John Westley
Rev. John Westley( 1636 – 78) was an English nonconformist minister.
He was the grandfather of John Wesley( founder of Methodism).
Kaya Alp
Kaya Alp was, according to Ottoman tradition, the son of Kızıl Buğa and the father of Suleyman Shah, who was, in turn, the grandfather of Ertuğrul, and the great grandfather of the Ottoman Empire founder, Osman I.
Pope John VIII of Alexandria
Pope John VIII of Alexandria, 80th Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark.
Pope John VIII was born in Meniat Bani-Khosaim.
His real name was Yohanna Ben -Ebsal, but he was known as El Mo'ataman Ebn El- Kedees.
He became monk at the Monastery of Shahran and was ordained Pope on 19 Meshir, 1016 A.M.( 14 February 1300 AD).
During the papacy of John VIII, severe tribulations befell the Christians in Egypt and heavy taxes were imposed.
An official from Morocco was displeased to find the Copts so active in the financial sector.
Many churches were closed in Cairo and in different parts of the country.
Exceptions were the monasteries in Alexandria and a few churches in other cities.
An envoy from the king of Spain came to intercede on behalf of the Christians.
Two churches were subsequently opened, one of them was the Coptic Orthodox church of the Church of the Virgin Mary( Haret Zuweila), and the other was the Melkite church of Saint Nicholas in El- Hamzawe.
Pope John VIII was a contemporary of Saint Parsoma, and presided over his funeral.
He was the last to reside in the church of Saint Mercurius Church in Coptic Cairo.
He was the first to relocate the patriarchal throne to the Church of the Virgin Mary( Haret Zuweila).
He was residing there in the year 1303 AD.
when a severe earthquake caused great destruction in Syria and Egypt.
Ebn Kabre indicated that Pope John VIII had made some changes in the Liturgy.
He died on 4 Paoni 1036 A.M.( 29 May 1320 AD) after 20 years, 3 months, and 15 days on the Patriarchal Throne.
Lyon Cohen
Lyon Cohen( 1868–1937) was a Polish- born Canadian businessman and a philanthropist.
He was the grandfather of singer/ poet Leonard Cohen.
John VIII, Count of Vendôme
John VIII de Bourbon (1425 - 6 January 1477) was Count of Vendôme from 1466 until his death.
A member of the House of Bourbon, he was the son and successor of Louis, Count of Vendôme.
As a courtier of King Charles VII of France, he fought the English in Normandy and Guyenne.
He attached himself to King Louis XI, but was not in royal favor.
He withdrew to the Château of Lavardin and completed its construction.
In 1454, he married Isabelle de Beauvau, daughter of Louis de Beauvau, Marshal of Provence and Marguerite de Chambley.
They had eight children:
Jean also had two illegitimate sons:
Gilbert Talbot, 3rd Baron Talbot
Gilbert Talbot, 3rd Baron Talbot( c. 1332–1387) was an English nobleman and soldier.
He was the grandfather of John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury.
Louis, Count of Vendôme
Louis de Bourbon (
Louis I, Count of Vendôme) (1376 – December 21, 1446 in Tours), younger son of John I, Count of La Marche and Catherine de Vendôme, was Count of Vendôme from 1393, and Count of Castres from 1425 until his death.
Louis was a supporter of the duc d'Orléans, and obtained valuable posts at court, becoming Grand Chamberlain of France in 1408 and Grand Maître de France in 1413.
As part of the Armagnac faction, he was at odds with the Burgundians, and was imprisoned by them twice, in 1407 and 1412.
In 1414, Louis married Blanche (d. 1421), daughter of Hugh II, Count of Roucy; but he was captured the next year by the English at the Battle of Agincourt, and held by them for some time.
Freed, he was in command of French forces at Cravant and later captured, 31 July 1423.
In 1424, he married Jeanne de Laval (d. 1468), daughter of Guy XIII, Count of Laval and Anne de Laval, at Rennes.
Their children were:
He also had an illegitimate son, fathered with the Englishwoman, Sybil Bostum, during his captivity:
Faithful to the king, he subsequently joined Joan of Arc and many other French nobles at the defense of Orléans in 1429, commanded at the siege of Jargeau, and assisted in the coronation at Reims.
He was later present at the Treaty of Arras (1435).
John Christian Kunkel
John Christian Kunkel (September 18, 1816 – October 14, 1870) was a Whig and Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
He was the grandfather of John Crain Kunkel.
Archibald Hope, Lord Rankeillor
Sir Archibald Hope, Lord Rankeillor (1639 – 10 October 1706) was a Scottish advocate and judge, the second son of John Hope, Lord Craighall, the grandfather of the botanist John Hope and the great-grandfather of the chemist Thomas Charles Hope, FRSE.
Abd al-Muttalib
Abd al- Muttalib Shaybah ibn Hashim( c. 497 – 578) was the grandfather of Islamic prophet Muhammad.

Question: Who is John Viii, Count Of Vendôme's paternal grandfather?
Answer: John I, Count of La Marche