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Sep 17, 2023 · Published September 17, 2023. Updated March 6, 2024. On May 5, 1821, Napoleon Bonaparte died in exile on the British-held island of Saint Helena. Though the cause was believed to have been stomach cancer, questions remain.
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As agitation for his restoration in France, and support for his possible claims in Italy, reached their zenith in the early 1830s, his health was in serious decline. On July 22, 1832, Napoleon II died, presumably from tuberculosis at Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna .
Jan 21, 2014 · Napoleon himself fueled suspicion, writing in his will a mere three weeks before his demise at age 51, “I die before my time, murdered by the English oligarchy and its assassin.”. Chief among the theories for the exiled emperor’s death is arsenic poisoning—an idea reinforced by the remarkable condition of his body when it was exhumed in ...
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At the time his father died in captivity on St. Helena, Napoleon II was only 10 years old. It is interesting that he never visited the town of Reichstadt. Napoleon II died on this day at Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna, at the age of only 21 years. The cause of death at such an early age was apparently tuberculosis.
Died on: July 22, 1832. place of death: Schönbrunn Palace, Vienna, Austria. Diseases & Disabilities: Pneumonia. City: Paris. Cause of Death: Tuberculosis. Recommended Lists: French People. French Emperors & Kings. French Historical Personalities. Childhood & Early Life.
As the carcinoma had not reached its terminal stage, the immediate cause of death must stem from the internal haemorrhaging brought on by the massive dose of calomel prescribed by the three British doctors.
We propose that the immediate cause of the Emperor's death was neither gastric carcinoma nor 'classic' arsenic poisoning, intentional or otherwise, but torsades de pointes. The cause of death might then be classified as medical misadventure (of course, if the arsenic poisoning was intentional, it would still be homicide).
