Louis V the Do-Nothing

Louis V (c. 967–987), called the Do-Nothing, was the son of Lothair. Crowned co-king in 979, he married Adelaide-Blanche of Anjou, a widow twice his age, in 982, but the childless marriage soon collapsed. He reigned alone after his father's death in March 986.

Louis died in May 987 after a hunting fall near Senlis. Dying without heirs, he ended the Carolingian line: Adalberon of Reims crowned Hugh Capet, elected king in his place.