The Capet Dynasty
"After the death of Louis V, the throne was assumed by the cousin of Louis IV, Hugh Capet, son of Hugh, count of Paris and his wife Edhilda, dau of Edward the Elder" (MBBKQ p725, see also France Facts file). In later years, the weakening Carolingian kings led to formation of so-called "stem" (German stamm) duchies in the eastern (i.e. later German) part of the Frankish kingdom, including Franconia, Lorraine, Swabia, Bavaria, Saxony and Frisia. When the last of the Carolingian kings, Louis 'the Child,' died, German magnates elected Conrad, duke of Franconia, to be their new leader. Conrad fought continuously with Magyars from the east and other challengers, eventually nominating his strongest foe, Henry 'the Fowler' (so-called because, when the announcement was delivered, he was found bird-hunting), Duke of Saxony, to succeed him. Henry was later elected by the magnates, thus beginning his royal line (see brits). For Holy Roman Emperors, see Roman. Meanwhile, in France, Hugh Capet was enthroned.
from EMA p111
R35 Hugh or Hugo Capet b. c939 r987-96
R36 Robert II the Pious (or the Sage) b970 r996-1031
R37 Henry (I) b1008 r1031-60
R38 Philippe (I) b1052 r1060-1108
R39 Louis VI the Fat b1081 r1108-37
R40 Louis VII the Young b1121 r1137-80 first husband of Eleanor of Aquitaine; his dau, Margaret, m. 1160 Henry the Young, King of England
R41 Philippe II Augustus b1165 r1180-1223
R42 Louis VIII the Lion b1187 r1223-6 m. Blanche, niece of John of England
When still heir, Louis was offered the throne of England in 1215 (Magna Carta year) and was recognized as king by many of the barons.
R43 Louis IX St. Louis b1214 r1226-70 d. of plague
R44 Philippe III the Bold (or the Rash) b1245 r1270-85 his dau Margaret m. 1299 Edward I of England
R45 Philippe IV the Fair b1268 r1285-1314 his dau Isabella m. 1308 Edward II of England
R46 Louis X the Stubborn b1289 r1314-6
R47 Jean (I) b1316 rNov 18-22 1316 b. posthumously, d. after 7 days
R48 Philippe V the Tall b1293 r1316-22 uncle of Jean I, regent until Jean's death
R49 Charles IV the Fair b1294 r1322-8
Names
22 1314-1369 Philippe of Hainault - KoE Edw III
23 1294-1342 Jeanne de Valois 48yo - Wm III of Holland
24 1245-1285 KoF Philip(pe) III the Bold (or the Rash) R44 - Isabella of Aragon
25 1214-1270 KoF Louis IX St. Louis R43 - Margaret of Provence
26 1187-1226 KoF Louis VIII the Lion R42 - Blanca of Castile
27 1165-1223 KoF Philip(pe) II Augustus R41 - Elizabeth of Hainault
28 1121-1180 KoF Louis VII the Young R40 - Eleanor of Aquitaine
29 1081-1137 KoF Louis VI the Fat R39 - Adelaide of Maurienne
30 1052-1108 KoF Philip(pe) (I) R38 - Bertha of Holland
31 1008-1060 KoF Henry (I) R37 - Anna of Kiev
32 970-1031 KoF Robert II the Pious (or the Sage) R36 - Constance of Arles
33 ... cf below
30 (1050-1102) De CREPI, Hugh 'the Great' Magnus - VERMANDOIS, Adelaide Countess of
31 (1008-1060) Henry I, King of France - Anna of Kiev (m1051)
32 (0970-1031) Robert II the Pious, King of France - Constance of Arles (Toulouse, m1003, 986-1032)
33 (0939-0996) Hugh Capet, King of France - Adelaise of Normandy (Aquitaine)
34 (0900-0956) Hughes the Great, Count of Paris - Hedwige, Princess of Germany, dau of HRE12 Henry 'the Fowler' (919-36) and wife Matilda, and sis of HRE13 Otto I, who m930s Edhilda [St. Edith], dau of Edward the Elder of England and sis of Athelstan (another sis of Athelstan m. Charles 'the Simple' of France)
35 (0865-0923) Robert [I], (Carolingian) King of France (bro Odo saved Paris) - Beatrice de VERMANDOIS
36 (0820-0866) Robert 'Fortis' [the Strong] - Adelaide b824 (dau of Carolingian Louis I the Pious and Ermengarde)
37 (0795-08xx) Witithin - Geva b799 (dau of Gorm, hmmm, same as Danish king?)
Descent Chart
- 37 Witithin b795 m. Geva b799 dau of Gorm, hmmm, same as Danish king?
- 36 Robert 'Fortis' [the Strong] 820-66 46yo m. Adelaide b824 dau of Carolingian KoF Louis I the Pious m. Ermengarde
- 35 Robert [I] (Carolingian) KoF 865-923 58yo (bro Odo saved Paris) m. Beatrice de VERMANDOIS
- 34 Hughes the Great, Count of Paris 900-56 m. Hedwige, Princess of Germany, dau of HRE12 Henry 'the Fowler' r919-36 m. Matilda, and sis of HRE13 Otto I m930s Edhilda [St Edith], dau of KoE Edw the Elder and sis of Athelstan (another sis of Athelstan m. KoF Chas 'the Simple')
- 33 Hugh Capet R35 b. c939 r987-96 m. Adela (Adelais of Normandy, see The Dukes of Normandy, smokykin: Adelaide, Princess of Aquitaine 952-?), founder of the Capet dynasty in France, the son of Hugh, Count of Paris d956 (descended from the Carolingians) and either Edhilda, dau of Edward the Elder or Hedwig, sis of Emperor Otto I, Edhilda is thought to have d. c953 (so Hugh Capet's mother), but may have d938 (then Hedwig is Hugh's mother, MBBKQ p473)
- 32 Robert II the Pious (or the Sage) R36 b970 r996-1031 m3 Constance of Arles (smokykin: m. Constance de Toulouse 974-1032)
- 31 Hugh d1025
- 31 Henry (I) R37 b1008 r1031-60 m. Anna of Kiev (smokykin: Anna Agnesa Yaroslavna of Kiev 1036-76, see charts below)
- 30 Philip(pe) (I) R38 b1052 r1060-1108 m1 Bertha of Holland m2 Bertrada of Montfort
- w/Bertha
- 29 Louis VI the Fat R39 b1081 r1108-37 m. Adelaide of Maurienne
- 28 Louis VII the Young R40 b1121 r1137-80 m1 Eleanor of Aquitaine m2 Constance of Castile m3 Alice of Champagne
- w/Eleanor
- 27 Marie m. Henry of Champagne
- 27 Alice m. Thibaut of Blois
- w/Constance
- 27 Agnes m1 Alexius Comnenus m2 Andronicus Comnenus
- 27 Philip(pe) II Augustus R41 b1165 r1180-1223 m1 Elizabeth of Hainault m2 ? m3 Agnes of Meran
- w/Elizabeth
- 26 Louis VIII the Lion R42 b1187 r1223-6 m. Blanca of Castile (MBBKQ: Blanche, niece of John of England, when still heir, this Louis was offered the throne of England in 1215 [Magna Carta] and was recognized as king by many of the barons)
- 25 Louis IX St. Louis R43 b1214 r1226-70 d. of plague m. Margaret of Provence (back to Javan cf LotS p55, back to Zerah p202, back to Ishmael p225, back to Julius Caesar p245)
- 24 Philip(pe) III the Bold (or the Rash) R44 b1245 r1270-85 m1 Isabella of Aragon m2 Marie of Brabant
- w/Isabella
- 23 Philip(pe) IV the Fair R45 b1268 r1285-1314 m. Joan of Navarre
- 22 Louis X the Stubborn R46 b1289 r1314-6 m1. Margaret of Burgundy m2 Clemence of Hungary
- w/Margaret
- 21 Jeanne, Queen of Navarre m. Philip of Evreux
- 20 Charles
- 19... The House of Navarre
- w/Clemence
- 21 Jean (John) (I) R47 b1316 rNov 18-22 1316 d. after 7 days
- 22 Philip(pe) V the Tall R48 b1293 r1316-22 uncle of Jean I, regent until Jean's death m. Jeanne of Burgundy
- 21 Jeanne m. Eudes IV of Burgundy
- 20 Philip
- 19 ... The House of Burgundy
- 21 Margaret m. Louis II of Flanders
- 20 Louis III
- 19 ... The House of Flanders
- 22 Charles IV the Fair R49 b1294 r1322-8 (last Capetian king) m. Blanche of Burgundy
- 21 Blanche m. Philip of Orleans
- 20 ... The House of Orleans
- 22 Isabella m1308 KoE Edw II b1284 r1307-27
- 21 KoE Edward III b1312 r1327-77 - Philippa of Hainault
- 20 John of Gaunt 1 D Lancaster 1340-99 - Katherine SWYNFORD
- 19 KoE Henry IV b1366 r1399-1413
- 18 Henry V m. Catherine (his 5th cousin, dau of Valois Charles VI)
