# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/louis-v-of-france
# Generated: 2026-09-02T00:28:59.761Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/louis-v-of-france"
name: "Louis V of France"
slug: "louis-v-of-france"
description: "The last Carolingian king of West Francia reigned in name only while the nobility ran the country, then died at twenty without an heir — ending a dynasty that had ruled for over two centuries."
tagline: "King of West Francia from 979 to 987"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Amiel_-_Louis_V_of_France.jpg"
gender: "male"
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profileType:
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birthDate: "967"
deathDate: "0987-05-22"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           57.6
  momentum:             4.739987544756409
  historical:           22.536868
  currentAttention:     26.07502287282708
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
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  country:  null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Born around 966 or 967, Louis became co-king with his father Lothair in 979, stepping into a throne already hollowed out by aristocratic power. When Lothair died in 986, Louis ruled alone, though "ruled" overstates it — the nobility held the real levers. He lasted just over a year. On 22 May 987, he died childless at roughly twenty years old, and with him the Carolingian line in West Francia went dark.