An important outcome as a result of the research within “The King’s Son (The Evidence)” is that the Haplogroup of the House of Hesse (and the House of Reginarid), and that of Reginar I “Longneck” (Duke of Lorraine & Count of Hainaut) b. 850 AD plus hundred’s of HIS ancestors is now known.
The “Royal Hesse Haplogroup” for the House of Hesse (and House of Reginarid) is now confirmed (see below). It is R1b > L21 > FGC5494.
This “confirmed” claim is based on:
* 14 pieces of interlocking evidence (including atDNA) presented throughout The King’s Son (The Evidence) (3rd Edition) book;
* photographic similarity evidence;
* the story behind my maternal GF all tying together;
* atDNA matching with a known descendant of the Romanov’s which ties with the relationship between the Romanov’s and Princess Marie (brother to Prince Alexander of Hesse); and
* Appendix 6 – All Roads Lead to Norman Origins whose information (including the newly discovered Norman “House of Vauloger” – a brother noble family to the House of Hesse and its progenitor House of Reginarid) also aligns with the results just published on Ancient R-FGC5494 skeletons. HOWEVER, please see POSTSCRIPT NOTE below, for an interim update!
The question arises, why don’t I get a known member of the Hesse family to take a YDNA test. Easier said than done …. and so far I have not been successful.
What about an atDNA test? These senior members of the BRF would not assist in such an endeavor!
The full SNP listing of the Royal Hesse Haplogroup is R-P310 > P312 > Z290 > L21 > L459 > S245 > S461 > Z260 > FGC3218 > Z21145 > L21 > DF13 > CTS8221 > FGC5494 > FGC5561 > A913 > A7607 > A7624
Additionally, a complimentary copy of Appendix 6 – All Roads Lead to Norman Origins is available – with insights in Sections 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 that relate directly to the House of Hesse, including details on its sister “House of Vauloger”.
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POSTSCRIPT NOTE
Further to Section 7 of Appendix 6 …. I am now not so sure it is right at all ! Based on getting a better handle on the common ancestor age between Mike Pickens and my Uncle Eric lineage (based on the BIG Y), it now looks like my Uncle Eric’s lineage is actually House of Valouger as well – as the common branch is 1350 AD !!! This would mean, if all else is equal (which isn’t always the case) that Uncle Eric’s (and therefore my GF William James Shepherd) lineage is also House of Valouger – and not House of Hesse at all.
So the conundrum becomes 1. Is my maternal GF (William James Shepherd) really descended from the Battenburg’s at all? OR 2. If he is descended from the Battenburg’s, then is his GF really the son of August von Senarclens de Grancy and not descended from the House of Hesse (which is the strong rumor, which I had thought was incorrect …. but now upon further reflection may actually be true!). A future update to Appendix 6 is in order to further explore this topic.
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