"Capet" redirects here. For the surname, see Capet (surname). For a full history of the Capetian family, see Capetian dynasty.
House of Capet
House of France
Arms of the Kingdom of France
Parent house
Capetian dynasty
Country
Kingdom of France
Kingdom of Navarre
Kingdom of England (claimant)
Founded
987; 1037 years ago (987)
Founder
Hugh Capet
Final ruler
Joan II of Navarre
Titles
King of France
King of Navarre
Estate(s)
France, Navarre
Dissolution
1328 (senior branch)
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The House of Capet (French: Maison capétienne) ruled the Kingdom of France from 987 to 1328. It was the most senior line of the Capetian dynasty – itself a derivative dynasty from the Robertians.
The direct line of the House of Capet came to an end in 1328, when the three sons of Philip IV (reigned 1285–1314) all failed to produce surviving male heirs to the French throne. With the death of Charles IV (reigned 1322–1328), the throne passed to the House of Valois, descended from a younger brother of Philip IV.
Royal power would pass on, in 1589, to another Capetian branch, the House of Bourbon, descended from the youngest son of Louis IX (reigned 1226–1270). From 1830 on it would go to a Bourbon cadet branch, the House of Orléans, always remaining in the hands of agnatic descendants of Hugh Capet, except for the 10-year reign of Emperor Napoleon.
The HouseofCapet (French: Maison capétienne) ruled the Kingdom of France from 987 to 1328. It was the most senior line of the Capetian dynasty – itself...
younger son of the HouseofCapet king Louis VIII of France the Lion, Charles was first given a noble title by his brother, Louis IX of France who succeeded...
king from the HouseofCapet. 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...
of the HouseofCapet. Otto William continued to rule what would come to be called the Free County of Burgundy. His descendants formed another House of...
The HouseofCapet are also commonly known as the "Direct Capetians". The death of Charles IV started the Hundred Years' War between the Houseof Valois...
illegitimate, the Houseof Braganza traces its line to the HouseofCapet via their descent from Robert II of France through the First Houseof Burgundy, then...
succeeded the HouseofCapet (or "Direct Capetians") to the French throne, and were the royal houseof France from 1328 to 1589. Junior members of the family...
represents the start of the first unbroken line of kings to rule the whole of England, the Houseof Wessex. Arguments are made for a few different kings...
count of Artois (French: Comte d'Artois, Dutch: Graaf van Artesië) was the ruler over the County of Artois from the 9th century until the abolition of the...
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incorporation of additional fiefs, large or small, and thus gradually obtained direct lordship over almost all of France. Their first king Hugh Capet (elected...
explanation of the French peerage, see the article Peerage of France. Note that peerages and titles were distinct, and the date given for the extinction of the...
conduct a policy mindful of the limitations of the French monarchy. A member of the HouseofCapet, Henry was born in Reims, the son of King Robert II (972–1031)...
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Cecile of France (1097 – 1145) was a French princess, daughter of Philip I of France and Bertrade de Montfort. Her first marriage was arranged while Bohemond...
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regent during the minority of their son Hugh Capet, the founder of the Elder HouseofCapet. Hedwig was a younger daughter of the Saxon duke Henry the Fowler...
This is a list of the kings and queens of Pamplona, later Navarre. Pamplona was the primary name of the kingdom until its union with Aragon (1076–1134)...
both the Plantagenets and the Houseof Valois claimed supremacy over Aquitaine. In 1360, both sides signed the Treaty of Brétigny, in which Edward renounced...
elected King of West Francia from 888 to 898. He was the first king from the Robertian dynasty, the parent houseof the HouseofCapet. Before assuming...
until 1889. Robert II of France (972–1031) Hugh Magnus (1007–1025) Henry I of France (1008–1060) HouseofCapet Robert I, Duke of Burgundy (1011–1076)...
was annexed by the king, of the HouseofCapet. Otto II William continued to rule what would come to be called the Free County of Burgundy. His descendants...
1004. The Houseof Burgundy, a cadet branch of the HouseofCapet, ruled over a territory that roughly conformed to the borders and territories of the modern...
to each other despite the complete resistance of Hugh Capet (the Houseof Blois was the great enemy of the Capetian dynasty). However, Robert II saw,...
of Bourbon-Parma, itself a branch of the Spanish royal house which is agnatically a cadet branch of the HouseofCapet that originated in France, itself...
branch of the HouseofCapet, the French royal house. Their descendants acquired through marriage the County of Namur and the Latin Empire of Constantinople...
king of the direct line of the HouseofCapet, King of France and King of Navarre (as Charles I) from 1322 to 1328. Charles was the third son of Philip...
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