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Why Have So Many World Leaders Married Their Cousins?
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Why Have So Many World Leaders Married Their Cousins?: Media

Royal weddings through history have often had one thing in common: the bride and groom were cousins. But why did so many royals marry within the family?
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Wedding of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
Depiction of Queen Victoria marrying Prince Albert, February 10, 1840.
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