Is it possible I'm related to all of these people?

Question

I have read that I'm definitely:

-A 35th great-grandson of Charlemagne
-A 23th great-grandson of King Edward III of England
-A 24th great-grandson of Robert the Bruce

I am not sure about how I'm connected with these people, but I've read this also:

-A descendant of King David, Judah, Alexander the Great, Napoleon, Muhammed, Julius Caesar, Nero, and possibly Jesus if he did have children (which I'm highly doubtful about for obvious reasons)_

Answer 1

75% - 85% of the people in the world with English, French, Swiss, BeNeLux, German, Austrian or N. Italian heritage are supposed to be able to trace back to Charlemagne, usually through some king or other who coupled with every fair maid who would hold still for 10 minutes. My line comes down from Henry II of England through the Buckleys of Massachusetts.



Proving it is the hard part. People lie for lots of reasons, especially ladies who turn up preggers without benefit of husbands, or kings who want to "prove" their noble blood.



The best comment on reliability of old genealogy I ever was was a motto on a RWWC data base: "All relatives prior to 1700 for amusement only".

Answer 2

Caesar really didn't have any children who lived long--only Ptolemy Caesar (Caesarion) by Cleopatra--that's why he named his great nephew Octavian as heir. And Caesarion was killed not long after his mother died. No children have been mentioned.

I don't know that Nero or Alex the Great had any children for you to be descended from.

David & Judah are questionable too, for the simple reason you cannot firmly prove that you are descended from them beyond hearsay. Spiritually, yes; physically, no.

I'm not sure about Muhammed's children--he had enough wives, but I've not read much about him to know about children.

Jesus--really, really, really doubtful

While Napoleon had at least 1 child, again, I'm not sure if you could be desecended from him. Related, yes; there are Bonapartes in the US descended from his siblings.



Now, medieval genealogies "proved" that various kings were descended from Adam (which would cover David & Judah, and maybe Caesar & Alexander), but most of that was pure nonsense, meant to bolster a monarch's place. Old Scandinavian lines of descent were traced to Odin for the same reason. I can't see any Christian medieval herald tracing ancestry through Mohammed--that would have been heresy & a terrible blot in their eyes. Recently, people have tried to show that the Merovingian kings of early France (Clovis, et al) were connected in some way to Mary Magdalene & Jesus, but I don't know how old that theory is.

You could be related to any of the rest, but it is uncertifiable (meaning no birth certificates or anything beyond hearsay).

Hope I didn't burst your bubble too hard.

Answer 3

And where did you read this? Whose is the authority making this assessment?

Not that it couldn't be true, mind you. Especially after the Norman Invasion, the whole lot of the French and English royal houses were inter-related. And The Bruce was part of that stew on several fronts, so it's certainly possible.

As to the others listed, I would imagine it's also possible, given the holographic nature of much of the breeding back then. According to the Bible, we are all related through Adam and Eve, so I imagine you could claim to be family to just about anyone but extraterrestrials, and maybe even them.

According to my maternal grandfather's name, we're descended from King Arthur, but I don't let it get to me.

After all, the important thing is not from what family lines you spring, but what kind of person you are.

Answer 4

short answer: no, this is not available to drink 36 pictures of alcohol in under 2 hour. Alcohol leaves the bloodstream at a fee of a million oz. (greater or less) consistent with hour, so this man or woman has fed on 36 pictures (someplace between 36-54oz, because a shot is frequently greater beneficial than an oz..) of alcohol in 2 hours. Assuming even a 30% alcohol content fabric, a 150lb women persons could have greater or less a nil.5 -0.7BAC-- that would maximum probably placed her close to dying or in a coma.

Answer 5

That is pretty cool if you are.



My Great^9 Grandfather was the person who married Pochohantas and John Rolfe together.



One of my friends is related to Shakespeare!!

Answer 6

I'm related to Lizzie Borden. You thought you had problems.....

Answer 7

What are you going on? Your last name?



You could be...

Answer 8

Did you forget your medication today?

Answer 9

where the heck did you hear that?!?!?