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Hugh the Great

Hugh the Great

Male 897 - 956  (59 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Hugh the Great was born in 897 in Paris, Île-de-France, France; was christened on 13 Sep 933; died on 16 Jun 956 in Dourdan, Étampes, Essonne, Île-de-France, France; was buried after 17 Jun 956 in Seine-Saint-Denis, France - Saint-Denis Abbey.

    Family/Spouse: Hedwig of Saxony. Hedwig was born on 24 Dec 903 in Sachsen, Germany; died on 10 May 965 in Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany; was buried on 1 May 965. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Beatrice  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 839; died on 23 settembre 1003.
    2. 3. Beatrice of France  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 938 in France; died on 23 Sep 1003 in France.
    3. 4. Beatrix (Beatrice) de France, of Paris  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 938 in Marne, Grand Est, France; died on 23 Sep 1003 in Paris, Île-de-France, France.
    4. 5. Hugues 'Capet', Roi des Francs  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 939 in Paris, Île-de-France, France; died on 24 Oct 996 in Paris, Île-de-France, France; was buried after 24 Oct 996 in Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, Île-de-France, France.
    5. 6. Emma de Paris  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 943 in Paris, Île-de-France, France; died on 24 Mar 968 in Paris, Île-de-France, France.
    6. 7. Otto Eudes de Burgundy  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 944 in France; died on 22 Feb 965.
    7. 8. Otto Eudes, de Burgundy et Chalons  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 945 in Bourgogne, France; died on 15 Oct 1002 in Château de Pouilly-sur-Saône.
    8. 9. Duke Duc Otto Henri I "The Great" De Burgundy  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 946 in Burgundy, France; died on 15 Oct 1001 in Paris, Île-de-France, France; was buried in 1001.
    9. 10. Henri I de Burgundy  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 946 in Marne, Grand Est, France; died on 15 Oct 1001.
    10. 11. Henry I Of Burgundy  Descendancy chart to this point was born in France; died on 15 Oct 1001 in Paris, Île-de-France, France.
    11. 12. William I Count of Poitou  Descendancy chart to this point died in DECEASED.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Beatrice Descendancy chart to this point (1.Hugh1) was born in 839; died on 23 settembre 1003.

  2. 3.  Beatrice of France Descendancy chart to this point (1.Hugh1) was born about 938 in France; died on 23 Sep 1003 in France.

    Beatrice married Konrad or Conrad III Ortenau about 970 in Of, , , Germany. Konrad (son of Kuno von OHNINGEN and Princess Richilde Richlind Liudolfing, of Saxony) was born in 960 in Ortenau, Ortenaukreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany; died on 24 Nov 994 in Ortenau, Baden, Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 4.  Beatrix (Beatrice) de France, of Paris Descendancy chart to this point (1.Hugh1) was born in 938 in Marne, Grand Est, France; died on 23 Sep 1003 in Paris, Île-de-France, France.

  4. 5.  Hugues 'Capet', Roi des Francs Descendancy chart to this point (1.Hugh1) was born about 939 in Paris, Île-de-France, France; died on 24 Oct 996 in Paris, Île-de-France, France; was buried after 24 Oct 996 in Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, Île-de-France, France.

