How did the medical history of Queen Victoria impact Germany and Russia?

Question by Yes: How did the medical history of Queen Victoria and her family impact the leadership of Germany and Russia?
How did the medical history of Queen Victoria and her family impact the leadership of Germany and Russia before World War 1?

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Answer by Spellbound
Victoria’s medical history impacted the Russian Imperial Family more than the German.
She was a carrier for haemophilia, passing on the gene to Nicholas’s son Alexei.
Alexei was so badly affected that a simple fall or cut could kill him.
See:
http://www.rpfuller.com/gcse/history/7.html

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