[gothic-l] Re: Gothic genealogy

[Francisc Czobor]

There were some boyars (noblemen) and princes in my country, Rumania, 
named Cantacuzino (French version: "Cantacuzene"), who indeed were 
descendants of the Byzantine imperial family. But the stripper of "La 
Dolce Vita" - I don't know.

Francisc

--- In gothic-l at yahoogroups.com, gerald baker <glbaker50613 at y...> 
wrote:
> Many years ago, I read something by HR Trevor-Roper
> that mentioned that two of the Imperial families of
> Roman Byzantium were Palaeologus and Cantacuzene. I
> also remember that in a (1962?) movie, "La Dolce
> Vita," there was a "Princess Cantacuzene," of Rumania,
> who was a stripper. I assumed she was a descendant of
> that  Byzantine family, but don't really know for
> sure.  G.B. 
> 
> 
> --- faltin2001 <dirk at s...> wrote:
> > --- In gothic-l at yahoogroups.com, Søren Larsen
> > <sohela at m...> wrote:
> > > faltin2001 wrote:
> > > > --- In gothic-l at yahoogroups.com, "Le Bateman"
> > <LeBateman at N...> 
> > wrote:
> > > >>   I had been doing research on a number of
> > branchs of my family,
> > > > especially
> > > >> the Wyatts.
> > > >> They are descended from some of the later Roman
> > Emperors. Were 
> > these
> > > >> Emperors
> > > >> descended from Alraiks line?. Or Odeacer. Where
> > can I locate
> > > > information on
> > > >> these
> > > >> lines?
> > > >> Le
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > Hi Le,
> > > > 
> > > > you should be very sceptical about these
> > (internet) geneologies
> > > > linking families to Roman emperors and all sorts
> > of real (and
> > > > invented) kings. The decendence of most, if not
> > all Roman 
> > Emperors is
> > > > largely unknown and no present day family can
> > seriously be linked 
> > to
> > > > any of them. The same is even more correct for
> > Odoacer and Alaric.
> > > > 
> > > 
> > > Although I totally agree with the gist of your
> > message I am
> > > really curious to know how it "is even more true
> > for Odoacer
> > > and Alaric"?
> > > 
> > 
> > 
> > Dunno ... just a matter of carless formulation. I
> > should have 
> > said 'just as true'. But then again, for Odoacer we
> > know that he had 
> > a son who was killed with him and Alaric might have
> > had a daughter 
> > who married Ataulf, but I think not much more is
> > known about his. For 
> > some of the late Roman emperors we might have a
> > little bit more 
> > information. 
> > 
> > Cheers
> > Dirk
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > > Cheers
> > > Soren Larsen
> > 
> > 
> 
> 
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