40 Odd Facts About the Inbred King Charles II of Spain

40 Odd Facts About the Inbred King Charles II of Spain

Trista - February 6, 2019

40 Odd Facts About the Inbred King Charles II of Spain
Charles II of Spain. Wikimedia Commons/ Public Domain.

36. King Charles Married a French Woman

The Habsburgs were so fiercely inbred because they wanted to keep power within their family. Their influence was so widespread that members of the family could be found in palaces all over Europe. Charles married a non-Habsburg, Marie Louise d’Orleans, leading to fears of French influence in Spain. She and her attendants were frequently accused of plotting against the crown, and people would riot outside of her Madrid palace.

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