Hugo Kapet was the eldest son of the Duke of Western Franks and sister of Emperor Otto I. After the death of his father Hugo, the Duchy of France and the County of Parisian and Orleans inherited. In 986, King Lotar died, entrusting his nineteen -year -old son and heir to the throne, Louis, care and defense of Hugo Capet. Louis V Lazy, after a short reign, during which the royal power was actually in Hugo’s hands, died childless. The legitimate heir to the throne was the brother of Lothar, Karl, but the French feudal lords at a meeting in Sanlis on June 1, 987 were elected King Hugo. He was also supported by the Reimsky Archbishop of Adalberon, and after that the wedding of Hugo Capet to the kingdom occurred in Nuayon. The Capetian era began …
Author
Moskalev Vladimir Vasilievich
Publisher
Veche, 2014
Series
World History in the novels
Genre
Modern domestic prose
12+
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