8 Famous People Who Married Their Cousin

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Albert Einstein – Albert Einstein’s second marriage was to his cousin Elsa Lowenthal. He married her in 1919. The couple were actually double cousins - second cousins on his father’s side and first cousins on his mother’s side. The two never had kids together but Albert accepted Elsa’s two children as if they were his own and took care of them sincerely.

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Queen Elizabeth II – Prince Phillip, the husband of Queen of England, Elizabeth II, is actually her second cousin. They are both descendants of Queen Victoria and King Christian IX of Denmark. Well, at least they both know the price of being a royal.

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