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 Hairy Family and the Habsburgs –– Minneapolis Institute of Art

Centuries of inbreeding among European royals responsible for

Royal Genes: The Habsburg Jaw. A family trait made tragic by…

Is the Habsburg jaw related to inbreeding? - Quora

The Habsburg Jaw: The Royal Deformity Caused By Centuries Of Incest

A royal facial deformity is linked to inbreeding

Royal portraits confirm Habsburg jaw was caused by inbreeding

Inbreeding behind facial deformity in one of history's largest

The Distinctive 'Habsburg Jaw' Was Likely the Result of the Royal

Hapsburg jaw. Historical artwork (after Velasquez)

Centuries of inbreeding among European royals caused the deformity

The Habsburg Jaw and Other Royal Inbreeding Deformities - Owlcation

One Minute History: Succession, Royal Inbreeding, and the Hapsburg Lip