- 17 Henry VI, King of England and France
- 19 John BEAUFORT 1 E Somerset 1373-1410 - Margaret HOLLAND
- 18 Joan BEAUFORT 1402-45 - KoS James I r1406-37
- 17 KoS James II r1437-60 - Mary of Guelders
- 16 KoS James III b1451 r1460-88 - Margaret of Denmark
- 15 KoS James IV b1473 r1488-1513 - Isabel STUART of Buchan
- 14 Janet STEWART 1502-62 (pic) - Malcolm FLEMING 3 L F 1494-1547 d. B of Pinkie Cleugh
- 13 John F 1535-73 5 L F w/Mary QoS in flt from B of Langside 5-13-1568 - Eliz ROSS 1541-78 (coa)
- 12 Mary F 1563-1635 71yo b/d Biggar - James DOUGLAS 8 B Drumlanrig 1558-1615
- 11 Sir Wm D 1582-1639 1 E Queensberry b. D Castle - Lady Isabel KERR
- 10 James D 1621-71 2 E Q b/d Drumlanrig - Margaret STEWART
- 9 Lady Mary D 1655-94 - Alexander STEWART 3 E Galloway 1643-90 (p of Alex)
- 8-0 JCS m. Rosena
- 23 Charles of Valois m. Margaret of Anjou
- 22 Philip(pe) VI of Valois r1328-50 (first Valois king) m. Jeanne of Burgundy
- 21 John II r1350-64 m. Bona of Bohemia
- 20 Charles V r1364-80 m. Jeanne of Bourbon
- 19 Charles VI r1380-1422 m. Isabelle of Bavaria
- 18 Catherine m. Henry V (her 5th cousin)
- 18 Charles VII r1422-61 m. Marie of Anjou
- 17 ... The House of Valois ...
- w/Marie
- 23 Louis of Evreux
- 23 Margaret m. 1299 Edward I of England
- w/Isabel CAPET
- 23 Jeanne de Valois 1294-1342 48yo (geni) m. Wm III of Holland
- 22 Philippe of Hainault 1314-69 55yo m. KoE Edw III
- 21 John of Gaunt m3 Katherine SWYNFORD
- 20 Sir John BEAUFORT 1 E S m. Margaret HOLLAND
- 19 Joan B m. KoS James I
- 18 KoS James II - Mary of Guelders
- 17 Margaret 1450-1512 (coa) m. Wm CRICHTON 3 L C 1453-93
- 16 Lady Margaret CRICHTON 1480-1545 m. Geo LESLIE 4 E Rothes 1484-1558
- 15 Lady Helen L 1525-94 m. Mark KERR of Cessford, Abbot of Newbattle 1516-84
- 14 Mark KERR 1 E Lothian 1553-1609 m. Margaret MAXWELL
- 13 Lady Isabel KERR m. Sir Wm DOUGLAS 1 E Queensberry 1582-1639
- 12 James DOUGLAS 2 E Q 1621-71 m. Margaret STEWART 1625-73
- 11 Lady Mary DOUGLAS 1655-94 m. Alexander STEWART 3 E Galloway 1643-90 b/d Scot
- 10 Alex STEWART 1675-1742 b. Antrim d. CT m. Margaret DIXON
- 9 Capt Alexander S 1713-70 57yo m. Amy SPAULDING
- 8 John A S 1737-75 38yo m. Lois STORY
- 7 John C S 1763-1848 85yo m. Phebe CASTLE
- 6 Lucinda S 1808-42 34yo m. Jacob KAYNER
- 5 Mariett K m. Henry Allen RACE
- 4 Carrie Eliz R m. JDS
- 3 CBS m. Mabel
- 2 JCS m. Rosena
- 24 John, Count of Nevers
- 24 Peter, Count of Alencon (french c)
- 24 Robert CAPET II 1256-1317 61yo, Count of Clermont m. Beatrice de BOURGOGNE, dame de Bourbon
- 23 ... The House of Bourbon (AEWH chart #? The French Succession)
- 23 Louis I 'le Boiteux' [duc] de Bourbon 1279-1342 62yo (pic) m. Marie d'AVESNES
- 22 Pierre I duc de Bourbon 1311-56 45yo (sculpture) m. Isabella of Valois
- 21 Louis II 'le Bon' duc de Bourbon 1337-1410 73yo (pic) m. Anne de CLERMONT
- 20 Jean I duc de Bourbon 1381-1434 52yo (pic) m. Marie de BERRY
- 19 Chas I duc de Bourbon 1401-56 55yo (pic) m. Agnes de BOURGOGNE
- 18 Louis de Bourbon, Prince-Bishop of Liege 1438-82 44yo (pic) m. Katharina van EGMONT
- 17 Pierre de Bourbon ... 1464-1529 64yo m. Marguerite de TOURZEL
- 16 Philippe de Bourbon, Baron de BUSSET 1499-1557 58yo m. Louise di BORGIA, Duchess of Valentinois
- 15 Claude de Bourbon, comte de Busset 1531-88 56yo (nice drawing) m. Marguerite de la ROCHEFOUCAULD ...
