PoisonReporting Database

Eric XIV of Sweden


 

Symptoms of victim: unknown       

Date of poisoning:??/??/1577   

Location of poisoning:Sweden

Name of poison used: arsenic

Form in which poison was consumed: pea soup

Treatment facilities and provider: prison in Orbyhus castle

Treatment used:

Outcome: death

Occupation of victim: king of Sweden

Motive for poisoning: murder

First response diagnosis:

Possible perpetrators: unknown