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Definition of Hugh capet
1. Noun. King of France elected in 987 and founding the Capetian dynasty (940-996).
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hugh Capet
Literary usage of Hugh capet
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern by Charles Dudley Warner (1897)
"CHARTER OF hugh capet. The Head of the Third Race of French Kings. ... and offered
the crown to hugh capet, who had a very remote, if any legitimate claim. ..."
2. A Source Book of Mediæval History: Documents Illustrative of European Life by Frederic Austin Ogg (1908)
"The Election of hugh capet (987) THE election of hugh capet as king of France in
987 marked the establishment of the so-called Capetian line of monarchs, ..."
3. The History of the Norman Conquest of England: Its Causes and Its Results by Edward Augustus Freeman (1877)
"Policy of hugh capet different from that of hia father. ... hugh capet followed
a different policy. He was ready to be a King as soon as he could become one ..."
4. The Spirit of Laws by Charles de Secondat Montesquieu (1793)
"... fo that they could not advance further, either on the Seine or on the Loire.
hugh capet, who was mailer of ..."
5. Readings in European History: A Collection of Extracts from the Sources by James Harvey Robinson (1904)
"... CHAPTER X THE DEVELOPMENT OF FRANCE I. THE ELECTION OF hugh capet (987) Louis
V, the last of the direct descendants from Charlemagne, died in 987.1 Many ..."
6. The History of Civilization: From the Fall of the Roman Empire to the French by Guizot (François) (1850)
"History of legislation from the death of Charlemagne to the accession of Hugh
Capet—Necessity of precisely determining the general characteristics of the ..."
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