- 14 Cesar de Bourbon 1565-1631 65yo m. Louise de Montmorillon (dau of Saladin de M [son of ?] m. Anne de L'Hoptital [dau of ?] hmmm, names suggestive of Crusader era!? muslim?)
- 13 Anne de Bourbon 1595-1641 46yo m. Antoine de PRACOMTAL
- 12 Louise de PRACOMTAL b162x m. Francois DAMAS, comte de Crux
- 11 Antoine Louis DAMAS b165x m. Marie Anne Coutier de Souhey (dau of ?)
- 10 Etienne de Damas-Crux 1673-1721 47yo m. Marguerite Etiennette d'ACHEY (dau of ?)
- 9 Louis Alexandre de D-C 1706-63 57yo d. Crux, Crux-la-Ville, Burgundy m. Marie Louise de MENOU (dau of ...)
- 8 Cath Antoinette de D-C 1749-85 36yo m. Bernard Bonaventure Clerel de Tocqueville 1730-76 45yo b. T, Haute-Normandie d. Paris
- 7 Herve Clerel comte de T 1772-1856 83yo b. Bourgogne d. Picardie (pic) m. Louise Madeleine Marguerite Le PELETIER de Rosanbo (dau of Louis V Le P marq of Rosanbo ... m. Antoinette de Lamoignon de Malesherbes ...)
- 6 Alexis [Henri Chas Clerel] de Tocqueville 1804-59 54yo famous writer of 'Democracy in America' in 1830s b. Paris d. Cannes of TB (pic) m. 2x
- 24 Isabella m. Theobald of Navarre
- 24 Blanche m. Fernando of Castile
- 24 Margaret m. John of Brabant
- 24 Agnes m. Robert of Burgundy
- 25 Robert, Count of Artois m. Maude of Brabant
- 24 Robert d1302
- 24 Blanche m1. Henry of Navarre m2. Edmund of Lancaster
- 25 Alphonse, Count of Poitou m. Joan of Toulouse
- 25 Charles, Count of Anjou, King of Sicily m. Beatrice of Provence
- w/Agnes
- 26 Philip, Count of Boulogne
- 26 Marie m. Henry of Brabant
- w/?
- 27 Margaret m. 1160 Henry the Young, King of England (MBBKQ)
- 28 Robert of Dreux
- 28 Peter of Courtenay
- 28 Henry, Archbishop of Rheims
- 28 Constance m. Raymond of Toulouse
- 29 Constance m. Bohemund of Antioch (of 1rst Crusade)
- w/Bertrada
- 29 Philip
- 29 Cecile m. Tancred of Antioch (of 1rst Crusade)
- 30 Hugh the Great [Magnus] De CREPI, Count of Vermandois 1050-1102 52yo m. Adelaide VERMANDOIS
- 29 Isabel Eliz De VERMANDOIS 1081-1131 50yo m. Wm II De WARENNE (WARREN), E of Surrey
- 28 Ada De WARENNE (WARREN) 1120-78 58yo m. Henry of HUNTINGDON, Prince of Scotland, Earl of Huntingdon and Northumberland
- 27 KoS Wm I 'the Lion' 1143-1214 m. Ermengarde d1233
- 26 PoS Isabella 1216-63 m. Robert De ROOS
- 25 Wm De ROOS 1203-58 m. Lucy Fitz PIERS
- 24 Wm De ROOS 1244-1310 m. Eucstache GRESLEY
- 23 Lucy ROOS 1270-1332 m. Robert PLUMPTON
- 22 Wm De PLUMPTON 1294-1362 m. Christiana MOWBRAY (shared JCS/R couple)
- 21 Alicia PLUMPTON 1332-74 m. John BOTELER
- 20 Alice BOTELER 1380-1441 m. Thomas GERARD
- 19 Constance GERARD 1402-68 m. Alexander STANDISH
- 18 Ralph STANDISH b1424 m. Margaret RADCLIFFE
- 17 Alexander STANDISH 1438-1507 m. Sibella De BOLD
- 16 Ralph STANDISH 1472-1538 m. Alice HARRINGTON
- 15 Roger STANDISH 1503-56 m. ?
