The problem is that having less than 1% vampire she hasn't been able to stop aging altogether otherwise she would still look like she did when she was crowned Queen. Unless she just has a makeup artist making her look old as a cover-up.
Nope she just has very good genes ...her mother lived to be 99 and her grandparents lived to be over 100 years of age hopefully her children and grandchildren and great grandchildren inherited those good genes
@Daniel b my English came in through slavery ....I am African American but I also have English ancestry so I don't think I am related to the pilgrims unless my white ancestry is but English is something to be proud of I love England and its history...so I don't know why you said it doesn't matter ... because it does matter and I'm proud of my ancestry and you should be too
@Daniel b that's the most fascinating thing to me, to explain something like a tenth cousin 40 times removed much more detail and explanation obviously so the reason why the limitation is like second cousins once removed etc can do charts but the math would take wayyyy too much time out of a real day job
@@UsefulCharts you should say you are related to a bunch of famous people, but make some of them up, with funny names and professions. Next April fool's that is.
Love your videos. Have bought your posters for myself and for friends as gifts. Small point, you have George V listed twice. Shouldn't it be George VI?
@@adrianmbutnariu Well yeah, in the Romanian principalities it was equal to a Prince or a Lord but otherwise it's usually considered as a duke. Greetings from Bulgaria!
@@grantorino2325 No. Actually voivode is a title seen all across Eastern Europe, especially places with Slavic influence. The origin of the word is slavic.
Thank you for clarifying this. I'm sick of people who don't know the difference between "descended from" and "related to" claiming the Queen is a descendant of The Dracula, Vlad III.
PS After seeing this video I looked up the royal family trees and according to some sources, the current British royal family are descedants of Vlad the Impaler, through his son Mihnea the Bad. Not sure what to believe. There are so many contradictions from one source to another.
just did some research for anyone interested. Vlad III did have decendants, but it seems most of his family had few kids and many died young (a lot of fratricide among the Romanian nobility). But it did continue, but the direct line from him seems to have terminated in the 1650s. Now, it's possible that a lesser offshoot branch continued, I don't claim my resources to be exhaustive, or that there may be illegitimate decendants. But otherwise the line of Count Dracula is over.
Yeah the Queen is not really from a legitimate line, so really its some dude in Australia that is. Also UsefulCharts fudges the facts on this one forsure, probably out of some dislike for Alex Jones or something. Vlad the Impaler did have children, unlike what he protrays here.
Vlad the IV _(numerical names are reserved for when someone with the same name as a predecessor has the title)_ was Vlad the IIIs son, who was his successor. UsefulCharts acts as if this doesnt happen, and the Queen (or legitimate monarch) isnt really a descendant of Vlad the Impaler, when they actually are.
Wow, one learns something new every day - I never knew that my King (of Bohemia; Sigismund) created the Dragon order and that the Dracul name is derived from it. Fascinating.
Actually I as a romanian need to say sometging about this. In our languege the word dragon is the same as in english. Dracul however meens devil. It is said that at their meetings the memers of the dragon order were wearing green capes with an emblem on them. The emblem was a cross wich had a dragon under it. The dragon was meant to symbolize the devil (the Ottomans) while the cross was meant to symbolize the Christians. Because of that Vlad the II was named "Dracul". Also because him and his son, Vlad the III had the same name sometimes the picture of the fouder is combined with one of the son. So Dracula's name came from Dracula's father even thou Dracula was inspired by the son. Or something like this.
Danelle Moore my son named his daughter Mina. He said that was a character in the Dracula book or had some tie to the Dracula story...I haven’t read it so idk. I just shook my head..but Mina is a cutie and her twin sister is just as adorable she was named Arya after the girl Arya Stark from that show Game of Thrones .. I shook my head twice that day...
Danelle Moore good to know thank you. Someday maybe I’ll read the book. Arya Stark in GOT is also a smart, brave girl in that story. They are just adorable smart little girls..
@@jadebell550 Arya is a fairly popular name in Thailand, coming from a Sanskrit word meaning "noble". It's also the root of "Aryathet" which also comes from Sanskrit and means "civilisation", literally "land of the noble" (I think it would be something like "Aryadesh" in actual Sanskrit and may be reflected that way in other languages with Sanskrit loanwords or derivation). I've heard of a lot of people in the west are now naming their daughters Arya after that character. I find it interesting, and also amusing that they don't know it's a name that's been in use in Thailand for quite some time and has such a beautiful meaning.
Stephen Thomas thank you. I will share this with my son.. yes Arya is a popular name in the west. We have had discussed on pronunciation tho. Is it .. R-ya , R-ee-a? Thank you for the information.
All in all, my support and respect goes to the maker of the video! Plausible historical and genetic facts. Glad to see that someone with good of know-how into human genetics also took the time and effort to look so further down the tree, AND back down one of the favourite pieces of my native country's history. I will jokingly say "you F-ed up most of the romanian name pronounciations" but I cannot possibly ask this of someone who doesn't know the language. Big kudos!
Voivode is not similar to a count or a duke but more similar to a prince/ruler even king. Wallachia(which, btw, I don't know why it got written with "W", it should be with "V" ) was a more or less independent country(those Ottomans, ugh!) until it got united with Moldavia in 1859 and formed Romania.
@@cecetacg9396 Stiu ca e corect cu W, doar ma intrebam cum a ajuns sa se scrie asa in engleza...In legatura cu ducele, etc, tot nu e corect, ducele conduce un domeniu, voievodul/domnul conducea o tara, n-are importanta cui ii era vasala. Monaco are un principe domnitor si Luxemburg are un mare duce care banuiesc ca e o denumire reminiscenta de cand Luxemburg era doar un comitat/ducat in Sfantul Imperiu German
@@cecetacg9396 total gresit. In rege poate fi vasalul altui rege. Ia exemplul regelui Angliei care era vasalul regelui Frantei intrucat detinea provincii in Franta.
@@adrianmbutnariu De fapt un rege nu poate fi vasal. Cazul regilor Angliei e destul de interesant, ei erau vasali ai Frantei in calitate de duci ai Normandiei si ai Aquitaniei dar erau independenti in calitate de regi ai Angliei. (Da, stiu ca feudalismul asta iti poate da dureri de cap.)
My grandfather emigrated from Romania in the late 1800's. Two years ago we discovered a distant relation to Vlad through his brother. Yeah I thought it was cool but now I'm the butt of all my friends jokes when it comes to the sun and garlic. * SIGH *
Please do a chart about Kings of Hungary, Croatia and Bohemia at time of HR Emperor Charles IV and his son Wenceslas IV of Luxembourg and and half-brother Sigismund of Luxembourg,
you're wrong, lady. it has nothing to do with the legend of vampires, please don't mislead others as well. Romanian royal family was not a carrier of HEMOPHILIA, it was the British and the Russian families who married each others and developed the disease. it has NOTHING to do with vampires! Jeez!
@@beth7935 Porphyria, is a disease that causes pain when in sunlight, and can be alleviated via blood-letting. That's why it it's called the Vampire Disease. She's right.
@@user-gw1nc8fs2u Porphyria, is a disease that causes pain when in sunlight, and can be alleviated via blood-letting. That's why it it's called the Vampire Disease. She never said anything about 'hemophelia'.
I am really enjoying your videos! They are informative and detailed but still concise and to the point. You explain the nuances of genealogy and succession well as you go along, and also point out the common misconceptions. Thank you.
Oh I’ve love to see the games get pulled into this kind of speculation. Since Arikado is Dracula’s son in the Castlevania games he would probably still be a legitimate heir to Romania. (Who is probably living in Japan at the moment.)
Thanks for your videos, I really enjoy them. Just a minor correction. "Claudine" Rhédey wasn't a countess from Romania. The Rhédey family was a hungarian noble family originated from the early XIV. century, and she born in Erdőszentgyörgy - which is a city of modern Romania (it's roman name is Sângeorgiu de Pădure), but which is located in Transylvania, what was part of the Kingdom of Hungary until 1920. Her original name was "gróf kisrédei Rhédey Klaudia Zsuzsanna".
The real name of the city was ever Sangeroiu de padure ... Some documents date by 1848 tell us something about Avram Iancu mother was from Sangeroiu de jos or recently Sangeroiu de Padure ... The name you told us isn't write in historic archives ... Is created by Hunagarian fanatics ... Have a nice day!!
I know im a little bit late but im really excited that you included something about romanian history in one of your videos P.S. im pretty sure prince charles has a house in a village in romania that he visits quite often
Countess Claudine Rhédey von Kis-Rhéde was a Hungarian noblewoman, in her homecity the population is still Hungarian majority today. Transylvania belonged to Hungary 1000 years long, Romania got Transylvania from the Entente in 1920.
I'm sorry, but it sounds kinda funny how you struggle to pronounce Romanian names. Especially Mircea. But really awesome video, I always appreciate the effort you put into everything! Thank you!
As a romanian is nice to see you took into account some rulers from here, maybe you'll do more since many have connections with bigger royal families from Europe. However, a small correction "dracul" means "the devil" and not the dragon. We use even nowdays the term dracul to identify naughty children. So perhaps Dracul comes from the fact that Vlad II was also a mean, cruel ruler. Perhaps a trait in the family :)). Nice job you are doing with this channel, keep up the good work. I promise i'll watch al the videos, they are fascinating.
You need the specific info on those 8 connecting generations though. Its not enough to say "8 generations later" without all the info you dont really have a reason for this video. Who did Princess Stanca marry? who were Claudine Rhedey's parents.? Sorry to be annoying but accurate detail (or as near as possible) is vital. Its a whole other story!
This is very interesting considering I was wondering how I’m related to Vlad the Impaler and Marie Antoinette. Family has told me about Vlad, and genetic testing said Marie.. I don’t know that any of it is really true, but I enjoyed the video nonetheless. Thank you! 💖
Now, gotta say, great vid. Here's some info for you. Mercea the old, grandfather to vlad3, was a king and consecrated such. While he lived, a huge area from Danube to the Cataracts mountains was independent. After ward, the Hungarians, Ottomans combined with boyar civil wars within reduced territory. Vlad3 held principality as a grand prince on rank with a king because he was appointed as a vassal prince by Ottoman Sultan and never consecrated by boyars and church. He did have an inaugural feast which was customary practice. Vlad3 did declare he was king, even told Hungary's king so in a famous remonstration that silenced the king. Vlad3 was named protector of christiandom and recognized as Overlord of Transylvania, and Prince of Modavia, until he ceded Modavia to a cousin, Stephen. You can tell which princes have king rights, their portaits all have large crowns on the head.
Do a "Who would be king of Romania" video pls. There are three candidates 1: Princess Margareta, who is, officially, the rightfull monarch of Romania. 2: Prince Nicolae, grandson of the deceased King Michael. He isn't on the direct line of succesion but many monarchists consider him the rightfull king of Romania. The priest of the royal family claims that Michael wanted him to succed him and enducated him. Nicolas was fired from the royal family because of accusations of sex outside martiage but the accusation wasn't proven to be true. Most Romanians believe that princess Margareta and her husband, Radu Duda (who is considered by most Romanians to be "the cancer of the royal family") were behind the accusation. Nicholas is well educated, charismatic and compassionate, and so most monarchist would support him instead of princess Margareta. 3:The last pretender to the Romanian throne is Carol Phillipe. He is the descendant of prince Mircea Lambrino, the son of king Carol II and Zizi Lambrino. Carol and Zizi martied in secret during WWI, but Carol was forced to divorce Zizi soon after Mircea was born and was also force to deligitemize him, but Carol Phillipe claims that the Romanian Orthodox Church didn't recognize the divorce as valid and so, Mircea should've been the king of Romania, not Michael I and so, he is the rightfull king of Romania. Carol Phillipe has almost no supporters but he is still a pretender.
Francis, Duke of Teck was born in my home town Osijek, Croatia. This is why members of the current British royal family have visited my town several times already....in fact Charles has been here relatively recently again as well. ;) But the whole idea of "Dracula" and the vampire stories was in fact a combination of two-three individuals. The most obvious one is the story of Vlad "The Impaler" Dracul or "Dracula" but the second less known is the story of Elizabeth Bathory the so-called "Blood Countess". Elizabeth Bathory was a member of incredibly powerful and rich Bathory family who ruled Transylvania at the end of 16th, beginning of 17th century. So this 2nd individual is where the whole "legend of vampires" gets connected with Transylvania. And since I mentioned Croatia earlier...the daughter of Elizabeth married Nikola VI (Nicholas VI) Zrinski who was also one of the richest and most powerful men in what was then "Archiregnum Hungaricum" i.e. Crown of St. Stephen (Hungary, Croatia, Transylvania). And also as far as I know the first historical case of a person described as a vampire also comes from modern-day Croatia i.e. the case of Jure Grando. So as you can see the whole story of vampires is not only connected to Transylvania (which is nowadays part of Romania) thx to the "Blood Countess" but also to Hungary and Croatia as well. :p
Bram Stoker actually based his character of "Dracula" on two ppl. One was Vlad "Dracul" or Vlad "the Impaler" of the Bassarab dynasty which ruled Wallachia...Wallachia being a neighboring region (then Principality) to Transylvania. The second historical figure is Elizabeth Bathory who was known as "Blood Countess" and was accused of killing young girls, draining them of blood and bathing in it...the connection with Transylvania is that Bathory family in 15th and 16th century often if not almost in succession held the honor of Voivode/Prince of Translyvania.
You should do a video on the family tree of Elizabeth Bathory, another alleged inspiration for Bram Stoker's Dracula. That would be cool. Besides, now I know where the name of the band Voivod likely comes from. Always cool to learn these things.
I love your videos so much. Entertaining and informative and you often blow my mind with a fact in every video. I'm buying your posters for the holidays to decorate my apartment :).
Vlad the Impaler was, indeed, very cruel, especially by today's standards. But one must keep in mind that he did not have his own scribes to write chronicles about him. The Ottomans, however, had plenty of people documenting them and their enemies. Vlad (and also the leaders of Moldavia) were enemis of the Ottoman Empire. Therefore, everything written about Vlad, from the time he was living, comes from his enemies, who greatly emphasized his cruel punishments.
In Wallachia a voivode was not a duke(maybe in other countries or regions), he was the absolute ruler, there was no one above him. Most accepted equivalent is the title of Prince and his country was considered a Principality.
Vlad the impaler was genuinely referred to as Dracula. It meant "son of the Dragon". His father was known as Vlad Dracul meaning "Vlad the Dragon", hence "son of the dragon"
1. House of Basarab (branch House of Draculesti) 2. Vlad II was member of the Order of the Dragon and he was called Dracul & Vlad III his son was Draculya 3. The character in the novel was based on Countess Erzebeth Bathory, hence the character in the book was a count, Bram call it "Count Wampyr" first, then when he knew about Vlad III he changed the name.
Will you ever be doing a Dutch (of Orange) family tree? Since it's 450 years since the start of the Eighty Years War, I thought it would be fitting :-)
Vlad the impaler had a child and his line would last until early 1600s when it died out but the last record descendant of vlad the imapler did have 3 children but there is barely any information about them or if there lines exist today.
"Dracul" in Romanian actually means devil, while "dragon" has the same form but we read it different, the reason why he was called "Dracul" not "Dragonul" is the religious folk that lived in Wallachia
The Mircea number is wrong should be 3 1. Mircea I the Elder 2. Mircea II (brother of Vlad the Monk) 3. Mircea III the Shepherd The Radus are: 0. Radu 0 The Legendary Black Price of Wallachia 1. Radu I 2. Radu II (brother of Vlad Dracul) 3. Radu III the handsome (brother of Vlad the Impaler) 4. Radu IV the great Every Basarab ruler had at least 1 son that was named Vlad and one that was named Radu. House of Dan didn't used the name Mircea.
As an addon: An heir is still a one in a million descendant. Don't compare it biological and say there is a distinct difference. In this case the difference lies within a political or social cultural structure, so it is a legitimate distinction between the two, hence UC calling it out. But Queen Elizabeth II are still just as much related to Vlad II as Vlad III's legal heir.
Back when Europeans weren't weak and were willing to fight and do what was needed to win a war. The true greats who wouldn't allow altruistic infestation within their armed forces or within their court or law.
The Voivode is not similar to a Duke. In Moldavia and Wallachia the Voivode was a king. In all other places the Voivode was a military governor. Also the Voivodes were far more powerful than Dukes.
Min. 1:15 - HOW did you determinate that "Voivod" is the equivalent of Duke or Count ? The Voivod was the SUPREME leader of the country, equivalent to the King in the western hierarchy. NOBODY was above him, and he had the right of life and death over his subjects, nobles or not.
Andreea Petcu You should also become more involved in the study of linguistics since you're passionate about monarchy therefore history. Since all the historical writings are obviously written in old versions of the language written at that time. This way you should learn that Dracul is indeed homonym with the devil (n.b. Romanian) but it stands as a variation to the word The Dragon (given the Romanian language spoken at that time). There may be some associations from "dragon" to "devil" given the fact dragons were so fierce and maybe peasants at that time weren't too bright. As a Romanian you should know your language better. ;)
Actually Voievod = Count or Warlord and Great Voivevod or Prince or Domnitor( from the latin Domine) is = Duke or King to some extent. Great Voievod was the title given to the early monarchs of Wallachia and Moldavia. Also as a side note the Kings of Romania from the Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen dynasty were also officially called Domnitor as a second title. This only applies to Orthodox Cristian monarchs from romanian decent, except for Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen Kings.
Love it, i read somewhere Vlad impaled his enemies and left them around the countryside... it was put off the Ottomans and to make them think the lands they were trying to conquer was hell on Earth. Also quite interesting to see Mary of Teck is where the current royal family get their looks from.
Yeah, there is a difference to be the cousin, children of a monarch, to be the 3rd cousin or being the grand grand grand nephew is just to much separation that probably didn't even know each other exist.
A voivode is more than a duke as understood in the western countries. Countries in the Balkans were heavily influenced by eastern political ideologies, etc.; by the middle of the XV century, when Vlad The Impaler was voivode, these ideas were already well ingrained. Overall, they were something like grand-dukes, even though in eastern Europe, and especially in the realms bordering the Danube (modern Bulgaria, Romania, Moldova, Serbia) the lines between dukes, grand-dukes and kings were blurry at best. All this to say that they were not counts in any way, but calling them either grand-dukes or kings wouldn't make much of a contextual difference. P.S.: "voivode" isn't a recognized, official title. "Prince", "lord", among other few, were also used interchangeably.
@@alexandrub8786 Yeah but Claudine Rhédey of Kis-Rhéde was Hungarian. I agree that she had Romanian ancestors but she was from an Hungarian noble house.But we can definitely say that she had East-european ancestors
Ooh, I wonder now if I'm descended from the House of Draculesti... I had German ancestors, Hutterites, who hailed originally from Baden, Austria, and West Prussia. They were pushed to living in Romania, and eventually Russian-Empire Ukraine, because of their beliefs in baptism as an adult as opposed to as a child, and so because they were essentially not Lutherans nor Catholics, they were continuously killed, arrested, or exiled. After a couple of updates, I have found a small trace of Romanian ancestry in my 23andMe test, and after I had my grandma tested, we found she also did have some Romanian dna, although it was only about 4%. I really do wonder who those non-German ancestors were, in addition now whether they were somehow descended from Romanian nobility. That would be an interesting part of my own history!
Prince Charles mentioned the connection a number of years ago on a visit to Transylvania where he was promoting conservation issues.Transylvania was once part of the Hungarian kingdom but they lost it to Romania because of World War One when Hungary was on the losing side.
Kalo Arepo 😂😂😂😂😂 you must learn History of Europa … 😂😂😂😂😂 i am form Romania i now is hart for you but Transylvania was Form Romania not Hungary … Hungary stole much more a part form Romania today is once part form Romania in Hungary … you must now because … Hungary People never dont speak about that … so is esay to speak but you must read History of Europa. … sorry me Englisch is not god …
@@johanna0608AR I know my European history very well -Transylvania has changed hands many times throughout its history -Dacians,Romans,Hungarians,Ottoman Turks,the Austrian Habsburgs who drove out the Turks and then you have the AUSGLEICH of 1867 when the Kingdom of Hungary was given parity with the German Austrian side of the Habsburg Empire.By terms of this agreement Transylvania was given to the kingdom of Hungary whose nominal head was the Austrian emperor.Like I said in a former comment this empire was defeated in World war One and Transylvania went to Romania.Temporarily it reverted to Hungary again because of German Nazism support for the Horthy regime in Hungary-Horthy was the Hungarian regent.
Transylvania was the Dacians and Romans land (Romanians ancestors)... stop saying stuff that was Hungarians because they didn't even set foot at that time in Europe. So it belongs to Romania not to some nomads that migrated from Asia like the Hungarians are.
It wasn't really part of Hungarian kingdom but rather part of the Lands of the Crown of St. Stephen. Hungary was literally in personal union with Croatia and Transylvania. The Lands of the Crown of St. Stephen was also referred as "Archiregnum Hungaricum" and so was essentially made from three parts: Kingdom of Hungary (proper), Kingdom of Croatia (Triune Kingdom of Croatia, Dalmatia and Slavonia) and Principality of Transylvania.
Vlad the Impaler is NOT the same as COUNT Dracula. He was the ruler of Walachia (today - southern Romania). Vlad the Impaler was more like a king of his country and not a count. Later, the Irish novelist Bram Stoker used his name to create Count Dracula, the main character of his famous novel. So, they share a name. "A name, what is a name ?" "Dracul" in Romanian language means "the devil" - even, today ! :)
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To say only 1% of the DNA has been passed on is nuts. The narrator mustn’t understand genetics... 97% of me is exactly the same as a chimpanzee.
@@col2959 You are cimpanzee Vlad impaler was turco iranici kazar kumans huns scityans blood Celtic was they tribe
@@col2959 stupid vlah ilirians go back in Albania
Princes Philip family was part of Vlad the impaler family.
Thats Why queen Elisabeth won't die she is secretly a vampire
And here I thought she just wanted to outlive Charles.
😂
The problem is that having less than 1% vampire she hasn't been able to stop aging altogether otherwise she would still look like she did when she was crowned Queen. Unless she just has a makeup artist making her look old as a cover-up.
IronFromIce Y she was actually just less than one tenth of one percent
Nope she just has very good genes ...her mother lived to be 99 and her grandparents lived to be over 100 years of age hopefully her children and grandchildren and great grandchildren inherited those good genes
Ironically, the Duke of Tech did not own a computer.
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That is such an awful pun, I feel the urge to throw eggs and tomatoes at you. :D
That's a terrible joke. Also it's Teck not Tech.
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Again that shows how interconnected Europe's monarchies really were.
And also shows why the queen lives so long
How does it show how thd Queen lives so long
@@Abrahamicunity vampires are immortal
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So Queen Elizabeth II 16x great grandniece of Dracula?
@Daniel b I am only 2% English but my distant relatives said that we are related to royalty
@Daniel b my English came in through slavery ....I am African American but I also have English ancestry so I don't think I am related to the pilgrims unless my white ancestry is but English is something to be proud of I love England and its history...so I don't know why you said it doesn't matter ... because it does matter and I'm proud of my ancestry and you should be too
@Daniel b uh I am all English and uh- not related to royalty. Probably
Daniel b I’m related to king Bruce of Scotland in someway ( I don’t know exactly how but my last name is also Bruce)
@Daniel b that's the most fascinating thing to me, to explain something like a tenth cousin 40 times removed much more detail and explanation obviously so the reason why the limitation is like second cousins once removed etc can do charts but the math would take wayyyy too much time out of a real day job
On April Fools day you should say that you are related to Queen Elizabeth II but make up parts of the family tree
Oooh. Good idea. But shhhhh.
@@UsefulCharts and you make a video about small principality instead smh
UsefulCharts Well but you are related to her? Through your common ancestor William The Conqueror
@@UsefulCharts you should say you are related to a bunch of famous people, but make some of them up, with funny names and professions. Next April fool's that is.
@@UsefulCharts we're all connected with her through charlemagne though
Family tree of the first tzars (the bulgarian ones) and how they relate to the Russian Tzars?
Good idea.
I am related to dracula and my gf is a Eletski and is a Romnof
@@martir8370 i am an heir to a lot of great ruski-killers from both of my parents sides. Wanna have a go at it?
Sure
Prove it..
These videos /charts are such an entertainment ,educational, historical wonder.
He was not a Mad Lad, but a Vlad Lad.
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Or maybe a Mad Vlad?
Love your videos. Have bought your posters for myself and for friends as gifts. Small point, you have George V listed twice. Shouldn't it be George VI?
Definitely should be. I fixed it on the downloadable chart (link in description) but unfortunately too late to change it on the video.
Can you try to make a video for Serbia the Nemanjic dunasty
@Aquinasish he is.
Ouch
@@UsefulCharts How about full names for the Vlads? (Vladislav?)
“I will suck your tea" -Queen Elizabeth ll
This made me laugh a lot! 🤣
Thou shalt not suck our tea
-Vlad probably
Queen Elizabeth should press her claim on Romania 👀
AndrewBrewer917
A weak claim is still a claim my friend 👀
@@unovasfinest2623 the ottoman turks failed to conquer us. Why would some tea drinkers actually succeed?
Mr. mystery
Youre not led by a vampire this time lol
Mr. mystery
Whoa whoa. Its a joke dude lol. Im not even British 👀
@@unovasfinest2623 you would be surprised how many try to claim our territory.
This explains the queen’s immortality, she is part vampire
Voievod is a prince. He has many dukes under him in the hierarchy.
Most people consider voivode to be equal to duke. Prince is a higher title.
@@runegold321 voivode is the highest rank in Wallachia and Moldova so he can't be a duke because a duke is a rank under a prince.
@@adrianmbutnariu Well yeah, in the Romanian principalities it was equal to a Prince or a Lord but otherwise it's usually considered as a duke. Greetings from Bulgaria!
Is that from where we get the name of the formerly Hungarian (now Serbian) region of Vojvodina?
@@grantorino2325 No. Actually voivode is a title seen all across Eastern Europe, especially places with Slavic influence. The origin of the word is slavic.
Everybody watching this forgetting the fact that Queen Elizabeth walks around with a bag of blood Incase of “ emergency transfusion “
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So that's what is in the purse she always carries around.
Thank you for clarifying this. I'm sick of people who don't know the difference between "descended from" and "related to" claiming the Queen is a descendant of The Dracula, Vlad III.
PS After seeing this video I looked up the royal family trees and according to some sources, the current British royal family are descedants of Vlad the Impaler, through his son Mihnea the Bad. Not sure what to believe. There are so many contradictions from one source to another.
just did some research for anyone interested. Vlad III did have decendants, but it seems most of his family had few kids and many died young (a lot of fratricide among the Romanian nobility). But it did continue, but the direct line from him seems to have terminated in the 1650s.
Now, it's possible that a lesser offshoot branch continued, I don't claim my resources to be exhaustive, or that there may be illegitimate decendants. But otherwise the line of Count Dracula is over.
Perfect timing with Castlevania season 2 coming out last Friday.
Elizabeth Warren is 1/1024th Winnetou.
Queen Elizabeth II is 1/1024th Dracula.
;)
Trump would call the queen a vampire.
you mean call her a fake vampire... same as Warren is a fake indian :P
Yeah the Queen is not really from a legitimate line, so really its some dude in Australia that is.
Also UsefulCharts fudges the facts on this one forsure, probably out of some dislike for Alex Jones or something.
Vlad the Impaler did have children, unlike what he protrays here.
Vlad the IV _(numerical names are reserved for when someone with the same name as a predecessor has the title)_ was Vlad the IIIs son, who was his successor.
UsefulCharts acts as if this doesnt happen, and the Queen (or legitimate monarch) isnt really a descendant of Vlad the Impaler, when they actually are.
@@UltimatePowa The Queen isn't from a legitimate line?
Wow, one learns something new every day - I never knew that my King (of Bohemia; Sigismund) created the Dragon order and that the Dracul name is derived from it. Fascinating.
Actually I as a romanian need to say sometging about this.
In our languege the word dragon is the same as in english.
Dracul however meens devil.
It is said that at their meetings the memers of the dragon order were wearing green capes with an emblem on them.
The emblem was a cross wich had a dragon under it.
The dragon was meant to symbolize the devil (the Ottomans) while the cross was meant to symbolize the Christians.
Because of that Vlad the II was named "Dracul".
Also because him and his son, Vlad the III had the same name sometimes the picture of the fouder is combined with one of the son.
So Dracula's name came from Dracula's father even thou Dracula was inspired by the son.
Or something like this.
@@andreipop5805 Well, Dracul does not mean devil. It means *the* devil. Devil alone is Drac
Actually it was created by the nemanjic dynasty
doesn't the word for the devil (dracul) from romanian come from the word for dragon from latin? (dracon)??
@@pufuletz8576 i think that word comes
From the fish god (i think) dagon
In karlovacki rodoslov it has been said serbs used to worship god dagon
Coincidently, I just finished reading Dracula last week! It is one of my favorite stories and this video was such a surprise. I loved this. Thanks!
Danelle Moore my son named his daughter Mina. He said that was a character in the Dracula book or had some tie to the Dracula story...I haven’t read it so idk. I just shook my head..but Mina is a cutie and her twin sister is just as adorable she was named Arya after the girl Arya Stark from that show Game of Thrones .. I shook my head twice that day...
@@jadebell550 Yes, Mina is the heroine in the novel. She is a very smart and brave woman, so your granddaughter should be proud of her namesake :)
Danelle Moore good to know thank you. Someday maybe I’ll read the book. Arya Stark in GOT is also a smart, brave girl in that story. They are just adorable smart little girls..
@@jadebell550 Arya is a fairly popular name in Thailand, coming from a Sanskrit word meaning "noble". It's also the root of "Aryathet" which also comes from Sanskrit and means "civilisation", literally "land of the noble" (I think it would be something like "Aryadesh" in actual Sanskrit and may be reflected that way in other languages with Sanskrit loanwords or derivation). I've heard of a lot of people in the west are now naming their daughters Arya after that character. I find it interesting, and also amusing that they don't know it's a name that's been in use in Thailand for quite some time and has such a beautiful meaning.
Stephen Thomas thank you. I will share this with my son.. yes Arya is a popular name in the west. We have had discussed on pronunciation tho. Is it .. R-ya , R-ee-a? Thank you for the information.
Why are there two king George V
Oops. Second one should be George VI. Darn cut and paste!
@@UsefulCharts Its fine well not really seeing you will have to edit the chart
All in all, my support and respect goes to the maker of the video! Plausible historical and genetic facts. Glad to see that someone with good of know-how into human genetics also took the time and effort to look so further down the tree, AND back down one of the favourite pieces of my native country's history. I will jokingly say "you F-ed up most of the romanian name pronounciations" but I cannot possibly ask this of someone who doesn't know the language. Big kudos!
*_I don't need sleep, I need answers_*
Voivode is not similar to a count or a duke but more similar to a prince/ruler even king. Wallachia(which, btw, I don't know why it got written with "W", it should be with "V" ) was a more or less independent country(those Ottomans, ugh!) until it got united with Moldavia in 1859 and formed Romania.
@@cecetacg9396 Stiu ca e corect cu W, doar ma intrebam cum a ajuns sa se scrie asa in engleza...In legatura cu ducele, etc, tot nu e corect, ducele conduce un domeniu, voievodul/domnul conducea o tara, n-are importanta cui ii era vasala. Monaco are un principe domnitor si Luxemburg are un mare duce care banuiesc ca e o denumire reminiscenta de cand Luxemburg era doar un comitat/ducat in Sfantul Imperiu German
@@cecetacg9396 total gresit. In rege poate fi vasalul altui rege. Ia exemplul regelui Angliei care era vasalul regelui Frantei intrucat detinea provincii in Franta.
@@adrianmbutnariu De fapt un rege nu poate fi vasal. Cazul regilor Angliei e destul de interesant, ei erau vasali ai Frantei in calitate de duci ai Normandiei si ai Aquitaniei dar erau independenti in calitate de regi ai Angliei. (Da, stiu ca feudalismul asta iti poate da dureri de cap.)
My grandfather emigrated from Romania in the late 1800's. Two years ago we discovered a distant relation to Vlad through his brother.
Yeah I thought it was cool but now I'm the butt of all my friends jokes when it comes to the sun and garlic. * SIGH *
May I ask you where are you from ?
Please do a chart about Kings of Hungary, Croatia and Bohemia at time of HR Emperor Charles IV and his son Wenceslas IV of Luxembourg and and half-brother Sigismund of Luxembourg,
HMMM I SMELL KINGDOM COME DELIVERANCE HEREE
@@eduardokenjiro2943 Hmm yes so do i
Don't forget Porphyria. Passed on through the genetics, " The Vampire Disease" This family is one of the carriers.
TOTAL WRONGNESS :(
Oblivion reference?
you're wrong, lady. it has nothing to do with the legend of vampires, please don't mislead others as well. Romanian royal family was not a carrier of HEMOPHILIA, it was the British and the Russian families who married each others and developed the disease. it has NOTHING to do with vampires! Jeez!
@@beth7935 Porphyria, is a disease that causes pain when in sunlight, and can be alleviated via blood-letting. That's why it it's called the Vampire Disease. She's right.
@@user-gw1nc8fs2u Porphyria, is a disease that causes pain when in sunlight, and can be alleviated via blood-letting. That's why it it's called the Vampire Disease. She never said anything about 'hemophelia'.
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RUclips: Is Queen Elizabeth related to Count Dracular
I am really enjoying your videos! They are informative and detailed but still concise and to the point. You explain the nuances of genealogy and succession well as you go along, and also point out the common misconceptions. Thank you.
I didn’t know my Queen was a vampire.. make sense now
I am from romania, dracul mean devil.
But thank you for speaking about our little „vampire”.
Asaa Alexa It used to mean dragon, look up "dracul etymology".
So where do the Belmont's fit into all of this? ;)
Brandon Lyon HAHA lol 😂
Lol castlevania fans😂🤣
Oh I’ve love to see the games get pulled into this kind of speculation.
Since Arikado is Dracula’s son in the Castlevania games he would probably still be a legitimate heir to Romania. (Who is probably living in Japan at the moment.)
Wonderful Video! I hope you will do more videos like this. I love how past historical figures are related to current ones, like Queen Elizabeth.
Thanks for your videos, I really enjoy them.
Just a minor correction. "Claudine" Rhédey wasn't a countess from Romania. The Rhédey family was a hungarian noble family originated from the early XIV. century, and she born in Erdőszentgyörgy - which is a city of modern Romania (it's roman name is Sângeorgiu de Pădure), but which is located in Transylvania, what was part of the Kingdom of Hungary until 1920. Her original name was "gróf kisrédei Rhédey Klaudia Zsuzsanna".
The real name of the city was ever Sangeroiu de padure ... Some documents date by 1848 tell us something about Avram Iancu mother was from Sangeroiu de jos or recently Sangeroiu de Padure ... The name you told us isn't write in historic archives ... Is created by Hunagarian fanatics ... Have a nice day!!
I've been watching your channel for some time now cuz I like the history of ancestry. Keep making more videos please because they're awesome
I know im a little bit late but im really excited that you included something about romanian history in one of your videos P.S. im pretty sure prince charles has a house in a village in romania that he visits quite often
Countess Claudine Rhédey von Kis-Rhéde was a Hungarian noblewoman, in her homecity the population is still Hungarian majority today. Transylvania belonged to Hungary 1000 years long, Romania got Transylvania from the Entente in 1920.
Love that the British royal family are related to vlad Dracula
I'm sorry, but it sounds kinda funny how you struggle to pronounce Romanian names. Especially Mircea. But really awesome video, I always appreciate the effort you put into everything! Thank you!
As a romanian is nice to see you took into account some rulers from here, maybe you'll do more since many have connections with bigger royal families from Europe. However, a small correction "dracul" means "the devil" and not the dragon. We use even nowdays the term dracul to identify naughty children. So perhaps Dracul comes from the fact that Vlad II was also a mean, cruel ruler. Perhaps a trait in the family :)). Nice job you are doing with this channel, keep up the good work. I promise i'll watch al the videos, they are fascinating.
You need the specific info on those 8 connecting generations though. Its not enough to say "8 generations later" without all the info you dont really have a reason for this video. Who did Princess Stanca marry? who were Claudine Rhedey's parents.? Sorry to be annoying but accurate detail (or as near as possible) is vital. Its a whole other story!
I read "Count *Dank* ula" and thought this was the biggest shitpost ever
Lmao 🤣
I'm romanian and i'm here laughing my ass off to your pronounciations.
Same lol
@fjf sjdnx why, is you health system better than ours?
@fjf sjdnx laughing at those daily school shootings also?
@fjf sjdnx oh look now the whole world is laughing their ass at America
How are those riots doing?
The fact that some of you are laughing at school shootings in the USA just shows how inferior your country is to America
This is very interesting considering I was wondering how I’m related to Vlad the Impaler and Marie Antoinette. Family has told me about Vlad, and genetic testing said Marie.. I don’t know that any of it is really true, but I enjoyed the video nonetheless. Thank you! 💖
Now, gotta say, great vid. Here's some info for you.
Mercea the old, grandfather to vlad3, was a king and consecrated such. While he lived, a huge area from Danube to the Cataracts mountains was independent. After ward, the Hungarians, Ottomans combined with boyar civil wars within reduced territory.
Vlad3 held principality as a grand prince on rank with a king because he was appointed as a vassal prince by Ottoman Sultan and never consecrated by boyars and church. He did have an inaugural feast which was customary practice. Vlad3 did declare he was king, even told Hungary's king so in a famous remonstration that silenced the king. Vlad3 was named protector of christiandom and recognized as Overlord of Transylvania, and Prince of Modavia, until he ceded Modavia to a cousin, Stephen. You can tell which princes have king rights, their portaits all have large crowns on the head.
Awesome ! I love family history and enjoy your tree charts and historical stories !
Do a "Who would be king of Romania" video pls.
There are three candidates
1: Princess Margareta, who is, officially, the rightfull monarch of Romania.
2: Prince Nicolae, grandson of the deceased King Michael. He isn't on the direct line of succesion but many monarchists consider him the rightfull king of Romania. The priest of the royal family claims that Michael wanted him to succed him and enducated him. Nicolas was fired from the royal family because of accusations of sex outside martiage but the accusation wasn't proven to be true. Most Romanians believe that princess Margareta and her husband, Radu Duda (who is considered by most Romanians to be "the cancer of the royal family") were behind the accusation. Nicholas is well educated, charismatic and compassionate, and so most monarchist would support him instead of princess Margareta.
3:The last pretender to the Romanian throne is Carol Phillipe. He is the descendant of prince Mircea Lambrino, the son of king Carol II and Zizi Lambrino. Carol and Zizi martied in secret during WWI, but Carol was forced to divorce Zizi soon after Mircea was born and was also force to deligitemize him, but Carol Phillipe claims that the Romanian Orthodox Church didn't recognize the divorce as valid and so, Mircea should've been the king of Romania, not Michael I and so, he is the rightfull king of Romania. Carol Phillipe has almost no supporters but he is still a pretender.
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I don't know if you can do it but is it possible that you talk about the dutch or hungarian family tree so I can understand it better?
Dutch is coming in January. All the Eastern European dynasties later in 2019...
Francis, Duke of Teck was born in my home town Osijek, Croatia. This is why members of the current British royal family have visited my town several times already....in fact Charles has been here relatively recently again as well. ;)
But the whole idea of "Dracula" and the vampire stories was in fact a combination of two-three individuals. The most obvious one is the story of Vlad "The Impaler" Dracul or "Dracula" but the second less known is the story of Elizabeth Bathory the so-called "Blood Countess". Elizabeth Bathory was a member of incredibly powerful and rich Bathory family who ruled Transylvania at the end of 16th, beginning of 17th century. So this 2nd individual is where the whole "legend of vampires" gets connected with Transylvania. And since I mentioned Croatia earlier...the daughter of Elizabeth married Nikola VI (Nicholas VI) Zrinski who was also one of the richest and most powerful men in what was then "Archiregnum Hungaricum" i.e. Crown of St. Stephen (Hungary, Croatia, Transylvania). And also as far as I know the first historical case of a person described as a vampire also comes from modern-day Croatia i.e. the case of Jure Grando. So as you can see the whole story of vampires is not only connected to Transylvania (which is nowadays part of Romania) thx to the "Blood Countess" but also to Hungary and Croatia as well. :p
Elizabeth Bathory was a grand-niece of Vlad Tepes.
@Alex C I never said he did. The connection is the "Blood Countess" and her (Bathory) family, not Vlad Dracul.
Historically accurate, yes. A voievod is a ruling monarch, though, not a duke. Glad to have this in the cyberspace.
Vlad Dracula is more terrifying than the charcter he inspired
Bram Stoker actually based his character of "Dracula" on two ppl. One was Vlad "Dracul" or Vlad "the Impaler" of the Bassarab dynasty which ruled Wallachia...Wallachia being a neighboring region (then Principality) to Transylvania. The second historical figure is Elizabeth Bathory who was known as "Blood Countess" and was accused of killing young girls, draining them of blood and bathing in it...the connection with Transylvania is that Bathory family in 15th and 16th century often if not almost in succession held the honor of Voivode/Prince of Translyvania.
You should do a video on the family tree of Elizabeth Bathory, another alleged inspiration for Bram Stoker's Dracula. That would be cool.
Besides, now I know where the name of the band Voivod likely comes from. Always cool to learn these things.
Isn’t Elizabeth Bathory also related to Vlad ?
Bathory it was the hungarian gouverner of Transilvania
Great video! Can't believe you only have 29k subs!
I love your videos so much. Entertaining and informative and you often blow my mind with a fact in every video. I'm buying your posters for the holidays to decorate my apartment :).
Vlad the Impaler was, indeed, very cruel, especially by today's standards. But one must keep in mind that he did not have his own scribes to write chronicles about him. The Ottomans, however, had plenty of people documenting them and their enemies. Vlad (and also the leaders of Moldavia) were enemis of the Ottoman Empire. Therefore, everything written about Vlad, from the time he was living, comes from his enemies, who greatly emphasized his cruel punishments.
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In Wallachia a voivode was not a duke(maybe in other countries or regions), he was the absolute ruler, there was no one above him. Most accepted equivalent is the title of Prince and his country was considered a Principality.
Just learned something, thank you. One of the best history lessons I have ever learned.
I have an unrelated question to ask. Would you mind telling why you pronounce 'c' = 'sh' in Stanca?
k ,Stanka this is the correct pronountiation
Are all these individuals included on the European Royal Family Tree chart?
I'm of Hungarian decent.. How do I know if I'm a descendant of a Valachian Boyar....?
And not Just that but European royalty is interrelated, so someway somehow I’m related to friggin Dracula
Sorry to point this out but... you wrote King George V twice but I think you meant to put VI as one of them
Vlad the impaler was genuinely referred to as Dracula. It meant "son of the Dragon". His father was known as Vlad Dracul meaning "Vlad the Dragon", hence "son of the dragon"
1. House of Basarab (branch House of Draculesti)
2. Vlad II was member of the Order of the Dragon and he was called Dracul & Vlad III his son was Draculya
3. The character in the novel was based on Countess Erzebeth Bathory, hence the character in the book was a count, Bram call it "Count Wampyr" first, then when he knew about Vlad III he changed the name.
Is it possible to connect Vlad the Impaler to the Elizabeth Báthory the “Blood Countess”?
I think she was his cousin?
They lived more than 100 years apart. There may be some relation, as there are clues that Vlad Țepeș was married to a Bathory countess at some point.
actually yeah, Vlad married a Bathory Countness that was related to Elizabeth so Elizabeth and Vlad are 100% related
That would explain her consumption habits .
This channel should have a Royal line of Wallachian voivodes.
Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom is Vlad the Impaler Dracula, Prince of Wallachia's 15th great niece!
Will you ever be doing a Dutch (of Orange) family tree? Since it's 450 years since the start of the Eighty Years War, I thought it would be fitting :-)
Vlad the impaler had a child and his line would last until early 1600s when it died out but the last record descendant of vlad the imapler did have 3 children but there is barely any information about them or if there lines exist today.
"Dracul" in Romanian actually means devil, while "dragon" has the same form but we read it different, the reason why he was called "Dracul" not "Dragonul" is the religious folk that lived in Wallachia
Drac in romana veche, arhaica, inseamna dragon....
Vew3rita You should take into consideration that was the Ancient Romanian. Therefore "drac" meant "dragon" and vice-versa.
I'm Just Wondering Where The Other 2 Radus And 3 Mirceas Are, I'm Guessing The House Of Danesti?
The Mircea number is wrong should be 3
1. Mircea I the Elder
2. Mircea II (brother of Vlad the Monk)
3. Mircea III the Shepherd
The Radus are:
0. Radu 0 The Legendary Black Price of Wallachia
1. Radu I
2. Radu II (brother of Vlad Dracul)
3. Radu III the handsome (brother of Vlad the Impaler)
4. Radu IV the great
Every Basarab ruler had at least 1 son that was named Vlad and one that was named Radu.
House of Dan didn't used the name Mircea.
As an addon: An heir is still a one in a million descendant. Don't compare it biological and say there is a distinct difference. In this case the difference lies within a political or social cultural structure, so it is a legitimate distinction between the two, hence UC calling it out. But Queen Elizabeth II are still just as much related to Vlad II as Vlad III's legal heir.
Back when Europeans weren't weak and were willing to fight and do what was needed to win a war. The true greats who wouldn't allow altruistic infestation within their armed forces or within their court or law.
The Voivode is not similar to a Duke.
In Moldavia and Wallachia the Voivode was a king.
In all other places the Voivode was a military governor.
Also the Voivodes were far more powerful than Dukes.
Min. 1:15 - HOW did you determinate that "Voivod" is the equivalent of Duke or Count ? The Voivod was the SUPREME leader of the country, equivalent to the King in the western hierarchy. NOBODY was above him, and he had the right of life and death over his subjects, nobles or not.
6:00...."That BIT" ...GOOD ONE! 🤣👍
She owns a bat colony and she catches them with a butterfly net herself.
Voivod is the equivalent to a king. Not a prince, not a duke or a count, but a military and legislative leader.
Lover the videos!! They're so interesting and I want more
THANK YOU THANK YOU! HAPPY HALLOWEEN & GREAT GREAT GREAT WORK!🤗🤗🤗❤❤❤🧛♂️
there's a Habsburg down the line probably too,
For sure
Thank you Very much for such great videos Superb
As a romanian girl who loves monarchy history this gives me life!!! 😂
Edit: dracul actually means the devil not a dragon😈
Andreea Petcu You should also become more involved in the study of linguistics since you're passionate about monarchy therefore history. Since all the historical writings are obviously written in old versions of the language written at that time. This way you should learn that Dracul is indeed homonym with the devil (n.b. Romanian) but it stands as a variation to the word The Dragon (given the Romanian language spoken at that time).
There may be some associations from "dragon" to "devil" given the fact dragons were so fierce and maybe peasants at that time weren't too bright. As a Romanian you should know your language better. ;)
Thank you for your video about Vlad Dracul
Ah, poor man only lived for 45 years. He was and is a HERO of his people.
Actually Voievod = Count or Warlord and Great Voivevod or Prince or Domnitor( from the latin Domine) is = Duke or King to some extent. Great Voievod was the title given to the early monarchs of Wallachia and Moldavia.
Also as a side note the Kings of Romania from the Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen dynasty were also officially called Domnitor as a second title.
This only applies to Orthodox Cristian monarchs from romanian decent, except for Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen Kings.
Love it, i read somewhere Vlad impaled his enemies and left them around the countryside... it was put off the Ottomans and to make them think the lands they were trying to conquer was hell on Earth. Also quite interesting to see Mary of Teck is where the current royal family get their looks from.
ShaolinDreams Ottomans still got him.
@@AnthonyBerkshire yeah true
Yeah, there is a difference to be the cousin, children of a monarch, to be the 3rd cousin or being the grand grand grand nephew is just to much separation that probably didn't even know each other exist.
Your pronunciations are delightful
A voivode is more than a duke as understood in the western countries. Countries in the Balkans were heavily influenced by eastern political ideologies, etc.; by the middle of the XV century, when Vlad The Impaler was voivode, these ideas were already well ingrained.
Overall, they were something like grand-dukes, even though in eastern Europe, and especially in the realms bordering the Danube (modern Bulgaria, Romania, Moldova, Serbia) the lines between dukes, grand-dukes and kings were blurry at best.
All this to say that they were not counts in any way, but calling them either grand-dukes or kings wouldn't make much of a contextual difference.
P.S.: "voivode" isn't a recognized, official title. "Prince", "lord", among other few, were also used interchangeably.
Never knew that Queen Elizabeth II has an Hungrarian great-great-grandmother.
Nicolas Vernola he speak about romanian blood.
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Yeah but Claudine Rhédey of Kis-Rhéde was Hungarian. I agree that she had Romanian ancestors but she was from an Hungarian noble house.But we can definitely say that she had East-european ancestors
Sorry if I’m wrong but Mircea V is supposed to be Mircea IV
Ooh, I wonder now if I'm descended from the House of Draculesti... I had German ancestors, Hutterites, who hailed originally from Baden, Austria, and West Prussia. They were pushed to living in Romania, and eventually Russian-Empire Ukraine, because of their beliefs in baptism as an adult as opposed to as a child, and so because they were essentially not Lutherans nor Catholics, they were continuously killed, arrested, or exiled. After a couple of updates, I have found a small trace of Romanian ancestry in my 23andMe test, and after I had my grandma tested, we found she also did have some Romanian dna, although it was only about 4%. I really do wonder who those non-German ancestors were, in addition now whether they were somehow descended from Romanian nobility. That would be an interesting part of my own history!
Prince Charles mentioned the connection a number of years ago on a visit to Transylvania where he was promoting conservation issues.Transylvania was once part of the Hungarian kingdom but they lost it to Romania because of World War One when Hungary was on the losing side.
Kalo Arepo 😂😂😂😂😂 you must learn History of Europa … 😂😂😂😂😂 i am form Romania i now is hart for you but Transylvania was Form Romania not Hungary … Hungary stole much more a part form Romania today is once part form Romania in Hungary … you must now because … Hungary People never dont speak about that … so is esay to speak but you must read History of Europa. … sorry me Englisch is not god …
@@johanna0608AR I know my European history very well -Transylvania has changed hands many times throughout its history -Dacians,Romans,Hungarians,Ottoman Turks,the Austrian Habsburgs who drove out the Turks and then you have the AUSGLEICH of 1867 when the Kingdom of Hungary was given parity with the German Austrian side of the Habsburg Empire.By terms of this agreement Transylvania was given to the kingdom of Hungary whose nominal head was the Austrian emperor.Like I said in a former comment this empire was defeated in World war One and Transylvania went to Romania.Temporarily it reverted to Hungary again because of German Nazism support for the Horthy regime in Hungary-Horthy was the Hungarian regent.
Transylvania was the Dacians and Romans land (Romanians ancestors)... stop saying stuff that was Hungarians because they didn't even set foot at that time in Europe.
So it belongs to Romania not to some nomads that migrated from Asia like the Hungarians are.
It wasn't really part of Hungarian kingdom but rather part of the Lands of the Crown of St. Stephen. Hungary was literally in personal union with Croatia and Transylvania. The Lands of the Crown of St. Stephen was also referred as "Archiregnum Hungaricum" and so was essentially made from three parts: Kingdom of Hungary (proper), Kingdom of Croatia (Triune Kingdom of Croatia, Dalmatia and Slavonia) and Principality of Transylvania.
At 4:20 is the birth date of Mircea V incorrect? because it doesn't make sense
Vlad the Impaler is NOT the same as COUNT Dracula. He was the ruler of Walachia (today - southern Romania). Vlad the Impaler was more like a king of his country and not a count. Later, the Irish novelist Bram Stoker used his name to create Count Dracula, the main character of his famous novel. So, they share a name. "A name, what is a name ?" "Dracul" in Romanian language means "the devil" - even, today ! :)
put -2022 for queen 😭