[MR] Death of Henry II, King of France

[Dexter Guptill]

This was one of the few times that an autopsy was done on a deceased King,
and yielded some interesting results. He was attended by both his own Court
Surgeon, the renowned Ambroise Paré, and Andreas Vesalius, sent by his
patron the Holy Roman Emperor, Charles V.

The autopsy revealed another contributory cause of death: A concussion and
subdural hematoma. However, trephination would not have helped, because
this was a hitherto-unseen injury: A counter-coup concussion. That is to
say, the lance impact on the right side of Henry's eye-slot rocked his
head, and the left rear portion of his brain bounced off the inside of his
skull. Thus, the bleeding and swelling of the brain were opposite the
impact point.



On Sat, Jun 30, 2018 at 6:09 AM, Garth Groff and Sally Sanford via Atlantia
<atlantia at seahorse.atlantia.sca.org> wrote:

> Noble Friends,
>
> On this date in 1559, King of France Henry II was wounded during a joust
> when a lance splinter was driven through his visor and into his skull.
> Ouch! The King died of infection on 10 July:
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_II_of_France .
>
> The knight who wounded the King was the captain of his own Scottish Guards,
> Gabriel, Comte de Montgomery. On his deathbed, the King absolved Montgomery
> of any blame. Still the knight was disgraced and left court. He later
> converted to Protestantism, and caused more headaches of a different sort
> for France. Eventually, Montgomery was captured and topped for treason:
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabriel,_comte_de_Montgomery .
>
> Jousting can be a dangerous sport.
>
> Yours Aye,
>
> Mungo Napier, Laird of Mallard Lodge  🦆
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