Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News Editorials & Other Articles General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

Ancestry/Genealogy

Ponietz

(3,952 posts)

2. Keep it in perspective

Reply to bif (Original post)

Fri Apr 26, 2019, 07:58 AM

Apr 2019

Geneticist Adam Rutherford pointed out that family trees grow backwards exponentially, so the amount of ancestors people should have from the ninth century is larger than the amount of people who were alive during the ninth century. That means anyone with European ancestry is related to King Charlemagne.

https://gizmodo.com/dont-get-too-excited-if-a-dna-test-says-you-have-ancien-1706754078

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

15 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

According to 23andme, I'm related to Louis XVI! Any other royals here? [View all] bif Apr 2019 OP

Sure, both my wife and I -- one of the King Louis' and also the Plantagenets htuttle Apr 2019 #1

Keep it in perspective Ponietz Apr 2019 #2

i have an ancestor who was a captain in marie anroinette's guard rampartc Apr 2019 #3

Louie the IV Soxfan58 Apr 2019 #4

Well, not to go bragging COLGATE4 Apr 2019 #5

Mine stole Richard III's horse. marble falls Dec 2020 #12

I've got no DNA evidence like this The Genealogist Apr 2019 #6

23andMe told me the same thing (but haplogroups are many thousands of years old). Spider Jerusalem Apr 2019 #7

I've researched for over 45 yrars HeiressofBickworth Apr 2019 #8

Prince John, Duke of Lancaster, son of King ****** ,,,, THAT WOULD BE KING EDWARD III Trueblue1968 Jan 2022 #14

Descended from King Malcolm/Queen Margaret, King David, Robert the Bruce and Robt 1,11, and 111 wishstar May 2019 #9

Yes, dgibby Sep 2019 #10

Yeah, but.... Tintweezl Dec 2020 #11

Ethelred the Unready, here! Lulu KC Sep 2021 #13

Majorie Bruce was my 23rd great grandmother Galileo126 Feb 2022 #15