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Genetic analysis dispels 200-year-old myth about Kaspar Hauser

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A team of scientists, using DNA analysis techniques, disproved the long-held theory that Kaspar Hauser was the heir to the throne of Baden.

An international team of scientists, including experts from the Milner Center for Evolution at the University of Bath (UK), conducted a new genetic analysis that disproved the popular myth about Kaspar Hauser. The results of the study were published in the journal iScience.

Kaspar Hauser first appeared in the market square in Nuremberg (Germany) in 1828. At that time, he was a teenager who could not fully speak or write, but later he said that he spent his whole life in a dungeon under of land under the supervision of a mysterious man. Five years after his appearance, despite 24-hour security by order of King Ludwig I of Bavaria, he was executed. Rumors began to spread that he could be the heir to the throne of Baden, having once been kidnapped.

The scientists analyzed DNA from strands of Hauser’s hair, making the results more accurate than previous studies. It turned out that Hauser’s mitochondrial DNA did not match the DNA of the members of the House of Baden, thus disproving the version of his royal origin.

Despite the success to disprove the “prince” theory, Kaspar Hauser’s true identity remains unknown. DNA analysis showed that his mitochondrial DNA belonged to the West Eurasian group, but it did not allow him to accurately determine his origin.

It was previously reported that German researchers have deciphered a manuscript dating back to the 1600s that mentions the childhood of Jesus Christ.

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