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  2. Cousin - Wikipedia

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    The terms cousin-uncle/aunt and cousin-niece/nephew are sometimes used to describe the direction of the removal of the relationship, [7] especially in Mennonite, [8] Indian, and Pakistani [citation needed] families. These terms relate to a first cousin once removed, uncle/aunt referring to an older generation and niece/nephew for younger ones.

  3. Consanguinity - Wikipedia

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    In Egypt, around 40% of the population marry a cousin. A 1992 survey in Jordan found that 32% were married to a first cousin; a further 17.3% were married to more distant relatives. [35] 67% of marriages in Saudi Arabia are between close relatives as are 54% of all marriages in Kuwait, whereas 18% of all Lebanese were between blood relatives ...

  4. Prohibited degree of kinship - Wikipedia

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    Aristocracy wasn't excluded from marrying relatives: Alexander Herzen, a socialist writer of the 19th century of aristocratic origin, married his cousin, for example. In Imperial Russia up until 1917, all marriages were mostly ceremonial and religious and were the only ones considered "legal" (no formally established institution existed at the ...

  5. What’s a Second Cousin vs. Second Cousin Once Removed? - AOL

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    A cousin once removed means they’re from the generation immediately above or below you. So your first cousin once removed would be your first cousin’s child or your parent’s first cousin.

  6. Taylor Swift is related to a French king and Johnny Depp ...

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    Mandel also notes that Swift has another unexpected relative: Johnny Depp, who is her seventh cousin once removed. Earlier this year, Ancestry revealed to TODAY that Swift has a fellow tortured ...

  7. Royal intermarriage - Wikipedia

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    The Habsburg Philip II of Spain and his wife, the Tudor Mary I of England.Mary and Philip were first cousins once removed. The wedding of Nicholas II of Russia and Alix of Hesse (whose name was changed to Alexandra Feodorovna in the process), second cousins through their shared great-grandparents Louis II, Grand Duke of Hesse, and Wilhelmine of Baden

  8. List of heirs to the Scottish throne - Wikipedia

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    First cousin once-removed John Stewart, Duke of Albany: Heir presumptive First cousin once-removed 9 September 1513 First cousin once-removed became king 30 April 1514 Posthumous son born to James IV: James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Arran First cousin James V: Alexander Stewart, Duke of Ross: Heir presumptive Brother 30 April 1514 Born posthumously

  9. Family Ties: Celebrities You Didn't Know Were Related - AOL

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    This makes President Carter a half second-cousin of producer Berry Gordy. He is also a half second-cousin, once removed, of LMFAO rapper Redfoo (Stefan Kendal Gordy). s_bukley/depositphotos