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Husband: Hugh Capet King of FRANCE [I31121] 1
Born: 941 in Paris, West Francia 2
Married: before 969
Died: 24 OCT 996 in Les Juifs, Chartres, bur. St. Denis 3
Father: Hugh 'The Great' of FRANCE
Mother: Hedwig of SAXONY
Spouses:
Wife: Adelaide 'Or Alix' Of AQUITAINE [I31122] 4
Born: about 945 5
Died: 15 JUN 1006 6
Father: William I of Poitou - III of AQUITAINE
Mother: Adèle of NORMANDY
Spouses:
Children
01 (M): Robert II 'the Pious' King of FRANCE [I31244]
Born: 27 MAR 972 in Orleans 7
Died: 20 JUL 1031 in Milun 8
Spouses: Rosela 'Rozala' of ITALY; Bertha of BURGUNDY; Constance of PROVENCE
Additional Information

Hugh Capet King of FRANCE:

House: Capet

Notes:

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HUGH CAPET, b. winter 941, d. Les Juifs, Chartres 24 Oct 996, bur. St. Denis, King of France 987-996, Count of Poitou, Count of Orleans, First of the Capetian Kings of France, m. Summer 968 ADELAIDE (or ALIX) OF POITOU (144A-20), b. abt. 945, d. 15 June 1006. (ES II/11; See Richard Barre, Lord Ashburton, Genealogical Memorial to the Royal House of France (London, 1825) - but use with care)
page 109, Line 107 Revised for 8th Edition
19. HUGH CAPET (101-20) King of France, d. 24 Oct. 996, m. ADELAIDE OF POITOU (144A-20)
page 105, Line 101
20. HUGH CAPET,b. aft. 939, d. 24 Oct 996, Count of Paris 956-996, King of France 987-996, first of the Chapetian kings of France, m. ADELAIDE OF POITOU (144A-20)
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Hugh Capet was the King of the Franks from 987 to 996. He is the founder and first king from the House of Capet. He was elected as the successor of the last Carolingian king, Louis V. Hugh was a descendant in illegitimate descent of Charlemagne through his mother and paternal grandmother.

Adelaide 'Or Alix' Of AQUITAINE:

Notes:

144A revised for 8th Edition
20. ADELAIDE (ALIX) OF POITOU, b. 945, d. 15 June 1006; m. bef. 969, HUGH CAPET (53-20, 101-20, 106-20, 141-20), d. 24 Oct. 996, King of France 987-996. (Brandenburg, p. 67, Moriarty, The Plantagenet Ancestry, pp. 24, 27, ES II/11)

Footnotes
  1. Weis, Frederick Lewis , Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America Before 1700 [2343] (8th edition 2004).
  2. Ibid.
  3. Ibid.
  4. Ibid.
  5. Ibid.
  6. Ibid.
  7. Ibid.
  8. Ibid.
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