Who Has Been The Most Insane Royal In History?

[tiaraprin]

Originally posted by Charles@Jun 21st, 2004 - 7:09 pm
See it you can find Archduchess Maria Antonia of Austria (1669-1692)... Her ancesty looks bad...

Maria Antonia of Austria (1669-1692) 1 2 4 4 6 10 12 20 38 61 102 171

Those are her ancestors at each successive generation... 1 being herself, 2 her parents, 4 her grandparents and so on...

She isn't in the book, I will look elsewhere.

[Charles]

It would be interesting if we could find her ahnentafel... it must be bizarre.

[tiaraprin]

I agree Charles.

[MoonlightRhapsody]

:flower: I know it's way, way, way back, but Caligula has my vote!

[Iain]

Originally posted by tiaraprin@May 31st, 2004 - 11:53 pm
Sara, it has never been proved that either Diana or Sarah were insane. They had certain emotional problems, but these are far cry from out and out insanity!!

I believe that members of Diana's own family admitted even before her marraige that she was mentally unstable.

[Ratherread]

How about Ivan the Terrible. He killed his son in a fit of rage and had whole towns slaughtered. Some of the Ottoman Emperors were rather nuts as well. Ibrahim had his whole harem drowned during a fit of madness.

[Charles]

Originally posted by Iain+Jun 22nd, 2004 - 2:42 am--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Iain @ Jun 22nd, 2004 - 2:42 am)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-tiaraprin@May 31st, 2004 - 11:53 pm
Sara, it has never been proved that either Diana or Sarah were insane.&nbsp; They had certain emotional problems, but these are&nbsp; far cry from out and out insanity!!

I believe that members of Diana's own family admitted even before her marraige that she was mentally unstable. [/b][/quote]
That doesn't make her insane.

[Chatleen]

The danish king Christian VII was insane. However in history he is mostly remembered because of his wife and her love affair with the german Struensee.

http://powysmuseums.powys.gov.uk/Eng...owyslandcm.htm

[*Elle*]

This is a great website. I actually found the link on LTR somewhere.
Elle

http://www.xs4all.nl/~kvenjb/madmon.htm

[gogm]

I read the comments about prince Albert. He sired nine children. I'm not sure how that appliance would have helped him to do it. It also says he was a public prude.

It's good to see the story of Emperor Norton I. San Francisco has had and continues to have a colorful history.

[tiaraprin]

Originally posted by Chatleen@Jun 22nd, 2004 - 4:56 pm
The danish king Christian VII was insane. However in history he is mostly remembered because of his wife and her love affair with the german Struensee.

That is true and King George III had to sent a ship to rescue his sister Queen Caroline Matilda from the hands of her husband.

She died a short time later.

[tiaraprin]

Originally posted by Iain+Jun 22nd, 2004 - 1:42 am--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Iain @ Jun 22nd, 2004 - 1:42 am)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-tiaraprin@May 31st, 2004 - 11:53 pm
Sara, it has never been proved that either Diana or Sarah were insane.&nbsp; They had certain emotional problems, but these are&nbsp; far cry from out and out insanity!!

I believe that members of Diana's own family admitted even before her marraige that she was mentally unstable. [/b][/quote]
Uh, when was that said?? I don't recall that???

[tiaraprin]

Originally posted by Moonlightrhapsody@Jun 21st, 2004 - 11:48 pm
:flower: I know it's way, way, way back, but Caligula has my vote!

Yeah, he is good one, right up there with Nero!!! :P :flower:

[maty]

I have two:
Caligula: Making his favorite horse minister of his goverment is enough reason for me.
Erzebet Bathory: Insane and sick!!!

[grecka]

Definitely Ivan the Terrible

[loving silvia and carl gustaf]

Christian VII or so I would say...glad he isn't the king in DK today...

[tiaraprin]

Here is an amusing one:

Mutesa I, King of Buganda, and an opportunistic savage. When Christian missionaries told him that his baptism was dependent on him giving up all but one of his 7,000 wives, he replied "Give me Queen Victoria's daughter for my wife and I will put away all my wives."

From David Randall's Royal Misbehavior: Crazy Kings and Kooky Queens

[kelly9480]

Diana may have been emotionally unstable, but emotional instability is not in the same league as insanity. Insanity is more severe. I do know that some of Diana's family wondered if she would be able to cope with all the pressures of royal life, and some doubted she would be strong enough to deal with it, but I have never read of a member of the Spencer family saying she was "unstable."

[nightfairy]

From Joan's Mad Monarches Series

Crazy Caesars of Rome

Gaius "Caligula" of Rome (12-31)&nbsp; the schizophrenic Emperor with the bad temper.
Nero of Rome (37-68)&nbsp; the Emperor with the mother-complex.&nbsp;
Domitian of Rome (51-96)&nbsp; the Emperor who tortured flies.&nbsp;
Elagabalus "The Sun-God" of Rome(204-222)&nbsp; the narcissistic High Priest of Baal.

