. Mental and moral heredity in royalty, a statistical study in history and psychology . 13 .9 £ llso E£JJO ,-.£ s ~ ;3-c3 III -O T> Sis 1*1 hfc:s>*. Austria 185 we have two grandparents accounted as bad. This gen-eration makes the poor showing that we might ancient psychosis or mental weakness appeared infull force in both the sons, one of whom was also afflictedwith epilepsy. Both Ferdinand[652] and Francis Charles[656i were men-tally unfit to rule, and in turn abdicated to Francis Josephthe present emperor, whose fortitude and ability standout in sharp contrast with his two


. Mental and moral heredity in royalty, a statistical study in history and psychology . 13 .9 £ llso E£JJO ,-.£ s ~ ;3-c3 III -O T> Sis 1*1 hfc:s>*. Austria 185 we have two grandparents accounted as bad. This gen-eration makes the poor showing that we might ancient psychosis or mental weakness appeared infull force in both the sons, one of whom was also afflictedwith epilepsy. Both Ferdinand[652] and Francis Charles[656i were men-tally unfit to rule, and in turn abdicated to Francis Josephthe present emperor, whose fortitude and ability standout in sharp contrast with his two predecessors. But itis to be feared that misfortunes have not ceased to befallthe ancient house of Hapsburg, and in 1889 the myste-rious death of Rudolph, eldest son of Francis Joseph,added another chapter to the tragedies which of latehave cursed several branches of this august family. Ina short time after Rudolphs death, it became generallyconsidered that this cultivated, and in many ways esti-mable prince, had, in company with his mistress, killedhimself with his own hand. In reviewing the history of the Hapsburgs, one seesthe original strength


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