"In 1818 the Charenton asylum recorded the admission of just one son of Louis XVI (who also thought he was Jesus and the prophets Elijah and Samuel) compared with five Napoleons. (...) Five emperors out of ninety-two patients admitted that year represent 5.4% of the total madness at Charenton."
Laure Murat, The Man Who Thought He Was #Napoleon Toward a Political History of Madness, 2014, p.121.
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Laure Murat, The Man Who Thought He Was #Napoleon Toward a Political History of Madness, 2014, p.121.
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