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The realm in which Hugh grew up, and of which he would one day be king, bore no resemblance to modern France. Hugh's predecessors did not call themselves rois de France ("Kings of France"), and that title was not used until the time of his distant descendant Philip II Augustus . Kings ruled as rex Francorum ("King of the Franks") and the lands over which they ruled comprised only a very small part of the former Carolingian Empire .
941
| 941 • The Rus'-Byzantine War is fought. |
972
Mar 27
Age: 31y
birth of childRobert II of France 1 Source ⇓ |
| 972 • Emperor John Tzimisces makes eastern Bulgaria a Byzantine dependency. |
987
Jul 3
Age: 46y
titleNoyon, Picardy, France ⇓ Crowned rex Francorum, king of the Franks. |
| 987 • Kukulcan conquers Chichen Itza. |
996
Oct 24
Age: 55y
| 996 • Pope Gregory V succeeds Pope John XV as the 138th pope. He was 24-year-old Bruno of Carinthia, grandson of Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor and first cousin of Otto III. He is the first German Pope. |