Death
However, Joseph Ferdinand died on February 3, 1699 at the age of six, leaving the Spanish Succession uncertain again. His death was quite sudden, Joseph Ferdinand being gripped with seizures, vomiting and prolonged loss of consciousness. He was rumoured to have been poisoned, but nothing has been proven. He is buried in Brussels.
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Famous quotes containing the word death:
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—Mark Twain [Samuel Langhorne Clemens] (1835–1910)
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—Administration in the State of Miss, U.S. public relief program (1935-1943)