Hugh Capet

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Hugh Capet was the 10th-century French monarch who founded the Capetian dynasty, which ruled France for centuries and laid the foundations of the French kingdom.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Hugh Capet canonical 14
Hugh Capet (through maternal line) 1
Hugues Capet 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf founder of dynasty
human
king
medieval monarch
associatedWith Capetian dynasty
French royal family
surface form: French monarchy
burialPlace Basilica of Saint-Denis
child Adela of France
surface form: Gisela of France

Hedwig of France
Robert II of France
countryOfCitizenship France
West Francia
dateOfBirth c. 939
dateOfDeath 24 October 996
dynastyFounded Capetian dynasty
era 10th century
familyName Capet
father Hugh the Great
givenName Hugh
house Capetian dynasty
surface form: House of Capet
languageOfWorkOrName Old French
memberOfDynasty Capetian dynasty
Robertian dynasty
monarchOf France
Kingdom of the Franks
mother Irmgard of Saxony
surface form: Hedwig of Saxony
nativeLanguage Old French
nobleTitle Count of Paris
Duke of the Franks
notableFor establishing a new royal line in France
founding the Capetian dynasty
laying foundations of the medieval French kingdom
placeOfBirth Dourdan
placeOfDeath Prasville
near Chartres
positionHeld Count of Paris
Duke of the Franks
King of the Franks
predecessor Louis V of France
reignEnd 996
reignStart 987
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholicism
residence Paris
Île-de-France region
surface form: Île-de-France
sexOrGender male
shortDescription 10th-century King of the Franks and founder of the Capetian dynasty
spouse Adelaide of Paris
surface form: Adelaide of Aquitaine
successor Robert II of France

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kings of France notableKing Hugh Capet
Kings of France firstKing Hugh Capet
Carolingian dynasty notableMember Hugh Capet
this entity surface form: Hugh Capet (through maternal line)
Capetian dynasty namedAfter Hugh Capet
Capetian dynasty hasFounder Hugh Capet
Kingdom of France notableMonarch Hugh Capet
Fulk III Nerra allyOf Hugh Capet
Hugues borneBy Hugh Capet
this entity surface form: Hugues Capet
Gerberga of Saxony relative Hugh Capet
West Francia lastRuler Hugh Capet
Robert II of France father Hugh Capet
Robert II of France coRuler Hugh Capet
Robert II of France predecessor Hugh Capet