Paternal Family Tree: Capet
Hugh "Great" Capet Count Paris was appointed Count Paris.
Around 890 [his father] Robert I King West Francia [aged 24] and [his mother] Beatrice Vermandois [aged 10] were married. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Herbert Vermandois I Count Vermandois [aged 41].
In 898 Hugh "Great" Capet Count Paris was born to Robert I King West Francia [aged 32] and Beatrice Vermandois [aged 18].
In 922 [his father] Robert I King West Francia [aged 56] was appointed I King West Francia.
In 922 Hugh "Great" Capet Count Paris [aged 24] and Judith Maine were married. She the daughter of Roger Maine I Count Maine and Rotrude Carolingian Abbess Saint Radegunde. He the son of Robert I King West Francia [aged 56] and Beatrice Vermandois [aged 42]. They were third cousin twice removed.
On 15th June 923 [his father] Robert I King West Francia [aged 57] died. On 13th July 923 his son-in-law Rudolph aka Raoul I King West Francia [aged 33] was elected I King West Francia.
In 926 Hugh "Great" Capet Count Paris [aged 28] and Eadhild Wessex were married. She the daughter of King Edward "Elder" of the Anglo Saxons and Aelfflaed Wiltshire Queen Anglo Saxons [aged 56]. He the son of Robert I King West Francia and Beatrice Vermandois [aged 46].
On 26th March 931 [his mother] Beatrice Vermandois [aged 51] died.
In 937 Hugh "Great" Capet Count Paris [aged 39] and Hedwig Saxon Ottonian [aged 27] were married. She the daughter of Henry "Fowler" I King East Francia and Matilda Ringelheim Queen Consort East Francia. He the son of Robert I King West Francia and Beatrice Vermandois.
Abbot John Whethamstede’s Chronicle of the Abbey of St Albans
Abbot John Whethamstede's Register aka Chronicle of his second term at the Abbey of St Albans, 1451-1461, is a remarkable text that describes his first-hand experience of the beginning of the Wars of the Roses including the First and Second Battles of St Albans, 1455 and 1461, respectively, their cause, and their consequences, not least on the Abbey itself. His text also includes Loveday, Blore Heath, Northampton, the Act of Accord, Wakefield, and Towton, and ends with the Coronation of King Edward IV. In addition to the events of the Wars of the Roses, Abbot John, or his scribes who wrote the Chronicle, include details in the life of the Abbey such as charters, letters, land exchanges, visits by legates, and disputes, which provide a rich insight into the day-to-day life of the Abbey, and the challenges faced by its Abbot.
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Around 938 [his daughter] Beatrice Capet was born to Hugh "Great" Capet Count Paris [aged 40] and [his wife] Hedwig Saxon Ottonian [aged 28]. She married 954 her fifth cousin once removed Frederick Ardennes I Duke Upper Lorraine and had issue.
In 939 Louis "Overseas" IV King West Francia [aged 19] and [his sister-in-law] Gerberga Queen Consort West Francia [aged 26] were married. She by marriage Queen Consort West Francia. She the daughter of Henry "Fowler" I King East Francia and Matilda Ringelheim Queen Consort East Francia. He the son of Charles "Simple" III King West Francia and Eadgifu Wessex Queen Consort West Francia.
In 940 Archbishop Artald of Reims was compelled to resign the see of Reims by [his uncle] Herbert II Count Vermandois, Soissons and Meaux and Hugh "Great" Capet Count Paris [aged 42] in favour of Herbert's son [his nephew] Archbishop Hugh of Reims [aged 20].
Around 941 [his son] Hugh I King of the Franks was born to Hugh "Great" Capet Count Paris [aged 43] and [his wife] Hedwig Saxon Ottonian [aged 31]. He married in or before 968 Adelaide Poitiers Queen Consort France, daughter of William "Towhead" III Duke Aquitaine and Gerloc aka Adela Normandy Duchess Aquitaine, and had issue.
