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Louis V of France

967 - 987

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Louis V (c. 966 or 967 – 22 May 987), also known as Louis the Do-Nothing (French: Louis le Fainéant), 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Louis V of France has received more than 657,707 page views. His biography is available in 53 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 51 in 2019). Louis V of France is the 1,041st most popular politician (down from 925th in 2019).

Louis V of France is most famous for being the King of France from 1314 to 1316. He was the son of Philip IV and Joan I of Navarre.

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  • 69.64

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 53

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.41

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.20

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Louis V of France ranks 1,041 out of 19,576. Before him are Ferdinand VI of Spain, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, Irma Grese, Saud of Saudi Arabia, and Jean-Bédel Bokassa. After him are Gustáv Husák, Liu Shaoqi, John VIII Palaiologos, Frederick VII of Denmark, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, and Olaf II of Denmark.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 967, Louis V of France ranks 2. Before him is Bolesław I the Brave. After him are Emperor Kazan, Abu Sa'id Abu'l-Khayr, Gothelo I, Duke of Lorraine, and Badi' al-Zaman al-Hamadani. Among people deceased in 987, Louis V of France ranks 1. After him are Symeon the Metaphrast, Arnulf II, Count of Flanders, Pietro I Orseolo, Geoffrey I, Count of Anjou, Adalbert I, Count of Vermandois, and Aron of Bulgaria.

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