Louis V of France
King of West Francia from 979 to 987 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Louis V (c. 966 or 967 – 22 May 987), also known as Louis the Do-Nothing (French: Louis le Fainéant),[1] was a king of West Francia from 979 (co-reigning first with his father Lothair until 986) to his early death in 987. During his reign, the nobility essentially ruled the country. Dying childless, Louis V was the last Carolingian monarch in West Francia.
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Louis V | |
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King of West Francia | |
Reign | 2 March 986 – 22 May 987 |
Coronation | 8 June 979 |
Predecessor | Lothair |
Successor | Hugh Capet |
Born | 966/967 |
Died | 22 May 987 (aged 20–21) Forest of Halatte, Oise |
Burial | Saint Corneille Abbey, Compiègne [fr] |
Spouse | Adelaide-Blanche of Anjou (m. 982; ann. 984) |
Dynasty | Carolingian |
Father | Lothair of France |
Mother | Emma of Italy |
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