Hugh Capet
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noun
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Hugh Capet began the Capetian dynasty of French kings that ruled France from 987 to 1328.
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Hugh Capet, his son, and his grandson all were weak rulers, but time and geography favored the Capetians.
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French, the, Dukes of, 63; Hugh Capet, king of, 80.
From A Student's History of England, v. 1 (of 3) From the earliest times to the Death of King Edward VII by Gardiner, Samuel Rawson
In 987, however, the last Carolingian king died, and Hugh Capet, son of Hugh the Great, the most powerful of the territorial magnates, was chosen king of France.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 8 "Ethiopia" to "Evangelical Association" by Various
The process which began with the accession of Hugh Capet in 987 was practically completed by the end of the reign of Louis XI, in 1483.
From The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 by Bolton, Herbert Eugene
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