Royal Secrets and Scandal: The Hidden History of Syphilis Among Nobles 👑

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From sex-crazed libertines, to noble courtesans, to innocent Empresses; syphilis was a devastating disease which ravaged many, and sometimes changed the course of history. Let’s meet 10 royal and noble victims of this sexually transmitted infection.
Lorenzo de’Medici, Duke of Urbino 1492 – 1519
Maria Salviati de’ Medici 1499 – 1543
Abbas II of Persia, Shah of Iran 1632 – 1666
John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester 1647 – 1680
Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor 1678 – 1711
Sally Salisbury 1692 – 1724
Lola Montez, Countess of Landsfeld 1821 – 1861
Luís I, King of Portugal 1838 – 1889
Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria 1858 – 1889
Archduke Otto Franz Joseph of Austria 1865 – 1906

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