His son Louis died of smallpox in 1711, at 49. His grandson, also Louis, died a few months later in Feb 1712, six days after his beloved wife. He had caught measles from her while nursing her through the illness that would eventually kill them both.
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His great grandson, Louis- shockingly- died a week later, also from measles. His younger brother got measles but survived & would become (you guessed it) Louis XV on the death of his great grandfather, today in 1715.
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Was RFK. Jr their doctor?
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You see, Louis XV wasn't vaccinated, and he turned out ok. He even became king!
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/s :)
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Louis XV was saved as a child by his governess, Madame de Ventadour, who refused to let doctors continue the harmful practice of bloodletting when he was ill, likely preventing his death. This intervention allowed him to survive and eventually become king.
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Lincoln / Kennedy levels of tragedy. Cept it was the 1700s, and... even the plague still affected society
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