This was one of the documents I put together during my first adventures in Ancestor Surfing. For an explanation and the current more complete and systematic genealogical lines, please go to http://www.samizdat.com/ancestorsurfing.html

Richard Seltzer, seltzer@samizdat.com

Adela to the Kings of France, a Genealogical Journey of 41 Generations, with links to Wikipedia

1 Adela Rose Seltzer b. Nov. 9, 2007

daughter of

2 Robert Richard Hartley Seltzer b. July 29, 1975 md.  2002 Stacey Denenberg 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 Hainaut (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. (first wife)  Isabella of Aragon (1247-1271)

Phliip = 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)

Phliip = 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)

Phliip = 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 King Robert II (972–1031) (Capet) King of France, reigned 996-1031 md. Constance of Arles (973–1032) (daughter of William I, count of Provence and great-grandson of Charles-Constantine; and Adelais of Anjou, daughter of Fulk II of Anjou)

Robert = son of

36 Hugh Capet (940-996) (Capet) King of France, reigned 987-996 md. Adele AKA Adelaide of Aquitaine AKA Adelaide of Poitiers (c. 945 or 952 – 1004) (daughter of William III of Aquitaine md. 935 Adele of Normandy b. 912)

Hugh = son of

37 Hugh the Great, d. 956, Duke of France md. Hedwige of Saxony (c. 910 - 965) (daughter of Henry I the Fowler, Duke of Saxony md. Matilda of Ringelheim.AKA Saint Matilda or Saint Mathilda)
In the Divine Comedy Dante meets the soul of Duke Hugh in Purgatory, lamenting the avarice of his descendants.

Hugh = son of

38 Robert I (after September 866 – June 15, 923), king of West Francia (922 – 923) md. 895 (= second wife) Béatrice of Vermandois  (c. 880 – after March 26, 931) (daughter of Herbert I of Vermandois (c. 848/850 – 907))

Robert = son of

39 Robert IV "the Strong" AKA Rupert d. 866, Margrave in Neustria (now central France) md. Adelaide or Adalais (daughter of Hugh or Hugo, Count of Tours and Sens (780-837) during the reign of Charlemagne; he was probably a son of Count Haicho of the House of the Etichonen. )

Robert = son of

40 Robert III (died 822), Count of Worms and Rheingau

Robert = son of

41 Robert, Rodbert or Chrodobert, a Frank and duke of Hesbaye.

2 to the 40th = 1 099 511 627 776

and the estimated population of the world in 800 = 220,000,000


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