Charles II
A description of Charles II of Spain, according to the Durants:
“short, lame, epileptic, senile, and completely bald before thirty-five, he was always on the verge of death, but repeatedly baffled Christendom by continuing to live.”
Of course he had problems; the guy’s family tree is a braid.
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