. Mental and moral heredity in royalty, a statistical study in history and psychology . WILLIAM IV [»]. FREDERICK, DUKE OF YORK [**],Son of George III. Hanover in England 53 state, brought on the American Revolution. Her uncle,George IV, was an embodiment of what was worst in hishouse. Her other uncle, William IV, who intervenedbetween her and his predecessor, was better in his moralsthan in his manners, and was an inoffensive ruler, ratherthan one to win more important distinction. From thisunpromising stem comes Victoria, of whose father thebest that can be said is that nothing very serious
. Mental and moral heredity in royalty, a statistical study in history and psychology . WILLIAM IV [»]. FREDERICK, DUKE OF YORK [**],Son of George III. Hanover in England 53 state, brought on the American Revolution. Her uncle,George IV, was an embodiment of what was worst in hishouse. Her other uncle, William IV, who intervenedbetween her and his predecessor, was better in his moralsthan in his manners, and was an inoffensive ruler, ratherthan one to win more important distinction. From thisunpromising stem comes Victoria, of whose father thebest that can be said is that nothing very serious to hisdiscredit is recorded. Victoria thus blossomed out ofan unpromising line of ancestors. This illustrates very well the common mistakes, madeover and over again, regarding human heredity. Peopleneither realize the paucity of influence from a few remoteancestors nor the need of considering the maternal linesand making up a complete pedigree; extend though itmay, only approximately, into the past. The marriage of Queen Victoria with Albert, of Saxe-Gotha, may be considered, in re
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