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Re:The Black Death: The Greatest Catastrophe (2005) by jbmorgado on Monday April 18, 2016 @12:06PM (#11520975)
Louis XIV died from a gangrene caused by a combination of gout and syphilis. Not from smallpox.
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Re:The Black Death: The Greatest Catastrophe (2005) by encoderer on Monday April 18, 2016 @03:49PM (#11522659)
Ha, you are right. It was Louis XV.

It's been a while since I read French history.

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