Circa 987, July 3
Hugh Capet is crowned as the King of the Franks c. July 3, 987 ending the almost three century rule of the Carolingian dynasty and marking the beginning of the Capetian dynasty and the consolidation of power in France, laying the foundation for the French nation-state.
Hugh Capet was the first of a direct line of 14 Capetian kings who ruled France until 1328. The dynasty came to an end with the death of Charles IV of the Franks, without a male heir in 1328. More