Lothair of France

Lothair
Lothair
	Bust of Lothair, c. 1140, from the Musée Saint Rémi at Reims
King of West Francia
Reign	10 September 954 – 2 March 986
Coronation	12 November 954
Predecessor	Louis IV
Successor	Louis V
Born	941; Laon
Died	2 March 986 (aged 44); Laon
Burial	Abbey of Saint-Remi, Reims
Spouse	Emma of Italy (m. 965)
Issue	Louis V of France; Arnulf, Archbishop of Reims (illegitimate)
House	Carolingian
Father	Louis IV of France
Mother	Gerberga of Saxony

Lothair (French: Lothaire; Latin: Lothārius; 941 – 2 March 986), sometimes called Lothair II,^[a] III^[b] or IV,^[c] was the penultimate Carolingian king of West Francia, reigning from 10 September 954 until his death in 986.
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