Capetian War (The Once and Never Kings)

Capetian War
Date 987 - 990 Location Francia Result Carolingian victory Charles IV crowned King of the Franks
Belligerents
Capet Dynasty Paris Aquitaine Normandy	Carolingian Dynasty Lower Lorraine Reims Flanders Vermandois
Commanders and leaders
Hugh Capet  † Richard of Normandy  †	Charles Archbishop Arnulf of Reims

The Capetian War was a three year conflict between Hugh Capet and his supporters, and Charles of the Carolingian dynasty. The war saw the death of Hugh and the return of Carolingian rule.

Background

Charles, Duke of Lower Lorraine, had acted on behalf of the Holy Roman Emperor Otto II, and fought his fellow Francian nobles. He and Otto laid siege to Paris, but were pushed back by a relief force commanded by Hugh Capet. This lead to Charles being considered a traitor in West Francia (as it was still known as) and thus unable to be elected ruler. Thus, when Charles' nephew Louis V died in 987 Hugh Capet was elected as King of the Franks.