Frederick, Prince of Wales, the eldest
son of George II and heir to the throne, but apart from that, he was not
particularly remarkable for anything. One commentator astutely gave him the following
epithet:--
‘Here lies Fred
Who was alive and is dead.
There is no more to be said.’
Who was alive and is dead.
There is no more to be said.’
Frederick was, however, noteworthy for
the unusual manner of his death. He died in 1751 of septicemia poisoning after
being hit on the head by a cricket ball. A classic case of play stopped reign!
Other unusual
British royal deaths:
William III died after a fall from his horse, which
stumbled on a molehill.
King John died of eating too many peaches and cider.
Edward II was murdered by having a rhino horn inserted up
his rectum.
Henry I died of food poisoning after eating too many
lampreys (eels).
George I died
sitting on the toilet.
George II died sitting on the toilet.
William I's body exploded when placed in the coffin
Alexander III of Scotland rode his horse off a cliff while rushing home to his young bride
.
Margret, Queen of the Scots died of seasickness after a journey from Norway, to
claim her kingdom.
George, Duke of Clarence was
drowned in a barrel of malmsey wine.
