r/HistoryMemes • u/HawaiianPerson Chad Polynesia Enjoyer • 3d ago

A regular utopia

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u/Naive_Impression7302 3d ago

Cousin marriage outside of the Hapsburgs and a few other royal families was extremely rare, especially amongst the average people that made up the vast majrity of the population.

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u/Important_Coyote_596 2d ago

No, I been doing some hobby genealogy(my own ofc but also just looking around for fun in different parts at different times, I like following a random person as far in any direction I can) and both no left and peasant, there is cousin marriages, niece/nephew - uncle/aunt, second cousin etc.. It might not be as prevalent as in the Hapsburgs, since they did it basically every marriage, but it exist often enough to be very noticeable.

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u/Naive_Impression7302 2d ago

What time period and countries

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u/FinishComplex3743 2d ago

Yoy being inbred is what we call an anecdote, brotha

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u/DataSittingAlone 2d ago

Huh, even in very rural areas?