Nothing quite as awkward as explaining to someone their grandparents were first cousins. Well, parents would be more awkward. #genealogy
In researching my family history, I discovered that one of my grt-grt-grt-grandfathers was married 3 times; each time to a first cousin.
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@WaevetSmaevets Wow! Way before anything was really known about genetics, if people thought their own family had great qualities they'd keep marrying in the family to keep out the riffraff. That's why royalty have so many genetic conditions. Not saying that's what's going on with your ancestor.