Capet

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Capet is the dynastic surname of the medieval French royal house that began with Hugh Capet and ruled France for centuries.

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Label Occurrences
Capet canonical 8

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Predicate Object
instanceOf dynastic surname
royal house name
associatedTitle King of France
King of the Franks
associatedWith French monarchy
medieval France
broaderTerm European royal dynastic surnames
coreTerritory Île-de-France
country France
dynastyBeganWith Hugh Capet’s accession to the French throne
endOfDirectLine 1328
endOfDirectLineRuler Charles IV of France
firstBearer Hugh Capet
hasBranch House of Bourbon
House of Valois
hasCadetBranch Capetian House of Anjou
linked to: House of Anjou

Capetian House of Burgundy
historicalRole consolidation of royal authority in France
historicalSignificance foundation of long-lasting French royal dynasty
inception 987
languageOfOrigin Old French
namedAfter Hugh Capet
notableMember Hugh Capet
Louis IX of France
Louis VI of France
Louis VII of France
Louis VIII of France
Philip I of France
Philip II of France
Philip III of France
Philip IV of France
Robert II of France
partOf Capetian dynasty
politicalSystem feudal monarchy
region Western Europe
religiousContext Roman Catholic monarchy
ruledEntity Kingdom of France
startOfDynasty Hugh Capet
successorDynasticName Bourbon
Valois
timePeriod High Middle Ages
Late Middle Ages
late 10th century
usedBy Capetian dynasty
House of Capet
linked to: Capetian dynasty
usedFor direct Capetian line
medieval French kings

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Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hugh Capet familyName Capet
Philip of France (son of Philip II and Agnes) house Capet