Capetian dynasty has also been used as a surname for French royalty, particularly but not exclusively those of the House of Capet. One notable use was during the French Revolution, when the dethroned King Louis XVI (a member of the House of Bourbon and a direct male-line descendant of Hugh Capet) and Queen Marie Antoinette (a member of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine) were referred to as "Louis and Antoinette Capet" (the queen being addressed as "the Widow Capet" after the execution of her husband). The dynastic surname now used to describe Hugh Capet's family prior to his election as King of France
Action of 20 October 1793 36-gun frigate carrying 12 pounder cannon. Authorisation for the payment of prize money was published in the "London Gazette" on 4 February 1794, amounting to £5,239 (the equivalent of £ as of 2019) divided between the men of "Crescent" and "Circe". More than five decades later the battle was among the actions recognised by a clasp attached to the Naval General Service Medal, awarded upon application to all British participants from "Crescent" still living in 1847. Action of 20 October 1793 The Action of 20 October 1793 was a minor naval engagement of the French Revolutionary Wars fought off Cape