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  Capet - LoveToKnow 1911
CAPET, the name of a family to which, for nearly nine centuries, the kings of France, and many of the rulers of the most powerful fiefs in that country, belonged, and which mingled with several of the other royal races of Europe.
When Robert died in 9 23, he was succeeded by his brother-in-law, Rudolph, duke of Burgundy, and not by his son Hugh, who is known in history as Hugh the Great, duke of France and Burgundy, and whose domain extended from the Loire to the frontiers of Picardy.
In the 10th century the duchy of Burgundy fell into the hands of Hugh the Great, father of Hugh Capet, on whose death in 956 it passed to his son Otto, and, in 965, to his son Henry.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /Capet   (904 words)

  
 Capet - Search Results - ninemsn Encarta
Capet, family name of the dynasty of kings that ruled France from 987 to 1328.
The duchy of Burgundy was a part of the first kingdom of Burgundy and became a possession of France in 1015.
It was ruled by the House of Capet until...
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 nr070706capet
Capet will begin his new position on Aug. 1, just prior to the start of the college's fall semester.
Capet's resume includes experience in vocational education, the arts, educational/facilities master planning, enrollment management, budgeting, advocacy, involvement in the community, and a track record of aligning and supporting satellite educational centers.
Capet received his doctorate degree in education from UCLA with an emphasis in curriculum and occupational education.
www.coc.cc.ca.us /offices/pio/nr070706capet.html   (308 words)

  
 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Hugh Capet
When Hugh Capet requested the Holy See to legitimize the action of the council, John XVI was silent; later, under the influence of Germany, the pope refused formally to recognize the election of Gerbert.
Apropos of Hugh Capet it is worthy of note that because the Dukes of France had in their possession the famous cope (cappa) of St. Martin, certain authors give to Hugh the Great and to his son Hugh the surname of Capet, which in history is reserved exclusively for the subject of this article.
Hugh Capet in his religious policy applied and favoured the ideas of reform upheld by the monks of Cluny.
www.newadvent.org /cathen/07515c.htm   (662 words)

  
 Camelot Village: Britain's Heritage and History
Hugh Capet (987-96) was the founder of the Capetians, the ruling family of France from AD 987 to 1328.
Capet was a nickname which had been given to the dynasty's founder because of the short cape he wore when he was lay (not a clergyman) abbot of St Martin de Tours.
Hugh Capet made sure the succession passed to his son by having him crowned as king of France while he was still alive.
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 Samantha Call - Count Robert Capet
Parents: King Robert II Capet (the Wise the Pious) of France and Constance de Toulouse of Provence or Arles.
King Philip III Capet (the Hardy the Bold) of France and Marie of Brabant.
Emperor Pierre Capet of Constantinople was born in 1128 in Reims, Marne, France.
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 House of Capet - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Capet family is the oldest continuously ruling monarchial dynasty in Europe rivaling the better known (in name) Habsburg family.
The Capet dynasty unofficially begins with King Eudes and King Robert I of France (both possible maternal grandsons of Louis the Pious), both sons of Robert the Strong, who ruled during the Carolingian era.
After the death of Louis, the son of Hugh the Great, Hugh Capet, requested the crown of France from the archbishop of Reims and the upper nobility.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Capet   (866 words)

  
 Hugh Capet of France - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hugh Capet (French: Hugues Capet) (c.940 – October 24, 996) was King of France from 987 to 996.
Capet is a byname of uncertain meaning distinguishing him from his father Hugh the Great.
Hugh Capet's maternal grandfather was German King Henry the Fowler.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hugh_Capet   (1140 words)

  
 Edito
The PRIX HUGHES CAPET succeeds in bringing together, thanks to those who have won the prize, contemporary society to those who by their dynastic role have directed the society of past times, thus making their profound modernity become apparent.
Composed of a prestigious panel of Capetian Princes, member of the Academie Française, historians and journalists, the prix Hughes Capet has dared to innovate, as never until its creation had their been an award for historians specialised in royal biographies.
When the former minister of culture and current minister of education Jack Lang wrote “the PRIX HUGHES CAPET is every year the guarantee of intense and capturing reading”, he was only summarising the hundreds of messages received from celebrities from all horizons of society.
www.capetiens.com /gbhc.htm   (687 words)

  
 Home   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Capet seems to have believed in leaving nothing to chance; he analyzes the constituents of gaining control over the myriad colors and strokes a bow can produce, and he produces sequential exercises toward mastery.
Capet applies these fascinating analyses and studies to some of the mainstays of advanced violin repertoire, including Bach’s Chaconne and Wieniawski’s Scherzo tarantella, etudes, and to Beethoven quartets.
The publication includes a laminated card with summary of the symbols Capet used in his exercises, a useful reference for practicing the exercises.
www.capetmusic.com /reviews.htm   (434 words)

