People will be reposting this meme in 20 years when he'll just be known as "the King" or be dead so by the subreddit's definition it'll be a history history meme
Checks out. Scarlett rot is like a super cancer that can't be cured. 'Cause it's granted by divine right. Kinda like the throne of [Country]. And Charlie has cancer.
Hey so y'all think King Charlie is a boss in shadow of the Erdtree?
King Charles, Lord of the Rotten
Well it's not, but theoretically if enough people in the line of succession got killed or disqualified it might be possible to end up at someone who otherwise had no chance to become ruler. And of course, succession rules do get changed out of necessity sometimes.
No worries, per Castlevania lore Dracula was finally defeated and given true death in 1999 by Julius Belmont in the Demon Castle War. Although this was never directly depicted in a game. [https://castlevania.fandom.com/wiki/Demon\_Castle\_War](https://castlevania.fandom.com/wiki/Demon_Castle_War)
I just checked, [this article](https://www.ancient-origins.net/history-famous-people/king-charles-iii-0020923) says that Vlad the Impaler is a 16-times great-granduncle to Charles III. Not as cool as if he were a direct ancestor but entirely unsurprising since European royalty is more inbred than House Targaryen.
Has anyone done a DNA test on any of the members of the royal family. Considering that the royal family ruled England for centuries, theres the chance of at least one affair happening, and a bastard with no actual blood relation to the past King being king is also possible.
The Queen was generally opposed to genetic testing, the views of King Charles aren't as clear.
That was primarily over the two sets of bones theorised to be the princes of the tower, but possibly showing any royal infidelities could be an aspect.
When looking back to historical rulers though, even if some king was secretly not the son of the previous one (let's call him King Bob for convenience sake) - the way marriages tended to work in those circles means that any modern descendants are almost certainly also descendant from King Bob via their other children (incl. Illigitimate children).
Not really the same sort of case but for example King ~~James II & VII~~ Charles II died without any legitimate heirs, but Prince William (current heir to the throne) is through his mother a direct descendant of ~~James~~ Charles II through an illigitimate line
The Japanese emperors have consistently opposed genetic testing because it can reveal their origins, which may include Korean and / or Chinese ancestry.
Charles II actually, James II and VII was his brother and had not near as many illegitimate children. The Spencer family descend from Charles II whereas the Windsor's do not.
I think the very silm claim to be related to William the conqueror to start with and them been a German family means they don't want to be tested against the people we know come from Williams line that still live today. Not that you could tell the difference between a German or and Englishman as they are the same people.
But still all British monarchy has made it claim based on sharing blood with our great Norman King so it would be bad to find out there is no DNA relating to that faimly for Charlie the German lol.
Semi-related, but there’s an Australian farmer that has a claim to the throne through an heir that was claimed to be illegitimate and passed over.
Simon Abney-Hastings is the name, if I recall correctly.
So everyone can see in writing that brothers were fucking sisters and cousins to keep bloodlines? To show the amount of mental illnesses and bastard children there were? I'm sure many deformities, hidden children sold in slavery to avoid being frowned at by nobles?
I'm sure they'd love that.
Lizzy didn't die.
She just knew we were starting to catch on about her age - so she faked her death and is now someone else.
We're on to you Lizzy. You're just playing the typical immortal story.
I think they're all descendants of George II and most are descended from either (and in some cases both) Queen Victoria and Christian IX. There's a lot of inbreeding involved. I'll give Prince Harry credit for having enough sense to marry someone who isn't his cousin.
If being a descendant qualifies you as an heir...
Then i REALLY got to shape up for the inevitable FFA battle royale amongst the descendants of Temujin to claim the title of Genghis Khan.
I'm pretty sure that is not true. The Romanian royal line was from Germany, and although Victoria's granddaughter Marie married Ferdinand I of Romanian, that is not a link to Vlad the Impaler at all.
And any link through the Teck line, the wife of George the V, is very unlikely. Even if it were to relate that far back it would still not be directly to Vlad Țepeș.
Charles Is also a descendant of Mohamed
(Line of Fatima, Ommayads, Emirs of Seville, kings of Castille, Kings of Portugal, Duke of York, Tudors, etc.)
and, if you believe Anglo Saxon genealogies, of Odin/Wotan through the House of Wessex
Prince Charles? Hate to be the one to tell you this, but….
