The Mummy Of Christian Friedrich Von Kahlbutz, The Not So Chivalrous Knight 

There are not many who would mourn the death of Christian Friedrich von Kahlbutz, a German knight who is known to have frequently exercised droit du seigneur, a legal right in late medieval Europe allowing feudal lords to have sexual relations with subordinate women. Still, Kahlbutz receives many visitors, but not because he is sorely missed. Rather, many flock to see Knight Kahlbutz for his extraordinary state of natural preservation.

Christian Friedrich von Kahlbutz (1651-1702) was a German knight who lived and died in Kampehl, Brandenburg. He is known to have had 11 children of his own and produced at least 30 other illegitimate children while exercising his right of droit du seigneur.

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Mummified 18th Century Bodies Give Scientists Clues About Spread Of TB 

Scientists recently examined tissue samples from tuberculosis-infected bodies that were naturally mummified in a church crypt in Vac, Hungary. Researchers found that the tuberculosis that killed them in the 1700s derived from an ancestral strain of the bacteria dating from Roman times still circulating in Europe in the 18th century.

The bodies, excavated in 1994, were naturally mummified by extremely dry air and pine chips in coffins. The pine chips have natural anti-microbial agents and absorbed moisture.


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