19th-century illustration of a scene how Hugh Capet takes the Sovereigh's oath. Hugh Capet (941 – 996), called in contemporary sources "Hugh the Great

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19th-century illustration of a scene how Hugh Capet takes the Sovereigh's oath. Hugh Capet (941 – 996), called in contemporary sources "Hugh the Great" was the first "King of the Franks" of the namesake Capetian dynasty from his election in 987 until his death; he succeeded the last Carolingian Louis V. . Original artwork published in "A pictorial history of the world's great nations: from the earliest dates to the present time" by Charlotte M. Yonge (Selmar Hess, New York, 1882).

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Size: 5500px × 4734px
Photo credit: © Les Archives Digitales / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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