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.
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 Westley
Rev. John Westley( 1636 – 78) was an English nonconformist minister.
He was the grandfather of John Wesley( founder of Methodism).
Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor
Conrad II (4 June 1039), also known as and , was Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire from 1027 until his death in 1039.
The founder of the Salian dynasty of emperors who ruled for over a century, Conrad also served as King of Germany from 1024, King of Italy from 1026, and King of Burgundy (Arelat) from 1033.
The son of a mid-level nobleman in Franconia, Count Henry of Speyer and Adelaide of Metz, he inherited the titles of count of Speyer and of Worms as an infant when his father died.
Conrad extended his power beyond his inherited lands, receiving the favor of the princes of the Kingdom of Germany.
When the Saxon-based Ottonian dynasty of emperors died off with the childless Emperor Henry II, Conrad was elected to succeed him as King in 1024 at the age of 34.
Conrad continued the policies and achievements of the Ottonian Henry II regarding the Catholic Church and the affairs of Italy.
Conrad continued to build the Church as a center for imperial power, preferring to appoint church bishops over secular lords to important posts across the Empire.
Like Henry II before him, Conrad also continued a policy of benign neglect over Italy, especially for the city of Rome.
His reign marked a high point of the medieval imperial rule and a relatively peaceful period for the Empire.
Following the death of the childless King Rudolph III of Burgundy in 1032, Conrad claimed dominion over the Kingdom of Arles and conquered and incorporated it into the Empire.
The three kingdoms (Germany, Italy, and Burgundy) formed the basis of the Empire as the "royal triadregna tria").
Matilda of Frisia
Matilda of Frisia( died in 1044) was the first queen of Henry I, King of the Franks.
Her date of birth is unknown.
She was the daughter of Liudolf, Margrave of Frisia, and Gertrude of Egisheim.
Matilda and Henry were married in 1034 after the death of his fiancée Matilda of Franconia.
Around 1040, Matilda of Frisia gave birth to a daughter via Caesarian section, but four years later in 1044 both she and her daughter died only weeks apart.
Matilda was buried in St Denis Abbey, but her tomb is not preserved.
Henry married Anne of Kiev after her death.
Milly Shapiro
Amelia" Milly" Shapiro( born July 16, 2002) is an American actress and singer.
She starred in the 2018 horror film" Hereditary" and originated the role of Matilda Wormwood in the Broadway production of" Matilda".
She has also played Sally Brown in an Off- Broadway production of" You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown".
Matilda of Franconia
Matilda of Franconia (– 1034) was a daughter of Emperor Conrad II and Gisela of Swabia from the Salian dynasty.
Matilda’s
elder brother was Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor.
At a meeting with King Henry I of France in Deville in Lorraine in May 1033, Conrad agreed to marry five-year-old Matilda to Henry.
However, before she could marry, she died in early 1034.
Her marriage was arranged to confirm a peace compact agreed between Henry and Conrad.
She was buried in Worms Cathedral.
Conrad’s chaplain Wipo of Burgundy mentioned Matilda as "filia imperatoris Chuonradi et Giselæ, Mahthilda".
Abd al-Muttalib
Abd al- Muttalib Shaybah ibn Hashim( c. 497 – 578) was the grandfather of Islamic prophet Muhammad.
Michèle Kahn Spike
Michèle Kahn Spike is an American lawyer, historian, and lecturer.
She graduated from Boston University School of Law in 1976 and became a member of the Bar of the State of New York in 1977, concentrating in international corporate law.
From the late 1980s until 2011, she lived in Florence, Italy together with her husband, noted art historian John Spike.
Since fall 2012 she has been teaching at the Marshall- Wythe School of Law at the College of William& Mary, and she was appointed as Visiting Professor of the Practice of Law in 2017.
She is known for her biography of Matilda of Tuscany," Tuscan Countess: The Life and Extraordinary Times of Matilda of Canossa", which was published to favorable reviews in 2004.
She also collaborated with John Spike on his study of Caravaggio and Mattia Preti.
Spike has been a member of the Bar of the State of New York since 1977 and during those 40 years engaged in the practice of international corporate law.
In the spring of 2015, in honor of the 900th anniversary of the death of Matilda of Canossa, Spike curated the exhibition, Matilda of Canossa and the Origins of the Renaissance, for the Muscarelle Museum of Art in coordination with the Marshall- Wythe School of Law at the College of William and Mary.
The catalogue for that exhibition was published by the Muscarelle Museum of Art.
In 2015, Spike also published, An Illustrated Guide to the ‘ One Hundred Churches ’ of Matilda of Canossa, Countess of Tuscany( Centro Di, Florence, 2015).
In 2016, also in honor of the 900th anniversary of the death of the Countess, she curated the exhibition," Matilda di Canossa( 1046- 1115)
La donna che mutò il corso della stori/ Matilda of Canossa( 1046- 1115) the Woman who Changed the Course of History" for the Casa Buonarroti in Florence.
The catalogue, available in Italian and in English, was published by Centro Di, Florence.
As a member of the Standing Commission on Anglican and International Peace with Justice Concerns of the Episcopal Church( USA) 2003- 2009, Spike participated in delegations to Palestine and Israel as well as to United Nations conferences in New York City and Amman, Jordan.
Since 2005, Spike has been Chancellor to the Bishop of the Convocation of Episcopal Churches in Europe.
She most recently lectured on the Rule of Law at the Jerusalem Peacebuilders Camp in Brattleboro, Vermont.
Prithvipati Shah
Prithvipati Shah( ?–1716) was the king of the Gorkha Kingdom in the Indian subcontinent, present- day Nepal.
He was the grandfather of Nara Bhupal Shah.

Question: Who is Matilda Of Franconia's paternal grandfather?
Answer: Henry of Speyer