The House of Capet was founded by Hugh Capet (c940-996). It and its cadet branches ruled large parts of Europe for a long time. The branches are related as follows:
- 1 House of Capet, Kings of France, Navarre
- -2 House of Valois, Kings of France
- --3 (First) House of Orleans, Kings of France
- ---4 House of Angoulême, Kings of France, Poland, Grand Dukes of Lithuania
- --3 House of Anjou, Kings of Naples
- -2 House of Bourbon, Kings of France, Navarre
- --3 (Second) House of Orleans, Kings of France
- --3 (Spanish) House of Bourbon, Kings of Spain
- ---4 (Sicilian) House of Bourbon, Kings of the Two Sicilies
- -2 House of Naples, Kings of Naples, Sicily, Albania, Hungary, Poland
- -2 House of Burgundy, Kings of Portugal
- --3 House of Aviz, Kings of Portugal
- ---4 House of Braganza, Kings of Portugal, Emperors of Brazil
- -2 House of Courtenay, Latin Emperors
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- 1 Hugh Capet, King of France
- -2 Robert the Pious, King of France
- --3 Henry the Old, King of France
- ---4 Philip the Amorous, King of France
- ----5 Louis the Fat, King of France
- -----6 Louis the Young, King of France
- ------7 Philip Augustus the God-Given, King of France
- -------8 Louis the Lion, King of France
- --------9 Louis the Saint, King of France
- ---------10 Philip the Bold, King of France
- ----------11 Philip the Fair, King of France
- -----------12 Louis the Headstrong, King of France, King of Navarre
- ------------13 John the Posthumous, King of France
- -----------12 Philip the Tall, King of France, King of Navarre
- -----------12 Charles the Fair, King of France, King of Navarre
- ---------10 Charles, Count of Valois, founder of the Valois branch
- ---------10 Robert, Count of Clermont-en-Beauvaisis, founder of the Bourbon branch
- --------9 Charles, King of Albania, King of Naples, King of Sicily, founder of the Naples branch
- --3 Robert I, Duke of Burgundy, founder of the Burgundy branch
House of Valois, Kings of France[]
The House of Valois is a cadet branch of the House of Capet
- 10 Charles, Count of Valois
- -11 Philip the Fortunate, King of France
- --12 John the Good, King of France
- ---13 Charles the Wise, King of France
- ----14 Charles the Well-loved, King of France
- -----15 Charles the Victorious, King of France
- ------16 Louis the Prudent, King of France
- -------17 Charles the Affable, King of France
- ----14 Louis, Duke of Orleans, founder of the Orleans branch
- ---13 Louis, Duke of Anjou, founder of the Anjou branch
(First) House of Orleans, Kings of France[]
The House of Orleans is a cadet branch of the House of Valois
- 14 Louis, Duke of Orleans
- -15 Charles, Duke of Orleans
- --16 Louis, the Father of the People, King of France
- -15 John, Count of Angoulême, founder of the Angoulême branch
House of Angoulême, Kings of France, Poland, Grand Dukes of Lithuania[]
The House of Angoulême is a cadet branch of the House of Orleans
- 15 John, Count of Angoulême
- -16 Charles, Count of Angoulême
- --17 Francis the Restorer of Letters, King of France
- ---18 Henry II, King of France
- ----19 Francis II, King of France
- ----19 Charles IX, King of France
- ----19 Henry III, King of France, King of Poland, Grand Duke of Lithuania
House of Anjou, Kings of Naples[]
The House of Anjou is a cadet branch of the House of Valois
- 13 Louis, Duke of Anjou
- -14 Louis II, King of Naples
- --15 René, King of Naples
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The House of Bourbon is a cadet branch of the House of Capet
- 10 Robert, Count of Clermont-en-Beauvaisis
- -11 Louis I, Duke of Bourbon
- --12 James I de Bourbon, Count of La Marche
- ---13 John I, Count of La Marche
- ----14 Louis de La Marche, Count of Vendôme
- -----15 John VIII, Count of Vendôme
- ------16 Francis, Count of Vendôme
- -------17 Charles, Duke of Vendôme
- --------18 Antoine, King of Navarre
- ---------19 Henry IV, King of Navarre, King of France
- ----------20 Louis XIII, King of France, King of Navarre
- -----------21 Louis XIV, King of France
- ------------22 Louis, the Grand Dauphin
- -------------23 Louis, Dauphin of France
- --------------24 Louis XV, King of France
- ---------------25 Louis, Dauphin of France
- ----------------26 Louis XVI, King of France
- -----------------27 Louis XVII, King of France (claimant)
- ----------------26 Louis XVIII, King of France
- ----------------26 Charles X, King of France
