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To: wagglebee

GRAND DUKE HENRI
Fascinating story of the longest reigning Royal Family in the world. dating back to 613 AD.

His wife is Maria Teresa Batista, from Cuba

Henri’s patriline is the line from which he is descended father to son.

Patrilineal descent is the principle behind membership in royal houses, as it can be traced back through the generations - which means that if Duke Henri were to choose an historically accurate house name it would be Robert, as all his male-line ancestors have been of that house.

Henri is a member of the House of Bourbon-Parma, a sub-branch of the House of Spain, itself originally a branch of the House of France, and thus of the House of Capet and of the Robertians.

Henri’s patriline is the line from which he is descended father to son. It follows the Dukes of Parma as well as the Kings of Spain, France, and Navarre. The line can be traced back more than 1,400 years and is one of the oldest in Europe.

Robert or Radon, Mayor of the Palace of Austrasia in 613
Robert, Referendary in 629 and Duke in 631
Erlebert, Noble of Therouanne
Robert, Mayor of the Palace of Neustria in 653, Referendary in 658 and Count in Alsace in 673
Robert I of Worms and Rheingau, d. 764
Thuringbert of Worms and Rheingau
Robert II of Worms and Rheingau (Robert of Hesbaye), 770 - 807
Robert III of Worms and Rheingau, 808 - 834
Robert IV the Strong, 820 - 866
Robert I of France, 866 - 923
Hugh the Great, 895 - 956
Hugh Capet, 941 - 996
Robert II of France, 972 - 1031
Henry I of France, 1008 - 1060
Philip I of France, 1053 - 1108
Louis VI of France, 1081 - 1137
Louis VII of France, 1120 - 1180
Philip II of France, 1165 - 1223
Louis VIII of France, 1187 - 1226
Louis IX of France, 1215 - 1270
Robert, Count of Clermont, 1256 - 1317
Louis I, Duke of Bourbon, 1279 - 1342
James I, Count of La Marche, 1319 - 1362
John I, Count of La Marche, 1344 - 1393
Louis, Count of Vendôme, 1376 - 1446
Jean VIII, Count of Vendôme, 1428 - 1478
François, Count of Vendôme, 1470 - 1495
Charles de Bourbon, Duke of Vendôme, 1489 - 1537
Antoine of Navarre, 1518 - 1562
Henry IV of France, 1553 - 1610
Louis XIII of France, 1601 - 1643
Louis XIV of France, 1638 - 1715
Louis, Dauphin of France (1661-1711), 1661 - 1711
Philip V of Spain, 1683 - 1746
Philip, Duke of Parma, 1720 - 1765
Ferdinand, Duke of Parma, 1751 - 1802
Louis of Etruria, 1773 - 1803
Charles II, Duke of Parma, 1799 - 1883
Charles III, Duke of Parma, 1823 - 1854
Robert I, Duke of Parma, 1848 - 1907
Felix of Bourbon-Parma, 1893 - 1970
Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, 1921 -
Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, 1955 - The descent before Robert of Worms is taken from [1] and may be partially fabricated. If not, then Henri’s patriline would be the longest of any currently ruling European ruler.


19 posted on 03/19/2009 2:14:42 PM PDT by Cincinna (TIME TO REBUILD * PALIN * JINDAL * CANTOR 2012)
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To: Cincinna

Very interesting, thanks.


20 posted on 03/19/2009 2:16:50 PM PDT by wagglebee ("A political party cannot be all things to all people." -- Ronald Reagan, 3/1/75)
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