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| | Hugh Capet of France - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography |
 | | Hugh's motives are unknown, but it is presumed that he acted to forestall Rudolph's brother and successor as Duke of Burgundy, Hugh the Black, Herbert II, Count of Vermandois, or William Longsword, Count of Rouen, from taking the French throne. |
 | | From 978 to 986, Hugh Capet allied himself with the German emperors Otto II and Otto III and with archbishop Adalberon of Reims to dominate the weak Carolingian king, Lothair. |
 | | Hugh Capet died on October 24, 996 in Paris, and was interred in the Saint Denis Basilica. |
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