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There’s a long list of historical leaders whose behavior signaled a rapid collapse of futures for corresponding empires. Biden's type: King George III: Mental struggles, possibly porphyria. Loss of American colonies, rise of constitutional monarchy. Hindenburg: Cognitive decline, facilitated Nazi rise. Collapse of Weimar Republic.
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King Charles II (Spain): Inbreeding led to physical and mental disabilities. His reign saw the War of Spanish Succession, the division of the empire, and the decline of Habsburg Spain. Emperor Ferdinand I (Austria): Suffered from epilepsy and possible hydrocephalus. His rule was marked by limited central authority and increased influence of regional nobility.
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Emperor Rudolf II (Holy Roman Empire): Suffered from melancholy and possible bipolar disorder. His reign saw the weakening of imperial authority, increased religious conflict, and the onset of the Thirty Years’ War. King Louis XVI (France): Indecisiveness. His rule led to the French Revolution, the fall of the monarchy, and the rise of the First French Republic.
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