Beethoven requested that upon his death, his condition be documented and ... predating Ludwig’s birth by seven generations. This genetic revelation aligns with Beethoven’s German ancestry ...

One stormy Monday in March, 1827, the German composer Ludwig van Beethoven passed away after a protracted illness.

On a day in March like today, but in 1827, Ludwig van Beethoven died after a long illness ... his relatives to make public the details of his death and the illnesses he had suffered Now, almost ...