Prince's Bones Show That Hemophilia Decimated European Royal Families

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By Brett Israel
Oct 12, 2009 4:00 PMJun 27, 2023 2:54 PM

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A new genetic analysis has confirmed that the "royal disease" suffered by the male descendants of Queen Victoria was in fact a rare type of hemophilia, the genetic disease marked by a deficiency in blood clotting. Queen Victoria had several sons that died from blood loss after seemingly minor injuries. The disease spread as her descendants married into other royal families across Europe, altering Western history.

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