Who would’ve known that she has connections to the British royal family?
So, what exactly does this discovery mean for Dr. Biden?
There’s no way Americans have a long-lost princess living in the White House … right?
How exactly are they related?
Before you get your hopes up, no, they arenotsiblings.
Or even second cousins.
They’re 12th cousins, four times removed (saythatten times fast).
If they’re so distantly related, though, how are they even linked in the first place?
Well, they share a common ancestor, dating all the way back to 16th-century Spain.
Before you get too excited, this doesnotmake Dr. Biden secret royalty (although thatwouldbe pretty cool).
Their shared bloodline diverges pretty far back.
Philippe III de Croy was married to a woman named Johanna.
The First Lady is descended from Marguerite de Croy, while the newly-appointed monarch is descended from her sister.
Predictably, the king’s bloodline remained noble.
So, who did it?
It was atMyHeritage, the popular European ancestry site, that the information was first discovered.
With such a resume, it’s no wonder that they were able to unearth this nugget of information.
Maybeyou’vegot royalty hidden somewhere in your family tree.
