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Louis V (c. 966 or 967 – 22 May 987), also known as Louis the Do-Nothing (French: Louis le Fainéant), 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.
Louis V (born 967—died May 21/22, 987) was the king of France and the last Carolingian monarch. Crowned on June 8, 979, while his father, Lothar, was still alive, he shortly afterward married Adelaide, widow of Étienne, count of Gévaudan of Aquitaine, and was established as king in Aquitaine.
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Louis V (26 February 967 — 22 May 987) nicknamed the Do-Nothing (French: le Fainéant) was the King of West Francia from 986 until his death a year later in 987. Unlike his father, Louis was an unpopular, ineffective, and an unsuccessful ruler.
Louis V (Louis the Sluggard), c.967–987, last French king of the Carolingian dynasty; son of King Lothair. His father had him crowned in 979, but he did not become king until Lothair's death in 986. He was childless and was succeeded by Hugh Capet. The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.
Learn about the life and reign of Louis V, the last Carolingian king of West Francia. Find out how he failed to secure his dynasty, married and divorced, and died in a hunting accident.
Louis V (26 February 967 — 22 May 987) nicknamed the Do-Nothing ( French: le Fainéant) was the King of West Francia from 986 until his death a year later in 987. Unlike his father, Louis was an unpopular, ineffective, and an unsuccessful ruler.
Louis V (– 22 May 987), also known as Louis the Do-Nothing (French: Louis le Fainéant), was a king of West Francia from 979 (co-reigning first with his father Lothair until 986) to his early death in 987.
