The Unsolved Mystery of the Lost Prince
He only knew his name: Kaspar Hauser
When a young man appeared in Nuremberg on Whit Monday in 1828, nobody expected the events that would unravel. The strange young man could neither walk nor talk properly — baffled by this sight, Nuremberg authorities were at their wit’s end and arrested him. Locked up in prison, he only tolerated water and bread. He didn’t know how to use the simplest objects of daily life. It was evident that he had lived in isolation for a long time. The only clue he was able to give as to who he was was his name: Kaspar Hauser.
The mystery surrounding the alleged prince’s son
He was released from prison and given into the custody of school professor and poet Georg Friedrich Daumer. During these relatively peaceful first months with the Daumers, young Kaspar learned to read, write, and draw.
Over time, the young man began to talk about his dark past. He had lived in a dungeon with two wooden toy horses to play with for years on end. On one occasion, his foster parent Daumer took Kaspar with him to the Nuremberg Castle — in hindsight, this turned out to be a big mistake.
Kaspar started to shake uncontrollably and wanted to leave right away. Memories started to come back to him, and he remembered…
