Episode 2 of 2
Castlereagh's Suicide
- When
- 12 August 1822
- Where
- dressing room
Lord Castlereagh died by suicide on 12 August 1822, cutting his throat with a small knife in a dressing room.
Castlereagh, widely reviled and distressed, showed signs of paranoia by 1822. On the morning of 12 August, he was found in a dressing room seconds after cutting his own throat with a small knife that had been overlooked.
Sources
- Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-11
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