When visiting an art museum and viewing portraits of the Habsburg family, one may be startled by their grotesquely protruding ...

King Charles II of Spain was the last in the Habsburg line and one of the most afflicted with the facial deformity The Habsburgs came seemingly from nowhere (but specifically from Austria) to take ...

A facial deformity known as "Habsburg jaw," famously noted in the Habsburg dynasty of Spanish and Austrian royals, can be attributed to inbreeding. According to a new study published in the Annals of ...

For a family that controlled assorted European territories and kingdoms for centuries, you would think that the Habsburgs would have plenty of opportunities to meet new partners. Still, they appeared ...

Scientists have confirmed that facial deformities among the House of Habsburg were caused by inbreeding, according to a newly-published study. The twist: they reached their findings by studying ...