Deranged Dukes of Italy

Isabella of Parma (1741-1763)&nbsp; a lovely Princess preoccupied with death.
Gian Gastone de' Medici of Tuskany (1671-1737)&nbsp; the Grand Duke who refused to leave his bed.

Kinky Kings of Spain <-- wow... she came up with really creative titles!

Juana the Mad of Castile (1479-1555)&nbsp; the Queen who caressed her husband's remains.&nbsp; :o
Don Carlos of Spain (1545-1568)&nbsp; the Crown Prince who liked to beat up girls.&nbsp;
Carlos II "The Bewitched" of Spain (1661-1700)&nbsp; the degenerated monstrosity on the throne.
Philip V "El Rey Animoso" of Spain (1683-1746)&nbsp; the King torn between desire and guilt.
Ferdinand VI of Spain (1713-1759)&nbsp; the King who brought peace to his people but not to his mind.

Raving Royals of Great Britain

Robert III Stuart of Scotland (1337-1406)&nbsp; the King who left his son on a tiny, rocky island.&nbsp;
"Mad King" George III of Great-Britain (1738-1820),&nbsp; the King in the strait-jacket.&nbsp;

Foolish Fürsts of Germany

Anna of Saxony (1544-1577)&nbsp; the moody Princess of Orange-Nassau.
Maria Eleonore of Brandenburg (1599-1655)&nbsp; the Swedish Queen with the post-natal depression.
Frederick William I of Prussia (1688-1740)&nbsp; the eccentric King who collected tall soldiers. (real live soldiers?)
Ludwig II "The Swan King" of Bavaria (1845-1886)&nbsp; the recluse who built fairy-tale castles.&nbsp; :flower:

Erratic Emperors of Austria

Rudolf II of Austria (1552-1612)&nbsp; the enlightened Emperor with dark moods.
Ferdinand of Austria (1793-1875)&nbsp; the Emperor who wanted noodles.&nbsp;

Melancholic Majesties of Portugal

Isabel of Portugal (1428-1496)&nbsp; the Queen who introduced madness into the Spanish Royal Family.
Barbara of Portugal (1711-1758),&nbsp; the Spanish Queen who was afraid to die in poverty.
See: Ferdinand VI of Spain.
Maria I of Portugal (1734-1816)&nbsp; the Queen who thought she was already in hell.

Peculiar Princes and Princesses of The Low Countries

Amalie of Orange-Nassau (1710-1777)&nbsp; the deranged duchess of Baden-Durlach.
Alexander of the Netherlands (1851-1884)&nbsp; the Crown Prince, mother's darling and recluse.
Charlotte of Belgium (1840-1927)&nbsp; the Empress of Mexico with a handkerchief in front of her face.

Vicious Vikings of Scandinavia

Eric XIV Wasa of Sweden (1533-1577)&nbsp; the paranoid King poisoned with pea soup.
Christian VII of Denmark (1749-1808)&nbsp; the King who let his doctor care for both his country and his Queen.

Terrible Tsars of Russia

Ivan IV "The Terrible" of Russia (1530-1584)&nbsp; Tsar, rapist and mass murderer.&nbsp; :(
Fyodor I "The Bellringer" of Russia (1557-1598)&nbsp; the feeble-minded Tsar fond of church bells.
Ivan V "The Ignorant" of Russia (1666-1696)&nbsp; the simple-minded Tsar, ruled by his sister and his wife.
Ivan VI Antonovich of Russia (1740-1764)&nbsp; the baby Tsar who became a vegetable.&nbsp;

Appalling Autocrats of Asia

Sado "The Rice-Box Prince" of Korea (1735-1762)&nbsp; the Crown Prince with the clothes obsession.
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Savage Shahs of Persia

Nadir Shah Afshar of Persia (1688-1747)&nbsp; the Shah who took the Koh-i Noor diamond.

Silly Sovereigns of France

Charles VI "The Mad" of France (1368-1422)&nbsp; the kindly King who turned into a murdering madman.&nbsp; :(
"Princess Chubby" Marie Louise of Orléans (1695-1719)&nbsp; the notorious Duchess of Berry.

Villain Voivodes of the Balkans

Erzsébet of Transylvania (±1561-1614)&nbsp; the countess who bit her servants. ((this is probably Elizabeth Bathory... a very horrid woman of murdered 600+ young woman)

Sadistic Sultans of Turkey

"Mad" Mustafa I of Turkey (1591-1639)&nbsp; the Sultan fetched from the Cage.
Murad IV of Turkey (1612-1640)&nbsp; the Sultan who hated women.
"Mad" Ibrahim I of Turkey (1615-1648)&nbsp; the Sultan who drowned his entire harem.

Lunatic Leaders in Antiquity

Nabonidus of Babylon (+539 BC)&nbsp; the King who ate grass and imagined he was a goat.&nbsp; :woot:&nbsp;

[Alexandra]

Here is a link to Jon's Mad Monarchs series. Very interesting. Poor creatures...

http://www.xs4all.nl/~kvenjb/madmon.htm