j_mie6
Deity
ah but it is meant to be that ALL people who's family are originally from europe are related to Charlamagne
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dalamb
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I doubt that's true -- but apparently a huge fraction of Mongolia is descended from Ghengis.
uat2d
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If we all have at least 2 parents, 4 grandparents, 8 great-grandparents and so on, even if you only go back 33 generations, you end up with over 8 billion people, more than there are now in the world and if you consider that in the 1800 we weren't even 1 billion, then it's actually quite easy to be a direct descendant of one of those men. And if you go back more generations, say 40 because it's a round number, you end up with about 1.1 trillion people, and that's just absurd.
We're all just one big family, yay for wincest.
We're all just one big family, yay for wincest.
Alexius08
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That's not taking into account heavily-inbred families, like the Spanish Habsburgs.
Abegweit
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And then there's the Egyptians. Not only did our friend Ramses marry his sister (as was their custom), he also married his daughter.
Dragonxander PR
Emperor of the Drakons
2711. You've checked the government plans for the Japanese economy and find out the "Cool Japan" initiative--this delineates a government plan to establish Japan as a cultural superpower; in other words, they're seeking the cultural victory after restoring order and prosperity after their failed attempt to win at conquest in WWII.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cool_Japan
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cool_Japan
Sir Sam Vimes
Duke of Ankh
Not to mention India, China and Europe. He had a huge harem (up to 3,000 women in some accounts) and so did all of his many sons. The enitre Mongol nobility today is descended from him, along with 8% of Asian males and most of the survivors of the Indian nobility.
Charlemagne's small fry when compared to people carrying the genes of the dukes of Normandy, or Eric the Red. In Ireland, something like 3/4 of the population can claim descent from 2 lords, 'Red' Hugh O'Donnell and Hugh O'Neill, who led the Seven Year's War against Liz. I can count in my ancestry O'Neill, Grace 'Grainnuale' O'Malley, Hugh Dubh O'Neill (the only general to beat Cromwell) and a family of Normans who were granted land in England by William for their part in the Battle of Hastings...
Civ'ed
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you guys make me feel bad about my heritage now
you guys make me feel bad about my heritage now
j_mie6
Deity
don't feel to bad! I am pretty sure I am descended from nobody shame we can't trace our family back past my great-grandparents...
shame we can't trace our family back past my great-grandparents...
Sir Sam Vimes
Duke of Ankh
William the Conqueror was descended from Charlemagne.
Weeeeeeellll... its something like his great-uncle's wife was descended from Charlemagne, isn't it?
Sir Sam Vimes
Duke of Ankh
awesome site 
as an aspiring medievalist who's just been accepted for a MA in history, I really should have known that...
as an aspiring medievalist who's just been accepted for a MA in history, I really should have known that...
mediterreania
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2712. You wonder how America had segregation even though they had adapted Emancipation 100 turns earlier...
strijder20
Wallowing in irony
2713. You wonder how America got that powerful with such crappy leaders and a grumpy pipesmoker with super longbows and a psychopath as neighbours.
The Wimp
Chieftain
You guys are lucky, as far as I know, my great great great (insert as many 'great' in here as you want) grandparents were all peasants and herders
I'm descended from the Royal families of France (Two different dynasties), Castille, Portugal and Normandy/England, as well as several Dukes and Counts.
(My lineage got disinherited due to an illegitimate son, I think).
2714) You think that with all the new species being discovered in rainforests, cities such as Manaus should be getting that event involving the new untested herbal remedy much more often.
(My lineage got disinherited due to an illegitimate son, I think).
2714) You think that with all the new species being discovered in rainforests, cities such as Manaus should be getting that event involving the new untested herbal remedy much more often.
The Wimp
Chieftain
ha, funny
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