Thank you! So often we only have knowledge of the men, and it was very important to my mom to learn more about her female relatives. In fact, I have a book she owned about discovering your female ancestors, so I know how lucky we are if, indeed, we can truly go back this far. I don't like to rely just on other people's family trees, but aside for a couple relationships I'm trying to establish closer to my generation, it's a surprisingly well-documented family. As anyone with European ancestors will tell you, if you can link yourself, even tangentially, to nobility, your search becomes much easier.
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