Constance (daughter of William, Count of Toulouse III and d'Anjou, Blanche) was born in 986; died on 25 Jul 1032. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 5. Henry, King of France I
was born in 1006; died on 24 Aug 1060 in Vitry-aux Loges; was buried in St. Denis.
- 6. Adelaide Princess of France
was born in 1009; died on 8 Jan 1079 in Messinesmonastre.
- 5. Henry, King of France I
Generation: 3
4. Hainaut, Beatrix of (2.of2, 1.Hugh1)
Notes:
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Beatrix m. (2) Manasses Calva Asina.Family/Spouse: Ebles, Archbishop, Count of Rheims I. I (son of Giselbert Count of Roucy) died on 11 May 1033. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 7. Roucy, Alix de
was born in 1014; died in 1062.
- 7. Roucy, Alix de
5. Henry, King of France I (3.II2, 1.Hugh1) was born in 1006; died on 24 Aug 1060 in Vitry-aux Loges; was buried in St. Denis.
Notes:
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Annointed king at Reims in 1027, he succeeded his father in 1031. "Ancestral
Roots..." (Balt., 1992) 53-22 gives his birth-year. He m. (1) Matilda (or
Maud) Germany who d. 1044.I married Kiev, Anne of on 20 Jan 1044. Anne (daughter of Yaroslav, Grand Prince of Kiev I and Sweden, Inguigard of) was born in 1024; died after 1075 in France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 8. Crepi, Hugh Magnus de
died in 1101.
- 8. Crepi, Hugh Magnus de
6. Adelaide Princess of France (3.II2, 1.Hugh1) was born in 1009; died on 8 Jan 1079 in Messinesmonastre.
Notes:
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Adelaide (also known as Adelisa of France) may be daughter of Robert II and
another wife.Family/Spouse: Richard, Duke of Normandy III. III (son of Richard, Duke of Normandy II and Brittany, Judith of) died on 6 Sep 1028. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
married Baldwin, Count of Flanders V in 1028 in Paris, France. V (son of Baldwin, Count of Flanders (the Forester) IV and Luxembourg, Ogive of) was born in 1012; died on 1 Sep 1067 in Lille. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 10. Flanders, Matilda ("Maud") of
was born in 1032; died on 3 Nov 1083; was buried in Holy Trinity Abbey, Caen, Normandy.
- 10. Flanders, Matilda ("Maud") of
Generation: 4
7. Roucy, Alix de (4.Beatrix3, 2.of2, 1.Hugh1) was born in 1014; died in 1062.
Notes:
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[AEM appears to have her confused with her daughter-in-law, wife of
Hildouin IV.]Alix married Hildouin, Count of Rameru III on Yes, date unknown. III (son of Hildouin, Count of Rameru II) died in 1062. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
8. Crepi, Hugh Magnus de (5.I3, 3.II2, 1.Hugh1) died in 1101.
Other Events and Attributes:
- Occupation: Leader of the 1st Crusade
Notes:
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Hugh Magnus (perhaps title and not a surname) was leader of the first Crusade.
He was Duke of France and Burgundy, Marquis of Orleans, Count of Amiens,
Chaumont, Paris, Vermandois, etc. He and Adele also had Raoul de Vermandois
(d. 1152).Family/Spouse: Vermandois, Adelaide ("Adele") de. Adelaide (daughter of Herbert, Count de Vermandois IV and Vexin, Adela de) died in 1120. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 12. de Vermandois, Isabel (aka Elizabeth)
was born in 1081; died on 13 Feb 1131.
9. Normandy, Alice of (6.3, 3.II2, 1.Hugh1)
Notes:
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Parents from Carr P. Collins, Jr., "Royal Ancestors of Magna Charta Barons"
(Dallas: 1959), p. 262." Ancestral Roots..." (Balt., 1992) 132A-24 states
Alice is dau. of Richard III by an unknown mistress.Alice married Ranulph, Vicomte of Bessin I on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 13. Ranulph Vicomte de Bayeux
died after Apr 1089.
- 13. Ranulph Vicomte de Bayeux
10. Flanders, Matilda ("Maud") of (6.3, 3.II2, 1.Hugh1) was born in 1032; died on 3 Nov 1083; was buried in Holy Trinity Abbey, Caen, Normandy.
Matilda married William, King of England I in 1053 in Eu in Normandy. I (son of Robert, Duke of Normandy I and Falaise, Herleve of) was born in 1027 in Falaise, Normandy; died on 9 Sep 1087 in Rouen, France; was buried in St. Stephen Abbey, Caen, Normandy. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 14. Henry, King of England I
was born in 1068 in Selby, Yorkshire; died on 1 Dec 1135 in near Gisors, Normandy; was buried in Reading Abbey, England.
- 14. Henry, King of England I