Einstein Married his Cousin: How and Why?

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Yes, we are discussing the world famous scientist the Albert Einstein who discovered the theory of the speed of light with perfection. Although Albert got to fall in love with a girl named Marie Winteler but soon he broke up. Einstein married his cousin Elsa Einstein after getting divorced with his first wife Mileva Maric a lady who was a mathematician from Serbia by profession.

Elsa Einstein was born on 18th January 1876 and she was the daughter of Albert’s maternal aunt and also fathers of both were first cousins. Although Albert and Elsa used to met and played together as families of both sides were relative. But the love story between Albert and Elsa took place around the year 1912 while Albert was still in marriage with Mileva. Albert and Mileva separated in 1914 and finally got divorced on 14th February 1919.

Elsa promised him that she will not bother him in his professional life. Along with that Albert gave a list of conditions to her that must be followed. She agreed on that and just after a short period of time on 2nd June 1919 the couple Albert and Elsa got married. The couple decided to not to have children together as both have from their first marriage.

They happily lived their married life around 17 years together but Elsa passed away on 20th December 1936 after a long illness due to kidney and heart problems. At that time Albert broke down. According to his close friend Peter Bucky that Albert cried, which he had never seen in his life.