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.

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.

Charles X's son Louis signed a document renouncing his own right to the throne only after a 20-minute argument with his father. Because he was never crowned he is disputed as a genuine king of France. Louis's nephew Henry was likewise considered by some to be Henry V, but the new regime did not recognise his claim and he never ruled.

Louis V, dit « le Fainéant », né vers 967 et mort le 22 mai 987 [1], est roi des Francs de mars 986 à mai 987. Fils de Lothaire et d'Emma, arrière-petit-fils de l'arrière-arrière-petit-fils de Charlemagne, il est l'ultime monarque d'Europe à appartenir à la dynastie carolingienne, le pouvoir en France passant ensuite aux Capétiens.

Louis V may refer to: Louis V of France (967–987) Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor and V of Germany (1282–1347) Louis V, Duke of Bavaria (1315–1361) Louis V, Elector Palatine (ruled 1508–1544) Louis V, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt (ruled 1596–1626) Louis Joseph, Prince of Condé (1736–1818)

Louis V of Hesse-Darmstadt (German: Ludwig; 24 September 1577 – 27 July 1626) was the Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt from 1596 to 1626.

The last Carolingian ruler, Louis V, was also in his turn nicknamed le Fainéant ("the Do-Nothing"), because his effective rule was limited to the region around Laon.

Louis V, called the Brandenburger (May 1315 – 18 September 1361), a member of the House of Wittelsbach, ruled as Margrave of Brandenburg from 1323 to 1351 and as Duke of Bavaria from 1347 until his death.

Ludvik V., znan kot Ludvik Leni (francosko Louis V le Fainéant) [1] je bil od leta 979 do svoje smrti (do leta 987 skupaj z očetom Lotarjem) kralj Zahodnofrankovskega kraljestva, * 967, † 22. maj 987.

Adalbero (Also called Adalbero of Ardennes, French Adalbéron; died 23 January 989) was the archbishop of Reims, chancellor of Kings Lothair and Louis V of France.