HENRY VII, KING OF ENGLAND (15th GGF) ~ 28 January 1457 – 21 April 1509 ~ House of Tudor

While researching my family tree I discovered that sometimes cousins married one another. Some more distantly related than others, but often cousins marry and keep marrying through the generations. When climbing up the limbs of my family tree, on many branches I discovered the point where “my grandfather is my uncle is my cousin” and …

CHARLEMAGNE (35th GGF) 2 April 748 – 28 January 814 ~ We’re all descended from Charlemagne … and related to each other

I’ve been working on my ancestry tree since February/March 2021 and I’ve made a huge amount of progress. If you climb up a limb of a genealogy tree and reach the royals, (especially some of the kings and queens), you can link your own DNA all the way home to Charlemagne because if you were …

Richard Woodville, 1st Earl Rivers ~ (16th GGF) – husband of Jaquetta of Luxembourg (16th GGM)

Gender: Male  Birth: circa 1405Maidstone, Kent, England (United Kingdom)  Death: August 12, 1469 (59-68)Gosford Green, Coventry, Warwickshire, England (United Kingdom) (Executed / Beheaded)  Place of Burial: All Saints Church, Pontefract, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom  Immediate Family: Son of Richard Wydeville, Esq., Sheriff of Kent, Constable of the Tower and Joan BittelsgateHusband of Jacquetta of Luxembourg, Countess RiversFather of Elizabeth Woodville, Queen …

ANNE NEVILLE

Anne Neville Queen Anne Neville, wife of King Richard III, daughter of Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick, “the Kingmaker” (1st cousin 15x removed) 1456–1485 BIRTH 11 JUNE 1456 • Warwick Castle, Warwickshire, England DEATH 16 MARCH 1485 • aged 28, Westminster, London, England1st cousin 15x removed Anne Neville Drawing from the Rous Roll, c. 1483 Queen consort of England Tenure 26 June 1483 …

MELUSINE

The Secret Life of Melusine: Mysterious Mermaid & Serpent Mother of European Nobility I found Melusine in my family tree. I’m not exactly sure how we’re related. But here’s what I found: Melusine (Lusina), Princess Maelasanu, Melusine de Lusina (Milouziena des Scythe) Vere the First, Scythian Princess of the Picts of Albha, the Dragon Princess …

EDWARD IV, KING OF ENGLAND ~ 14th Great-Grandfather

Edward IV, Plantagenet, King of England, husband of Elizabeth of York, House of York (14th MGGF) (14th & 15th GGF) ~ 1442–1483 BIRTH 28 APRIL 1442 • Rouen, Departement de la Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France DEATH 9 APRIL 1483 • Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England 14th great-grandfather on both sides of my family tree From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Edward …

ELIZABETH WOODVILLE, QUEEN OF ENGLAND, 14th GGM

Elizabeth Woodville, Queen of England, wife of Edward IV, (14th & 15th GGM) ~ 1437–1492 BIRTH 3 FEBRUARY 1437 • Grafton Regis, South Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England DEATH 8 JUNE 1492 • Bermondsey, London Borough of Southwark, Greater London, England 14th great-grandmother From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Elizabeth Woodville Queen consort of England Tenure 1 May 1464 – 3 October 1470 …

CAPTAIN CHRISTOPHER JOHN MARTIN (Captain of the Mayflower) ~ 10th GGF

Christopher John MARTIN [Mayflower Society], Captain, London Merchant Adventurer, Pilgrim, Churchwarden of Plymouth, Pilgrim Provisioner, Mayflo (10th GGF) 1575–1621 BIRTH 11 AUGUST 1575 • Billerica, Essex, England DEATH 18 JAN 1621 • Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts 10th great-grandfather When Captain Christopher John Martin (Capt of Mayflower) was born on August 11, 1582, in Billericay, Essex, England, his father, John, was 36 …

SIR ROBERT OXENBRIDGE (13th GGFA), Member of Parliament

Robert Oxenbridge (13ggfa) Esq., bailiff of Rye, JOP of Sussex, Constable of Pevensey Caste, Sheriff of Sussex & Surrey, Lt. & Constable of the Tower 1483–1574 BIRTH 1483 • Brede, Sussex, England DEATH 17 NOV 1574 • Husbourne/Husborn Priors/Pryors, Southampton, England 13th great-grandfather Family and Education b. 1508/9, 1st s. of Sir Goddard Oxenbridge of Brede by 2nd w. Anne, da. of …