Napoleon’s Penis
How did Napoleon's penis end up in New Jersey? That is a strange and twisted story, one with many unanswered questions. During the autopsy, it appears that his doctor, Francesco Autommarchi, severed the "little general" and delivered it to the priest who performed his last rites, Abbé Anges Paul Vignali.
People don't know the "tendon's" precise movements after it left the Vignali family until it entered American rare book dealer A.S.W. Rosenbach's collection in the early 20th century. The organ was on show at the Museum of French Art in New York for the first and only time ever in 1927. After that, its history becomes a little more hazy once more until 1977, when urologist Dr. John Lattimer paid $3,000 for it at auction. For many years, he kept it at his New Jersey home, only letting a select few people see it.
The member is currently in the care of Lattimer's heirs, who likewise closely guard it. In addition, it has been described as being "extremely little," "withered," and "like a piece of leather or a shriveled eel" in case you were curious about what it looks like.
