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In modern society, marriage between close relatives has become a prohibited practice under the laws of many countries, because scientific research clearly points out that such marriages are prone to biological defects in offspring. However, in the long river of history, there was a family that not only firmly supported the marriage of close relatives, but also had a history of incest for more than two hundred years, so that none of their descendants were spared, with various deformities such as shoehorn faces, which eventually led to the collapse of the entire dynasty. This family is the Habsburgs.
The roots of the Habsburgs can be traced back to Aargau, Switzerland, and they later rose to prominence as the hegemon of Europe. However, their strength does not come from strong combat effectiveness, but from political marriage. Initially, Germany was poor and strife, and almost no one was willing to take over the country, except Rudolf von Habsburg, who was willing to shoulder the burden of the crown.
Rudolf von Habsburg was not favored, and many believed that he lacked leadership skills and wanted to put him in the position of a puppet leader in order to hold actual power. Rudolf, however, showed great political wisdom by marrying his daughter to Duke Ludwig II of Upper Bavaria and forming alliances with other influential families. This strategy laid the foundation for the rise of the Habsburgs.
Over time, the power of the Habsburgs expanded rapidly, and they gained greater influence through marriage with the Duchy of Burgundy. During the reign of Charles V, the family's rule had spread from Hungary to Spain and even to the Americas. The Habsburgs gradually amassed a powerful empire and became one of the most influential families in the world, with a territory and population far larger than any other European country.
However, in order to maintain the power and wealth of the family, the Habsburgs began to focus on the purity of bloodline, forbidding consanguineous marriage to prevent external families from gaining power. There are two reasons behind this policy, one is to prevent the seizure of power, and the other is to ensure the purity of the bloodline. They believed that commoners were not worth marrying, so marriage became a symbol of the family and a sign of their gradual decline.
With the popularization of consanguineous marriage, the descendants of the Habsburgs began to develop various physical defects, such as shoehorn face, valgus thick lips, and ground bags. Many family members face difficulties when eating and are unable to close their mouths completely. However, they do not care about these issues, but see them as a symbol of status and bloodline. This has continued for generations, and to this day some people still call the anterior mandibular protrusion the "Habsburg chin".
It is recorded that the Habsburgs held 11 marriages in two hundred years, 9 of which were close relatives, which is enough to show their passion for incest. The last ruler, Carlos II, suffered from the most serious illnesses, including intellectual disability and epilepsy. He was sluggish from birth, only began to speak at the age of four and learned to walk at the age of eight. The marriage of close relatives caused him to be weak, immunocompromised and often sick. In addition to physical problems, his mental state is also unstable, always staring at nothing, indifferent to everything. Even after his wife's death, he held her body and talked to himself.
Carlos II married two queens, but neither had children, which eventually led to the fall of the Spanish Habsburgs. On his deathbed, his body was swollen, his hearing and hearing were impaired, and he could barely stand. The death of Carlos II marked the end of the Habsburgs, whose self-defeating story was remembered by the marriage of close relatives.
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