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Noteworthy Sufferers of Gout
Septimius Severus (146-211), Roman Emeror, according to Cassius Dio
Kublai Khan (1215-1294), Mongol Emperor, according to Marco Polo
Pope Julius II (1445-1513), known as the "warrior pope," he was one of the most powerful popes of the Renaissance
Martin Luther (1483-1546), the "beginning" of the Protestant Reformation is attributed to Luther with the nailing of his Ninety-five Theses to the door of Wittenberg Church
King Henry VIII of England (1491-1547), perhaps best known for separating the Church of England from Roman Catholicism
Charles V (1500-1558), Holy Roman Emperor
William Cecil, Lord Burghley (1520-1598), advisor to Queen Elizabeth
Philip II, King of Spain (1527-1598), son of Charles V
King James I of England (1566-1625), first to call himself, "King of Great Britain"
William Harvey (1578-1657), royal physician, discovered blood circulation
John Milton (1608-1674), English poet
Louis XIV (1638-1715), "Sun King" of France
Sir Isaac Newton (1643-1727), English scientist
George Corneli (1658-1722), Cardinal of Padua, performed first autopsy of a case of gout
Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), American scientist, statesman, inventor
Samuel Johnson (1709-1784), English author
Horace Walpole (1717-1797), English politician and author
Edward Gibbon (1737-1794), English historian, wrote the Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire
King Louis XVIII of France (1755-1824), reign interrupted by Napoleon in 1815, but he returned to the throne after defeat of Napoleon at Waterloo
William Pitt (1759-1806), English diplomat
George IV of England (1762-1830), ruled as king of United Kingdom of Great Britain, Ireland and Hanover from 1820-1830, known for his extravagant lifestyle
Benjamin Disraeli (1804-1881), British Prime Minister
Alfred Lord Tennyson (1809-1892), British poet
Joseph Conrad (1857-1924), Polish-born English novelist
Pablo Neruda (1904-1973), Chilean poet, Nobel Laureate