From: "Ph.J. van Dael" 
Subject: Charlemagne�s Descendants
Date: 2000/10/14
Message-ID: #1/1
NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2000 18:31:50 MET DST
Newsgroups: fido.eur.genealogy

"Pride of ancestry is not to be confused with pride of birth. The former is
an unselfish emotion, while the
possessor of the latter is probably a snob. Nor is one�s interest in one�s
forefathers restricted to those who
reflect honor on their descendants, but rather it is a longing to know the
history of those whose blood flows
in our veins to preserve humbly our links with the past in hopes that our
children may perform the same
act of filial love for us."

"Royal descent implies the possession of distinguised historical personages
as ancestors - men and woman
whose achievements are recorded in the pages of history - not only emperors
and kings, but statesmen and
warriors who have made history. It is true that the quantity of these
ancestor�s blood that flows in any
descendant�s veins must be infinitesimally small, but so is the blood of
that distant paternal ancestor.
Though we may have but little of their blood coursing in our veins, yet we
are proud of being descended
from them, for they are our lineal ancestors. Furthermore, probably we have
as much of their blood as any
other person now living."

Charlemagne�s Descendants gives those who have established their own lineage
to Charlemagne th� opportunity to link their lineage with other
Charlemagne�s descendants.

So why don�t you?

The only thing you have to do is to send your detailed  lineage (including
dates and used sources) for publication on Charlemagne�s Descendants.

[Please write your lineage in the same format as the other lineages of
Charlemagne�s Descendants, so that it will be an easy "copy and past-job" to
put your lineage on the web.]

See for yourselve, at Charlemagne�s Descendants:

http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Cottage/3610/Charlemagne/Charlemagne.htm