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AFter the decease of Lotharius, Lewis the fift, his onely sonne, succeeded to the Crowne, Anno Domini 986, and was consecrated at Rheimes. The Continuator of Aimoy∣nus writeth that he reigned nine yeares, as also another Chronicler call'd Hugh,
is of the same opinion. Neverthelesse it may be proved by certaine testimonies that Lotharius dyed An. Dom. 985, to whom Lewis succeeded, and that Hugues Capet began not to reigne before the yeare 987, or 988, so that it ap∣peares that this could not reigne above two yeares, and was enterred at S. Cor∣nelius of Compeigne. Moreover, Gla∣ber testifieth that Lewis married one Blanche which was brought him out of Aquitaine, who finding him not a man, left him, and retired into her Country; which makes a likelyhood of that which is written touching his death: moreover, that if she were Daughter to the Duke of Aquitaine, that she by con∣sequence must be Niece to Hugues Capet. This Lewis dyed (as many are of opini∣on) in the same manner as his father did, by the meanes of his Wife Blanch, not leaving issue to succeed him. Odoramus gave him the surname of Doe nothing, because hee had no leasure to performe any thing memorable by the reason of
the brevity of his Reigne. Moreover, whilest Charles Duke of Loraine, was the next by right to succeede him, as being his Fathers brother; so is it that Hugues Capet, sonne of Hugues le Blanc tooke part against him, pretending that (as many do write) that Lewis had resigned the Crowne to him by testament and will. But others are of opinion, that he confiding to the power that hee had in France, and to the favour which the Nobility and the popularity of France did beare him, and through the dis∣content of having a Competitor who was exceedingly beloved and affected of the Almaines, and that he was too slow in gaining the succession of the King∣dome fallen to him, and through the ill will he bore him, because hee had married the Daughter of Hebert, Count of Troyes, encouraged him to contest a∣gainst him for the Crowne.