Hugh "Great" Capet Count Paris 898-956

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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.

923 Battle of Soissons

                    On 15th June 923 the Battle of Soissons was fought between [his father] King Robert [Capet] of West Francia [aged 57] and Carolingian King Charles III [aged 43] who Robert had overthrown the previous year.
                
                    King Robert was killed. On 13th July 923 his son-in-law Rudolph aka Raoul I King West Francia [aged 33] was elected I King West Francia.
                
                    Sometime after the battle Charles III was captured by [his uncle] Herbert, Count of Vermandois, also a son-in-law of King Robert, who imprisoned for King Charles six years, Charles dying in 929.

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.

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].

Deeds of King Henry V

Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.

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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" 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.

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.

History of the Dukes of Normandy by William of Jumieges. Hugh, at last the duke, worn out with age, when he saw that the final day¹ of his life was drawing near, summoned the leading men of his duchy and, with their counsel, strove to commend to Duke Richard, then in the blossoming flower of youth, his own son, also named Hugh, so that, protected by Richard's patronage, he would not be ensnared by the treachery of enemies. After Hugh's death, his daughter Emma [aged 17], who had been taken from her father's house, was brought with the greatest rejoicing and honour into the walls of Rouen by the same Duke Richard, as he had once betrothed her, and he joined her to himself in lawful marriage².

Hugo denique dux senio fessus, cum novissimum sui exitus diem cerneret imminere, ascitis principibus sui ducatus, eorum consulto flore juventutis vernanti Richardo duci filium suum nomine Hugonem commendare studuit, ut, ejus patrocinio tutus, inimicorum fraudibus non caperetur. Post cujus obitum, filiam ejus nomine Emmam a paterna domo sublatam, idem dux, ut olim desponderat, cum sibi maximo tripudio et honore Rothomagensibus intulit moenibus, sibi eam jungens jure conjugali.

Note 1. Hugh the Great died on 16th June 956. He married (1) 922, Judith, daughter of Roger, Count of Maine; no issue, (2) 926 Eadhild, daughter of King Edward the Elder of the Anglo-Saxons, no issue, (3) 937 Hedwig, daughter of King Henry the Fowler, by whom he was the father of Hugh Capet, around 941-996, the founder of the House of Capet, who was elected King of the Franks following the death of King Louis V, son of King Lothair, in 987. The House of Capet ended with the execution of King Louis XIV in 1793, or, arguably, with the abdication of King Charles X in 1830. The male line remains extant in the form of the King Felipe VI of Spain.

Note 2. Flodoard, Part 3, Page 149 for the year 960: "Richard, son of William, prince of the Normans, took as wife the daughter of Hugh, formerly prince beyond the Seine."

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In 965 [his former wife] Hedwig Saxon Ottonian [aged 55] died.

Annals of the six Kings of England by Nicholas Trivet

Translation of the Annals of the Six Kings of England by that traces the rise and rule of the Angevin aka Plantagenet dynasty from the mid-12th to early 14th century. Written by the Dominican scholar Nicholas Trivet, the work offers a vivid account of English history from the reign of King Stephen through to the death of King Edward I, blending political narrative with moral reflection. Covering the reigns of six monarchs—from Stephen to Edward I—the chronicle explores royal authority, rebellion, war, and the shifting balance between crown, church, and nobility. Trivet provides detailed insight into defining moments such as baronial conflicts, Anglo-French rivalry, and the consolidation of royal power under Edward I, whose reign he describes with particular immediacy. The Annals combines careful year-by-year reporting with thoughtful interpretation, presenting history not merely as a sequence of events but as a moral and political lesson. Ideal for readers interested in medieval history, kingship, and the origins of the English state, this chronicle remains a valuable and accessible window into the turbulent world of the Plantagenet kings.

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[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.

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