    Hugues married Adèlaide of Aquitaine in 968 in Paris, Île-de-France, France. Adèlaide (daughter of William III, Duke of Aquitaine and Adele, of Normandy) was born about 945 in Poitou, France; died on 15 May 1006 in Lot-et-Garonne, Aquitaine, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 13. Hugues 1er Ponthieu  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 965 in Saint-Riquier, Somme, Picardie, France; died on 4 Jul 1000 in Saint-Riquier, Somme, Picardie, France.
    2. 14. Gisela of France, Countess of Ponthieu  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 968 in Champagne-et-Fontaine, Dordogne, Aquitaine, France; was christened in 978; died in 1002 in Paris, Île-de-France, France; was buried in 1000 in Ponthieu, France.
    3. 15. Hedwig of France, Countess of Mons  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 969 in Orléans, Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire, France; died after 1013 in France.
    4. 16. Hedwig Capet, Countess of Mons  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 970 in Orléans, Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire, France; was christened after 1013; died after 1013 in Hainaut, Belgium.
    5. 17. Hedwige "CAPETIEN"  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 970; died after 1013.
    6. 18. Robert II of France  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 27 Mar 972 in Orléans, Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire, France; was christened in Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire, France; died on 20 Jul 1031 in Melun, Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France, France; was buried in Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, Île-de-France, France.
    7. 19. Edhilda Hedwige DeSaxony  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1000 in Orléans, Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire, France; died on 10 May 1016 in La Chapelle, Aquitaine (Région), France.
    8. 20. Princess Hedwige de France, comtesse de Mons  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Orléans, Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire, France; died after 1013.
    9. 21. Joscelin DeSaintMaure  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France; died in 1034 in Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, Val-de-Marne, Île-de-France, France.
    10. 22. Adele  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Champagne-et-Fontaine, Dordogne, Aquitaine, France; died in 1079.
    11. 23. Alice France  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Orléans, Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire, France; died in 1079 in France.
    12. 24. Gilette Capet  Descendancy chart to this point died in DECEASED.

  5. 6.  Emma de Paris Descendancy chart to this point (1.Hugh1) was born in 943 in Paris, Île-de-France, France; died on 24 Mar 968 in Paris, Île-de-France, France.

  6. 7.  Otto Eudes de Burgundy Descendancy chart to this point (1.Hugh1) was born in 944 in France; died on 22 Feb 965.

  7. 8.  Otto Eudes, de Burgundy et Chalons Descendancy chart to this point (1.Hugh1) was born in 945 in Bourgogne, France; died on 15 Oct 1002 in Château de Pouilly-sur-Saône.

  8. 9.  Duke Duc Otto Henri I "The Great" De Burgundy Descendancy chart to this point (1.Hugh1) was born in 946 in Burgundy, France; died on 15 Oct 1001 in Paris, Île-de-France, France; was buried in 1001.

  9. 10.  Henri I de Burgundy Descendancy chart to this point (1.Hugh1) was born in 946 in Marne, Grand Est, France; died on 15 Oct 1001.

  10. 11.  Henry I Of Burgundy Descendancy chart to this point (1.Hugh1) was born in France; died on 15 Oct 1001 in Paris, Île-de-France, France.

  11. 12.  William I Count of Poitou Descendancy chart to this point (1.Hugh1) died in DECEASED.


Generation: 3

  1. 13.  Hugues 1er Ponthieu Descendancy chart to this point (5.Hugues2, 1.Hugh1) was born about 965 in Saint-Riquier, Somme, Picardie, France; died on 4 Jul 1000 in Saint-Riquier, Somme, Picardie, France.

  2. 14.  Gisela of France, Countess of Ponthieu Descendancy chart to this point (5.Hugues2, 1.Hugh1) was born about 968 in Champagne-et-Fontaine, Dordogne, Aquitaine, France; was christened in 978; died in 1002 in Paris, Île-de-France, France; was buried in 1000 in Ponthieu, France.

  3. 15.  Hedwig of France, Countess of Mons Descendancy chart to this point (5.Hugues2, 1.Hugh1) was born in 969 in Orléans, Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire, France; died after 1013 in France.

  4. 16.  Hedwig Capet, Countess of Mons Descendancy chart to this point (5.Hugues2, 1.Hugh1) was born in 970 in Orléans, Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire, France; was christened after 1013; died after 1013 in Hainaut, Belgium.

  5. 17.  Hedwige "CAPETIEN" Descendancy chart to this point (5.Hugues2, 1.Hugh1) was born about 970; died after 1013.

