How many people today are descendants of Charlemagne?
How many people today are descendants of Charlemagne? So let's be careful. Even if we zero in on A.D. 1300, well after Charlemagne's reign, it turns out Jack has about 268 million people who are his direct ancestors. Are we all descended from royalty? A 2013 study from Peter Ralph and Graham Coop built on Chang's research, proving that all Europeans come from the same people. More recently, Rutherford has demonstrated that virtually everyone in Europe is indeed descended from royalty – specifically from Charlemagne, who ruled western Europe from 768 to 814. How is everyone related to Charlemagne? You...