Top 6 Leaders Who Died Under Mysterious Circumstances

King Adolph Frederick of Sweden

This king tried to eat too much and in the end that killed him. He ate lobster, caviar, sauerkraut, cabbage soup, smoked herring, champagne and 14 servings of his favorite desserts.

The interesting part about the Kings (or Queens) of Sweden was that they never had much power. In ancient times, monarchs were elected, but their position largely ceremonial. With the advent of Christianity in the 11th century the monarch gained more power and in the 1500s the monarchy became inherited, but King Adolf Frederick, who reigned from 1751 until his death, was still largely a figurehead. In fact he was elected from among a number of candidates, since the previous king had no direct legitimate heir.

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