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Louis V of France

967 - 987

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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. Dying childless, Louis V was the last Carolingian monarch in West Francia. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Louis V of France is the 1,231st most popular politician (down from 1,041st in 2019). (down from 79th in 2019)

Louis V of France is most famous for being the King of France from 1314 to 1316. He was the son of Philip IV and Joan I of Navarre.

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Among politicians, Louis V of France ranks 1,231 out of 19,576Before him are Pepi II Neferkare, Patrice de MacMahon, Jalal Talabani, Li Si, Sejo of Joseon, and Baldur von Schirach. After him are Hua Guofeng, Anthony Eden, Princess Stéphanie of Belgium, Edmund Ironside, Itō Hirobumi, and James Connolly.

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Among people born in 967, Louis V of France ranks 1After him are Bolesław I the Brave, Emperor Kazan, Gothelo I, Duke of Lorraine, Abu Sa'id Abu'l-Khayr, and Badi' al-Zaman al-Hamadani. Among people deceased in 987, Louis V of France ranks 1After him are Symeon the Metaphrast, Arnulf II, Count of Flanders, Pietro I Orseolo, Geoffrey I, Count of Anjou, Adalbert I, Count of Vermandois, and Aron of Bulgaria.

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