(ca. 940–996). The son of Hugues le Grand, duke of Francia, Hugh Capet is traditionally considered the founder of the third dynasty of French kings, the Capetians, who ruled, through collateral lines, up to and after the French Revolution. Hugh...

Hugh Capet[1] (c. 940 – 24 October 996) was the first King of France of the eponymous Capetian dynasty from his election to succeed the Carolingian Louis V in 987 until his...