| Louis V | |
|---|---|
 14th century miniature | |
| King of West Francia | |
| Reign | 2 March 986 – 22 May 987 |
| Coronation | 8 June 979 |
| Predecessor | Lothair |
| Successor | Hugh Capet |
| Born | 966/967 |
| Died | 22 May 987 (aged 20–21) Forest of Halatte, Oise |
| Burial | |
| Spouse | Adelaide-Blanche of Anjou (m. 982; ann. 984) |
| Dynasty | Carolingian |
| Father | Lothair of France |
| Mother | Emma of Italy |
Louis V (c. 966 or 967 – 22 May 987), also known as Louis the Do-Nothing (French: Louis le Fainéant),[1] 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.
- ^ Previté-Orton 1929, p. 568.