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Acquired syphilis from a prostitute in the age of 21. [11] Bram Stoker (1847–1912), Irish author Cause of death listed as "Locomotor ataxia 6 months", presumed to be a reference to syphilis. [12] [13] Guy de Maupassant (1850–1893), French writer [14] Tongzhi Emperor (1856–1875), Emperor of Qing Dynasty Suspected to have had syphilis ...
George III (George William Frederick; 4 June 1738 – 29 January 1820) was King of Great Britain and Ireland from 25 October 1760 until his death in 1820. The Acts of Union 1800 unified Great Britain and Ireland into the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland , with George as its king.
George III of the United Kingdom (1738–1820; ruled 1760–1820) exhibited signs of mental disorder, in the form of logorrhea, as early as 1788. He fell into a profound depression after the death of his beloved daughter Princess Amelia, and Parliament delegated his state duties to George, Prince of Wales. [15]
King George III has mystified historians for centuries—and now, he's mystifying 'Queen Charlotte' viewers, too. We're separating fact from fiction when it comes to the king's "madness."
Robert III: c. 1340 1390–1406 4 April 1406 Death said to have been caused by the shock of hearing that his son James (later King James I of Scotland) had been captured by the English. Henry IV: House of Lancaster (England) 15 April 1367 1399–1413 20 March 1413 Several years of ill health- some type of visible skin ailment.
In 1525, the Spanish priest Francisco Delicado, who himself suffered from syphilis, wrote El modo de adoperare el legno de India occidentale (How to Use the Wood from the West Indies [70]) discussing the use of guaiacum for treatment of syphilis. [71] Although it did not have the unpleasant side effects of mercury, guaiacum was not particularly ...
In adapting the play to film, the director Nicholas Hytner changed the name from The Madness of George III to The Madness of King George for American audiences, to clarify George III's royalty. A popular explanation developed that the change was made because there was a worry that American audiences would think it was a sequel and not go to see ...
George III had his first attack of madness, possibly attributable to porphyria, which could have been triggered by an excess of rich wines, or more likely an over exposure to the arsenic related to the elaborate hats commonly worn in the Georgian period (though this diagnosis has been challenged, with various other causes being put forward, such as bipolar disorder). [10]