On this Day…July 3

03 Tuesday Jul 2012

Posted by liamfoley63 in This Day in Royal History

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Capetian dynasty, French Revolution, Hugh Capet, King of France, Leopold I, Louis XI of France, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau, Prussian field marshal

987 – Hugh Capet was crowned King of France, becoming the first monarch of the Capetian dynasty, which ruled France continuously until overthrown during the French Revolution in 1792.

Births

1423 – King Louis XI of France (d. 1483)
1676 – Leopold I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau, Prussian field marshal (d. 1747)

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