Famous People Who Married Their Cousins

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Thomas Jefferson and Martha Wayles Skelton: Thomas Jefferson was the 3rd President of the United States, who married his third cousin Martha - a widow, in 1772. Martha died after a few months of giving birth to her last child in 1782.

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Satyajit Ray and Bijoya Ray: Satyajit Ray was a Bengali Indian filmmaker. He married his first cousin Bijoya in 1949. He died in 1992 due to hearth ailment and breathing problems.

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Rudy Giuliani and Regina Peruggi: Rudy Giuliani, former mayor of New York city, married Regina Peruggi in 1968, who was also his second cousin. They were aware of their family connection, but didn’t came to know how closely they were related at the time of the wedding. The couple separated in the mid 1970s and finally got divorced in 1982.

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Queen Victoria and Albert: The British Queen married her first cousin Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha in 1840. Prince Albert died in 1861.

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Queen Elizabeth II & Prince Philip: The British Queen and the Prince of Greece were third cousins. They knew each other since childhood and in the summer of 1946, Philip proposed to Elizabeth. They got married in 1947.

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Naoto Kan & Nobuko: Naoto Kan was Japan’s 94th Prime Minister, who married his first cousin, Nobuko in 1970. Apparently, there have been many spats between the couple.

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Martin Van Buren & Hannah Hoes: Martin Van Buren was the 8th President of the United States, who married his childhood sweetheart and second cousin, Hannah, in 1807. She died due to tuberculosis, in 1819, before he was elected President.

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Kevin Bacon & Kyra Sedgwick: Kevin is an American actor and musician while Kyra is an American actress. After 23 years of marriage, the couple found out on a TV show that they were distant cousins.

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John A. MacDonald & Isabella Clark: John A. MacDonald was the first Prime Minister of Canada, who married his first cousin Isabella in 1843. Isabella died after a prolonged illness, in 1857.

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John Adams & Abigail Smith: John Adams was the 2nd President of the United States. He married his third cousin, Abigail, in 1764. She died at the age of 73 in 1818.

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