NOBLEMAN

Hugh the Great

898 - 956

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Hugh the Great (c. 898 – 16 June 956) was the duke of the Franks and count of Paris. He was the most powerful magnate in France. Son of King Robert I of France, Hugh was Margrave of Neustria. He played an active role in bringing King Louis IV of France back from England in 936. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hugh the Great is the 152nd most popular nobleman (down from 116th in 2019), the 692nd most popular biography from France (down from 647th in 2019) and the 27th most popular French Nobleman.

Hugh the Great was a Norman nobleman who was the first person to be Duke of the Franks. He was also the first ruler of the Kingdom of France.

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Among NOBLEMEN

Among noblemen, Hugh the Great ranks 152 out of 1,415. Before him are Radbot of Klettgau, Chlodomer, Elisabeth Farnese, Gaius Caesar, Judith of Bavaria, and Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex. After him are Harald II of Denmark, Princess Margaret of Connaught, Sophia Dorothea of Hanover, Princess Charlotte of Denmark, Robert the Strong, and Avidius Cassius.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 898, Hugh the Great ranks 1. After him is Ramiro II of León. Among people deceased in 956, Hugh the Great ranks 2. Before him is Al-Masudi. After him are Ordoño III of León, Theophylact of Constantinople, Gilbert, Duke of Burgundy, and Urraca Sánchez of Pamplona.

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In France

Among people born in France, Hugh the Great ranks 692 out of 6,770. Before him are Peter the Hermit (1050), Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle (1760), Judith of Bavaria (797), Robert Bresson (1901), Marie Tussaud (1761), and Adam de la Halle (1245). After him are Gaston Leroux (1868), Jacques Anquetil (1934), Yolande de Polastron (1749), Francis Picabia (1879), Jérôme Lalande (1732), and Henry II, Count of Champagne (1166).

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Among NOBLEMEN In France

Among noblemen born in France, Hugh the Great ranks 27. Before him are Stephen, Count of Blois (1045), Madeleine of Valois (1520), Louis I, Duke of Orléans (1372), William IX, Duke of Aquitaine (1071), Chlodomer (495), and Judith of Bavaria (797). After him are Joan of France, Duchess of Berry (1464), Élisabeth Charlotte d'Orléans (1676), Robert Curthose (1054), Princess Augusta of Bavaria (1788), Bertrada of Laon (720), and Germaine of Foix (1488).

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