Fun with genealogy: Royal edition

[litlover12]

As you saw if you're a Facebook friend of mine, I hit a genealogical jackpot!



I'm excited! I love Eleanor. My mom is now going around saying, "No wonder no one could ever tell your grandmother and your great-aunt what to do." :-) Also, we both want to watch The Lion in Winter again.

Also, a later ancestor of mine was a loyal friend and supporter of Mary, Queen of Scots, and refused to convert to Protestantism, whereas his grandson, if W. B. Yeats is to be believed, went around shooting monks. No wonder I'm so ecumenical. I'm probably trying to make up for all the centuries of religious quarrels in my bloodline.

This is all on my mom's side, by the way. I've had the worst luck trying to find anything on my dad's side; I go a few generations back and then I hit a brick wall -- no records or anything. It figures that just when you want Italians to talk, they go all silent on you.

Comments

[nuranar.livejournal.com]

That is so neat! My baby niece's name is Eleanor - named for THAT one. :)

[litlover12.livejournal.com]

Nice! :-)

[lindahoyland.livejournal.com]

That's amazing! She was a most remarkable lady.

[msantimacassar.livejournal.com]

THAT IS SO AWESOME!!!!! *_* I am so jealous!!!! ;)

[debriswoman]

Wonderful:-)

[prester-scott.livejournal.com]

Interesting stories, indeed.

I do not expect I have any notable lineage, but I could be bounded in a nutshell and count myself a king of infinite space.

[digne.livejournal.com]

Do you have the actual papers? Or is this just a post on ancestry.com?

I'm not trying to be a Debbie Downer here but remember that ancestry.com says I'm related to Charles Dickens -- looking into that from other sources I think it's unlikely. But who knows. It could be.

And Eleanor of Aquitaine is awesome! So that's a really great connection to have.

[litlover12.livejournal.com]

Oh, I know what you mean! Everyone's always told me to be careful about Ancestry, so I look at other sources too. The conflicting information on there can be bewildering sometimes. :-)