Anne of Kiev, Queen of France
Anne of Kiev, Queen of France, was a captivating woman, according to historical sources. She reigned almost 1,000 years ago. Yet her memory has come alive in the 21st century as a rallying point for Ukrainian nationalists, seeking to affirm the nation’s independence from Russia, whose authorities also claim Anne’s heritage. Ukraine sponsored the creation […]
Charlemagne & St. Arnulf of Metz – The Most Ancient Bonner Ancestral Line
Charlemagne, King of France and Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire Charlemagne, also known as Charles the Great or Charles I, founded the Carolingian Empire in France and was crowned Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire in 800 CE in Rome. During the crowning ceremony, Charlemagne lay on a red porphyry disc that survives, to […]
Charlemagne & St. Arnulf Of Metz—Our Most Ancient Ancestral Line
Charlemagne, King of France, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire Charlemagne, also known as Charles the Great or Charles I, founded the Carolingian Empire in France and was crowned Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire in 800 CE in Rome. During the crowning ceremony, Charlemagne lay on a red porphyry disc that survives, to this […]
Clovis and The Spread Of Catholicism In Europe
During the first 300 years of Christianity, there were dozens of different Christian sects, each with their own unique theology. The most nettlesome issue of all was the relationship of Jesus to God: Was Jesus part of God or was He a separate holy being? Pagans, who were polytheistic, more easily understood the latter point […]
“Little Nightcap” Escapes from France
Can you imagine hiding your daughter in a barrel, and sending her for a sea voyage on a cargo ship to sneak her past hostile harbor guards? Our ancestor Susanne Rochet was born in Ardennes, France. In the 16th and early half of the 17th centuries, this area of France was an independent country called […]
Clovis I
Our Earliest Proven Ancestor – Clovis I From the 3rd century C.E. until the later 5th century C.E., the area comprising modern-day France was inhabited by multiple Frankish tribes, each with its own king. Clovis I was the first king to unite the Franks under one kingship. He is considered to have founded the Merovingian […]