Tests have recently confirmed that Beethoven died as a result of lead poisoning. This was attested to by the fact that he suffered from stomach ailments for much of his life, another sign of lead poisoning.
It is not known what caused Beethoven's exposure to lead poisoning for so much of his life. There is speculation that, because he was a fairly heavy drinker, he perhaps drank from lead cups. Another alternative is that, because he had consulted so many doctors for his various ailments, lead exposure may have come from the many medical treatments he received which, in his time, were often laced with heavy metals.
Controversy continues over the cause of Beethoven's death; alcoholic cirrhosis, syphilis, infectious hepatitis, lead poisoning, sarcoidosis and Whipple's disease have all been proposed. Some more ideas are that he died from the complications of a chill, kidney failure, and lead poisoning. The latter theory is receiving much attention with new testing procedures possible on Beethoven's hair.
An autopsy was performed, and if you're of medical bent or have a strong stomach, check the related link below.
Beethoven died in Vienna, Austria in1827.
tuberculosis
Ludwig van Beethoven died on the 26th of March in 1827. He died in Vienna, Australia.
Kaspar Anton Karl van Beethoven died in 1815.
November 1815
Beethoven died in Vienna, Austria in1827.
Beethoven's mother died in Bonn, Germany.
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Beethoven's grandfather (Ludwig van Beethoven)died in the evening of 24 December 1773.
Beethoven died in Vienna, Austria.
Johanna van Beethoven died in 1869.
Beethoven was not married. He never had a wife called "Mary".
Yes, Ludwig Beethoven died on March 26, 1827
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tuberculosis
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Ludwig van Beethoven died on the 26th of March in 1827. He died in Vienna, Australia.