Hugh Capet

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King of France elected in 987 and founding the Capetian dynasty (940-996)

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Charles was deposed in 887 and died in January 888. Collins Early Medieval Europe pp. 356–358 In 987 the Carolingian dynasty was replaced in the western lands, with the crowning of Hugh Capet (r. 987–996) as king. Source: Internet

Only in the time before Hugh Capet took the crown for himself and after the reign of Charles X is the term necessary to identify which. Source: Internet

Hugh Capet decided so in order to have his succession secured. Source: Internet

It is important to note that historians class the predecessors of Hugh Capet as Robertians, not Capetians. Source: Internet

The history of France starts with the election of Hugh Capet (940-996) by an assembly summoned in Reims in 987. Capet had been "Duke of the Franks" and then became "King of the Franks" (Rex Francorum). Source: Internet

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