of royal descent
1Royal descent — A royal descent is a lineal descent from a monarch. Royal descent is sometimes claimed as a mark of distinction and is seen as a desirable goal of genealogy research. Pretenders and those hoping to improve their social status have often claimed… …
2English royal descent from Muhammad — There have been attempts to establish the descent of the medieval English monarchs from the Islamic prophet Muhammad. None has yet been successful, and no such descent is generally accepted. [ [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13621717/ Does your… …
3Descent of Elizabeth II from Cerdic — This table shows the descent of Elizabeth II from Egbert, traditionally regarded as first King of England, and before that from Cerdic, founder of the House of Wessex. Some of the links between Cerdic and Egbert are a little uncertain, and there… …
4Royal family — A royal family is the extended family of a monarch. Generally, the head of a royal family is a king or queen regnant. The term imperial family more appropriately describes the extended family of an emperor or empress regnant, while the terms… …
5Descent from antiquity — (DFA) is the project of establishing a well researched, generation by generation descent of living persons from people living in antiquity. It is an ultimate challenge in prosopography and genealogy. The idea is by no means new. Hellenistic… …
6Descent from Adam and Eve — is the belief that every human being on Earth is a descendant of Adam and Eve.[1] Some adherents claim to have traced their lineage through generations of descendants back to Adam and Eve.[2][3][4][5] …
7Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom — of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Versions …
8Royal intermarriage — is the practice of members of royal families marrying into other royal families. It was more commonly done in the past for reasons of state and in order to maintain the purity of bloodlines. Historically, royal marriages often sealed alliances or …
9Descent of Elizabeth II from William I — This list shows the most senior line of descent of Elizabeth II from William I of England. Each person on the list is the son or daughter of the person above him or her on the list. There are many other more junior lines of descent of the family …
10Descent of Elizabeth II from the Franks — This line shows the means by which Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom is supposedly descended from Flavius Afranius Syagrius, a Roman proconsul in the 4th century AD. The line after Arnulf of Metz is attested by numerous sources and… …
