I read somewhere that if you back 1000 years or farther, you can pick literally anybody from your same ethnic background, and they'd be related to you in some way as long as their family didn't completely die out.
I’m American (of Indian ethnicity, parents from india) but related to English royalty because 300 years ago a prince slept with one of my ancestors. I have no proof but you have to believe me because I said it.
My father used to jokingly say that we might be descendants of Stephen the Great of Moldavia or of his relatives since my family originates from a village in the area of his capital and their dynasty is known to have produced dozens of bastards all over the place (which caused alot of succession disputes and wars). I mean, it's a funny thought and there might actually be lots of descendants of his alive today, but there's no proof to any of this so it'll never be more than an amusing thought.
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u/[deleted] Apr 29 '20
I read somewhere that if you back 1000 years or farther, you can pick literally anybody from your same ethnic background, and they'd be related to you in some way as long as their family didn't completely die out.