Medieval dynasties that make the Borgias look like the Partridge Family

So I'm sure some of y'all have seen shows like The Borgias, The Tudors, or I CLAUDIUS at some point. If so, you know ancient and medieval royal dynasties were made up of power-hungry kings, scheming matriarchs, and yards of cleavage. Hell, Game of Thrones is nothing more than a warmed-over version of the Wars of the Roses. Well, for my money, the Komnenoi dynasty of Byzantium was quite possibly the most vicious and destructive of all medieval dynasties; you can read more about them in my As The Komnenoi World Turns. But these poisonous families give them a run for their money.

I. The Kometopulte Dynasty of Bulgaria

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II. The Pornocracy

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III. The Rurikids

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