Editing Hugh Capet (section)

==French monarchy in the 10th century==
The realm in which Hugh grew up, and of which he would one day be king, bore little resemblance to modern France. Hugh's predecessors did not call themselves kings of France, and that title was not used by his successors until the time of his descendant [[Philip II of France|Philip II]]. Kings ruled as ''rex Francorum'' ("King of the [[Franks]]"), the title remaining in use until 1190 (but note the use of ''FRANCORUM REX'' by [[Louis XII of France|Louis XII]] in 1499, by [[Francis I of France|Francis I]] in 1515, and by [[Henry II of France|Henry II]] about 1550,<ref>{{Cite book |last=Potter |first=David |title=Renaissance France at War: Armies, Culture and Society, C.1480–1560 |publisher=Boydell & Brewer Ltd |year=2008 |isbn=978-1843834052 |series=Warfare in History Series |volume=28 |page=viii |ol=23187209M |quote=[...] Louis XII, 1499 [...] LVDOVIVS XII FRANCORUM REX MEDILANI DUX [...] Francis I, 1515 [...] FRANCISCUS REX FRANCORUM PRIMUS DOMINATOR ELVETIORUM [...] Henri II, 1550? [...] HENRICVS II FRANCORVM REX}}</ref> and on French coins up to the eighteenth century.) The lands they ruled comprised only a small part of the former [[Carolingian Empire]]. The [[East Francia|eastern Frankish lands]], the [[Holy Roman Empire]], were ruled by the [[Ottonian]] dynasty, represented by Hugh's first cousin [[Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor|Otto II]] and then by Otto's son, [[Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor|Otto III]]. For a time loyalty to the Carolingians remained strong in the lands south of the river [[Loire]] after Charles the Simple was deposed in 922. Both the [[Duchy of Normandy]] and the [[Duchy of Burgundy]] were largely autonomous, and [[Duchy of Brittany|Brittany]] entirely so{{mdash}}although from 956 Burgundy was ruled by Hugh's brothers [[Otto, Duke of Burgundy|Otto]] and [[Otto-Henry, Duke of Burgundy|Henry]].<ref>James, pp. iii, 182–183; Gauvard, pp. 163–168; {{Harvnb|Riché|1993|pp=285 ff}}</ref>