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Hedwig of Saxony

Mother of Hugh Capet · Historical Figures · Lived 922 to 965 · aged 43

Hedwig of Saxony was a member of the Ottonian dynasty and wife of the Robertian duke Hugh the Great. Upon her husband's death in 956, she ruled the Robertian estates as a regent during the minority of their son Hugh Capet, the founder of the Elder House of Capet.

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Historical Figures
Type
Historical Figure
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Lived 922 to 965 · aged 43