Duke Hugh (the Great) of France 
Hugh, known as the Great, was born about 0895. The Great's father was King Robert I of France and his mother was Beatrix de Vermandois. His paternal grandparents were Duke Robert “the Strong” of France, IV and Adelaide; his maternal grandparents were Herbert de Vermandois and Beatrice de Morvois. He had a sister named Liégarde. He was the younger of the two children. He died on June 17th, 0956 in Deurdan, France.General Notes
Marriage 3 Hedwig of SAXONY b: ABT 921 in Saxe, Germany
Children
Hugh CAPET b: 941 in, France
Avelina of FRANCE
Otto BURGUNDY
Henry BURGUNDY
Beatrice of BURGUNDY
Hughes, dux Francorum
AKA: Hughes, Comte de Paris.
AKA: Hughes Magnus, Count d'Orleans.
AKA: Hughes Le Grand, Count de Vexin.
Also Known As: Hughes "Le Grand".
AKA: Hughes I, Duke de France.
AKA: Hughes "The White".
Son of Robert I, King de France and Beatrice de Vermandois.
Married in 922: Judith; Judith was Hughes' first wife.
Married between 926 and 927: Eadhild, Princess of England, daughter of Edward I, King of England and Eadgifu=Edgiva of Kent; Eadhild was Hughes' second wife.
Married in 938: Hadwige, Princess de Saxe, daughter of Henri I, Duke de Saxe and Mathilde, Countess de Ringelheim; Hadwige was Hughes' third wife.
Note - in 948: Hughes, Count of Paris, was the son of King Robert I, step-brother of King Raoul and father of Hughes Capet, founder of the third Capetian Race. When King Raoul died on 14 January 936, Hughes was the logical candidate for the succession, but he feared an insurrection, particularly by Herbert de Vermandois. He addressed the Assembly of Nobles: "King Charles ["Le Simple", who had been imprisonned by Herbert de Vermandois and died incarcerated in Peronne in 929] died miserably, whether he deserved his fate, the Divinity of the Throne has been stained by our crimes. First of all, if our fathers and indeed ourselves as well have committed acxts which have sounded the Divine Majesty, we must spare no effort to remove that stain. Let us jointly and all together agree on the choice of a Prince. My father [King Robert], although elected by your unanimous consent, made a big mistake in accepting the throne, since the only person who had the right to rule [King Charles "Le Simple"] was still alive and was in prison, though alive. Believe me, this could have been been agreeable in the eyes of God. Far be it from me to have the intention of taking my father's place! On the other hand, we must avoid inviting a member of a foreign family to succeed Raoul [Duke de Bourgogne, elected King in 923] whom we hold in pious memory, Since we know the consequences. Witness the discredit heaped upon the King, and the resulting discord within this Assembly itself. Consequently, let us take up the Royal Lineage, which has been temporarily broken. Therefore, recall from overseas, the son of Charles, Louis, and choose him for your King."
Hughes Le Grand was a shrewd and ambitious man who fought against Louis IV and was excommunicated at the Council of Ingelheim in 948.
Significant-Other: Raingarde de Dijon before 955 - Raingarde was a concubine of Hughes. Died: on 17 Jun 956 in Deurdan, Germany. Buried: on 1 Jul 956.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.< 0783 d.12 Jul 0807
- b.< 0798 d.> 0834
- b.0820 in Mainz, France d.15 Sep 0866 in Brissarthe, Anjou, France
- b.~ 0710 in Swabia, Germany
- b.< 0783 d.15 Feb 0824
- b.< 0798
- b.< 0735 in France d.> 0783
- b.< 0783 d.>15 Feb 0824
- b.~ 0865 in Angers, Anjou, France d.15 Jun 0923 in Soissons, France
- b.0714 in Austrasia, France d.24 Sep 0768 in St. Denis, Paris, Seine, France
- b.02 Apr 0742 in Ingelheim, Rheinhessan, Hesse-Darmstadt d.28 Jan 0814 in Aix-la-Chapelle, Aachen, Rhineland, Prussia
- b.~ 0720 in Laon, Aisne, France d.12 Jul 0783 in Choisy, Haute-Savoie, France
- b.Aug 0778 in Chasseneuil, Lot-et-Garonne near Poitiers, Aquitaine, France d.20 Jun 0840 in Petersaue, Ingelheim, Rheinhessan, Hesse-Darmstadt
- b.~ 0710 in Swabia, Germany
- b.~ 0757 d.~ 0782
- b.~ 0819 in Tours, Indre et Loire, France d.~ 0886
- b.0752 in Hesbaye, Liege, Belgium
- b.0773 in Hesbaye, Liege, Belgium d.03 Oct 0818 in Angers, Anjou, France
- b.~ 0895 d.17 Jun 0956 in Deurdan, France
- b.~Apr 0773 in Aachen, Rhineland, Prussia d.08 Jul 0810 in Milan, Italy
- b.~ 0795 in Vermandois, Neustria d.18 Apr 0818 in Milan, Italy
- b.~ 0818 in Vermandois, Normandy, France d. in Milan, Italy
- b.0797 d.0835
- b.0848 in Vermandois, Neustria d.0902
- b.~ 0880 in Vermandois, Normandy, France d.>Mar 0930
- b.< 0783 d.12 Jul 0807
- b.< 0798 d.> 0834
- b.0820 in Mainz, France d.15 Sep 0866 in Brissarthe, Anjou, France
- b.< 0783 d.15 Feb 0824
- b.< 0798
- b.< 0783 d.>15 Feb 0824
- b.~ 0862 d.~ 0904
- b.02 Apr 0742 in Ingelheim, Rheinhessan, Hesse-Darmstadt d.28 Jan 0814 in Aix-la-Chapelle, Aachen, Rhineland, Prussia
- b.Aug 0778 in Chasseneuil, Lot-et-Garonne near Poitiers, Aquitaine, France d.20 Jun 0840 in Petersaue, Ingelheim, Rheinhessan, Hesse-Darmstadt
- b.~ 0757 d.~ 0782
- b.~ 0819 in Tours, Indre et Loire, France d.~ 0886
- b.0752 in Hesbaye, Liege, Belgium
- b.0773 in Hesbaye, Liege, Belgium d.03 Oct 0818 in Angers, Anjou, France
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Individual Additional Information
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Associated external link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_the_Great
