• Hapankaali@lemmy.world
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      It did in fact happen with regularity that incapable, insane or otherwise unsuitable rulers would end up ruling.

      A famous example is Charles II of Habsburg (ruled the Kingdom of Spain from 1665-1700). Suffering from several though not precisely documented disabilities due to extensive inbreeding, he died in his late thirties.