Was Mihai Eminescu killed, was he the victim of a political complot, the victim of the malpraxis or he really died because of the syphilis and serious mental illness? Mihai Eminescu (1850-1889) is the most famous and influential Romanian poet and journalist. He is described as a genius. At the age of 33 he was hospitalised in a mental asylum. On the same day, Romania was changing its allies, something vehemently criticized by the very influent journalist, Eminescu. He died 6 years later, but during this time he was many times hospitalized by his friends who supported the country s new foreign policy orientation. The conspiracy theories start from the mercury treatment that was administered to him during the 6 years.