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A Habsburg jaw is a specific facial deformity that is marked by a very elongated and prominent lower jaw. Joseph I, Charles I of Spain, Leopold Wilhelm and Charles II all had it. Nine successive generations of the Habsburg family had this pronounced jawline, which is why it came to be known as the Habsburg jaw.
This distinctive “Habsburg jaw,” a new analysis published in the Annals of Human Biology finds, most likely resulted from inbreeding. The researchers, led by geneticist Román Vilas from Spain’s...
12 Ιουλ 2022 · What was the Habsburg jaw? Many members of the dynasty had the same physical trait of a protruding bottom jaw – a mandibular prognathism, medically speaking. The jutting chin could be so pronounced that the flattering portrait artists of the day could not manage to hide them.
2 Δεκ 2019 · Many of the kings and queens of the Spanish Habsburg dynasty, which ruled across Europe from the 16th to the start of the 18th century, had a distinctive facial deformity: an elongated jaw...
2 Δεκ 2019 · 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...
26 Μαΐ 2024 · In the case of the Habsburgs, this manifested most visibly in the characteristic jaw deformity. Portraits from the 16th century onward capture Habsburg royals with varying degrees of mandibular prognathism, often accompanied by a elongated facial structure, arched nose, and protruding lower lip.
“The Habsburg dynasty was one of the most influential in Europe but became renowned for inbreeding, which was its eventual downfall. We show for the first time that there is a clear positive relationship exists between inbreeding and the appearance of the Habsburg jaw.”
