Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03

Capet Biography and Timeline

Follow Capet through 3 dated historical records for France.

Capet, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

3Distinct records
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987–987Years on this page

987

Capetian Dynasty

King · House / House of Capetian

1st of the Capetian King's of France

Role range: 0987-0996

Capital

King · Paris · House / House of Capetian

Makes Paris the capital of France for the 1st time

Role range: 0987-0996

Succession

King · Paris · House / House of Capetian

Succeeds as King of France

Role range: 0987-0996

Records, sources and methodology

These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.