The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-06-23

A GeasaIoEist Oa COSSasl RSossvslt's Pur-
no Ancestry.

10 hMh EDITOR uN AhA NNN W. -
people are stiil asking how tt came that
the representative Of the United states
did not have a place further up 'front.'
at King Edwards funeral. have the follow
Ing TO O6er a. a possible solution o. TINS
momsntOua query, and the following
deadly parallel In itself may not be with
OUT interest In the near future
Robert Bruce. King Of Robert Bruce, king Of
scotland. scotland
Robert IT,. King Of Robert A.. King Of
scotland. scotland.
Robert IT.. King Of Robert H. King OF
scotland. scotland.
iamua J.. King Of Scot, Elizabeth. y. tames'
Iand Lord Douglas.
James m. King Of SCOT James Lord Douglas
And. Of naikrith.
James M. King Of SIR John Douglas. Kat.
Sootiand second son.
James ~, King Of David Douglas. laird Of
ScouaEd. Tnwhiiy
James v. Alag Of scot james Douglas. laird Of
land. TihWhiliy.
Mary, queen Of scot. Arthur DOeslss Aira
lad. Of rhwhllly.
James !. King Of Eng Joan DO9slaS laird Of
land THWhlily
elizabeth. -. Frsd. Of 5san Douglas. laird Of
Rohemia. TinWhiIiy.
sophia. ~ Ernest OF James nouglns. lairs Of
Hanover. TinwhllY.
George l., King Of Eng John Douglas laird OF
land nnWhilly.
George ~. King Of John Douglas laird Of
England. TuWhllB.
Frederic. Primes Of Euphsne. n. Charles
Wales. Irvine. Of cult
George III. King Of John Irvine, N. n. a.
England. savannah. Ca.
Edward. Duke Of York. Anne. n. James Bul-
Iorh. Of Ga
Victoria. Queen Of Eng. James stephens Bul-
land Ioch OF Ca
Edward VII. King Of Martha. N. TSsodOrs
England. Roosevelt Of \. Y.
George v. King Of EnG. Theodore Roosevelt Of
land New YORK
This Information a. 70 Theodore ROOse-
welt. Colonel. twice President. h extracted
from BTOwning's Americans Of Royal
Descent. sixth edition. which cites a.
authority Woods Douglass -PeerAge Of
Scotland and the Douglas family history.
l. Il possible that Colonel Roosevelt
was regarded a. a -pTetender- toward
the Crown Of England his royal lineage
and presumptiveness being known. that
he waa not accorded a position In the kings
row at the funeral Of King Edward The
Colonel has said much Of late Of his admi-
ration OF one oliver Cromwell. whose
Life was volume In the celebrated
Pigskin Library This may have been
another reason Why the authorities coOped
him up In the procession and because the
heralds kaew that he was related by inter
marriage In his mothers family 10 the
descendants of the Lord Protector
Going a little out OF the way In the
ColoDel's genealOgy. II may be seen that
he Is a Guelph. just as GEORGE Y h. by
descent, To his Guelph strain h attributed
the Colonies admiration for large families
for Il may he recalled that when lsen bert.
feudal lord Of Altorf. Suabia. married Lady
ErmsntruGis. daughter Of that Childe-
brand. Duke of SchWabia 4 % 7OO and
King Of Lomberdy 7Sp-77i, and that when
In due time she gave him the surprise of
his life. for history tells ~ that she had
twelve sons AZ one birth. TO this litter Lord
lsrubevt gave the name welphe. or guelph.
One OF these sons became Guelph / Count
o. AltOrf and Bavaria. and was the founder
II the CelehFaied family ~ which Theo-
lore Roosevelt and King George V Of Eng
Land are the present day distinguished
members ON consulting the royal gene
illogical tables you will see that our Colonel
riding In tho eighth carriage back was
cousin In the blood. and royal blood az
that. of Oh the mounted mOnnrchs and
princes whose dust he had to take No
wonder he sat back
some have .t that Victim and not Guelph
IL the surname Of the reigninR family Of
England. that w. u Il has any surname az all
Well. our doughty Colonel keeps step with
George V. in the wettin family too. Just a.
he does coming down from the celebrated
Robert the BrIs. for both descend lineally
from the great Witekind. the last king OF
the Saxons. A. D. 7oo-sO7. whose son, their
ancestor. Witekind H.. vas the frst Count
Of Victim In 50
Colonel Roosevelt knows his genealoEy
thoroughly and h proud Of Il. or them, for
he is proud Of his knowledge aud his pedi-
gree. The ramihcations Of his pedigree
show him descended from kings and en-
perors Of the Germans. from the sovereign
counts OF Ringleheim. Oldenberg. Frioul,
Bavaria. schwabia. Altorf. Sundgaw. Worms.
Saxony. Bohemia. LuHsmburg. Gelders.
I4mbourg. Zefingen, Rhingaw and other
Olden time great German houses. No mat
ter which nation OF civilization he hOnOred
with a visit he vas a relative OF ia most
precious families. In France Of the Count .
Of Anjou. Artots. valois. Burgundy. Pro-
vencc. Navarro. Aquitaine. VermandOis,
TrOyes, Blois. Champagne. Chartres. Bris.
Tours. &c. Ia sweden. Of the JaFls Of Up
land. vermeland. Solver. More. &c. in Den
mark. 10 its ancient kings In Italy. 20 the
ancient royal house Of Naples. 10 the DOHes Of
I Venice. the Orseolo 10 the Dukes Of Poland,
| SaliciA. Counts Of POttenstein. schWeinfurt.
/ Carinthie. Franconia. Olmutz, Pomerania,
/ Zerengen, Westphalia. WAlchigise, Pouills.
Toulouse. spolette. &C. All these have
contributed toward the being Of our Theo-
dors Roosevelt. Now. Ia Il any wonder that
I the Lord Chamberlain and the English
/ Garter King at Arms and the heFaids placed
80 important q specimen Of blood royal in a
/ closed cOachl This may be q lesson 10 us
aud the next time a monarch is 10 be en-
/ tombed maybe We won't send such q femar6-
able specimen and then your Uncle samuel :
I may be allotted q more betting position
I than being tetheYed 20 a Persian.
/ ARDMOHE Pa. June "a Glib.
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