Marriage and Issue
Hugh Capet married Adelaide, daughter of William Towhead, Count of Poitou. Their children are as follows:
- Gisela, or Gisele, who married Hugh I, Count of Ponthieu
- Hedwig, or Hathui, who married Reginar IV, Count of Hainaut
- Robert II, who became king after the death of his father
A number of other daughters are less reliably attested.
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