Is there any record of a monarch having ever used a swan as toilet paper?

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Question #60580. Asked by gmackematix.
Last updated Jun 20 2021.
Originally posted Oct 16 2016 3:16 PM.

satguru

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satguru

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The main reference was in Rabelais Gargantua and Pantagruel where he suggested using the live goose.

http://knowledgenuts.com/2014/08/11/why-you-should-wipe-yourself-with-a-gooses-neck/

However it says Louis IXV bred a flock of swans to use their feathers for that purpose, so indirectly if a better source can be found then the answer is possibly.

Response last updated by CmdrK on Jun 20 2021.
Oct 16 2016, 5:42 PM

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Terry

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Terry

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I have read that claim before too about kings and swans and have never been able to find a reference to a reliable source.

Oct 16 2016, 6:14 PM

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Louis IXV ?

Oct 17 2016, 2:01 AM