  6. 18.  Robert II of France Descendancy chart to this point (5.Hugues2, 1.Hugh1) was born on 27 Mar 972 in Orléans, Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire, France; was christened in Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire, France; died on 20 Jul 1031 in Melun, Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France, France; was buried in Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, Île-de-France, France.

    Robert married Constance of Arles after 1002. Constance (daughter of William I of Provence and Adélaïde d'Anjou) was born about 986 in Arles, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France; died on 25 Jul 1032 in Melun, Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France, France; was buried in Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, Île-de-France, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 25. Anne Of Arles  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 986; died in 1034.
    2. 26. Hedwig of France, Countess of Nevers  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1003 in France; died in 1063 in France.
    3. 27. Hermengarde De Capet, D;Auvergne  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1004; died in DECEASED.
    4. 28. CONSTANCE de FRANCE  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1005; died in DECEASED.
    5. 29. Eudo or Odes  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1006 in Paris, Île-de-France, France; died on 15 May 1058 in Germigny-des-Prés, Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire, France.
    6. 30. Prince Hugh Capet, of France  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1007 in Paris, Île-de-France, France; was christened in 1007 in Paris, Île-de-France, France; died on 28 Aug 1025 in Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France; was buried on 28 Aug 1025 in Compiègne, Oise, Picardie, France.
    7. 31. Hugh Magnus "co-King" Capet  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1007 in Calvados, Normandy, France; died on 17 Sep 1025 in Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France; was buried on 27 Sep 1025 in Saint Corneillier, Orleans, France, France.
    8. 32. Constance  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1007 in France; died in DECEASED.
    9. 33. Henry I of France  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 4 May 1008 in Reims, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France; was christened in 1008 in Burgundy, France; died on 4 Aug 1060 in France; was buried on 10 Aug 1060 in Paris, Île-de-France, France.
    10. 34. Adèle, de France  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1009 in France; was christened on 21 May 1929; died on 8 Jan 1079 in Mesen, West Flanders, Belgium; was buried in Mesen, West Flanders, Belgium.
    11. 35. Eudes  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1009 in Bourgogne (Région), France; died in 1055.
    12. 36. Emergarde Aumale  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1010; died in 1040.
    13. 37. Princess Constance Capet de France, heritiere de Dammartin  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1010 in Orléans, Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire, France; died in 1052 in Dammartin-en-Goële, Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France, France; was buried in Saint Denis Basilique.
    14. 38. Robert I, Duke of Burgundy  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1011 in Ouche, Ain, Rhône-Alpes, France; died on 21 Mar 1076 in Fleurey-sur-Ouche, Côte-d'Or, Burgundy, France.
    15. 39. Bishop Eudo Auxerre  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1013 in France; died in 1054.
    16. 40. Odo Capet  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1013; died in 1056.
    17. 41. Prince Eudes de France, of France  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1013 in Germigny-des-Prés, Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire, France; was christened in 1013 in Germigny-des-Prés, Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire, France; died in 1057; was buried in 1057 in Germigny-des-Prés, Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire, France.
    18. 42. Princess Constance, of France  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1014 in Orléans, Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire, France; was christened in 1014 in Paris, Île-de-France, France; died in 1042 in Dammartin-en-Goële, Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France, France; was buried in 1042 in Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, Île-de-France, France.
    19. 43. Adelaide Havoise Capet  Descendancy chart to this point died in DECEASED.
    20. 44. Hugh, " The Grand" France  Descendancy chart to this point died in DECEASED.
    21. 45. Infanta Alambet,, de França  Descendancy chart to this point was born in France; died in DECEASED.

    Robert married Queen Bertha de Burgundy in 995 in Melun, , Île-de-France, France. Bertha (daughter of Matilda Capet (Princess) of FRANCE aka Mathilda of BURGUNDY) was born on 27 Mar 967 in Arles, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France; died on 16 Jan 1010 in Blois, Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire, France; was buried in Blois, Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  7. 19.  Edhilda Hedwige DeSaxony Descendancy chart to this point (5.Hugues2, 1.Hugh1) was born in 1000 in Orléans, Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire, France; died on 10 May 1016 in La Chapelle, Aquitaine (Région), France.

