title: Historical and political implications of haemophilia in the Spanish royal family.
abstract: The political implications of haemophilia in the marriage of King Alfonso XIII of Spain and Princess Victoria Eugenie Battenberg of England have been reviewed in recent books on history. However, the fact that they had haemophilic sons also affected their personal relationship. In this article, we review the consequences haemophilia bore on their lives. We feel great compassion for families who suffer the illness, be it ordinary people or members of royalty; however, in this case, it can be said that when the disease affected a royal couple, the political consequences were great.
authors.affiliation: Haemophilia Centre, La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ojeda-Thies
authors.forename: E C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Rodriguez-Merchan
mesh_terms: D004739:England; D005197:Famous Persons; D005260:Female; D006467:Hemophilia A / Q000266:history*; D006579:Heterozygote; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008393:Marriage / Q000266:history; D011057:Politics; D013030:Spain