To Charlemagne and Beyond, a Genealogical Journey of  50 Generations,

1 Adela Rose Seltzer b. Nov. 9, 2007

daughter of

2 Robert Richard Hartley Seltzer b. July 29, 1975 md.  2002 Stacey Dennenberg b. July 18, 1976
2 Heather Katherine Hartley Seltzer b. August 13, 1977
2 Michael Richard Hartley Seltzer b. June 14, 1980
2 Timothy Richard Hartley Seltzer b. Oct. 5, 1989

children of

3 Richard Warren Seltzer, Jr. b. Feb. 23, 1946, md. 1973 Barbara Hartley b. Feb. 20, 1950

Richard = son of

4 Helen Estes b. Jan. 31, 1920 md. June 5, 1944 Richard Warren Seltzer, Sr. b. June 5, 1923

Helen = daughter of

5 Smith William Estes b. (1881-1943) md. 1905 May Griffith (1883-1930)

Smith = son of

6 Louis Powhatan Estes (1849-1902) md. 1875 Lily Yates Moore (1853-1929) (daughter of S.W. Moore and Mary Yates)

Louis = son of

7 Albert Monroe Estes (1804-1863) md. 1848 Mildred Colman (daughter of Benjamin Colman and Mildred Wharton) (1823-1849)

Albert = son of

8 Sarah Langhorne Bates b. 1781 md. 1801 Joel Estes (1780-1833) (son of Benjamin Estes and Cecelia Rebecca Thorpe)

Sarah = daughter of

9 Daniel Bates (1756-1801) md. 1776 Elizabeth Cary Bell (daughter of David Bell and Judith Cary)

Daniel = son of

10 James Bates (1721-1786) md. 1746 Winnifred Grymes

James = son of

11 Susannah Tarleton Fleming md. about 1709 John Bates

Susannah = daughter of

12 Charles Fleming md. Susannah Tarleton (daughter of Stephen Tarlteon)

Charles = son of

13 John Fleming d. 1686, owned 493 acres in New Kent County, Virginia

John = son of

14 Thomas Fleming (emigrated to Virginia?) md. Miss Tarleton

Thomas = son of

15 Lilias Graham md. Lord John Fleming, Earl of Wigton in Scotland (1567-1619)

Lilias = daughter of

16 John Graham, third Earl of Montrose (1548-1608), Chancellor of the University of St. Andrews 1599-1604  md.  Joan Drummond

John = son of

17 Robert Graham md. Margaret Fleming d. 1547

Robert = son of

18 Jane Keith md. William Graham, second Earl of Montrose (1492-1571)

Jane = daughter of

19 Eliza Gordon md. William Keith

Eliza = daughter of

20 Annabella Stewart (1433-1471) md. George Gordon, Earl of Huntly (1455-1501), Chancellor of Scotland (1498-1501) (son of Alexander Gordon)

Annabella = daughter of

21 Joan Beaufort (1404-1445) md. 1424 James I, King of Scotland (Stewart) (1394-1437) (son of Robert III King of Scotland (1340-1406) and Annabella Drummond (1350-1401))

their children included James II, King of Scotland and Margartet, wife of King Louis XI of France

after the assassination of James I in 1437, she was the regent for her son

Joan = daughter of

22 John Beaufort, first Earl of Someset (1371-1410) md. Margaret Holland (1385-1439) (daughter of Thomas Holland, 2nd Earl of Kent, who was the son of Joan "the Fair Maid of Kent", granddaughter of Edward I of England, wife of Edward the Black Prince and mother of Richard II of England)

John = son of

23 John of Gaunt (Plantagenet), First Duke of Lancaster (1340-1399) md. Katherine Swynford (1350-1403) (daughter of Payne de Roet a Flemish herald from Hainault) [John was born before they were married]

Richard II was his nephew
his sons included Kings Henry IV, Henry V, and Henry VI
his daughter Philippa md. King John I of Portugal (1357–1433)

John = son of

24 Philippa of Hainault (1314-1369) md. Edward III, King of England  (1312-1377)

Philippa = daughter of

25 Jeanne of Valois (1292-1342) md. 1305 William I Count of Hainault  (1286-1337)

Jeanne = daughter of

26 Charles of Valois (1270-1325) md. Marguerite of Anjou and Maine (1273-1299)

their son became Philip VI King of France
their nephews became Louis X, Philip V, and Charles IV, kings of France

Charles = son of

27 Philip III "the Bold" (Capet) King of France (1245-1285), reigned 1270-1285 md. Isabella of Aragon (1247-1271)

Philip = son of

28 Louis IX King of France (Capet) "Saint Louis" of the Crusades (1214-1270), reigned 1226-1270 md. 1234 Marguerite of Provence (1221-1295)(sister of Eleanor, wife of Henry III King of England)

