In 956, he inherited vast estates in the region of Orleans, becoming a serious danger to Lothair the Miserable.  
In 956, he inherited vast estates in the region of Orleans, becoming a serious danger to Lothair the Miserable.  He then married Adelaide, and by 985, was the de facto ruler of France.  Allying himself with Aladbero, the archbishop of Reims, he managed to get himself elected King in 987.  FTP, name this founder of a long-ruling French dynasty.
In 956, he inherited vast estates in the region of Orleans, becoming a serious danger to Lothair the Miserable.  
Hugh Capet