Individual Details
Hugh "The Great," Count of Paris
(895 - 16 Jun 956)
HUGH THE GREAT, d 956, French duke; son of King ROBERT I, father of HUGH CAPET. Waived succession in favor of Raoul; placed LOUIS IV on French throne (936), later quarreled with him; virtually ruled France after 954. (The Columbia Viking Desk Encyclopedia, 1953)
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HUGH THE GREAT, d 956, French duke; son of King ROBERT I, father of HUGH CAPET. Waived succession in favor of Raoul; placed LOUIS IV on French throne (936), later quarreled with him; virtually ruled France after 954. (The Columbia Viking Desk Encyclopedia, 1953)
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HUGH THE GREAT, d 956, French duke; son of King ROBERT I, father of HUGH CAPET. Waived succession in favor of Raoul; placed LOUIS IV on French throne (936), later quarreled with him; virtually ruled France after 954. (The Columbia Viking Desk Encyclopedia, 1953)
Events
| Birth | 895 | Paris, Seine, France | |||
| Marriage | 926 | Edhilda of England | |||
| Death | 16 Jun 956 | Deurdan, Dourdan, France |
Families
| Spouse | Edhilda of England (908 - 938) |
| Child | Hugh I, King of France (938 - 996) |
| Spouse | Living |
| Child | Emma of Paris ( - 962) |
| Child | Beatrice of Paris (938 - 987) |
| Father | Robert I "The Bold," King of France (865 - 923) |
| Mother | Beatrix de Vermandois (880 - 931) |
| Sibling | Adela of France (890 - ) |
| Sibling | Emma (900 - 934) |