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Hugh Capet, King of France

Hugh Capet, King of France[1]

Male 941 - 996  (55 years)


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  • Name Hugh Capet  
    Suffix King of France 
    Birth 23 Aug 941  Dourdan, Essonne, France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 24 Oct 996  Paris, , France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Abbaye De St Denis, Isle De France, France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I4535  Coombs
    Last Modified 7 Dec 2025 

    Father Hugh, Duke of France,   b. Abt 915, of, , France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Jun 956, Dourdan, Isle De France Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 41 years) 
    Mother Hedwiga de GERMANY,   b. Abt 915, of, , France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 May 965, , Aachen, Rheinland, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 50 years) 
    Marriage Abt 938 
    Family ID F982  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Adélaïde d' AQUITAINE,   b. Abt 945, Poitiers, Vienne, France (then: Poitiers, Duchy of Aquitaine, West Francia) Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Jun 1004, Lot-et-Garonne, France, (then: Duchy of Aquitaine) Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years) 
    Marriage 968 
    Children 
     1. Robert II, King of the Franks,   b. 27 Mar 972, , Orléans, France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Jul 1031, Melun, , France Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years)
     2. Adwige (Avoise),   b. Abt 969, , , , France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1013 (Age > 45 years)
     3. Hedwiga,   b. 11 Apr 970, Orléans, Loiret, France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Apr 1013, Saint-Just-en Brie, Seine-et-Marne, France Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 42 years)
     4. Alice,   b. Abt 973, , , , France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1079 (Age 106 years)
     5. Gilette,   b. Abt 976, , , France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     6. Gisele,   b. Abt 968, Champagne-Et-Fontaine, Dordogne, Aquitaine, France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1002, Paris, Île-de-France, France Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 34 years)
    Family ID F981  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Feb 2026 

    Family 2 Mrs-Hugh "Capet", Concubine Of FRANCE 
    Family ID F4915  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Feb 2026 

  • Sources 
    1. [S1] Ancestral File (TM).