Hilary Duff learns about her ancestor William The Conqueror!
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- Опубликовано: 6 июл 2023
- Actress Hilary Duff dives centuries-deep into her Scottish roots and is shocked to discover that she descends from a heroic medieval king.
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Robert the Bruce and William the Conqueror are two completely different people who lived centuries apart. Please fix the title of this video.
Robert the Bruce was related to William the Conqueror. He was William's fifth great grandson.
@@MG-bv8fihowever there is absolutely nothing about William The Conqueror in this video. It says nothing about Robert The Bruce. Scots would be interested in him but not so much William.
You are so correct, my wife is also a descendant of Robert the Bruce, and I am a descendant of Richard FitzGilbert, Williams brother. William snd Richard lived in the 11th century, snd fought the Battle of Hastings in1066. Robert lived,as stated in the 14th century. You'd think they'd think before titling a documentary...
Good call!
It’s so misleading
I don’t understand why they don’t change it
@@lynnw8231 I thought William the Conqueror only had two brothers, Odo and Robert ??
Wrong title on the video, Hilary Duff learns about her ancestor Robert the Bruce!
Not William the Conqueror.
Kind of important little detail, considering all that William the Conqueror did.
Wouldn't it be ironic if he inherited her squeaky voice from Robert the Bruce?
Was just about to say this.
Both warrior kings but yea, completely different people.
@@jamesricker3997 what...
I love how genealogy makes history so personal.
True! He's my ancestor, too, and so so many others, but it is really interesting to be able to trace it back and connect the dots! That's the fun part.
WC = 33. Not Possible due the William the Conqueror never Existing.
@@F4Insight-uq6nt and how is that?
She has a lot to be very proud of, Robert the Bruce was an amazing strategist and certainly one of the most courageous symbols of Scotland as a nation. Of course, Scotland these days should really be fighting a different battle, it's not about Scotland and England, but the economic battle, but one thing still remains throughout Scotland to this day is the pride, tenacity and courage the people of this country have to this very day.
The SNP: allow us to introduce ourselves, and our Orwellian nightmare-fuel Big Brother plans
@@Powerhaus88 unfortunately, it exists throughout both Westminster and the Scottish parliament, attacked from both sides, which is why I've long argued that regardless of where Scotland sits, we're being overrun by a people who perpetuate this tyranny.
Robert the Bruce was actually Norman French, not really Scottish.
My ancestry goes back to James Douglas , the right hand man of Robert the Bruce. He fought alongside the Bruce at Bannockburn and upon Robert's death agreed to take his heart to the holyland to be buried on his crusade. Unfortunately his heart never got there because James was killed in battle against the Moores in Spain. James died trying save another close friend of Roberts , a Sinclair.
My ancestors, the Percy’s, were wardens of the northern border and fought against her ancestors. I know, I know, who the hell cares, but even relatively obscure history is still important to some. My ancestor William Percy fought in William the conquerors army although he was not at the battle of Hastings.
Good you know your roots, man. In This age of deletion and tomfoolery it’s a welcome surprise. I’m sure my ancestors weren’t ashamed of their roots either, so that’s good.
My ancestor came across the channel with William the Conqueror and did fight at Hastings. He was rewarded with land and title in Northwest England for his service during the invasion. I love history.
@@Uhtredrag1080 thanks for words like beef and pork
Does that mean you are also a descendant of Harry Percy who fought Henry the 5th? If you are, you have a good noble line there dude.
@@joshuaperry7199
Yes, that was Henry “Hotspur” Percy Who died in the battle. His son also Henry was later reinstated as the Earl of Northumberland by none other than Henry V himself and regained most of his family’s prior holdings. The Percy family are Dukes today.
A name I am having trouble tracing is Sir William Macnaderte Deane.
I'm asking anyone at this point with any leads to that name, as it (Macnaderte) was used it seems as a middle name in a time that is not common for middle names yet. He married Elizabeth Leigh, daughter to Sir Thomas Leigh.
Our lines goes as far back to a Robert de Dene. At this time I'm still awaiting an official count as to how many in the family tree were knights, and yes I know about the Roll of Knights, but what I didn't know is there are different levels knights can be.
Pretty neat my ancestors are intertwined with her family tree as well, when it comes to the different roles they had such as knights.
