10 Historic Royals YOU are Most Likely to be Related to

Have you every felt like you really should be living in a palace? Do diamond encrusted, golden crowns look particularly fetching on you, and are you darling at waving to adoring crowds from a carriage or balcony? Then you may have wondered if you have a few Kings and Queens way back in your family tree! Today I will share how you can find out if you have royal blood and introduce you to 10 historic royals with prolific progeny. Wherever you are from in the world, there is an excellent chance that you are related to at least one if not several of them. 10. Ismail Ibn Sharif (1645 – 1727) ~ 5 Million modern descendants 9. Atahualpa (1502 – 1533) ~ 100 Million 8. Edward III (1312 – 1377) ~ 200 Million 7. William the Conqueror (1028 – 1087) 300-400 Million 6. Genghis Khan (1162 – 1227) ~ 2 Billion 5. Charlemagne (748 – 814) ~ 3 Billion 4. Niall of the Nine Hostages (c. 360s - 400) ~ 3 Billion 3. Emperor Taizong of Tang (598 – 649) ~ 4 Billion 2. Ramses II of Egypt (1303 – 1213 BCE) ~ 6 Billion 1. Scorpion I of Egypt (c. 3200 BCE) ~ Everyone Alive Today Join me every Tuesday when I'm Spilling the Tea on History! Check out my Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/lindsayholiday Follow me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100091781568503 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/historyteatimelindsayholiday/ Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@historyteatime Please consider supporting me at https://www.patreon.com/LindsayHoliday and help me make more fascinating episodes! Intro Music: Baroque Coffee House by Doug Maxwell Music: "Dream of the Ancestors" by Asher Fulero #HistoryTeaTime #LindsayHoliday Please contact ⁠[email protected]⁠ if you would like to advertise on this podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices