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Dec 19, 2011 · December 19, 2011. • 5 min read. In 1494, King Charles VIII of France invaded Italy. Within months, his army collapsed and fled. It was routed not by the Italian army but by a microbe. A...
Dec 1, 2021 · The reign of Charles VIII lasted 15 largely inconsequential years. Nevertheless, his death was seen as a perfect example of life’s fatality. A king of France could die in an insalubrious, filthy area, abandoned by everyone except for his confessor, after a mild brain trauma.
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Charles VIII died without issue, having lost three infant sons and a daughter to illness in the previous four years. The French throne passed to his cousin, Louis of Orleans, who became Louis XII and ruled for 17 years.
We have concluded that Charles VIII had experienced an acute consciousness disorder with language impairment that could have been related to an epileptic condition secondary to neurosyphilis. We have discussed whether a more accurate diagnosis for the cause of death could be obtained by a pathological analysis of the King's remains.
Apr 7, 2023 · No comment yet. On this day in Tudor history, 7 th April 1498, King Henry VII's contemporary, King Charles VIII of France, died. Charles the Affable, as he was known, died after hitting his head on a lintel at the Chateau d’Amboise while on his way to watch a tennis match.
Dec 1, 2021 · On April 7, 1498, Charles VIII, King of France, attended a game of palm in the ditches of the Château d'Amboise. The 27-year-old King suddenly collapsed and became comatose. He laid down, almost on his own, on a straw mat that was hastily arranged, and he died 9 hours later.
Sep 1, 2017 · Poisoning, disease, and injury are the possible causes of his death but, according to the literature, cranial trauma was the most probable cause of death of the King Charles VIII of France. Previous article in issue
