Hugh the Great, Duke of Francia, Count of Paris[1, 2, 3]
895 - 956 (~ 61 years)-
Name Hugh the Great Suffix Duke of Francia, Count of Paris Nickname le Grand Born ca. 895 Paris, Île-de-France, France 
Gender Male Title 954 Duke of Francia 
10th Century France Other Affiliation 955 [4] Richard I, Duke of Normandy, appointed guardian of son Hugh Capet. "I desire, my dear children, that you will endeavour to model your characters after the example of Richard, your guardian, and that you will take his good counsel as the rule of prudence. You know that I have affianced your sister to him, and that they will be married, as soon as she has attained to a proper age. These are the most sacred wishes of my heart, which fervently implores the blessing of Heaven on the full accomplishment of these my desires."
Title Apr 956 Duke of Burgundy Died 9 Jun 956 Dourdan, Essonne, Île-de-France, France [4] Person ID I11124 Dickinson Last Modified 6 Feb 2018
Father Robert I of the Franks, King of the Franks, b. Abt 860, d. 15 Jun 923, Soissons, Aisne, Picardy, France (Age ~ 63 years) Relationship Birth Mother Beatrix de Vermandois, b. Abt 880, d. 26 Mar 931 (Age ~ 51 years) Relationship Birth Married - Robert's first wife (and mother of Adela) is unknown.
Family ID F3135 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Judith du Maine, b. Before 900, d. 925 (Age ~ 25 years) Married ca. 914 Last Modified 13 Dec 2017 Family ID F6330 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 2 Eadhild of Wessex, d. fl. 937 Married ca. 926 [5] Last Modified 6 Feb 2018 Family ID F6331 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 3 Hedwig of Saxony, b. Bef 922, d. Aft 965 (Age ~ 44 years) Married 937 Children + 1. Hugh Capet, King of the Franks, b. Abt 941, Paris, Île-de-France, France , d. 24 Oct 996, Prasville, Eure-et-Loire, France (Age ~ 55 years) [Birth]2. Emma, Duchess of Normandy, b. Abt 943, d. 18 Mar 968, Normandy, France (Age ~ 25 years) [Birth]3. Otton des Francs, Duke of Burgundy at Beaune, d. 23 Feb 965 [Birth] 4. Eudes-Henri I des Francs, Duke of Burgundy, b. ca. 948, d. 15 Oct 1002, Château de Pouilly-sur-Saône, Pouilly-sur-Saône, Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France (Age ~ 54 years) [Birth]Last Modified 13 Dec 2017 Family ID F3162 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Born - ca. 895 - Paris, Île-de-France, France 
Died - 9 Jun 956 - Dourdan, Essonne, Île-de-France, France = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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- [S336466] Medieval France: An Encyclopedia, John Bell Henneman, Jr., Lawrence Earp, William W. Kibler, Grover A. Zinn, (New York: Garland Publishing Inc., 1995), 463.
- [S336470] Wikipedia, (Online: https://en.wikipedia.org), "Hugh the Great" at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_the_Great.
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