[gothic-l] Re: Gothic genealogy

[gerald baker]

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 smra.co.uk> 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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