Posted on 09/04/2002 5:56:28 AM PDT by jstone78
Victory is in the blood for 'aristocratic' Republican
Special report: the US elections
Monday November 6, 2000 The Guardian
The Republican George W Bush will be elected US president on November 7 because he has more royal blood than his opponent, it was claimed today. The Texas governor has twice as many ties with aristocrats than his Democrat rival Al Gore, according to Burke's Peerage.
The company, which publishes books on ancestry, aristocracy and history, has predicted the outcome of the presidential race for almost 200 years. It says the candidate with the most royal blood has always been the victor.
Mr Bush has direct descents from William the Conqueror, Henry II and Charles II, according to Burke's Peerage.
He also scores better than his father, who lost the office of president to Bill Clinton, because of his mother's well-to-do ancestors. Barbara Pierce Bush's royal connections include French Bourbon and several Scandinavian monarchs, as well as members of the Russian, Spanish and German monarchies.
In contrast, Mr Gore can only boast roots that include a few b-list central European royals including three German dukes and two Holy Roman Emperors from the middle ages.
"Although never in the history of the United States have two presidential candidates been endowed with so many royal connections, our final research proves that governor Bush will become president," said a spokesman for Harold Brooks-Baker, publishing director of Burke's Peerage.
1. In the current crisis over Iraq, Britain is America's only reliable ally in Europe and the world. America was founded by former British citizens, who decided to form a new country in 1776, from Britain's North American colonies. Most American Presidents are descended from those Brits.
2. For those interested in issues of genealogy, genetics, heritage, ancestry and heredity (such as Mormon Freepers), the subject is intriguing. To what extent are leadership abilities genetic or hereditary? President Bush is a direct descendant of William the Conqueror, Henry II, and Charles II of England, in addition to being related to other European royal families.
He is also the descendant of two former US Presidents - Franklin Pierce, 14th President of the US, who is the ancestor of his mother, Barbara Pierce Bush, in addition to his being the son of Bush 41.
Americans like to pretend that one's lineage and genealogy are totally irrelevant. But we forget that the old European aristocratic families who immigrated to the US, retained the custom of intermarrying with others of their social class in the US and Europe (remember Churchill's American mother?), a custom that lasted well into the 1950s.
Any thoughts on those genealogical issues?
I had heard this before, but I though Bubba was the exception to the rule because his claimed parents had neglible royal connections. Who knows about his actual paternity.
So are the Bourbons and Hapsburgs (ran France and Austria respectively into the ground), King Zog (kicked out of Albania), Vlad Tepes, Mad Prince Ludwig of Bavaria and that vast panoply of second-raters and outright lunatics who've provide the British masses with entertainment for centuries.
Well, Bubba's godfather and close family friend was the Prince of Lies, does that count? :-)
Illegitimi non carborundum!
If President Bush is descended from King Charles II of England, it would have to be from an illegitimate child, since King Charles had no legitimate children who survived infancy.
Obviously the easy way to trace your family tree is to run for President.
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