Viciousness - the politeness of kings. The most unusual and disgusting fad European monarchs

Although the monarchy actively propagated the stereotype crowned European family that all royals are only human beings and deserve to be cultural, as history shows, many European kings were characterized by far "unroyal" habits. In this article, we will tell you about the most vile and disgusting whims of monarchs of the past, learning about which you are 100% sure that in the state of Denmark is really something rotten. And not only in Denmark.

Keeper of the royal stool

If, after reading the above headline, you thought that it was some kind of a Court of the lucky ones who had the good fortune to take care of the throne of the King of Albion, you are deeply mistaken. Keep venerable English gentlemen had not the royal chair, which housed the royal seat, and the lying and bad groin. This honorable position brought King Henry VIII, who ruled his order to appoint the Keeper of the Royal Court from among the sons of his most trusted nobles. Besides, who have had the dubious honor of this, I entrust the responsibility to take care of a portable toilet King, including keeping careful records of all the foods that His Majesty takes in food, and the organization of all the preparations for the royal stool. Keeper also had to help the monarch to undress, and then erase it for all the "consequences". So, every time you will feel that you suck job, remember about the Guardians of the royal chair, and you will be dramatically easier.

As Christian VII almost profukannyh Kingdom

Well, if we are to be completely honest, "profukannyh" - this is not quite the word that best apply in this context. The truth is that Christian VII, who was King of Denmark and Norway in the 18th century, to satisfy himself so often that his court physician at times could not persuade His Majesty to wear pants and do the affairs of state. Most likely, the madness of love Christian with his right hand is due to mental disorders associated with hereditary porphyria. However, be that as it may, the unusual royal addiction had brought to the fact that all government decisions were made the same court physician who is tired warn "narcissistic" King and at some stage practically replaced him on the throne, allowing plenty do his favorite thing without being distracted by politics.

The skeleton in the bedroom Juana I

The Queen of Castile Juan I knowingly gave a resounding nickname "Crazy." Like many other European monarchs, from Juana had their skeletons in the closet - and not at all the skeletons, and the body of a dead man, and not in the closet, and on the marital bed. It is not known what prompted the Queen, true love or interesting tendencies, but after her husband Philip I of Castile died, Juan stubbornly did not allow anyone to bury the body of his half. For a whole year, until Philip's body slowly rotted and decomposed, emitting a very specific scents, the Queen held him in his chambers, and slept with him in the same bed and made servants to care for the dead man as if he was still alive. What is even more interesting, Juan jealousy would not let me into the bedroom or a maid, apparently fearing that the sight of half-rotted handsome young maiden could not contain her lust.

Love trophies King Charles II of

King Charles II is obviously proud of his numerous love affairs and wanted every girl who has passed through the royal bed, remained in his memory a sweet and pleasant memories of past victories in the intimate front. Perhaps that is why the monarch and began to collect his rather unusual collection. Every girl, with whom he entered into a relationship, the King cut off a lock of hair, and not from the head. At some point, Charles sewed all the strands together, and as a result it turned out great thick and silky wig of female pubic hair, which was large enough to cover the entire head of the King. Such an achievement of Charles II is so impressed with his receivers, that King George IV in 1822 and began to collect "natural ingredients" for his wig, but George was not lucky, and he died before they had time to realize his dream.