[LMB] Royal looks, was OT:

[Paula Lieberman]

The last of the Spanish Hapsburgs was an example of what happens from too 
much inbreeding....

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Marilyn Traber" <mtraber251 at earthlink.net>


M Hämäläinen wrote:
>
> But I did get the impression that her deceased husband, who was a
> king of his own counry, had a variety of women to choose from. I very much
> doubt that he chose an unattractive or even plain queen...
>
If you look at a lot of royal portraits [and I have for clothing
documentation] despite the more or less requirement for portraying
royalty as handsome/comely as possible there are a vast  majority that
are just dead common looking.

Goya's portrait of Charles IV and family is a good example,
> http://knowledgenews.net/picturethis/goya_charles_iv.jpg
The little princess held by the queen is dowright homely, with the royal
chin.