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soldierant

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5. Charles (or Carlos) III of Spain might well have,

Reply to erronis (Reply #2)

Tue Dec 9, 2025, 07:30 PM

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since he was so deformed from inbreeding he could barely stand. He was the last os the reigning Hapsburgs.

We often speak of MAGAs (and before that, impoverished Republicans) as being inbred. But they ain't got nothin' on the Hapsburgs.

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