![]() ![]() ![]() Interestingly enough, he was able to rule the kingdom for 18 years and lived until the age of 82. One of Ferdinand I's quirks was to sit down on the open end of a wastebasket and roll around on the floor. However, because of his predicaments, the affairs of the kingdom were controlled by his counselors and regents. In his lifetime, he was able to rule the unified kingdoms of Hungary, Austria, Bohemia, Lombardy, and Venetia. Although physically weak, he was able to reign as king. Like his predecessors, Ferdinand I possess the "Habsburg jaw" and epilepsy. Queen Victoria was able to pass this trait to her children and grandchildren and while she, herself, did not have any form of suffering in possessing this disorder, her children and grandchildren did: one of her children and five of her grandchildren died brought on by complication of hemophilia. The most evident effect of inbreeding in this royal brood is hemophilia or the disorder which prevents blood from clotting. It was also known that her lover Prince Albert was her first cousin and their children are, obviously, products of inbreeding. For instance, her daughter Alice was married off to a Russian tsar and gave birth to Alexandra Romanov, the last Tsarina of Russia. The famous Queen of England like to match her children with royalty from other European countries and as a result, Europe in the 19th and 20th centuries was pretty much a family business. ![]() Joana slept beside her husband's dead body every night. Joana remained smitten and madly in love with her husband that when he died of typhoid fever at the young age of 28 (she believes that her husband was assassinated through poison), she refused to depart from his corpse. She first showed hostility when she found one of her husband's mistress which she immediately stabbed in the face. Her first mental breakdown happened when she ascended to the throne because of the death of her older siblings and it was made worse by the behavior of her husband towards her (philandering and constant political insecurity). Because he wasn't able to produce an heir, he was the last Habsburg to rule Spain. King Charles II married twice but was not successful in producing an offspring, possibly an effect of him being a product of inbreeding. It is said that he is severely inbred that he is unable to walk until he is eight years old but even then he walks with a lot of difficulties. This made it difficult for King Charles II to speak and eat and is known to drool a lot. Let us review the list of royals who had their constituents suffer due to the genetics effects of inbreeding.Ĭoming from the royal line of Habsburgs the most powerful family in Europe for hundreds of years, King Charles had in him the trademark characteristic of a Habsburg: oversized jawline and a large tongue. Inbreeding can lead to diseases and deformities throughout history, monarchs who are produced in inbreeding often led their rule in mayhem and disarray. The act is called consanguinity where biological relatives marry each other is a foolproof plan to destruction. It may seem taboo today, but before, monarchs will do anything - and we mean, anything - to preserve their power and one of the ways they did this was to marry within the family. Mitch Hodge on Unsplash) By intermarrying her children, Queen Victoria passed on a rare disease. ![]()
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