Pick the Next Extra History Series! "Worst Dads in History"
- Joseph Kennedy 114
- Jean-Jacques Rousseau 63
- J. Paul Getty, Sr. 45
- Frederick II 54
It's time for our Extra History poll! Where you get to vote on what our next "Worst Dads in History Short" is about!
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After railroading his sons into a career in politics, he tarnished their name by preaching Nazi appeasement—then their sister lobotomized to "cure" her depression and prevent her "embarrassing" the family.
Though much of his philosophical writing centered around theories of child rearing and the benefits of family, he pressured his lover to give all of their children to an orphanage.
So you're one of the richest oilmen in the world and your son tells you that your grandson (and namesake) has been kidnapped. Do you pay up when the kidnappers send his severed ear, or do you negotiate to bring the asking price down?
Locked his rebellious son up for years, possibly gave him leprosy, until he was "accidentally" killed during a prison transfer.
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