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| 954–86 |
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| Lothair succeeded his father, Louis IV. On the death of Hugh the Great, his son Hugh, known as Capet, succeeded him (956). | 1 |
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| 978 |
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| Lothair's effort to gain Lorraine led to an invasion by Emperoro Otto II to the walls of Paris. Hugh Capet, in alliance with Emperor Otto III and aided by Gerbert of Reims, reduced Lothair's rule at Laon to a nullity. | 2 |
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| 986–87 |
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| Lothair's son Louis V was the last Carolingian ruler. | 3 |
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| 987 |
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| Election of Hugh Capet, engineered by Adalbero, bishop of Reims, and by Gerbert. Hugh was crowned at Noyon with the support of the duke of Normandy and the count of Anjou. His title was recognized by Emperor Otto III in exchange for Hugh's claims to Lorraine. The emergence of the new house of Capet was not the victory of a race, a nationality, or a principle, but the triumph of a family, already distinguished, over a decadent rival. (See France) | 4 |
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