Powered by OpenAIRE graph
Found an issue? Give us feedback
ZENODOarrow_drop_down
ZENODO
Other literature type . 2026
License: CC BY
Data sources: Datacite
ZENODO
Other literature type . 2026
License: CC BY
Data sources: Datacite
versions View all 2 versions
addClaim

Royal Blood Disorders: A 500-Year Genealogical Investigation from Medieval Provence to Queen Victoria

Authors: Maijala, Charlotte; Papillon Pearl;

Royal Blood Disorders: A 500-Year Genealogical Investigation from Medieval Provence to Queen Victoria

Abstract

This study traces the origin of royal blood disorders affecting Queen Victoria's descendants back 500 years to the del Balzo/de Baux family of medieval Provence (1300s-1400s). Through comprehensive genealogical analysis and inbreeding coefficient calculations, we demonstrate that systematic consanguineous marriages created cumulative inbreeding (F ≈ 0.07-0.15) in Margaret de Baux (1394-1469), 4-5 generations before Jacquetta of Luxembourg. This genetic load transmitted through Jacquetta → Elizabeth Woodville → Elizabeth of York → Margaret Tudor → Mary Queen of Scots (who married her first cousin Lord Darnley, F = 0.0625) → James VI/I (F ≈ 0.09-0.11) → eventually reaching Queen Victoria (F ≈ 0.07-0.12). The study documents reproductive failure patterns across multiple generations, including Margaret de Baux's sons (5 of 6 failed to reproduce, suggesting X-linked inheritance), and demonstrates how inbreeding coefficients approaching half-sibling levels accumulated through repeated cousin marriages. This represents one of the longest documented cases of inbreeding depression in human history, spanning 20+ generations and contributing to hemophilia and other blood disorders in modern European royalty.

  • BIP!
    Impact byBIP!
    selected citations
    These citations are derived from selected sources.
    This is an alternative to the "Influence" indicator, which also reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically).
    0
    popularity
    This indicator reflects the "current" impact/attention (the "hype") of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network.
    Average
    influence
    This indicator reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically).
    Average
    impulse
    This indicator reflects the initial momentum of an article directly after its publication, based on the underlying citation network.
    Average
Powered by OpenAIRE graph
Found an issue? Give us feedback
selected citations
These citations are derived from selected sources.
This is an alternative to the "Influence" indicator, which also reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically).
BIP!Citations provided by BIP!
popularity
This indicator reflects the "current" impact/attention (the "hype") of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network.
BIP!Popularity provided by BIP!
influence
This indicator reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically).
BIP!Influence provided by BIP!
impulse
This indicator reflects the initial momentum of an article directly after its publication, based on the underlying citation network.
BIP!Impulse provided by BIP!
0
Average
Average
Average
Upload OA version
Are you the author of this publication? Upload your Open Access version to Zenodo!
It’s fast and easy, just two clicks!