- 14 Elizabeth STANDISH 1523-64 m. James PRESCOTT
- 13 Roger PRESCOTT b1540 m. Ellen SHAW
- 12 Ralph PRESCOTT 1571-1609 m. Ellen (Helen) ?
- 11 John PRESCOTT 1604-81 m. Mary GAWKROGER (PLATT)
- 10 Mary (Marie) PRESCOTT 1630-1716 m. Thomas SAWYER
- 9 John SAWYER m. Mary Bella BULL
- 8 James SAWYER m. Martha ?
- 7 Major James SAWYER 1738-82 44yo m. Eliz BRADNER?
- 6 Ben SAWYER m. Hannah WOOD
- 5 JBS m. Catherine N
- 4 BCS m. Mary V
- 3 JDS m. Carrie R
- 2 CBS m. Mabel G
- 1 JCS m. Rosena
- 31 Adela m1. Richard of Normandy m2. Baldwin of Flanders
- 31 Robert, Duke of Burgundy
So JCS and Alexis de Tocqueville are (1 JCS to 31 KoF Henry I (R37) to 6 AdT) 24th cousins, 5x removed.
From www.smokykin.com, the following lines:
1036-1076 Anna Agnesa Yaroslavna of Kiev - Henry I of France
0980-1054 Yaroslav I the Wise of Kiev - Ingrid, Princess of Sweden 1001-50
0960-xxxx Vladimir I the Great of Kiev - Rogneda, Princess of Polotsk 962-?
0xxx-xxxx Svyatoslav I Grand Kiev - Malusha of Lubech
1001-1050 Ingrid, Princess of Sweden - Yaroslav I of Kiev
0950-1xxx Olaf III King of Sweden - Astrid (Inegrid) 979-?
0xxx-xxxx Eric VIII Seiersal of Sweden - Sigrid Storrada the Proud Skoglar-Testedot Queen of Sweden
0962-xxxx Rogneda, Princess of Polotsk - Vladimir I of Kiev
0xxx-xxxx Rogvolod, Prince of Polotsk - ?
0974-1032 Constance de Toulouse - Robert II the Pious
0947-xxxx William III Taillefer, Count - Arsinde (Blanche) de Anjou, Countess 948-?
0xxx-xxxx Raimonde III Count of Toulouse - Garsinde
0948-xxxx Arsinde de Anjou - William III Taillefer
0xxx-xxxx Foulques II 'le bon' Anjou - Gerberge du Maine
0952-xxxx Adelaide - Hugh Capet
0xxx-xxxx William I of Aquitaine - Adele, Princess of Normandy
0939-0996 Hugh Capet - Adelaide
0900-0956 Hughes the Great, Count of Paris - Hedwige (Hartwige), Princess of Germany (? or Edhilda, dau of Edw Elder MBBKQ)
0865-0923 Robert, King of France (Carolingian R30) - Beatrice de Vermandois
0820-0866 Robert 'Fortis' - Adelaide b824
0795-08xx Witithin - Geva b799 (dau of Gorm)
0824-0xxx Adelaide - Robert 'Fortis'
0778-0840 Louis I the Pious (Carolingian R23 and HRE) - Ermengarde
08xx-09xx Beatrice de Vermandois - Robert R30
0848-0880 Herbert I - ?, Countess of Vermandois b862
0818-0xxx Pepin Quentin, Count of Vermandois - ?
0862-0xxx ?, Countess of Vermandois - Herbert I
0820-0866 Robert 'Fortis' - Adelaide b824
09xx-09xx Hedwige (Hartwige) - Hughes the Great
0875-0936 Henry the Fowler - Matilda (her line continues)
0851-0912 Otto - Hedwige 856-903
0826-08xx Ludolph - Hedwige 826-? (dau of Billung)
0xxx-0xxx Bruno - ?
0856-0903 Hedwige - Otto
0820-08xx Arnulph I - Oda b820 (dau of Theodore)
0xxx-0xxx Carloman - Litwinde
Sources:
- Holy Blood, Holy Grail, Michael Baigent, Henry Lincoln, Richard Leigh, 1983
- www.american-pictures.com, www.jhearney.com
- Who's Who in the Middle Ages, ?, 19xx, B&N
- Worldbook Encyclopedia
- The Mammoth Book of British Kings and Queens, Mike Ashley, 1999 (Carroll & Graf Publishers)
- An Encyclopedia of World History, Ed. Wm. L. Langer, Houghton Mifflin, 1940/48/52/68/72 (5th [House of Pepin] and 6th [Carolingian Dynasty] of 104 Genealogy Tables, pp. 163, 171)
- EMA = The Early Middle Ages, James A Corrick, Lucent, 1995, 128pp, FHL.
