How Incestuous Were The Habsburgs?
People will do crazy things to keep hold of power. The Habsburgs - one of the most powerful families in European history - were a prime example of this. To keep hold of their power, they decided they would keep their gene pool as small as possible. What were the disastrous consequences of this incest? How common was…
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