tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post7645597424626839520..comments2024-03-26T17:38:35.264+00:00Comments on Catherine Curzon: The Mysterious "Suicide" of Pierre-Charles VilleneuveCatherine Curzonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-22011501454872438682024-02-21T14:48:53.614+00:002024-02-21T14:48:53.614+00:006 Stiche selbst zu machen ist unmöglich.
Das führ...6 Stiche selbst zu machen ist unmöglich. <br />Das führt zu Lähmung wie soll er schaffen?. Ich denke eher er ließ von jemanden töten.<br />Thomas H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17954179975914831251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-51609197870922483872023-04-22T12:00:49.066+01:002023-04-22T12:00:49.066+01:00Definitely wasn’t a suicide. Definitely wasn’t a suicide. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-47205314823216810182020-11-02T03:45:31.044+00:002020-11-02T03:45:31.044+00:00Absolutely fascinating, thank you!Absolutely fascinating, thank you!Catherine Curzonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-72571556192137261892020-09-09T23:58:10.711+01:002020-09-09T23:58:10.711+01:00There were other so-called 'suicides' amon...There were other so-called 'suicides' amongst high-profile military officers in French prisons during this period. In April 1804, French General Pichegru, who had defected to the Royalists and plotted against Bonaparte, contrived to strangle himself in the Temple Prison, Paris. Then, in late October, 1805, in the same jail, a British Royal Navy Commander, John Wesley Wright, effected a suicide by cutting his throat to the bone. Apparently, according to the French authorities, he had been dejected for the future of his country after hearing of Napoleon's triumph at the Battle of Ulm, notwithstanding that he must have heard on the grapevine about Nelson's victory at Trafalgar, too. There seems to be a pattern developing here, albeit in different modes. Obviously, after the furore surrounding the Duke d'Enghien's abduction and execution, in March 1804, the French government thought they needed to silence troublesome and embarrasing individuals less openly, although the methods used did not convince many in Britain of the official French verdicts.Markymolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13529823490040073359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-63130799086513293202014-12-31T08:33:16.446+00:002014-12-31T08:33:16.446+00:00It just feels like too convenient an explanation, ...It just feels like too convenient an explanation, doesn't it!Catherine Curzonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-90524355877394136122014-12-31T08:32:48.048+00:002014-12-31T08:32:48.048+00:00I think you're right; those injuries just don&...I think you're right; those injuries just don't seem as though they *could* be self-inflicted to me.Catherine Curzonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-67415593559610918902014-12-31T06:56:34.404+00:002014-12-31T06:56:34.404+00:00If he had committed suicide after the first or sec...If he had committed suicide after the first or second stab wound to the lung would have weakened him so quickly he might not have had the strength to continue on.Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07716003019499843582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-85978642727252439822014-12-31T01:54:29.562+00:002014-12-31T01:54:29.562+00:00There was an article someplace about how some JPs...There was an article someplace about how some JPs in England didn't want to pay for a surgeon to inspect a corpse to help determine how he died so that a man with several stab wounds was declared dead of natural causes. While the admiral could have inflicted several shallow cuts on his left breast, it was a very unusual way for a man to commit suicide. Also difficult to get enough force to piece the rib cage and the heart. So much easier to cut the wrists and throat. People speak of committing political suicide. I just doubt his hand wielded the knife. Regencyresearcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10828749339318882968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-49277119238958051722014-04-23T00:08:48.294+01:002014-04-23T00:08:48.294+01:00They were certainly in their infancy and, cruciall...They were certainly in their infancy and, crucially, one suspects that Napoleon kept an eye on the inquest! I wonder if they are related, you know; I have some rather serious racing fans in the family who would be interested to know too.Catherine Curzonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-74136281989339633072014-04-23T00:04:58.834+01:002014-04-23T00:04:58.834+01:00I guess the forensic sciences were in their infanc...I guess the forensic sciences were in their infancy?! Now in a contemporary sense, and I appreciate totally irrelevant to the period, is the nobility of the Villeneuve name in Formula One motor racing. Both Canadians, father and son Gilles and Jacque Villeneuve, were masters at great speed behind the wheel. Sadly, Gilles was killed in 1982 (though Jacque did become the world champion racing driver in 1997). So a question to ponder, was Pierre-Charles Villeneuve related to this formidable racing driver family?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01376090173379345171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-88648437461360270052014-04-22T10:22:25.638+01:002014-04-22T10:22:25.638+01:00At least it wasn't a self-inflicted guillotini...At least it wasn't a self-inflicted guillotining!Catherine Curzonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-24356309868020876442014-04-22T08:45:16.983+01:002014-04-22T08:45:16.983+01:00Seven self-inflicted stab wounds! Now there's ...Seven self-inflicted stab wounds! Now there's a fascinating aspect of the battle of Trafalgar that we do not often hear!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12445629159912795832noreply@blogger.com