The current Sir William Dean in Australia, is also a decendent of Robert de Dene.
soooo interesting on a historical level as well as the micro,makes us think......thank you for the history lesson and sharing the knowledge...amazing....
Scottish with Irish grandparents who migrated to Scotland. My heritage results were:
83% Irish /Scottish/Welsh
11.4 Greek/South Italian
5.6% Baltic .
My surname is Muldoon.surnames of my mothers side are Parker & Douglas. Was surprised we had no English at all although my son has 30% through his father. These islands are small but there’s a lot of history between all 4 nations.
Well I got excited when I found out that one of my ancestors was a shop keeper! Other than that they were agricultural labourers and then factory hands. But hey, I'm proud of all these ordinary people that made me.
Plus, no inbreeding issues to worry about...
One of my ancestors Was Clement Wragge (2nd Great Grandfather) gave the names to Cyclones/Hurricanes.
As well you should be!
I don't have any kings in my direct ancestry, but I'm descended through my mother from Wawrzyniec Korwin, ennobled in Poland in 1224. The Hungarian-Romanian branch of the same family produced Hungary's national hero John Hunyadi, who had an illegitimate daughter we know nothing about - save that she married Vlad II Draculea. Sixteen generations later is King Charles III.
Not really a big deal. There are millions of us descended from Grandpa William.
You’re absolutely correct 😉
You're related to Hilary Duff then!
yes in fact genealogists have found out that if you can trace your lines that far back and you are NOT related to royalty then THAT IS THE RARITY!... BUT STILL ..my should does remember just like her sons evidently does...many believe we keep being reborn into of family should groups throw-out the ages...i think so too...i just wish my family could've learned more from the wars of the roses!
And the ironic thing is most of you are probably burke's from Ireland 😂
@@Minime163 I'm sure u r a burke
This video doesn't say anything about William the conqueror
LOL same
I just noticed that...I wondered why another comment said something about William the conquerer
Yeah 1066 and all that was way before what are talking about here?
Anybody who knows the monarchs history KNOWS every monarch since 1066 was descended from William the Conqueror. It's a bloodline, hence all heirs to the throne needing a "spare".
I paid a lot of money to do an ancestry search but it was worth it. I am directly related to my Great, great, great, great, great grandfather. They hadn't a clue what he did.
Sounds like he was a great man
0:45 She’s related to Robert the Bruce, it has his name right there on that genealogy scroll. Why did they put William the Conqueror on the title? What the heck? They need to fix the video title. In fact, they made no mention of William the Conqueror all throughout this video.
Robert the Bruce was a direct descendant of William the Conqueror so she is related to him.
The title is completely wrong. Not William The Conqueror.
Please fix the title of the video. This is about Robert the Bruce, not William the Conqueror.
Robert the Bruce was a direct descendant of William the Conqueror so it's still true, just not mentioned in the video.
She didn't even know who Robert the bruce was... 🙈
She clearly hasn't seen Braveheart lol or paid much attention in history class
She is American, so european history is not mutch in American schools...
@@eternalsunshine2485Braveheart was about William Wallace not Robert the Bruce . You were saying about not paying attention in history class
@@Trueblue222true, but there is a character named Robert the Bruce in Braveheart
I know, it's sad isn't it?
Americans don't seem to learn anything about history other than their own.
I'm sure there are many that can trace back to Robert the Bruce since it's so many generations ago.
Yeah, Im an ancestor of Robert the Bruce also
@@mr.jackhatter9385yeah me too it’s not unusual at all. Most people are descended from royalty.
@@zachsmith8916 people are related to people even the homeless dude down your local area
@@mr.jackhatter9385No, he is your ancestor. He is my 23rd GG thru Princess Marjorie (like the British Royal Family). I also descend directly from him thru Lady Helen as well.
So cool! Wish I could win a thing like this..
She said her son loved to pretend to be a knight. Robert the Bruce was a direct descendant of William Marshal (great great grandfather), generally regarded as the greatest knight that ever lived. Now her son’s knight has a name.
Bloody hell. I’m crying here! Stop lol. She’s lovely.
I wiped out walking backwards staring at the tower of that abbey. Remember this history well, visited all these sites. Glad to know how to pronounce Dunfermline.
Luckily it wasn't "Kirkcudbright" 😁
Now that’s cool, I hope she got a copy of that scroll to take home.
wow! my ancestor,was a battle companion of William the conqueror!
