He had a jousting accident and his armor penetrated deep into his leg. An ulcer developed and due to the primitive medical knowledge the problem was not properly taken care of. They would apply a lard and lead based ointment to his leg along with draining it of pus on a regular basis. He also suffered from type two diabetes (unknown to them then) which made the healing process VERY hard for his body. The initial leg injury seems to be a turning point in his life, so far as his health was concerned.
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