King Charles VI of France was convinced that he was made out of glass

King Charles VI of France was convinced that he was made out of glass

The glass delusion was an external manifestation of a psychiatric disorder recorded in Europe in the late middle Ages. People feared that they were made of glass “and therefore likely to shatter into pieces”.

One famous early sufferer was King Charles VI of France who refused to allow people to touch him, and wore reinforced clothing to protect himself from accidental “shattering”.

One day when he was riding with his army, one of his soldiers dropped their lance. Thinking it was an ambush, Charles attacked his own army, killing several men in the process. By this time it had become quite clear that the stress had caused the king to lose his mind.

Charles spent the rest of his days with bouts of insanity, hiding in a corner because he thought he was made of glass, forgetting who he was, and roaming the halls of his castle howling like a wolf!

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