Now I can tell my hubby's family about another famous actress who is related via a common ancestor!
Good for you. This reminds me of a funny situation.
A couple of years ago at a family gathering, I was talking to my husband's ex-mother-in-law. My husband and his ex and the ex's family are still great friends and they accepted me in their midst.
The two of us were talking about Scottish genealogy. She is the descendant of a Scottish officer who had moved to the Netherlands in the 18th century and I am descended from a Scottish common foot soldier from around the same time.
As I recently discovered a 16th-century Dutch gateway ancestor opening up lines to European royalty. I enthusiastically told her I also found a link to Scottish royalty. Her reaction was very funny. She gasped in amazement and said very loudly: You? Upon which one of her children said: The Bouquet woman is back. We all including the old lady laughed our heads off. I hope your in-laws can also see the fun in genealogy and realize that by being related to you through your husband, They have their own connection to the famous. Greetings from Germany.
Robert The Bruce is my 21st great grandfather !!! William The Conquerer de Normandie is one of my great grandfather's as well , I want to say 30th but I might be wrong
This is great but they could literally do this with a random old lady in a nursing home in New Hampshire and come back to the same thing.if you go back far enough we’re all related
I guess Hilary and I are related as Robert the Bruce is one of my Great Grandfathers also.
Karen❤ so am I several times over through both parents. Is your maiden name is Gilliland?
@@Realalma It's my married name, but the Bruce is on the paternal side of my family. And William Wallace is my 25th Great Uncle.
@@karengilliland2439 cool! My maiden name is Gilliland. It’s a very interesting line connected to the Scottish crown in Edinburgh. The original spelling was Mac Gille Fhaolian and over time it became Guillieland until it was anglicized to Gilliland as the family immigrated to the colonies. One of my Gilliland gg fathers married a Robert the Bruce descendant making all the subsequent descendants his also. Anyway I am probably related to both you and your husband 😆🥹
@@Realalma Hello Cousin! There aren't that many Gillilands in the world so yes, you probably are related to both of us. How cool is that , I go on a site and find a new relative. Are you here in the US? If so, around where? I'm in the midwest in flyover country.
Yeah so is every British person, you're not special
It's so wild how Hillary never heard of Robert the Bruce 😅 I mean even if she never read the history she must had at least stumble upon the various films where Robert the Bruce was based on
Not really. His grandfather is a person everyone has heard about.
To be fair it's not really needed for American's to study that at school.
@@FionaMu I'm Scottish and Bruce was never mentioned in the entirety of my schooling there.
@@SamHainScottWHAT?!?!?!
Some schools don’t teach this just because it’s so bloody I wasn’t taught this when I was in school
Cool. So I'm related to Hillary Duff. My family on my Mother's side are descendants of Robert the Bruce.
This feels like one of those hallmark movies where the American girl boss goes to Scotland and finds out magical stuff about herself 😂
lmao 😆🤣😆🤣
Omg you said it I thought it too😂
“Wow I’m a princess” 😂😂😂
Im from the macalpine and Elliot line of Scotland
Who was in charge of making the titles? Where the heck did they get William the Conqueror?
OMG I KNEW!... SOMEHOW!
... 🎶"THIS IS WHAT DREAMS ARE MADE OF!"🎶
So . . . Thst also means she is a descendant of James Stewart king of Scotland and England who inherited the throne from Elizabeth 1st? Wow. All the way to Bonny prince Charlie!
Someone at Who Do You Think You Are is copying and pasting the titles, Courtney Cox is descended from William not Hilary Duff..
And as much as I like Hilary the fact that she doesn't know who Robert The Bruce is.. or Edward Teach/Thatch for that matter really raises a lot of questions. And she isn't the first celebrity completely baffled by historical events that they should know.. i mean who hasn't heard of Blackbeard?
I'm surprised she hasn't heard of Blackbeard, but I'm not surprised Americans don't know british history.
It's what makes American Who Do You Think You Are kinda hilarious.
@@narellie It's not just British history we don't know, apparently Chris O'Donnell had no idea that the Star Spangled Banner was written at the Battle of Fort McHenry (which is British and American History), but how the hell was that never taught to him at any point between grades 1 and 5?!
I think you mean "Courtney Cox, not Hilary Duff, is descended from William."
How "should" she know about Robert The Bruce? The only people that would really know who he was are either from the UK or keep up with royalty for whatever reason
@@bretto9616 do you remember everything you were taught in school? I sure don't.
What a load of hooey. The chances are extremely good that I'm a descendant of William the Conqueror along with 5 million people in the UK. Ever since Brooke Shields found out she was descended from a French King and his strumpet, every star in Hollywood needs to be a descendant of a historical figure. Truth is, the further back in time the historical figure, the better your chances of descent from that figure.
😂😂😂my mother's a Shields and had 3 sisters nuns I doubt they'd be too impressed if they found out they were direct decendent from some king in France and his bit on the side.
the avg homeless person on the street probably descended too
If you trace back genealogy twenty Generations you have over two million common ancestors. So today there are tens of millions of descendants.
If she's related to William the conquer then she's related to Queen Elizabeth 2nd
She's related to Robert the Bruce not William the conquerer
@@sheenablueeyesblondie2363 ancestor of Queen Elizabeth II, Winston Churchill, Theodore Roosevelt, and more
@@sheenablueeyesblondie2363 Robert the Bruce was a descendant of William the Conqueror, so she's descended from both.
As the generations go down the line, those who were related via marriage just branch off from the main family when their children and grandchildren etc don't marry into royalty. There must be thousands of unsuspecting "blue blooded" families out there. It's mad.
Im very happy for her but im also a descendant of William the Conqueror
I wish I could do something like this
She is ❤❤❤❤
It’s ungodly how many people can actually trace their heritage back to some king or queen or emperor. Let’s be honest, these people get busy.
Hillary, you were working in movie industry. Go and watch Braveheart! Not very accurate movie to learn about Robert The Bruce, but at least you'll be more familiar with his name
Probably everybody of English descent is a descendent of William the Conqueror. It's proving it that is very difficult. All of my lines got stuck in the 1500s or later but luckily I had a single ancestor that was minor nobility and who took me back to William
The ironic part is she played Cinderella in 2004, yet she didn’t know she actually came from royalty until 2017!!! How amazing!!
Big wows, most 'indigenous Britons' are descended from Robert Bruce, I am through multiple family lines. Even if you cannot prove it, given the progeny of his Stewart ancestors, the majority of us are descended from him.
Its said that everybody in Europe alive today is related to each other through Charlemaigne so if you go back far enough we will all find infamous ancestors
Robert the Bruce is my 21st Great Grandfather as well.
Hilary Duff and Courtney Cox are both related to William the Conqueror? I think the title is wrong because Robert the Bruce and William the Conqueror are different people.
Someone needs to amend the title, it says William the Conqueror
Interesting 😮😮😮😮😮
…this is what dreams are made of…
My ancestor is mother Hubbard so I guess , although I'm a man with a beard, I'm just like her since she's my ancestor
Hey that's my ancestor too!
Unless this changes in the rest of the video, she's a descendant of Robert the Bruce not William the Conqueror
Robert the Bruce was a direct descendant of William the Conqueror so it's technically still correct even if they didn't actually bring it up.
@@DoDPUB I did not know that, I knew he was a descendent of William Marshall, did not know he was from William the Conqueror. Either way though, that is not really discussed in the video and shouldn't be the title
I wish I could legit find out important ancestors related to me.
Most people don't have Royal ancestors like myself, but it is my belief that most people would have someone famous or heroic in their lineage if they dig deep enough.
I also descend from Robert but also from Edward the first.
Wasnt Robert the Bruce the dude who betrayed Mel Gibson on the battlefield in braveheart?
Singing oooh oooh oooh somekind of superstar .
We all have 8,388,608 "21x great grandparents" lol
I'm confused. William Duke of Normandy aka The Conquerer is not the same person. They're hundreds of years apart. I was waiting for the end of the vid for a big reveal
Erm wrong title guys this is about Robert the Bruce not William the Conqueror 🤦🏾♂️
I am decended from my dad amazing 😮.
Thanks for giving credit where credit is due son.
Not sure why this was all accredited to William Wallace, when Robert the Bruce is the real hero and his story is way more interesting than film.
Congratulacion Hillary Duff you now just now discover your heritage back grown
Guess what since Hilary Duff is Related to William the Conqueror she is also related to Me and Courtney Cox William the Conqueror is my 26th great GrandUncle and he is Courtney Cox 26th Great Grandfather
Three cheers for the Papists!
Get it together, uploader. This video's talking about Robert the Bruce, not the Conqueror.
I feel like every Anglo is related to Bill the Conquerer. I am and just expect everyone is that far back.
😆
What's the big deal? There are tens of millions of descendants of William the Conquerer. I have multiple family lines descended from him.
How accurate is this? Because it seems so many people are royalty
You have 8 million 21 times great grandparents. Maybe one of them is Robert the Bruce. If you have ancestors from Scotland he is probably your ancestor.
Because if you go back far enough in history, you eventually get to the point where essentially everyone is your ancestor. At least anyone that had children and kept their lineage going. The channel UsefulCharts has a good video on here about this called "Is Everyone a Descendant of Royalty?"
@@moonlitegram people writing comments are related to one another
Robert's brother Edward became high king of Ireland and tried to get the Norman's out of here to form a Celtic alliance between Scotland and Ireland and restore the old Gaelic order but unfortunately he failed.
Anyone called burke in Ireland is a direct decendent of William the conqueror.
I descend directly from many Royals including Princess Marjorie and King Edward. He was sent to Ireland to open another front against the English and to take out any Irish that supported the English. He was in several battles from 1315-1318 before falling in battle but by then he had accomplished those two goals. I also descend directly from King Brian Boru.🏴Dunlop Royalty🏴
Even with my great great grandparents, I'm only 1/16 of each of them. Further back the relation is irrelevant.
Not really, if even one piece of our lineage changed we wouldn't be here
I am directly related to Robert the Bruce too. Hilary, you're my cousin , lucky you :) haha
Lizzie McGuire....i Miss you ❤😮❤
I watch the whole video to see when they will announce that William The Conqueror was her ancestor. At one point I thought that Robert the Bruce was of Norman heritage and he came from William The Conqueror lineage. This is what a wrong title does to you.
They are two different people and bear grills is related to the king of Scotland too. William the conqueror and Courtney cox are related
Always like Hilary after seeing her getting interviewed by Frank Skinner when she was sixteen
Having lineage traced back to royalty is kind of cool, but, I would guess if there were records going back far enough they would show most all people alive today are descended from the version of "royalty" of some of their pre-history ancestors' time and region. Humans have hundreds of thousands of years and at some points populations were small, blood mixed, leaders came and went, and here we all are. I think the coolness factor for royalty today comes from the fact it was recorded more than bloodline. Inside a human is just human after all. And don't forget, some, maybe lots of, royal blood fell victim to inbreeding which harms their descendants more than it helps them. So, it may not be so recent as 800 years but we all have high leaders/royalty somewhere in our past.
William the Conqueror is related tp my Cadotte family
THE TITLE IS WRONG. It's Robert The Bruce not William the Conqueror.
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My ancestors are the Sang Royal du France. The French royal line. I do believe France and Scottland were allies back then.
I find it utterly delusional that we can place so much trust in genealogy. Return to the 12th century and assert with as much assurance that one is a descendant of the King of Scotland. Even at 3 generations, there may be family secrets that we don't know. So imagine at 21.
My 23x great grandfather is Edward I
Did I miss the bit on Bill the Conquerer?
Surly she's seen Braveheart? The Bruce only had one child that had offspring, his daughter. So there won't be as many descendents as people think.
William the Conqueror and Robert the Bruce!!!!
Don't want to break the ambiance but we all have same ancestors , here they just have keep one branch of the tree to get back to Robert the Bruce but you could this with literally any british...
If you back far enough, everybody is decended from someone famous.
Robert the Bruce? Same. Same as a lot of us. We Bruce’s get about 😂
Title is wrong and misleading… but good story nonetheless
Keep it humble.
I am such a softy for lineage tales and I can only imagine what must have been in Hilary's heart and mind as she stood before the grave where lay the man from whence part of her DNA sprang.
She will be watching Braveheart with a different perception. She will be complaining about the Braveheart film because it shows Robert the Bruce deserting William Wallace.
Then I guess Hillary is related to me as my great grandfather was William the conqueror too ❤
William of Normandy is not Robert the Bruce.
Come on, channel creators, sort it out !
wauw who would have thought that thats her ancestrie ,from another side seeing who she is did we expect annything diffirent ^^
Tilda Swinton also related to Robert the Bruce. Looking at Hilary and Tilda I can sort of see a resemblance.