Oh. my. goddess.
So in case you couldn't tell by my post last night, I couldn't sleep, and was up doing genealogy research. I guess it was inevitable once I hit the Norman aristocracy, but suddenly I found myself in the royal line. I am actually descended from Edward the Elder, the first King of England (he united the smaller kingdoms). Through him I am related to just about every Anglo or Germanic royal dynasty out there, including the Merovingian dynasty of the Franks and the royal families of Kent, Mercia, Wessex, Burgundy, Paris, Saxony, Austrasia, Thuringia, Lombardia, and probably others.
Oh, and as an aside note, the kings of Saxony in particular trace their lineage back to Woden/Odin and his wife Frigg. So with a little work I was able to put together the following pedigree connecting me to Woden through direct succession - no siblings or by-marriage connections at all, just child to parent. It's rather long, of course, so it's under the cut. Names of the living are indicated by relation for privacy purposes.
[Me]
[bio-father]
[his mother]
William A Murphy
Thomas Murphy
Calvin Murphy
Lewis Murphy
Samuel Murphy
John Murphy
Elizabeth Harrison
Benjamin Harrison III
Benjamin Harrison Jr
Benjamin Harrison
Elizabeth Bernard
Francis Bernard
John Bernard III
John Bernard Jr
Margaret Le Scrope
Richard Le Scrope
Margaret (Tiptoft) de Tibetot
Robert de Tibetot
Margaret de Badlesmere
Bartholomew de Badlesmere
Joan FitzBarnard
Joan Aquillon
Robert de Aquillon
Joan FitzHenry
Peter FitzHenry
Henry FitzAilwin
Ailwin Leftstansson
Leofstan Orgarsson
Orgar Leofstansson
Leofstan Ailwinsson
Ailwin Horne
Wigod de Warwick (who married the daughter of Lady Godiva)
Wulgent de Warwick
Ulfa de Warwick
Wolgeat de Warwick
Edith (Lenette) of the Saxons
Edward the Elder (1st KING OF ENGLAND)
Aelfred the Great (King of Wessex)
Aethelwulf (K of Kent and Wessex)
Ecgbert (K of Wessex)
Ealhmund (K of Kent)
Eafa of Wessex
Eoppa of Wessex
Ingild of Wessex
Cenred of Wessex
Ceolwald of Wessex
Cutha Cathwulf
Cuthwine of Wessex
Ceawlin (K of Wessex)
Cynric (K of Wessex)
Creoda of Wessex
Cerdic (K of Wessex; landed in Hampshire from Saxony in 495)
Elesa de Saxony
Esla de Saxony
Gewis de Saxony
Wig Freawinesson
Freawine of Saxony
Frithugar of Saxony
Brona of Saxony
Baeldaeg Odinsson
Woden/Odin and Frigg
Oh, and as an aside note, the kings of Saxony in particular trace their lineage back to Woden/Odin and his wife Frigg. So with a little work I was able to put together the following pedigree connecting me to Woden through direct succession - no siblings or by-marriage connections at all, just child to parent. It's rather long, of course, so it's under the cut. Names of the living are indicated by relation for privacy purposes.
[Me]
[bio-father]
[his mother]
William A Murphy
Thomas Murphy
Calvin Murphy
Lewis Murphy
Samuel Murphy
John Murphy
Elizabeth Harrison
Benjamin Harrison III
Benjamin Harrison Jr
Benjamin Harrison
Elizabeth Bernard
Francis Bernard
John Bernard III
John Bernard Jr
Margaret Le Scrope
Richard Le Scrope
Margaret (Tiptoft) de Tibetot
Robert de Tibetot
Margaret de Badlesmere
Bartholomew de Badlesmere
Joan FitzBarnard
Joan Aquillon
Robert de Aquillon
Joan FitzHenry
Peter FitzHenry
Henry FitzAilwin
Ailwin Leftstansson
Leofstan Orgarsson
Orgar Leofstansson
Leofstan Ailwinsson
Ailwin Horne
Wigod de Warwick (who married the daughter of Lady Godiva)
Wulgent de Warwick
Ulfa de Warwick
Wolgeat de Warwick
Edith (Lenette) of the Saxons
Edward the Elder (1st KING OF ENGLAND)
Aelfred the Great (King of Wessex)
Aethelwulf (K of Kent and Wessex)
Ecgbert (K of Wessex)
Ealhmund (K of Kent)
Eafa of Wessex
Eoppa of Wessex
Ingild of Wessex
Cenred of Wessex
Ceolwald of Wessex
Cutha Cathwulf
Cuthwine of Wessex
Ceawlin (K of Wessex)
Cynric (K of Wessex)
Creoda of Wessex
Cerdic (K of Wessex; landed in Hampshire from Saxony in 495)
Elesa de Saxony
Esla de Saxony
Gewis de Saxony
Wig Freawinesson
Freawine of Saxony
Frithugar of Saxony
Brona of Saxony
Baeldaeg Odinsson
Woden/Odin and Frigg