  
 Hugh Capet: Free Encyclopedia Articles at Questia.com Online Library
There was a...important factor in the election of Hugh Capet as king of the French.
HUGH CAPET ka pit, kap it, c.938 996, king of France...first of the Capetians.
ROBERT II, king of France (Robert the Pious), 970 1031, king of France (996 1031); son of Hugh Capet, with whom he was joint king after 987.
www.questia.com /library/encyclopedia/hugh_capet.jsp   (946 words)

  
 Hugh Capet of France
Hugh Capet of France (29) (938-996), married Adele or Adelaide (29) (952 - ?), who according to Burke, was daughter of Otto I (30).
French HUGUES CAPET king of France from 987 to 996, and the first of a direct line of 14 Capetian kings of that country.
Hugh Capet's rule was limited to his own domain around Paris, while the rest of the French kingdom was in the hands of powerful local lords.
johndilbeck.com /genealogy/hughcapetoffrance.html   (1369 words)

  
 The Capetian Descent - The project
Convinced that a national family name file would be very much welcomed, I immediately started to fill the gap by creating, in 1986, the first network entirely dedicated to genealogy which, in fact, still exists (minitel in France).
I then launched the phrase "One European out of two is descended from Hugh Capet !" and the media immediately repeated it.
I supported my slogan by declaring that we all have two parents, four grandparents, eight great grandparents and so on as far as a thousand million ancestors in Capet's times.
www.capet.org /projet_us.php   (467 words)

  
 HUGH CAPET   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Hugh Capet was a duke who controlled estates around Paris and Orlean.
After Lothair and his son died the archbishop of Reims convinced an assembly of nobles to elect Hugh Capet king.
Elected and crowned king with the assistance of the pro-German party in Paris Hugh Capet initiated a hereditary line of French kings, the Capetians.
www.hyperhistory.com /online_n2/people_n2/ppersons4_n2/hughcapet.html   (73 words)

  
 Noted Relations: CAPET Family
Surname of the kings of France, commencing with Hugh Capet, who acceded in 987.
Louis VII of France [~1121-1180] – "the Younger" ::> 0987 Rulers of France (Capet) ::> King of France (1137-1180) CAPE38
Louis VIII of France [1187-1226] – "the Lion" ::> 0987 Rulers of France (Capet) ::> King of France (1223-1226) CAPE22
freepages.history.rootsweb.com /~dav4is/people/CAPET.htm   (286 words)

  
 Hugh Capet
The throne is not acquired by hereditary right; no one should be raised to it unless distinguished not only for nobility of birth, but for the goodness of his soul".
A unanimous vote ratified this discourse, and Hugh Capet was crowned at Noyon, 3 July, 987.
Then began the difficulties which led the bishops devoted to Hugh to profess certain "Gallican principles".
www.catholicity.com /encyclopedia/h/hugh_capet.html   (720 words)

  
 Hugh Capet - HighBeam Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Hugh Capet, c.938-996, king of France (987-96), first of the Capetians.
He spent much of his reign fighting Charles and later became involved in a controversy with the papacy—unsettled at his death—over deposition of the Carolingian archbishop of Reims.
Find newspaper and magazine articles plus images and maps related to "Hugh Capet" at HighBeam.
www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-hughc1ape.html   (222 words)

  
 HUGH CAPET (c. 938-996) - Online Information article about HUGH CAPET (c. 938-996)
Capet, which was also applied to his father, has been the subject of some discussion.
Sources du regne de Hugues Capet," in the Revue historique, tome See also:
Viollet, La Question de la legitimite a l'avenement d Hugues Capet (Paris, 1892) ; and E.
encyclopedia.jrank.org /HOR_I25/HUGH_CAPET_c_938_996_.html   (1051 words)

  
 Hugues 'Capet' Roi de France
On his father's death in 956, Hugh Capet inherited vast estates in the regions of Paris and Orléans, extending in some places south of the Loire River.
Very soon after ascending the throne, Hugh Capet arranged the coronation (December 987) of his own son, Robert, who upon Hugh's death succeeded to the throne without difficulty.
This practice of crowning the heir during the father's lifetime was continued by the Capetians until the time of Louis VII and undoubtedly contributed to the dynasty's stability and longevity.
www.delmars.com /family/perrault/7136.htm   (567 words)

