Joshua Abraham Norton had an amazing life and was a titan among men. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli explore the story of Norton's life in the 1800s, with his rise from humble circumstances to wealth and power to humility and back again, and learn what made him so amazing.AI-powered
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Joshua Abraham Norton (First American Emperor, Emperor Norton)
Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World
The Death of Emperor Norton
Emperor Norton died a natural death, with friends around him to smooth his pillow and wipe the death damps from his brow. He was always more respected than his obsequious vassal the dog Lazarus. In 1862, things got worse when the French Emperor Napoleon III invaded Mexico. Queen Victoria of England reportedly sent multiple letters suggesting that the two marry in order to strengthen ties between the United States and England.
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