Hapsburg family tree

The Spanish Habsburg family tree shows the uncle-niece and cousin marriages that would lead to their extinction.

The Inbreeding of Charles II of Spain family tree. Perhaps the most inbred human being to have ever lived. By the time of Charles's birth there had been many generations of inbreeding within the Spanish royal house;his physical and mental disabilities are widely attributed to this inbreeding. He died in Madrid on 1 Nov,1700,five days before his 39th birthday...

history of royal inbreeding House of Hapsburg Charles II of Spain was the son of an uncle and niece, Philip IV of Spain and Mariana of Austria

Featured Image: part of Habsburg family structure (inbreeding to protect power and fortune would result in the loss of a large % of their children not reaching adulthood) The Habsburgs (Haps…

Family Tree Habsburg - Lothringen

The following is an article from Uncle John's Endlessly Engrossing Bathroom Reader. Have you always dreamed of being a princess or a king? Be careful what you wish for -you might end up like one of these folks.Hapsburgs: From left, Philip V of Spain, Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, and Philip II of Spain. Keep in mind that royal portraits were always flattering. ALL IN THE FAMILYFor the past thousand years, the royal families of Europe have routinely intermarried. Why? They did it to create…

[Low Countries] House of Orange-Nassau; House of Nassau-Weilburg; Royal Family of the Netherlands and the Grand Ducal Family of Luxembourg. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Orange-Nassau#Family_Tree http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Nassau-Weilburg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Ducal_Family_of_Luxembourg

Dynasty of Habsburg

Matt Baker of Useful Charts quite amusingly examined the George Washington extended family tree to determine who would be king in this age if the then-new

https://forgeofempiressite.wordpress.com/2017/07/17/the-habsburgs/-For more than 5 centuries the House of Habsburg was the greatest ruling family in European history with their influence stretching into the 20th Century. Ironically Europe’s greatest ever family originates from intensely republican Switzerland. Count Radbot (985 – 1045) constructed Habsburg Castle in his feudal lands of Aargau & for almost 4 centuries this medieval estate was home to Europe’s most powerful & ambitious…

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The only legitimate extant line of Capetian descent is the House of Bourbon, whose main cadet line is that of the now differencied House of Orleans. Must of the people in the Western Hemisphere has heard at least once about this powerful royal family, however few of them know why they came to power and from who do they descend. The true is that France (Their country of origin) has been ruled by the Capetian family since 987 (And since 1848 only de jure), a House whose lay of succession was…

Delve deeper into the intricate family tree of Franz Joseph and Sisi, iconic rulers of the Habsburg Empire. Discover fascinating facts about their relatives

Royal House of Hanover in Britain Family Tree (by Simeon Netchev) An image illustrating the family tree of the royal house of Hanover (officially known as the House of Brunswick-Lneburg, Hanover line) that ruled Britain for 187 years (1714 - 1901). The Hanoverians were originally a long shot as the first of their Britsh Kings, George Louis, elector of Hanover (aka George I of Great Britain ), was, in 1714, only 52nd in line to the throne (although the nearest Protestant candidate according…

Archduke Leopold, the Connecticut Factory Worker Who Might Have Been King - New England Historical Society

A review of the King Makers Daughter the story of Queen Anne Neville by Philippa Gregory. The review is complete with character analysis, synopsis and historical background.