Scientists believe they have discovered the real cause of death for Louis XIV, the King of France who died in 1715. Louis XIV, also known as the Sun King, died Sept. 1, just four days before his 77th ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When Louis XIV died in 1715, doctors believed they understood exactly what claimed the life of Europe’s longest-reigning monarch.

Scientists have reexamined a mummified fragment of Louis XIV’s heart and now say the Sun King may have died from a chronic fungal infection rather than the gangrene long believed to have killed him ...

When Louis XIV died in 1715, doctors believed they understood exactly what claimed the life of Europe’s longest-reigning monarch. But centuries later, a surprising discovery inside the king’s ...