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Hekate

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7. European royals used to be so inbred there was something called the Hapsburg Jaw...

Reply to Freddie (Reply #3)

Tue Mar 5, 2019, 11:49 PM

Mar 2019

It shows up in numerous portraits. One of the Spanish kings ended up with real difficulties chewing and swallowing, which led to chronic dyspepsia and other health problems.

Royal marriages have always been about alliances between nations, which drove the inbreeding across Europe. The British royals have gotten lucky in this generation, with not one but two "commoner" brides.

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