Comments on: 5 Mentally Ill Monarchs

By: jack frost

jack frost — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 05:39:27 +0000

these people did not hear voices that pscitzophentics hear today. the voices people hear today is a result of US underground mind control and hasnt stopped because no one is willing to give up their life and make it media recognized.

By: Brigette

Brigette — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:26:02 +0000

Caesar didn’t have schizophrenia. He had epilepsy.

By: Adam

Adam — Sat, 16 May 2009 21:19:00 +0000

Great Article. It just raised the bar for all the other articles on this site.

By: brian

brian — Sat, 16 May 2009 20:16:00 +0000

fantastic article….would love to see more of the same!!

By: Lindsey

Lindsey — Sat, 16 May 2009 02:09:00 +0000

This site never lets me down when I need an interesting article to read to stave off my boredom!!

And Anna I totally looked up Carlos the II…so interesting!!

:o)

By: Ellie

Ellie — Sat, 16 May 2009 01:59:00 +0000

Julius Caesar mostly likely suffered from schizophrenia.

Casca in Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Julius Caesar said that while at the races Caesar insulted someone, then shook, and then passed out.

By: Anna

Anna — Fri, 15 May 2009 22:03:00 +0000

Carlos (Charles) II of Spain definitely belongs on this list. He was so inbred that he had mental, physical and emotional deformities, including a tongue much too big for his mouth. He couldn’t reproduce, and his death ended the line of Hapsburgs.

By: Snake

Snake — Fri, 15 May 2009 18:51:00 +0000

Why is Ludwig’s dressing up as a nun proof of his mental instability? Plenty of sane people wear “abnormal” clothing….

By: swss

swss — Fri, 15 May 2009 17:43:00 +0000

Awesome article – this is why I *love* Mental_Floss!

Keep it coming!

By: Fruppi

Fruppi — Fri, 15 May 2009 16:44:00 +0000

Joanna’s later behavior is clearly pretty insane, but I can’t say that I blame her for cutting off her husband’s mistress’s hair!

Oh yeah, and red or purple urine?!?!