The Habsburg Jaw And The Cost Of Royal Inbreeding

Although unions between blood relatives were prevalent among the European ruling dynasties until relatively recent times (even Queen Elizabeth II married her third cousin), the Spanish Habsburgs took this practice to an exceptionally risky extent. Remarkably, of the 11 marriages that transpired among them during their 184-year reign over Spain from 1516 to 1700, an astonishing nine of them were incestuous. Indeed, contemporary scholars broadly assert that the Spanish Habsburgs

The Habsburg Jaw: deformity shaped by royal inbreeding

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Is it true that the attractiveness of the strong jawline came from

The Dangers Of Royal Inbreeding

Centuries of inbreeding among European royals responsible for

What Is A Habsburg Jaw? A Sign Of Royal Inbreeding Explained

The Habsburg Jaw: Inbreeding and European Royalty

Hapsburg jaw. Historical artwork (after Velasquez)

What Is A Habsburg Jaw? A Sign Of Royal Inbreeding Explained