  8. 20.  Princess Hedwige de France, comtesse de Mons Descendancy chart to this point (5.Hugues2, 1.Hugh1) was born in Orléans, Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire, France; died after 1013.

  9. 21.  Joscelin DeSaintMaure Descendancy chart to this point (5.Hugues2, 1.Hugh1) was born in Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France; died in 1034 in Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, Val-de-Marne, Île-de-France, France.

  10. 22.  Adele Descendancy chart to this point (5.Hugues2, 1.Hugh1) was born in Champagne-et-Fontaine, Dordogne, Aquitaine, France; died in 1079.

  11. 23.  Alice France Descendancy chart to this point (5.Hugues2, 1.Hugh1) was born in Orléans, Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire, France; died in 1079 in France.

  12. 24.  Gilette Capet Descendancy chart to this point (5.Hugues2, 1.Hugh1) died in DECEASED.


Generation: 4

  1. 25.  Anne Of Arles Descendancy chart to this point (18.Robert3, 5.Hugues2, 1.Hugh1) was born in 986; died in 1034.

  2. 26.  Hedwig of France, Countess of Nevers Descendancy chart to this point (18.Robert3, 5.Hugues2, 1.Hugh1) was born in 1003 in France; died in 1063 in France.

  3. 27.  Hermengarde De Capet, D;Auvergne Descendancy chart to this point (18.Robert3, 5.Hugues2, 1.Hugh1) was born in 1004; died in DECEASED.

  4. 28.  CONSTANCE de FRANCE Descendancy chart to this point (18.Robert3, 5.Hugues2, 1.Hugh1) was born about 1005; died in DECEASED.

  5. 29.  Eudo or Odes Descendancy chart to this point (18.Robert3, 5.Hugues2, 1.Hugh1) was born about 1006 in Paris, Île-de-France, France; died on 15 May 1058 in Germigny-des-Prés, Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire, France.

  6. 30.  Prince Hugh Capet, of France Descendancy chart to this point (18.Robert3, 5.Hugues2, 1.Hugh1) was born in 1007 in Paris, Île-de-France, France; was christened in 1007 in Paris, Île-de-France, France; died on 28 Aug 1025 in Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France; was buried on 28 Aug 1025 in Compiègne, Oise, Picardie, France.

  7. 31.  Hugh Magnus "co-King" Capet Descendancy chart to this point (18.Robert3, 5.Hugues2, 1.Hugh1) was born in 1007 in Calvados, Normandy, France; died on 17 Sep 1025 in Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France; was buried on 27 Sep 1025 in Saint Corneillier, Orleans, France, France.

  8. 32.  Constance Descendancy chart to this point (18.Robert3, 5.Hugues2, 1.Hugh1) was born about 1007 in France; died in DECEASED.

  9. 33.  Henry I of France Descendancy chart to this point (18.Robert3, 5.Hugues2, 1.Hugh1) was born on 4 May 1008 in Reims, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France; was christened in 1008 in Burgundy, France; died on 4 Aug 1060 in France; was buried on 10 Aug 1060 in Paris, Île-de-France, France.

  10. 34.  Adèle, de France Descendancy chart to this point (18.Robert3, 5.Hugues2, 1.Hugh1) was born in 1009 in France; was christened on 21 May 1929; died on 8 Jan 1079 in Mesen, West Flanders, Belgium; was buried in Mesen, West Flanders, Belgium.

