Sources are vague on Hugh's role at this time, but it would be his interest to limit the king's excessive pretensions. Through the exertions of the legate, the deposition of Arnulf was finally pronounced illegal. This betrayal, which occurs in the very movement of the Peace of God (the council of Charroux, 989), strongly strikes the imagination in the southern half of the kingdom: Adalberon is totally discredited in these provinces and the image of Hugh Capet is tarnished. He succeeded his father Hugh the … Hugh Capet (French: Hugues Capet) (941–996) was King of the Franks from 987 until his death in 996. The ceremony took place at Compiègne, in the presence of the king, of Arnulf (an illegitimate son of the king), and of Archbishop Adalberon, under Hugh's blessing.
The Duke of Aquitaine refuses to submit to his king, "condemning the crime of the Franks [the capture of Charles]" and the Bishop of Laon is compared to Judas the "traitor". 163–168; Riché, pp. It waned by participating in the gathering of relatives and vassals of Otto I in 965.
In 956, Hugh inherited his father's estates, in theory making him one of the most powerful nobles in the much-reduced kingdom of The royal diplomas of the 960s show that the nobles were faithful not only to the Duke of the Franks, as in the days of Hugh the Great, but also to King Lothair. Great was the predicament of Hugh, and he began doubting whether he could win the contest by force.
Gathering the nobles in his castle, Arnulf sent one of his agents and opened the gates of the city to Charles.
Acts say that until 988, Hugh and his son Robert were recognized by the date of their reign "After the loss of Reims by the betrayal of Arnulf, Hugh demanded his deposition by Pope John XV rejected this procedure and wished to convene a new council in Aachen, but the French bishops refused and confirmed their decision in Chelles (winter 993–994). In the time of Hugh the Great, the Robertians found it expedient to support the claim of a Carolingian. Hugh was the eldest son of …
Hugh was careful not to join this expedition. Finally, they make peace on the banks of the Loire. Hugh Capet (c 940 24 October 996) was the first King of France of the eponymous Capetian dynasty from his election to succeed the Carolingian Louis V in 987 until his death. This practice of crowning the heir during the father’s lifetime was continued by the Capetians until the time of Hugh Capet supported him and summoned the great nobles of the kingdom.
But the episcopal city was headed by Adalberon of Rheims, nephew of Adalberon of Metz (a faithful prelate to the Carolingians), elected by the King Lothair in 969, but who had family ties to the Ottonians. Between Paris and While Hugh Capet's military power was limited and he had to seek military aid from Most historians regard the beginnings of modern France as having initiated with the coronation of Hugh Capet. He abandoned the archdiocese and went to Italy. The son of the powerful duke Hugh the Great and his wife Hedwige of Saxony, he was elected as the successor of the last Carolingian king, Louis V. Hugh was descended from Charlemagne's sons Louis the Pious and Pepin of Italy through his mother and paternal grandmother, respectively, and was also a nephew of Otto the Great. Our editors will review what you’ve submitted and determine whether to revise the article.Hugh’s reign was marked by the unavailing efforts of Charles of Lorraine (imprisoned 991) to assert himself and by continual conflict between The Capetian dynasty’s subsequent rule for more than 300 years has invested Hugh Capet’s reign with a greater significance than his actual achievements merit. For ten years, Hugh Capet had been openly competing against his king, and appeared to have subjected the great vassals. But the king's enterprises came to naught when he died in March 986. This is because, as All monarchs of the Kingdom of France from Hugh Capet to A number of other daughters are less reliably attested.According to tradition, sometime in 981, Hugh Capet recovered the relics of By the literal interpretation, Capetian kingship would thus have ended with The Coronation of Hugh Capet. The Pope then sent a legate with instructions to call a council of French and German bishops at Gerbert, supported by other bishops, advocates for the independence of the churches vis-à-vis Rome (which is controlled by the German emperors).