People will be reposting this meme in 20 years when he'll just be known as "the King" or be dead so by the subreddit's definition it'll be a history history meme
I wonder if someone could just post badger badger badger and have it count as a history meme… https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=EIyixC9NsLI
O RLY?
I guess that kind of explains the royal portrait
I love that painting, it's like something straight outta elden ring.
“What in the Caelid is this shit”
Charlie's Head?
Charles: king of rot
Checks out. Scarlett rot is like a super cancer that can't be cured. 'Cause it's granted by divine right. Kinda like the throne of [Country]. And Charlie has cancer. Hey so y'all think King Charlie is a boss in shadow of the Erdtree? King Charles, Lord of the Rotten
the country and economy has also been completely devastated by the rot that is tory rule for the past decades.
Rot is German for red which is fitting considering the portrait.
It's really grown on me. The thing goes hard as hell and I love it.
More like Dishonored
I was thinking DnD Red Wizards of Thay but that works too
That portrait is going to summon Gozer the Gozerian someday.
He’s also taken a few trips to Transylvania to get in touch with his roots
Did you see the update? https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2024/06/11/style/king-charles-portrait-vandalized
This is the most hilarious attempt of vandalism
I just had the "ooooooooooooh" moment about it too!
Is he the heir though? What kind of Succession rules were at play? Being descended is not the only requirement to be the heir.
Yes, but he would at least be the head of the most notable descending royal House, but this probably doesn't matter much here
Well it's not, but theoretically if enough people in the line of succession got killed or disqualified it might be possible to end up at someone who otherwise had no chance to become ruler. And of course, succession rules do get changed out of necessity sometimes.
>What kind of Succession rules were at play? None, I guess. Because every form of monarchy has been abolished in Romania. So it doesn't matter anyway.
I have played enough castlevania games to know what must be done, time to book some tickets to London
No worries, per Castlevania lore Dracula was finally defeated and given true death in 1999 by Julius Belmont in the Demon Castle War. Although this was never directly depicted in a game. [https://castlevania.fandom.com/wiki/Demon\_Castle\_War](https://castlevania.fandom.com/wiki/Demon_Castle_War)
Fun fact: the queen of England is dead The more you know
We only think she’s dead… being a descendant of Vlad explains her long reign….
Hersey
there's a new one
Yep. The last Queen of England has been dead for 310 years!
The Queen is dead 😭 LONG LIVE THE KING 😏
There is no queen of England... nor King....
Except, this is false. King Charles is a descendant of a brother or cousin of Vlad the Impaler, meaning he is not a descendant of Vlad.
It is really disappointing that I had to scroll down this far to find this.
I just checked, [this article](https://www.ancient-origins.net/history-famous-people/king-charles-iii-0020923) says that Vlad the Impaler is a 16-times great-granduncle to Charles III. Not as cool as if he were a direct ancestor but entirely unsurprising since European royalty is more inbred than House Targaryen.
There’s a book series where Dracula takes over the British Empire https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anno_Dracula_series
Move it over to Non-fiction
I was expecting Hellsing Ultimate
One of Queen Victoria's granddaughters, Princess Mary, married King Ferdinand I of Romania
Yes, but king Ferdinand is of the Prussian Hohenzollern house, and is not descended from Vlad Dracul
So Alucard in *Helsing Ultimate* was intimate with his own great-granddaughter? The Crimson Fucker indeed.
Has anyone done a DNA test on any of the members of the royal family. Considering that the royal family ruled England for centuries, theres the chance of at least one affair happening, and a bastard with no actual blood relation to the past King being king is also possible.
The Queen was generally opposed to genetic testing, the views of King Charles aren't as clear. That was primarily over the two sets of bones theorised to be the princes of the tower, but possibly showing any royal infidelities could be an aspect. When looking back to historical rulers though, even if some king was secretly not the son of the previous one (let's call him King Bob for convenience sake) - the way marriages tended to work in those circles means that any modern descendants are almost certainly also descendant from King Bob via their other children (incl. Illigitimate children). Not really the same sort of case but for example King ~~James II & VII~~ Charles II died without any legitimate heirs, but Prince William (current heir to the throne) is through his mother a direct descendant of ~~James~~ Charles II through an illigitimate line
The Japanese emperors have consistently opposed genetic testing because it can reveal their origins, which may include Korean and / or Chinese ancestry.
