European royalty
The European royal family has always been a pot of rotten porridge, your emperor is my cousin, your queen is his cousin, his cousin is a cousin of another family, his queen is my cousin, anyway, just like this, basically are relatives, and not the kind of distant relatives who can't beat a lifetime and have no contact, but also within three generations or four generations of direct lineage. This can also explain why Europeans are so keen to surrender, they are all relatives, they can't be pinched to death!
Of course, these are all jokes of the editor, but Europeans are indeed more enthusiastic about marriage than Asians, on the one hand, for the sake of interests, everyone is strong and strong, or the weak are hugging, marriage, that is, relatives, their families, there is no help, otherwise it is not possible to say.
On the other hand, it is for the so-called purity of blood. Europeans are very touted by the so-called theory of descent, the god horse species must be purebred, purebred horse purebred dog purebred cat, of course, people must also be purebred. But once married to a foreigner, the bloodline is not pure, so what to do? I married my own people. The people of their own people also have a requirement, that is, they cannot marry people who are inferior to themselves, which is the so-called door-to-door pair. Can't spoil the bloodline.
Napoleon
What is the final result? Anyway, if you can see the animal world, I believe you will understand.
However, it is estimated that they later discovered the disadvantages of marriage between close relatives, began to seek solutions, and later found that the best thing was to marry. Marriage to other royal families will not destroy the noble bloodline, but also benefit from it. Next, let's talk about the two more famous married fathers-in-law in history, known as European fathers-in-law
This European father-in-law is not the national husband who worships the gold, but the real father-in-law. The first was King Nicholas I of Montenegro.
Nicholas I Mikovovich (Serbania: Никола I Мирков Петровић-Његош) (7 October 1841 – 1 March 1921) was the only king of Montenegro, reigning as a king from 1910 to 1918, and as a prince from 1860 to 1910. He did a lot of good things during his reign, but it was the daughter he married who was the most commendable.
He had 5 daughters married to various royal families in Europe, and each prince and king nicknamed Nicholas "The Father-in-Law of Europe", a nickname he shared with contemporary Danish kings.
Nicholas I
Princess Ljubica, known as Zorka (Cetinje, Montenegro, 23 December 1864 – 28 March 1890) married Stoly Karađorđević (after her death, he became king of Serbia, Croatia and Slovenia in Yugoslavia). ）
Princess Milica (Cetinje, Montenegro, 26 July 1866 – 5 September 1951) married Grand Duke Peter Nicolaievich of Russia, brother of Grand Duke Nicolaevich of Nicolaevich;
Princess Anastasija (Cetinje, Montenegro, 4 January 1868 – 15 November 1935) (also known as Princess Stana) married Duke Georges Leuchtenberg for the first time. Followed by Grand Duke Nicholas,
Princess Elena (Cetinje, Montenegro, 8 January 1873 – 28 November 1952) became the wife of Queen Elena Italy, Victor Emmanuel III of Italy;
Princess Anna (Cetinje, Montenegro, 18 August – 22 April 1874, 1971), married Prince Franz Josef of Batenburg but remained childless;
Princess Sofiya (Cetinje, Montenegro, 2 May 1876 – 14 June 1876) married Alexander's cousin and bore a son, Prince Michael
(The information is too messy, a lot of it is garbled, Xiaobian does not know where to start, can only pick some makeshift to see.) ）
The other was King Christian IX of Denmark
Christian's wife, Queen Louis of Denmark, was able to succeed to the throne in large part because of the succession of Queen Louis's family. And his ability to become the father-in-law of Europe is largely due to the blessing of the empress. European royals were also happy, because Denmark is not a big country, and the small country and the widow cannot make waves.
Let's take a closer look.
Frederick VIII (King of Denmark; Full name: Christian Frederick William Karl), married Princess Louise of Hesse-Kassel, with the following children: Christian X (King of Denmark), Haakon VII (King of Norway), Princess Louise (Princess Frederick of Schaumburg-Lippe), Prince Harald, Princess Engelberg (Duchess of West Yotland), Princess Tierra, Prince Gustav, Princess Dagmar (Lady OfCastles)
Princess Alexandra (Queen Alexandra of England; Full name: Alexandra Caroline Marie Charlotte Louise Julia), married edward VII of England, with the following children: Prince Albert Victor (Duke of Clarence and Evandale), George V (King of England), Princess Louise (Duchess of Fife), Princess Victoria, Princess Maude (Queen of Norway), Prince Alexander John
George V and Nicholas II
George I (King of Greece; Full name: Christian Wilhelm Ferdinand Adolf George), married Archduke Olga Konstantinovna of Russia, with the children of Constantine I (King of Greece), Prince George, Alexandra Georgevna (Grand Duchess of Russia), Prince Nicholas, Maria Georgevna (Grand Duchess of Russia), Princess Olga, Prince Andrew, prince Christopher
Princess Maria Fyodorovna (Empress of Russia; Full name: Mary Sophie Frederick Dagmar), married to Tsar Alexander III, children of: Nicholas II (Emperor of Russia), Grand Duke Alexander Alexandrovich, Grand Duke George Alessandrovich, Grand Duke Zinya Alexandrovna, Grand Duke Mikhail Alessandrovich, Grand Duke Olga Alexandrovna (Duchess of Duke Peter Alessandrovich of Oldenburg)
Princess Tilah (Crown Princess of Hanover; Full name: Tierra Emily Caroline Charlotte Anna), married to Ernst August II (Crown Prince of Hanover, 3rd Duke of Cumberland and Tiviart), with the following children: Princess Mary Louise (Countess of Baden), Prince George William, Princess Alexandra (Archduke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin), Princess Olga, Prince Christian, Ernst August III (Duke of Brunswick)
Prince Valdemar, married Princess Mary of Orléans, with the following children: Count Auger of Rosenborg, Prince Axel, Count Eric of Rosenborg, Count Vigo of Rosenborg, Princess Margaret (Princess of Renato of Bourbon-Palma)
Such a synthesis, everyone understands, who is who is who. This marriage is so engaged, in exchange for decades of peace, that is, the princesses and princes have been wronged, after all, they have to sleep with a person they do not love for so many years, and they are not like the Ming and Qing dynasties, they can take concubines in a bright and upright manner, but secretly steal affection. It's also quite a grievance to think about.
However, compared to the manchu emperor is the most pitiful, look at the photos of those concubines, really hanging at the door to ward off evil, hanging on the bedside contraception ah.