Hugh Capet
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Hugh Capet was elected King of the Franks in 987, founding the dynasty that would rule France in the direct line for over three hundred years and in its branches for eight hundred. His descendants sat on the thrones of France, Spain, Naples and Brazil. This family reaches him through the counts of Vermandois.
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✓ DOCUMENTED (web-confirmed 23 Jul 2026 (Wikipedia/Complete Peerage/standard gateway pedigree)): HUGH CAPET, KING OF FRANCE (r.987-996) - FOUNDER OF THE CAPETIAN DYNASTY; father of Robert II (our line). *** ABOVE HIM = NOTE-ONLY (well documented, extendable): Hugh the Great, Duke of the Franks (× Hedwig of Saxony, dau. of Henry the Fowler); the Robertian dukes; and via Hugh Capet's Carolingian-descended kin, further royal lines. THE CAPETIAN CAPSTONE on this branch. Direct ancestor. Added 23 Jul 2026.