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Capet

American  
[key-pit, kap-it, ka-pe] / ˈkeɪ pɪt, ˈkæp ɪt, kaˈpɛ /

noun

  1. Hugh or Fr. Hugues a.d. 938?–996, king of France 987–996.


Capet British  
/ kæˈpɛt, ˈkæpɪt, kapɛ /

noun

  1. Hugh or Hugues (yg). ?938–996 ad , king of France (987–96); founder of the Capetian dynasty.

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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He went to Paris in 1912 to study with Lucien Capet, a famed quartet violinist, but returned home to his family days before Germany invaded Belgium.

From New York Times Feb. 2, 2023

Hugh Capet began the Capetian dynasty of French kings that ruled France from 987 to 1328.

From Textbooks Jan. 1, 2012

Hugh Capet, his son, and his grandson all were weak rulers, but time and geography favored the Capetians.

From Textbooks Jan. 1, 2012

Strictly speaking, no French ex-head of state has appeared in court since Louis XVI– Louis Capet as he was by this stage — apart from Marshal Pétain, Hitler's collaborationist, self-deluding leader in 1940-44.

From The Guardian Mar. 7, 2011

But under the last of the Carolingians it had in fact become elective, as is shown by the elections The royal power. of Odo and Robert before that of Hugh Capet.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 8 "France" to "Francis Joseph I." by Various

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