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Her parents were married in May 1818 and she was born in May 1819. If she'd been born substantially later -- or earlier -- Wilson's views would carry a lot more weight. But adulterous fooling around that close to the wedding is much less likely, though certainly not impossible.

Victoria and her husband Albert were first cousins. Indeed, they were even more closely related than that, since her father and Albert's mother both came from the same family, as did her mother and his father. Somebody else will know more about the genetics involved, but my impression is that first cousins getting married can be a very risky thing. Can something come out because of such a marriage that hasn't shown itself earlier?

[Jimmy Valentine]

I refer you to certain precincts in Appalachia and the Ozarks, where "close" breeding results in some very nasty recessive traits surfacing.