Hugh Capet

King of the Franks from 987 to 996 Hugh CapetSeal of Hugh CapetKing of the Franks (more...) Reign1 June 987 – 24 October 996Coronation1 June 987, Noyon3 July 987, ParisPredecessorLouis VSuccessorRobert IIRival kingCharles of Lorraine (987–991)Bornc. 941Paris, West FranciaDied24 October 996 (aged c. 55)Paris, FranceBurialSaint Denis Basilica, Saint-Denis, FranceSpouseAdelaide of Aquitaine (m. 969)IssueHedwig, Countess of Mons Gisèle, Countess of Ponthieu Robert II, King of the FranksHouseRobertian dynastyCapet (founder)FatherHugh the GreatMotherHedwige LiudolfingSignature Hugh Capet (/ˈkæpeɪ/; French: Hugues Capet [yɡ kapɛ]; c. 941 – 24 October 996) was the King of the Franks from 987 to 996. He is the founder of and first king from the House of Capet. The son of the powerful duke Hugh the Great and Hedwige of Saxony, he was elected as the successor of the last Carolingian king, Louis V. Hugh was descended from Charlemagne's son Pepin of Italy through his paternal grandmother Béatrice of Vermandois, and was also the nephew of Otto the Great. The dynasty he founded ruled France for nearly nine centuries: from 987 to 1328 in the senior line, and until 1848 via cadet branc