Lothair of France

Lothair
Bust of Lothair, c. 1140, from the Musée Saint Rémi at Reims
King of West Francia
Reign10 September 954 – 2 March 986
Coronation12 November 954
PredecessorLouis IV
SuccessorLouis V
Born941
Laon
Died2 March 986 (aged 44)
Laon
Burial
SpouseEmma of Italy (m. 965)
IssueLouis V of France
Arnulf, Archbishop of Reims (illegitimate)
HouseCarolingian
FatherLouis IV of France
MotherGerberga of Saxony

Lothair (French: Lothaire; Latin: Lothārius; 941 – 2 March 986), sometimes called Lothair II,[a] III[b] or IV,[c] was the penultimate Carolingian king of West Francia, reigning from 10 September 954 until his death in 986.
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