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Explanation: The Habsburgs were a royal dynasty of Europe that controlled much of the continent in the 1500s-1600s AD. Like many royal and noble dynasties, they practiced extensive intermarriage within the family in order to keep lands and titles from passing outside of the family's hands by unfortunate inheritances. This led to some... genetically interesting results
You got me curious. They are still around!
https://www.express.co.uk/news/royal/1729304/habsburg-family-austria-hungary-monarchy-spt
Of course they're still around. All the royal families inter-married, their family trees resemble wreaths
I'm not sure they waited that long.
Well "of age" can be redefined...
Has the girl had her blood yet?
Yep. I've read that women reach menarche much earlier these days. Wonder what the age was in the Renaissance.
Where female cousin? /Orangutan meme