Louis V of France
967 CE – 987 CE · aged 20
King of West Francia from 979 to 987
- Born
- 967 CE · place not recorded
- Died
- 987 CE · Compiègne
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- 967 CEBornBorn
- 986 CE – 987 CERoleKing of West Francia
- 987 CEDiedDied in Compiègne
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Biography
Louis V (c. 966 or 967 – 22 May 987), also known as Louis the Lazy (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. Dying childless, Louis V was the last Carolingian monarch in West Francia.
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