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Hugh Capet

940 - 996

Hugh Capet

Hugh Capet (; French: Hugues Capet [yɡ kapɛ]; c. 941 – 24 October 996) was the King of the Franks from 987 to 996. He is the founder of 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 son Pepin of Italy through his paternal grandmother Béatrice of Vermandois, and was also a nephew of Otto the Great. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hugh Capet is the 378th most popular politician (down from 297th in 2019), the 140th most popular biography from France (down from 124th in 2019) and the 34th most popular French Politician.

Hugh Capet is most famous for being the first King of France. He was the first ruler of the Capetian dynasty, which ruled France from 987 to 1328.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Hugh Capet ranks 378 out of 19,576. Before him are Ludwig II of Bavaria, Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor, Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden, B. R. Ambedkar, Charles VII of France, and Herod Agrippa. After him are Charles IX of France, Charles the Bald, Muawiyah I, Lady Margaret Beaufort, Viktor Yanukovych, and Artaxerxes II of Persia.

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Ludwig II of Bavaria
1845 - 1886
HPI: 80.49
Rank: 372
Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor
1747 - 1792
HPI: 80.49
Rank: 373
Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden
1882 - 1973
HPI: 80.48
Rank: 374
B. R. Ambedkar
1891 - 1956
HPI: 80.47
Rank: 375
Charles VII of France
1403 - 1461
HPI: 80.46
Rank: 376
Herod Agrippa
11 BC - 44
HPI: 80.45
Rank: 377
Hugh Capet
940 - 996
HPI: 80.45
Rank: 378
Charles IX of France
1550 - 1574
HPI: 80.43
Rank: 379
Charles the Bald
823 - 877
HPI: 80.43
Rank: 380
Muawiyah I
603 - 680
HPI: 80.40
Rank: 381
Lady Margaret Beaufort
1443 - 1509
HPI: 80.39
Rank: 382
Viktor Yanukovych
1950 - Present
HPI: 80.36
Rank: 383
Artaxerxes II of Persia
436 BC - 358 BC
HPI: 80.31
Rank: 384

Contemporaries

Among people born in 940, Hugh Capet ranks 1. After him are Ferdowsi, Abu al-Wafa' Buzjani, Géza, Grand Prince of the Hungarians, Mieszko I of Poland, Eadwig, Leopold I, Margrave of Austria, Abu-Mahmud Khojandi, Ibn Sahl, Abū Sahl al-Qūhī, Ælfthryth, wife of Edgar, and Baldwin III, Count of Flanders. Among people deceased in 996, Hugh Capet ranks 1. After him are Pope John XV, Richard I of Normandy, Al-Aziz Billah, Odo I, Count of Blois, Stephen Držislav of Croatia, and Herman I, Count Palatine of Lotharingia.

Others Born in 940

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Hugh Capet
POLITICIAN
940 - 996
HPI: 80.45
Rank: 1
Ferdowsi
WRITER
940 - 1020
HPI: 77.11
Rank: 2
Abu al-Wafa' Buzjani
MATHEMATICIAN
940 - 998
HPI: 72.26
Rank: 3
Géza, Grand Prince of the Hungarians
POLITICIAN
940 - 997
HPI: 70.47
Rank: 4
Mieszko I of Poland
POLITICIAN
940 - 992
HPI: 70.00
Rank: 5
Eadwig
POLITICIAN
940 - 959
HPI: 68.72
Rank: 6
Leopold I, Margrave of Austria
POLITICIAN
940 - 994
HPI: 68.01
Rank: 7
Abu-Mahmud Khojandi
ASTRONOMER
940 - 1000
HPI: 67.36
Rank: 8
Ibn Sahl
MATHEMATICIAN
940 - 1000
HPI: 67.25
Rank: 9
Abū Sahl al-Qūhī
MATHEMATICIAN
940 - 1000
HPI: 66.26
Rank: 10
Ælfthryth, wife of Edgar
COMPANION
940 - 1000
HPI: 65.21
Rank: 11
Baldwin III, Count of Flanders
POLITICIAN
940 - 962
HPI: 64.17
Rank: 12

Others Deceased in 996

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Hugh Capet
POLITICIAN
940 - 996
HPI: 80.45
Rank: 1
Pope John XV
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1000 - 996
HPI: 78.97
Rank: 2
Richard I of Normandy
POLITICIAN
933 - 996
HPI: 76.00
Rank: 3
Al-Aziz Billah
POLITICIAN
955 - 996
HPI: 66.37
Rank: 4
Odo I, Count of Blois
NOBLEMAN
950 - 996
HPI: 61.97
Rank: 5
Stephen Držislav of Croatia
POLITICIAN
1000 - 996
HPI: 61.11
Rank: 6
Herman I, Count Palatine of Lotharingia
NOBLEMAN
900 - 996
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 7