Is Everyone a Descendant of Royalty?

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CREDITS:
Chart: Matt Baker
Script/Narration: Matt Baker
Audio Editing: Jack Rackam
Intro animation: Syawish Rehman

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[pierfelicecutrufelli]

"There is no slave who does not descend from a king, there is no king who does not descend from a slave" - Plato

[bradyblackburn]

I'm in line for the English throne, the Caliphate, AND the head of the teacher's union in some small town in Portugal? I'm so special!

[wardachrouaa]

My dad (coming from a poor farmer family) traced back his lineage and found Charlemagne as well. My mom laughed at him and said: "You guys have fallen deeply".😂

[RewindOGTeeHee]

In another 1000 years, we’re gonna see casually hyper realistic videos explaining why everyone’s related to Kanye West.

[DiggyGrams]

So what you’re saying is I can press my claim and reform the Roman Empire?

[dorianphilotheates]

I’m related to Aristotle, Demosthenes, and Leonidas — they’re my dad’s first cousins, and they run a souvlaki grill a couple of blocks down from my place.

[KyrieFortune]

On the subject of being hard to name second cousins: a friend of mine is in fact the result of a marriage between two second cousins. They didn't know they were second cousins until it was time to get married, the families all got together and realized a common long dead ancestor existed (almost inevitable as well, since the two families came from two close villages)

[fivemjs]

I always thought the 6° of separation would make a really fun show where people around the world could try to find the connection between them or someone picks a random celebrity and does the same. I think it’s fascinating And I wish someone would do it :-)

[jonasbolden]

I wish it was possible to make a family tree of literally everyone to live

[williamfuller]

The Hapsburgs don’t have a family tree. They have a family circle.

[mint._._]

I'm Indonesian, and family last name is not a thing in my country, some ethnics have it but not the majority, so it's even harder to track back my ancestors. My mom is from a small village in the middle of nowhere, not near any port, so I just come to conclusion that my ancestors from mom's side came to the village during the hunter-gatherers time lol, not to mention almost all people in that village look identical, my mom is the first one in my family who moved out from there😭
Indonesia is disconnected from Eurasia too, for most people here, it's a small chance to have an ancestor that came from a faraway place like Europe, unless you're a mix kid with one European parent. There are many people who are the descendants of traders from Arab, India and China, they look distinctive from the majority of Indonesians, and I used to envy them cause at least they know where their ancestors came from.
Also, I feel like it'd very interesting to track your ancestry if you live in a place where the Silk Road was once operated

[francescodenittis]

thx this video was illuminating. I was going to live an easy life without ambition, but now that I know that I am linked to Charlemage, Ramses and virtually any other king/emperor in Europe I believe I have to restore my ancestors' legacy.

[micheldejong]

I have been a genealogist for over 20 years, and I can seriously say that this is the clearest, most crisp, yes b e s t explanation I have ever seen, read or heard on this specific topic. Very, very well done.

[Martinus]

Everyone: Every generation the number of your ancestors doubles
Habsburgs: Acshually...

[callmeklein]

Just have to say, this video is incredibly well done. Lots of important ideas communicated very clearly, great imagery, great examples, great narration. Awesome stuff

[htspencer]

I can't wait for 1000 years from now when we have near perfect genealogical records for almost everyone and can actually see these principles in action!

[voxinsocks]

Fun fact: 6 degrees of separation applies exactly with regards to my parents. My parents, my grandma, and I did an ancestry DNA test and it turns out that my parents are related 6 generations back through some guy who murdered his wife. Cool!

[MWSin]

I'm actually my own third cousin, that's why I look so much like myself.

[HappyHoney]

I have found several of my family lines hitting European royalty at about 600 years ago. In learning that, I have gained historical knowledge of these people. As I research each one, I find it very satisfying to research their life stories. That is where I find the value in the exercise.