These Famous People Left The Strangest And Most Obnoxious Wills

Wills exist so you can have some say in what happens to your earthly possessions after you kick the bucket. Normally, they’re pretty straightforward. Just a bunch of legal jargon about what money goes where. Kids get whatever amount, the spouse gets whatever amount, business as usual.

Sometimes, things get a little bit spicier. These famous folks had very specific requests about what should happen after they leave this world. Keep reading to see a man who wanted to be stuffed and preserved in a university, a famous playwright who invented a language posthumously, and a millionaire who left her fortune to a fluffy white dog named Trouble.

Napoleon Bonaparte

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When Napoleon died at age 52 in 1821, we discovered a pretty strange clause in his final will and testament.

Napolean definitely had some issues — there’s even a complex named after him — but nobody thought he’d take things this far. Napoleon asked for his head to be shaved after his death, and for his hair to be divided up among his friends.