Charles II actually, James II and VII was his brother and had not near as many illegitimate children. The Spencer family descend from Charles II whereas the Windsor's do not.
Yes, you are absolutely correct. I got the two brothers the wrong way round. Will edit
I think the very silm claim to be related to William the conqueror to start with and them been a German family means they don't want to be tested against the people we know come from Williams line that still live today. Not that you could tell the difference between a German or and Englishman as they are the same people. But still all British monarchy has made it claim based on sharing blood with our great Norman King so it would be bad to find out there is no DNA relating to that faimly for Charlie the German lol.
German and English people are definitely not the same people. Related, sure. But Brits are made up of more than just Anglo-Saxons.
Semi-related, but there’s an Australian farmer that has a claim to the throne through an heir that was claimed to be illegitimate and passed over. Simon Abney-Hastings is the name, if I recall correctly.
So everyone can see in writing that brothers were fucking sisters and cousins to keep bloodlines? To show the amount of mental illnesses and bastard children there were? I'm sure many deformities, hidden children sold in slavery to avoid being frowned at by nobles? I'm sure they'd love that.
If you go back 500 years you have a potential 1000000 ancestors.
Lizzy didn't die. She just knew we were starting to catch on about her age - so she faked her death and is now someone else. We're on to you Lizzy. You're just playing the typical immortal story.
It's crazy how linked European royal families are
I think they're all descendants of George II and most are descended from either (and in some cases both) Queen Victoria and Christian IX. There's a lot of inbreeding involved. I'll give Prince Harry credit for having enough sense to marry someone who isn't his cousin.
If being a descendant qualifies you as an heir... Then i REALLY got to shape up for the inevitable FFA battle royale amongst the descendants of Temujin to claim the title of Genghis Khan.
I have bad news for you.
I'm pretty sure that is not true. The Romanian royal line was from Germany, and although Victoria's granddaughter Marie married Ferdinand I of Romanian, that is not a link to Vlad the Impaler at all. And any link through the Teck line, the wife of George the V, is very unlikely. Even if it were to relate that far back it would still not be directly to Vlad Țepeș.
House Basarab has been extinguished
That makes me think of the book "Anno Dracula" where Dracula married queen Victoria and the UK became a haven for vampires. Interesting book.
*flashes cross and waves garlic at Royal family*
My name is Dracula and I approve this message
that explains *that* thing with Camilla...
Well, Dracula is buried in the UK
Nope actually. That's just a romour.
Someone contact Julius Belmont
Wait, does this mean the sexual relationship she and alucard had in Hellsing Abridged was incest?
The Queen Mother herself drank and smoked like hell, but managed to live up to 101
Charles Is also a descendant of Mohamed (Line of Fatima, Ommayads, Emirs of Seville, kings of Castille, Kings of Portugal, Duke of York, Tudors, etc.) and, if you believe Anglo Saxon genealogies, of Odin/Wotan through the House of Wessex
Some misteries solve themselves
Count Chuckles
OP really has no clue what "direct descendant" means.
I’m not sure what to do with this information
Nope 👎 I know the real heir. 🤗♥️🦇
Not really. She descent from Vlad the Monk the brother of Vlad the Impaler. So no..
Is there a *point* to this?
This explains the portrait, then.
European monarchs are fucking like rabbits even in the states their children still get "elected" .
Have you seen his fingers
I'll take Least Surprising Facts for 100, Alex.
Provided none of the women in his bloodline were cheating whores.
Figured. He sucks.
long live the queen, of this fascist regime!
The UK government is a lot of things, shit being the most prominent, but fascist isn't one of them. Yet, at least
Craven imperialist savages, then. Are you pleased?
I think 'savages' is the word imperialists used for others lmao. So imperialist savages is an oxymoron in a way.
His Majesty's Government is far from fascist. It's closer to a plutocracy, if it isn't already one.
Disagree, but wont argue. Good day to you!
Bro doesn’t know what fascism is lol
Fascism is when government bad!
Of course he does! Everything he doesn't like!
Fascism = anything to the right of social democracy! Or, even better, anything remotely conservative or any opinion that you don't like.