Hugh Capet, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Hugh Capet

King of the Franks

Date of Birth: 01-Jan-0940

Place of Birth: Dourdan, Île-de-France, France

Date of Death: 24-Oct-0996

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Hugh Capet (c.
939 – 24 October 996) was the King of the Franks from 987 to 996.
He is the founder and first king from the House of Capet.
The son of the powerful duke Hugh the Great and his wife Hedwige of Saxony, he was elected as the successor of the last Carolingian king, Louis V.
Hugh was descended from Charlemagne's sons Louis the Pious and Pepin of Italy through his mother and paternal grandmother, respectively, and was also a nephew of Otto the Great.