A historical vignette (20) . a royal otitis

Tainmont, J.; Francis II of France; Catherine de Medici; Mary Queen of Scots

B-Ent 6(4): 307-313

2010


ISSN/ISBN: 1781-782X
PMID: 21302697
Document Number: 646401
A royal otitis. The young king of France, Francis II, the eldest son of Henry II and Catherine de Medici, died in Orleans from the effects of the complications of a chronic otitis on 6 December 1560. Based on texts of the time, the paper discusses the nature of the illness, the treatment, and the medical and political entourage of the king.

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