Around 943 [his daughter] Emma of Paris Duchess of Normandy was born to Hugh "Great" Capet Count Paris [aged 45] and [his wife] Hedwig Saxon Ottonian [aged 33]. She married 960 Richard "Fearless" Normandy I Duke Normandy, son of William "Longsword" I Duke Normandy and Sprota.
In 944 [his son] Otto Capet Duke Burgundy was born to Hugh "Great" Capet Count Paris [aged 46] and [his wife] Hedwig Saxon Ottonian [aged 34].
In 948 [his brother-in-law] Henry Saxon Ottonian I Duke Bavaria [aged 28] was created I Duke Bavaria.
In 951 [his brother-in-law] Otto I Holy Roman Emperor King Italy and East Francia [aged 38] and Adelaide of Italy Holy Roman Empress [aged 20] were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Germany. She the daughter of Rudolph "Pious" II King Burgundy II King Italy and Bertha Swabia Queen Consort Italy. He the son of Henry "Fowler" I King East Francia and Matilda Ringelheim Queen Consort East Francia.
In 953 [his brother-in-law] Bruno Saxon Ottonian Archbishop Cologne [aged 27] was appointed Archbishop Cologne.
In 954 [his son-in-law] Frederick Ardennes I Duke Upper Lorraine [aged 42] and Beatrice Capet [aged 16] were married. The difference in their ages was 26 years. She the daughter of Hugh "Great" Capet Count Paris [aged 56] and Hedwig Saxon Ottonian [aged 44]. They were fifth cousin once removed.
This is a translation of the 'Memoires of Jacques du Clercq', published in 1823 in two volumes, edited by Frederic, Baron de Reissenberg. In his introduction Reissenberg writes: 'Jacques du Clercq tells us that he was born in 1424, and that he was a licentiate in law and a counsellor to Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, in the castellany of Douai, Lille, and Orchies. It appears that he established his residence at Arras. In 1446, he married the daughter of Baldwin de la Lacherie, a gentleman who lived in Lille. We read in the fifth book of his Memoirs that his father, also named Jacques du Clercq, had married a lady of the Le Camelin family, from Compiègne. His ancestors, always attached to the counts of Flanders, had constantly served them, whether in their councils or in their armies.' The Memoires cover a period of nineteen years beginning in in 1448, ending in in 1467. It appears that the author had intended to extend the Memoirs beyond that date; no doubt illness or death prevented him from carrying out this plan. As Reissenberg writes the 'merit of this work lies in the simplicity of its narrative, in its tone of good faith, and in a certain air of frankness which naturally wins the reader’s confidence.' Du Clercq ranges from events of national and international importance, including events of the Wars of the Roses in England, to simple, everyday local events such as marriages, robberies, murders, trials and deaths, including that of his own father in Book 5; one of his last entries.
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On 1st November 955 [his brother-in-law] Henry Saxon Ottonian I Duke Bavaria [aged 35] died. His son Henry [aged 4] succeeded II Duke Bavaria.
On 16th June 956 Hugh "Great" Capet Count Paris [aged 58] died.
In 965 [his former wife] Hedwig Saxon Ottonian [aged 55] died.
[his father] Robert I King West Francia and Aelis Unknown Queen Consort West Francia were married.
[his son] Henry Odo "Great" Capet I Duke Burgundy was born to Hugh "Great" Capet Count Paris and Hedwig Saxon Ottonian.
Kings France: Great x 4 Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Grandfather: Robert "Strong"
father: Robert I King West Francia
Hugh "Great" Capet Count Paris
4 x Great Grandson of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor -2 x Great Grandson of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Great x 3 Grandfather: Carloman "Pippin" King Lombardy son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Great x 4 Grandmother: Hildegard Vinzgouw Queen Franks Queen Lombardy Holy Roman Empress
Great x 2 Grandfather: Bernard King Lombardy Grandson of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Great x 1 Grandfather: Pepin Vermandois I Count Vermandois Great Grandson of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Great x 2 Grandmother: Cunigunda Laon Queen Consort Lombardy
Grandfather: Herbert Vermandois I Count Vermandois 2 x Great Grandson of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
mother: Beatrice Vermandois 3 x Great Granddaughter of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor