The Duke of Braganza
Posted by Jane
on 6/9/2019, 13:32:17
Is the present-day head of the Portuguese royal house (the Miguelist line) related to all the other European royals? In particular, those not descended from Jan Willem Friso, Prince of Orange (discussed in an earlier thread)? It seems that almost everybody is covered, if not through him then through his maternal grandfather, Johann II, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau. But Portugal and Lippe seem to be missing. Perhaps Ferdinand and Isabella would be the nearest common ancestor to all the European royals (excepting the Montenegrins), after all. If nothing else, the Portugese royals should be descended from them. I'm not sure about Anhalt and Lippe, however ... But Albania is, since Queen Geraldine descended from the Catholic monarchs of Spain through additional lines.
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