Duke Hugh I of France

   Other names for Hugh were Hugh Magnus, Hugh the Great, Hugh the White, Hugh Carolingian and Hugues I of France.

  General Notes:

Duke of France; Count of Paris, Orleans, Vexin and Le Mans. [jl]

Called "The Great", Surnamed "The White", Duke of France and Burgundy. Count of Paris. A French Duke, he waived his pretensions to the throne in favor of Raoul in 923, Louis IV in 936 and Lothair in 954, declining three times to be King. He devoted himself to ruling his vast territories. From 954 until his death, however, he virtually ruled all of France. [Palfenier.GED]

  Noted events in his life were:

• Title: Duke of France.

• Title: Count of Paris.

Hugh married Judith [Unknown] in 922.⁷¹³ (Judith [Unknown] died in 925 ⁷¹³.)

Hugh next married Edhilda of England, daughter of King Edward of England and Elfleda of Wessex, between 926 and 927 ⁷¹³.^,766 (Edhilda of England was born about 907-910 ⁷⁶⁶ and died on 26 Jan 937 ⁷⁶⁶.)

Hugh next married Hedwig of Saxony, daughter of Duke Henry I of Saxony and Matilda of Ringleheim, in 938.⁷⁷⁴ (Hedwig of Saxony was born in 915 in Saxe, Germany and died on 10 May 965 in Aachen, Nord-Rhein, Germany ^631,765.)

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