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William of Orange
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Does anyone know what spinal condition/complaint Prince William of Orange suffered from?
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02-08-2004, 16:13
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Re: William of Orange
King Billy? Perhaps he fell of his horse more than once, practice makes perfect.
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02-08-2004, 16:17
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Re: William of Orange
only description I can find is:
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William died of complications resulting from a fall off his horse
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02-08-2004, 16:18
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Re: William of Orange
Yep same here
He confiscated it from some other nobleman and fell off at it at Hampton Court
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02-08-2004, 16:18
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Re: William of Orange
yeh, he broke his collarbone when he fell off his nag though. cant find anything about his spinal complaints, even in ATHENS...
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02-08-2004, 16:18
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Re: William of Orange
Yep, I'll second Bifta and S1lv3r on that one - that's the only reference that I can find as well
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02-08-2004, 16:20
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Re: William of Orange
I think he was supposed to have a deformed foot as well. Then again I heard that years ago, and I may be wrong....... for a change.
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02-08-2004, 16:32
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Re: William of Orange
Are you sure it's a real question, and not just someone taking the pith?
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02-08-2004, 16:44
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Re: William of Orange
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Are you sure it's a real question, and not just someone taking the pith?
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02-08-2004, 17:14
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Re: William of Orange
Didn't he break a collar bone in a fall whilst riding at Hampton Court, and died from pneumonia contracted shortly thereafter. At least that's what I remember was the story as told by Hampton Court staff when I took Vanethica around there 2 years ago.
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02-08-2004, 18:22
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Re: William of Orange
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King Billy? Perhaps he fell of his horse more than once, practice makes perfect.
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Hence the Jacobite toast, " To the little gentleman in black velvet." 
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02-08-2004, 18:26
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Re: William of Orange
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Didn't he break a collar bone in a fall whilst riding at Hampton Court, and died from pneumonia contracted shortly thereafter.
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And according to the Earl (above), a deformed foot as well??
What was his nickname, 'lucky'??
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02-08-2004, 18:28
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Re: William of Orange
The reason I ask is 'cos a freind went to Hampton Court and was told that the Prince had a spinal problem, but not what it was.
I can't find reference to it anywhere 
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02-08-2004, 18:55
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Re: William of Orange
On February 20, 1702 William was riding Sorrel, a new horse, in the park of Hampton Court. As the horse began to gallop it stumbled on a molehill and fell throwing William who broke his collarbone, with ultimately fatal consequences. This unhappy incident was to give rise to a new Jacobite toast, ‘To the little gentleman in black velvet’.
The bone was set and William returned to Kensington by coach. As a result of a jolt in the coach it had to be set again. For a younger man such a riding accident would not have proved fatal but William at 51, by early 18th century standards, was not a young man. Furthermore, William had never enjoyed good health. He was asthmatic and, if not a hunchback he certainly had the appearance of one.
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