  
 Home (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Written by Lucien Capet, translated from French to English by Margaret Schmidt and edited by Stephen Shipps, the book is 187 pages in length.
Professor Gingold relates his memories of Capet and the Capet Quartet in concert.
The Bow Chart is a complete diagram explaining the divisions of the bow with a glossary of symbols used throughout the Superior Bowing Technique method by Lucien Capet.
www.capetmusic.com.cob-web.org:8888   (214 words)

  
 (Hedwig* CAPET - Witichin* CAPETIAN )   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Hugh* CAPET (Duke of France) (1050 - 1101)
Philip I* CAPET (King of France) (23 May 1052 - 29 Jul 1108)
Hughes I* CAPET (King of France) (ABT 0939 - 24 Oct 0996)
www.afn.org /~lawson/index/ind0127.html   (119 words)

  
 Capet - Search Results - MSN Encarta
Hugh Capet (938?-996), king of France, and founder of the Capetian dynasty, son of Hugh the Great, count of Paris, whom he succeeded in 956.
Kings ruled France for more than 1,000 years from the time Pepin III and his son Charlemagne built the kingdom that included what is now modern...
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 CAPET - Online Information article about CAPET
Carolingians, passed over his brother Charles, and elected Hugh Capet, son of Hugh the Great, as their king, and crowned him at See also:
Avoiding the pretensions which had been made by the Carolingian kings, the Capetian kings were content, for a See also:
fell into the hands of Hugh the Great, father of Hugh- Capet, on whose death in 956 it passed to his son See also:
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 CAPET
[77].  He was elected HUGUES "Capet" King of France by an assembly of nobles at Senlis 29 May 987
HUGUES ---, son of --- (-4 Jul [1000]).  Hugues Capet King of France separated Abbeville, Ancre and Domart from the Abbaye de Saint-Riquier and gave them to Hugues, who was known as the avoué de Saint-Riquier[104].  These territories became the foundation of the county of Ponthieu.
ROBERT de France, son of HUGUES Capet King of France and his wife Adelais [de Poitou] (Orléans ([27 Mar] 972-Château de Melun 20 Jul 1031, bur église de l'Abbaye royale de Saint-Denis)
fmg.ac /Projects/MedLands/CAPET.htm   (3672 words)

  
 Robert II 'the Pious' Capet Roi de France
Robert II, Roi de France was a member of the House of Capet.
The son of Hugh Capet, founder of the Capetian dynasty, and Adelaide of Aquitaine, Robert was educated at the episcopal school of Reims under Gerbert of Aurillac, later Pope Sylvester II.
Soon after his own coronation (July 987), Hugh prudently arranged the election and coronation (December 987) of Robert, thus facilitating his son's eventual succession (October 996) as sole ruler.
www.delmars.com /family/perrault/7134.htm   (545 words)

  
 New Mexican Roots - New England Roots Louis VII "le Jeune" Capet Roi des Francs
Philippe I "Amorons" Capet King of the West France
Louis next married Adèle Capet Princess des Francs, daughter of Thibauld IV 'le Grand' Comte de Champagne and Matilda Princess of Carinthia, nov-1160.
(Adèle Capet Princess des Francs was born in 1009 and died 8-10 Jan 1070-1080.)
www.cybergata.com /roots/833.htm   (245 words)

  
 Hugh Capet - Genealogy and capetian descent / Généalogie et descendance capétienne
Hugh Capet - Genealogy and capetian descent / Généalogie et descendance capétienne
Collective long-term work, The Capetian Descent has been unflaggingly carrying on with their work.
Their aim is to find all the descendants of Hugh Capet, king of France, whose lineage is still represented today.
www.capet.org /index_us.php   (259 words)

  
 Modern History Sourcebook: Richer: The Election of Hugh Capet, 987
Modern History Sourcebook: Richer: The Election of Hugh Capet, 987
Meanwhile, at the appointed time the magnates of Gaul who had taken the oath came together at Senlis.
No permission is granted for commercial use of the Sourcebook.
www.fordham.edu /halsall/source/987capet.html   (602 words)

  
 New Mexican Roots - New England Roots Adèle Capet Princess des Francs
Robert II "le Pieux" Capet Roi des Francs and Constance de Provence
Adèle married Louis VII "le Jeune" Capet Roi des Francs, son of Louis VI "le Gros" Capet Roi des Francs and Adélaide de Maurienne, nov-1160.
(Louis VII "le Jeune" Capet Roi des Francs was born in 1120, died on 18 Sep 1180 in Paris, Île-de-France, France and was buried in Notre-Dame-de-Barbeau, Fontainebleau, Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France, France.)
www.cybergata.com /roots/2890.htm   (206 words)

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