Relationship to Monarchs and Emperors

Once in a while enough records exist to enable one to track his/her ancestry back to European royalty.  This bit of luck happened in my case when I discovered that Magdalen Wake (1544-1599) was my 11th great grandmother.  She is the 7th great granddaughter of Edward III (1312-1377), King of England.  An extensive history of his ancestry exists, this leading to most of the middle-ages royalty of Europe.   These connections largely arise because monarchs gave their daughters in matrimony to sons of other royal lines in exchange for various benefits and agreements.

Below is a list of royal lines that provides the relationships that I have to them.  For those wishing to learn more about these monarchs and emperors, there are links to brief bios for each.  I have relied principally on Wikipedia for these links.  Though Wikipedia has its shortcomings, it is used because it is widely and easily available and typically provides additional sources. 

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