Tags
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)