that is a _messed up_ family tree

[walkitout]

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/revealed-the-inbreeding-that-ruined-the-hapsburgs-1668857.html

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[flinx.livejournal.com]

Yup--the Hapsburgs brought a whole new level of "ick" to the phrase "keeping it in the family". Although I'm surprised at the number of uncle-niece pairings in there. Hell, there's a reason that such pairings were talked about in the Bible. Eesh.