    Adèle married Baldwin V, Count of Flanders in 1028. Baldwin (son of Baldwin IV Count of Flanders, son of Baldwin IV, Count of Flanders and Ogive of Luxembourg) was born on 19 Aug 1012 in Arras, Pas-de-Calais, France; died on 1 Sep 1067 in Lille, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France; was buried in 1067 in Lille, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 46. Baldwin VI, Count of Flanders  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1030 in Normandy, France; was christened in Artois, France; died on 17 Jul 1070 in Hainaut, Belgium; was buried in Hasnon Churchyard, Hasnon, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France.
    2. 47. Matilda of Flanders, Queen of England  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1032 in Flanders, Belgium; died on 2 Nov 1083 in Caen, Calvados, Normandy, France; was buried in Nov 1083 in Caen, Calvados, Normandy, France.
    3. 48. Robert I of Flanders  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1035 in Flanders, Belgium; died on 13 Oct 1093 in Wijnendale, Torhout, West Flanders, Belgium.

  11. 35.  Eudes Descendancy chart to this point (18.Robert3, 5.Hugues2, 1.Hugh1) was born about 1009 in Bourgogne (Région), France; died in 1055.

  12. 36.  Emergarde Aumale Descendancy chart to this point (18.Robert3, 5.Hugues2, 1.Hugh1) was born in 1010; died in 1040.

  13. 37.  Princess Constance Capet de France, heritiere de Dammartin Descendancy chart to this point (18.Robert3, 5.Hugues2, 1.Hugh1) was born in 1010 in Orléans, Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire, France; died in 1052 in Dammartin-en-Goële, Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France, France; was buried in Saint Denis Basilique.

  14. 38.  Robert I, Duke of Burgundy Descendancy chart to this point (18.Robert3, 5.Hugues2, 1.Hugh1) was born in 1011 in Ouche, Ain, Rhône-Alpes, France; died on 21 Mar 1076 in Fleurey-sur-Ouche, Côte-d'Or, Burgundy, France.

    Family/Spouse: Ermengarde of Anjou, Duchess of Burgundy. Ermengarde (daughter of Fulk III "The Black", Count of Anjou and Hildegarde de Metz Countess of Anjou, of Lorraine) was born on 21 Mar 1018 in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France; died on 18 Mar 1076 in Fleurey-sur-Ouche, Côte-d'Or, Burgundy, France; was buried in Saint-Seine-l'Abbaye, Côte-d'Or, Burgundy, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 49. Hildegarde of Burgundy  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1050 in Burgundy, France; died in 1104 in Poitiers, Vienne, Poitou-Charentes, France; was buried in Poitiers, Vienne, Poitou-Charentes, France.

  15. 39.  Bishop Eudo Auxerre Descendancy chart to this point (18.Robert3, 5.Hugues2, 1.Hugh1) was born in 1013 in France; died in 1054.

  16. 40.  Odo Capet Descendancy chart to this point (18.Robert3, 5.Hugues2, 1.Hugh1) was born in 1013; died in 1056.

  17. 41.  Prince Eudes de France, of France Descendancy chart to this point (18.Robert3, 5.Hugues2, 1.Hugh1) was born in 1013 in Germigny-des-Prés, Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire, France; was christened in 1013 in Germigny-des-Prés, Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire, France; died in 1057; was buried in 1057 in Germigny-des-Prés, Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire, France.

  18. 42.  Princess Constance, of France Descendancy chart to this point (18.Robert3, 5.Hugues2, 1.Hugh1) was born in 1014 in Orléans, Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire, France; was christened in 1014 in Paris, Île-de-France, France; died in 1042 in Dammartin-en-Goële, Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France, France; was buried in 1042 in Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, Île-de-France, France.

  19. 43.  Adelaide Havoise Capet Descendancy chart to this point (18.Robert3, 5.Hugues2, 1.Hugh1) died in DECEASED.

  20. 44.  Hugh, " The Grand" France Descendancy chart to this point (18.Robert3, 5.Hugues2, 1.Hugh1) died in DECEASED.

  21. 45.  Infanta Alambet,, de França Descendancy chart to this point (18.Robert3, 5.Hugues2, 1.Hugh1) was born in France; died in DECEASED.



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