40 Odd Facts About the Inbred King Charles II of Spain

40 Odd Facts About the Inbred King Charles II of Spain

Trista - February 6, 2019

40 Odd Facts About the Inbred King Charles II of Spain
A portrait of Olympia’s son, Prince Eugene of Savoy. Jacob van Schuppen/ rijksmuseum.nl/ Wikimedia Commons/ Public Domain.

31. Olympia’s Father Was a Magician

Olympia wasn’t the only member of her family to be implicated for witchcraft. Her father, Lorenzo Mancini, was known for engaging in sorcery and other dark magic. Many believed that he tried to engage in necromancy (contacting the dead and even trying to bring them back to life) as well as astrology (fortune-telling based on stars and planets).

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