3025764396. Hugh Capet, King of the Franks & 3025764397. Adelaide of Poitou
940, Hugh born in France, s/o 6051528792. Hugues, Duc des Francs & 6051528793. Hedwig of Germany.
9/12/954, King Lothair
succeeded King Louis IV as King of the West Franks. [Lothair and Hugh were
1st cousins, their mothers were sisters.]
956, Richard I of Normandy named as the guardian of Hugh.
[Richard betrothed to Hugh’s sister Emma.]
6/16/956, Hugh’s father died; Hugh a minor.
956, Hugues suceeded as Count of Paris, and to Orleans, Senlis,
and Dreaux; and all of Nuestria.
956, Hugh’s brother created ‘Henri, Duc des Burgundy’ by King
Lothair. [After the death of Henri without heirs, Hugh’s son Robert would
eventually conquer Burgundy.]
958, ‘rex [Hugh] et mater sua et Ugo filius Ugonis et mater sua’
attended a hearing ‘apud Marziacum vicum iuxta Nevernis … contra Guillelmum
comitem Aquitaniæ post missa sancti Martini.’
960, Hugh installed as Duc des Francs/dux Francorum by
Lothaire, King of the West Franks.
2/2/962, Otto I, King of
Germany, crowned ‘Emperor of the Romans’ in Rome. [Otto I the uncle of both
King Lothair and Hugh Capet, being the brother of both of their mothers.]
968, Richard I of Normandy [married to Hugh’s sister Emma] recognized
Hugh Capet as his overlord.
5/7/973, Otto II succeeded
Otto I as Holy Roman Emperor. [Otto II age 18 at the death of his father.]
974, Duc Hugh the primary ruler of West France under King
Lothair.
977, Duc Hugh gave the towns of Couvin, Fraisne, Nîme, Eve and
Bens [Belgium] as her dowry on the marriage of his daughter Hedwige [Avoie] to
Reginar IV, comte de Hainaut.
978, Duc Hugh commanded the army which retook the kingdom of
Lotharingia from Otto II King of Germany.
980, King Lothair, without Hugh’s input, made a peace agreement
with King Otto II of Germany.
981, Duc Hugh became an ally of Otto II.
5/981, Duke Hugh Capet captured Montreuil from Arnulf II of
Flanders. (S) Friends, Family and Allies, Tanner, 2004, P42.
981 at Amiens, Saint Valery appeared to Hugh in a dream and
told him ‘thy children shall be kings to the seventh generation.’ (S) Pictorial
Ancient History of the World, Frost, 1846, P180. [Hugh had translated the
relics of the Saint personally on his shoulders.]
12/7/983, Otto II King
of Germany died; leaving a 3-year old as his successor. King Lothair
attacked Lotharingia; but Duke Hugh refused to participate.
984, Duke Hugh sent his son Robert to school at Reims. (S)
Rethinking France, V4, Nora, 2010, P10.
5/985 at Compiegne, King Lothair tried Archbishop Aldalbero of
Reims for treason. Duke Hugh arrived with a army, rescued the archbishop, and
dispersed the assembly.
985, Hugues’ widowed sister Beatrice, intervened with Hugues
over the capture of her son by French troops during the siege of Verdun, and
actively attempted to resolve the Franco/German conflict over Lotharingia by
diplomatic means.
3/2/986, King Lothair
succeeded by his son King louis V.
5/22/987 at Compiegne, During another trial of Archbishop
Aldalbero of Reims for treason, King
Louis V died [end of the Carolingian
line.] Duke Hugh took charge of the assembly and declared the archbishop
aquitted.
5/29/987 at Senlis, Hugh
succeeded King Louis V. [The election opposed by Charles, Duke of
Lotharingia, Louis V’s uncle. Hugh easily won with the support of Archbishop
Aldalbero of Reims and Baldwin IV of Flanders.]
6/1/987, King Hugh ‘Capet’ crowned at Noyon.
7/3/987, King Hugh consecrated at Reims. [The kingdom of France
existed as 15 independently-governed principalities.]
12/25/987, Robert II designated as heir to his father. [Hugh
wanted to ensure ‘Capet’ succession without an election.]
4/1/988, Robert II crowned at the cathedral of Sainte-Croix in
Orléans [‘rex designatus’ King of the Franks – the beginning of a Capetian
tradition to crown the eldest son before the death of the father.]
5/988, Charles Duke of Lotharingia captured Laon [and then
Reims] from King Hugh.
988, By arrangement of King Hugh, Robert II married Rosalie di
Ivrea [who was quickly repudiated.]
5/988, At the court of King Hugh at Braine-le-Compte, King Hugh
Capet championed Baldwin IV’s succession in Flanders, which was challenged by
his cousin Count Arnulf of Gent.
988, By arrangement of King Hugh, his son Robert II married widow
Rosalie di Ivrea. Rosalie was given Montreuil-sur-Mer by the county of Flanders
as her dowry.
989, Hugh traveled to Reims to see Archbishop Aldalbero, who
had become ill. Hugh arrived the day the archbishop died. Hugh appointed
Arnulf, s/o King Lothair, and nephew of Charles, Duke of Lotharingia, as
archbishop – hoping to appease Charles.
990, A peace agreement between King Hugues of France, and Duke
William IV of Aquitaine and Odo I of Blois.
990-1, Archbishop Arnulf arranged for his uncle Charles, Duke
of Lotharingia, to capture Reims.
3/29/991 at Laon, King Hugh captured Charles, Duke of
Lotharingia, and his supporter, Arnulf, archbishop of Reims, with the help of
Ascelin, bishop of Laon. [Charles, Duke of Lotharingia, died in prison the same
year.]
6/991, King Hugh invoked a synod at Reims [in the abbey of
St-Basile at Vierzy] which deposed Arnulf. Hugh replaced Arnulf with Gerbert of
Aurillac.
991, King Hugh Capet gave Odo of Blois the county of Dreux. (S)
Capetians, Bradbury, 2007, P77.
991-2, King Hugh of France, with Fulk Nerra, Bouchard of
Vendome, and Richard, count of Normandy, captured Melun and Chateaudun [where
the defeated were treated severely].
992, King Hugh and Pope John XV in conflict over the
appointment of Gerbert of Aurillac at Reims. [This appointment would not
acceptable because it was made by a ‘French’ council of Bishops.]
993 at Chelles, King Hugh called a new council and re-affirmed
the appointment of Gerbert of Aurillac at Reims.
4-5/993, Odo I of Blois and Bishop Adalbero of Laon arranged a
meeting at Metz with King Hugh of France and his son Robert, intending to take
them prisoner [which was unsuccessful because the conspiracy was uncovered by
the King].
993, King Hugh of France encourged Fulk Nerra of Anjou to
attack Brittany and Touraine. (S) Cambridge Medieval History, Reuter, 1999,
P391.
9/994, King Hugh of France supported Fulk Nerra’s campaigning
by relieving the siege of Langeais by Odo I of Blois.
7/4/995, King Hugh’s nemesis Odo I of Blois died.
10/24/996, King Hugh died at villa ‘Les Juifs’, near Prasville,
Eure-et-Loire; returning from a pilgrimage to the tomb of Saint Maieul; buried église
de l'Abbaye royale de Saint-Denis.
6/15/1004, Adelaide died.
(S) Foundation for Medieval Genealogy. (S) The Capetians,
Bradbury, 2007.
Family notes:
·
Adelaide is usually given as d/o William III
‘Tête d’Etoupes’, aka ‘William I, comte
de Poitou.’ However, there is strong circumstantial evidence that William IV
was not her brother.
Child of Hugh and Adelaide:
