Hugh Capet
Americannoun
noun
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Hugh Capet, his son, and his grandson all were weak rulers, but time and geography favored the Capetians.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2012
Hugh Capet began the Capetian dynasty of French kings that ruled France from 987 to 1328.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2012
In the tenth century it became the residence of Hugh Capet, the founder of the Capetian line of kings, and soon after increased so rapidly that it doubled in size and population.
From Zigzag Journeys in Europe Vacation Rambles in Historic Lands by Butterworth, Hezekiah
Thirty-one years later the last Karoling was passed over, and Hugh Capet was crowned King at Noyon.
From The Story of Rouen by Cook, Theodore Andrea, Sir
Election of Hugh Capet, the first of the Capetians, 987–996.
From An Introduction to the History of Western Europe by Robinson, James Harvey
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