Queen Victoria's Gene: Haemophilia and the Royal Family

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The History Press, Oct 21, 2011 - History - 192 pages
Queen Victoria's son, Prince Leopold, died from haemophilia, but no member of the royal family before his generation had suffered from the condition. Medically, there are only two possibilities: either one of Victoria's parents had a 1 in 50,000 random mutation, or Victoria was the illegitimate child of a haemophiliac man. However the haemophilia gene arose, it had a profound effect on history. Two of Victoria's daughters were silent carriers who passed the disease to the Spanish and Russian royal families. The disease played a role in the origin of the Spanish Civil War; and the tsarina's concern over her only son's haemophilia led to the entry of Rasputin into the royal household, contributing directly to the Russian revolution.
 

Contents

Preface
Introduction
God Save You Wheres the Princesse?
Dynastic Climbers
Victoire and Victoria
The Ugly Duckling
The Bleeders
Mutation or Bastard?
Crowns Rolling about the Floor
The Pretenders
The Coburgs and Haemophilia in Iberia
Later Generations
A Breed Apart
Notes Bibliography
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