- -------------23 Philip V, King of Spain, founder of the Spanish branch
- -----------21 Philip I, Duke of Orleans, founder of the Orleans branch
(Second) House of Orleans, Kings of France[]
The (Second) House of Orleans is a cadet branch of the House of Bourbon
- 21 Philip I, Duke of Orleans
- -22 Philip II, Duke of Orleans
- --23 Louis, Duke of Orleans
- ---24 Louis Philip, Duke of Orleans
- ----25 Louis Philip II, Duke of Orleans
- -----26 Louis Philip, King of France
(Spanish) House of Bourbon, Kings of Spain[]
The Spanish House of Bourbon is a cadet branch of the House of Bourbon
- 23 Philip V, King of Spain
- -24 Louis, King of Spain
- -24 Ferdinand VI, King of Spain
- -24 Charles III, King of Spain
- --25 Charles IV, King of Spain
- ---26 Ferdinand VII, King of Spain
- ----27 Isabella II, Queen regnant of Spain
- ---26 Francisco de Paula, Prince of Spain
- ----27 Francisco de Asis, Duke of Cadiz
- -----28 Alfonso XII, King of Spain
- ------29 Alfonso XIII, King of Spain
- -------30 Juan, Count of Barcelona
- --------31 Juan-Carlos, King of Spain
- --25 Fernando I, King of the Two Sicilies, founder of the Sicilian branch
(Sicilian) House of Bourbon, Kings of the Two Sicilies[]
The Sicilian House of Bourbon is a cadet branch of the Spanish House of Bourbon
- 25 Fernando I, King of the Two Sicilies
- -26 Francesco I, King of the Two Sicilies
- --27 Fernando II, King of the Two Sicilies
- ---28 Francesco II, King of the Two Sicilies
House of Burgundy, Kings of Portugal[]
The House of Burgundy is a cadet branch of the House of Capet
- 3 Robert I, Duke of Burgundy
- -4 Henry of Burgundy
- --5 Henry, Count of Portugal
- ---6 Afonso I, King of Portugal
- ----7 Sancho I, King of Portugal
- -----8 Afonso II, King of Portugal
- ------9 Sancho II, King of Portugal
- ------9 Afonso III, King of Portugal
- -------10 Denis, King of Portugal
- --------11 Afonso IV, King of Portugal
- ---------12 Pedro I, King of Portugal
- ----------13 Fernando I, King of Portugal
- ----------13 John I, King of Portugal, founder of the Aviz branch
House of Aviz, Kings of Portugal[]
The House of Aviz is a cadet branch of the House of Burgundy
- 13 John I, King of Portugal
- -14 Edward, King of Portugal
- --15 Afonso V, King of Portugal
- ---16 John II, King of Portugal
- --15 Fernando, Duke of Viseu
- ---16 Manuel I, King of Portugal
- ----17 John III, King of Portugal
- -----18 John, Prince of Portugal
- ------19 Sebastian, King of Portugal
- ----17 Henry I, King of Portugal
- -14 Afonso, Duke of Braganza, founder of the Braganza branch
House of Braganza, Kings of Portugal, Emperors of Brazil[]
The House of Braganza is a cadet branch of the House of Aviz
- 14 Afonso, Duke of Braganza
- -15 Fernando I, Duke of Braganza
- --16 Fernando II, Duke of Braganza
- ---17 James, Duke of Braganza
- ----18 Teodósio I, Duke of Braganza
- -----19 John I, Duke of Braganza
- ------20 Teodósio II, Duke of Braganza
- -------21 John IV, King of Portugal
- --------22 Afonso VI, King of Portugal
- --------22 Pedro II, King of Portugal
- ---------23 John V, King of Portugal
- ----------24 Joseph I, King of Portugal
- -----------25 Maria I, Queen regnant of Portugal
- ----------24 Pedro III, King consort of Portugal
- -----------25 John VI, King of Portugal
- ------------26 Pedro I, Emperor of Brazil, King of Portugal
- -------------27 Maria II, Queen regnant of Portugal
- -------------27 Pedro II, Emperor of Brazil
- ------------26 Miguel, King of Portugal
House of Naples, Kings of Naples, Sicily, Albania, Hungary, Poland[]
The House of Naples is a cadet branch of the House of Capet
- 9 Charles I, King of Naples, King of Albania, King of Sicily
- -10 Charles II, King of Naples, King of Albania
- --11 Charles Martel d'Anjou
- ---12 Charles I, King of Hungary
- ----13 Louis I, King of Hungary, King of Poland
- -----14 Mary, Queen regnant of Hungary
- -----14 Jadwiga, Queen regnant of Poland
- --11 Robert I, King of Naples
- ---12 Charles, Duke of Calabria
- ----13 Joan I, Queen regnant of Naples
- --11 Giovanni, Duke of Durazzo
- ---12 Luigi, Count of Gravina
- ----13 Charles III, King of Naples, King of Hungary
- -----14 Joan II, Queen regnant of Naples
- -----14 Ladislaus, King of Naples
House of Courtenay, Latin Emperors[]
The House of Courtenay is a cadet branch of the House of Capet
- 6 Pierre, Lord of Courtenay
- -7 Pierre, Latin Emperor
- --8 Robert, Latin Emperor
- --8 Baudouin II, Latin Emperor
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