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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.
- 2 March 986 – 22 May 987
- Emma of Italy
Mar 22, 2024 · 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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Feb 18, 2020 · 986–987 Louis V (the Do-Nothing) Capetian Dynasty. Hugh Capet is generally considered the first king of France but it took him and his descendants to fight and expand, and fight and survive, to begin to turn a small kingdom into great France. 987–996 Hugh Capet. 996–1031 Robert II (the Pious) 1031–1060 Henry I. 1060–1108 Philip I.
3 days ago · Louis XV, king of France from 1715 to 1774, whose ineffectual rule contributed to the decline of royal authority that led to the outbreak of the French Revolution in 1789. He became king at the age of five on the death of his great-grandfather Louis XIV in 1715. Learn more about Louis XV in this article.
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Louis V of France. March 17, 2023 Leave a comment. c. 966 – May 22, 987. Louis V of France (West Francia) was born around 966 as the son of Carolingian King Lothar and Queen Emma of Italy. Since the death of Louis I in June 840, the massive Carolingian empire had splintered amongst his descendants.
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.
The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. 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.
