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All the after kings of France down to Louis Philippe were descendants of Hugh Capet. By this change, however, he gained little in real power; for, though he claimed to rule over the whole country of the Neustrian Franks, his authority was little heeded, save in the domain which he had possessed as Count of Paris, including the cities of Paris, Orleans, Amiens, and Rheims (the coronation place). ALL THE AFTER KINGS OF FRANCE DOWN TO LOUIS PHILIPPE WERE DESCENDANTS OF HYUCAPPI BY THIS CHANGE HOWEVER HE GAINED LITTLE IN REAL POWER FOR THOUGH HE CLAIMED TO RULE OVER THE WHOLE COUNTRY OF THE NEW STRIAN FRANKS HIS AUTHORITY WAS LITTLE HEEDED SAVE IN THE DOMAIN WHICH HE HAD POSSESSED AS COUNT OF PARIS INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PARIS ORLEANS AMNIEN AND HANS THE CORONATION PLACE
trian kingdom had to meet came from the Northmen, or as they were called in England the Danes. These ravaged in Neustria as they ravaged in England; and a large part of the northern coast, including the mouth of the Seine, was given by Charles the Bald to Rolf or Rollo, one of their leaders, whose land became known as the Northman's land, or Normandy. What most checked the ravages of these pirates was the resistance of Paris, a town which commanded the road along the river Seine; and it was in defending the city of Paris from the Northmen, that a warrior named Robert the Strong gained the trust and affection of the inhabitants of the Neustrian kingdom. He and his family became Counts (_i.e._, judges and protectors) of Paris, and Dukes (or leaders) of the Franks. Three generations of them were really great men--Robert the Strong, Odo, and Hugh the White; and when the descendants of Charles the Great had died out, a Duke of the Franks, _Hugh Capet_, was in 987 crowned King of the Franks.  THIS NEW STREN KINGDOM HAD TO MEET CAME FROM THE NORTHMEN OR AS THEY WERE CALLED IN ENGLAND THE DANES THEY RAVAGED IN EUSTRA AS THEY RAVAGED IN ENGLAND AND A LARGE PART OF THE NORTHERN COAST INCLUDING THE MOUTH OF THE SEINE WAS GIVEN BY CHARLES THE BALD TO ROLF OR ROLLEAU ONE OF THEIR LEADERS WHOSE LAND BECAME KNOWN AS A NORTHMAN'S LAND OR NORMANDY WHAT MOST CHECKED THE RAVAGES OF THESE PIRATES WAS THE RESISTANCE OF PARIS A TOWN WHICH COMMANDED THE ROAD ALONG THE RIVER SEINE AND IT WAS IN DEFENDING THE CITY OF PARIS FROM THE NORTHMEN THAT A WARRIOR NAMED ROBERT THE STRONG GAINED THE TRUST AND AFFECTION OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE NEW STRIAN KINGDOM HE AND HIS FAMILY BECAME COUNTS EYE JUDGES AND PROTECTORS OF PARIS AND DUKES OR LEADERS OF THE FRANKS THREE GENERATIONS OF THEM WERE REALLY GREAT MEN ROBERT THE STRONG ODO AND HUGH THE WHITE AND WHEN THE DESCENDANTS OF CHARLES THE GREAT HAD DIED OUT A DUKE OF THE FRANKS HUGH CAPE WAS IN NINE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY SEVEN CROWNED KING OF THE FRANKS
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