XEE4137242 Excommunication of Robert II the Pious in 998?? The King of France, son of Hugues Capet, falls in love and marries his cousin Berthe of Burgundy despite the desaprobation of Pope Gregoire V, who also excommunies him. Chromolithography of the late 19th century. by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Excommunication of Robert II the Pious in 998?? The King of France, son of Hugues Capet, falls in love and marries his cousin Berthe of Burgundy despite the desaprobation of Pope Gregoire V, who also excommunies him. Chromolithography of the late 19th century.); Stefano Bianchetti; French, out of copyright.