Louis = son of

29 Louis VIII King of France (1187-1226) reigned 1223-1226) md. 1200 Blanche of Castile (1188-1252)

Louis = son of

30 Philip II Augustus King of France (Capet) (1165-1223) reigned 1180-1223) md. Isabelle of Hainaut (1170-1190)

Philip = son of

31 Louis VII King of France (Capet) (1120-1180) reigned 1137-1180 md. (= third wife) Adela of Champagne (1140-1206) (daughter of Theobald II of Champagne and Matilda of Carinthnia)
(His first wife was Eleanor of Aquitaine (1122-1204))

Louis = son of

32 Louis VI (1081-1127)  (Capet) King of France md. 1115 Adelaide of Savoy AKA Adelaide of Maurienne  (1092-1154) (daughter of Humbert II of Savoy and Gisela of Burgundy)

Louis = son of

33 Philip I (1053-1108) (Capet) King of France, reigned 1060-1108) md. Bertha of Holland (1055-1094) (daughter of Floris I, Count of Holland, by his wife Gertrude of Saxony, the daughter of Bernard II, Duke of Saxony)

Philip = son of

34 Henry I (1008-1060) (Capet) King of France, reigned 1031-1060) md. Anne of Kiev AKA Anna Yaroslavna (between 1024 and 1032 – 1075) (daughter of Yaroslav I King of Kiev and his wife Ingegerd Olofsdotter)

Henry = son of

35  Constance of Arles (973–1032) md.  King Robert II (972–1031) (Capet) King of France, reigned 996-1031

Constance = daughter of

36  William I, the Liberator (c. 950-993) Count of Provence md.984 Adelaide of Anjou (c. 947-1026) (daughter of Fulk II of Anjou, who was the son of Fulk I of Anjou)

William = son of

37 Constance of Vienne md. Boso II count of Arles, reigned (948-965)

Constance = duaghter of

38 Charles-Constantine, Count of Vienne d. 962 md. Thiberge de Troyes

Charles-Constantine = son of

39 Louis the Blind (c. 880-928) King of Provence reigned 887-928, King of Italy from 900, Holy Roman Emperor (Louis III) 901-905 md. ? Anna (daughter of Leo VI the Wise Byzantine Emperor (866-912) md. Zoe Zaoutzaina  d. 899.  "A letter attributed to Nicholas Mystikos by Christian Settipani mentions negotiations to betroth the second daughter to Louis the Blind. Whether negotiations were ever completed and whether the marriage ever occurred is not known. However Settipani and other genealogists consider Charles Constantine of Vienne to be the result of this marriage.")

Louis = son of

40 Ermengard md. 876 Boso King of Provence, reigned 879-887 (son of Bivin of Gorze, a Count in Lotharingia (810-863))

Ermengard = daughter of

41 Louis II the Younger (825-875) King of Italy and Holy Roman Emperor md. Engelberga of Parma d. between 896 and 901

Louis = son of

42 Lothair I (795-855) King of Italy and Holy Roman Emperor md. Ermengarde of Tours d. 851 (daughter of Hugh of Tours (780-837))

Lothair = son of

43 Louis the Pious (778-840) Holy Roman Emperor and King of the Franks and King of Aquitania 814-840 md. Ermengarde of Hesbaye (c. 778-818)

Louis = son of

44 Charlemagne (742/747-814) King of the Franks 768-814, Holy Roman Emperor 800-814 md. 771 Hildegard (757 or 758-783) (daughter of Count Gerold of Vinzgouw and Emma of Alamannia, who was daughter of Hnabi, Duke of Alamannia (710- c. 788)), who was son of Huoching)

Charlemagne = son of

45 Pepin or Pippin AKA Pepin the Younger or Pepin III (714-768), Mayor of the Palace of Austrasia and Duke of the Franks 741-768), King of the Franks 751-768) md. 744 Bertrada of Laon (720-783) (daughter of Caribert, Count of Laon, who was son of Martin, Count of Laon)

Pepin = son of

46 Charles "The Hammer" Martel (688-741) Mayor of the Palace of Austrasia and King or Duke of the Franks, won the Battle of Tours in 732, halting Muslim expansion in Europe. md. Rotrude of Treve (690-724) (daughter of St. Leutwinus, Count and Bishop of  Treves who married the daughter of Chrodobertus II, and who was the son of Warinus, Count of Poitiers (638-766) and Kunza of Metz, who was the daughter of Clodoule, Bishop of Metz AKA Saint Cloud  (605-696 or 697), who was the son of Saint Arnulf, Bishop of Metz b. around 582)

Charles = son of

47 Pepin of Herstal AKA Pepin II or Pepin the Middle (635-616) Mayor of the Palace of Austrasia, and of Neustria and Burgundy md. Alpaida

Pepin = son of

48  Saint Begga (615-693) md. Ansegisel (602 or 610-murdered before 679 or 662) (son of Saint Arnulf of Metz b. c. 582 md. Saint Doda)

Saint Begga = daughter of

49 Pepin I the Elder of Landen   (580-640) Mayor of the Palace of Austrasia md. Saint Itta d. 652)

Pepin = son of

50 Carloman

2 to the 49th = 562,949,953,000,000 (i.e. half a quadrillion or 562 trillion)

and the estimated population of the world in 600 = 200 million version1