Yes, every single person alive that has any ancestry from Western Europe is a direct descendant of William the conqueror and Charlemagne and others. But they ar

Yes, every single person alive that has any ancestry from Western Europe is a direct descendant of William the conqueror and Charlemagne and others. But they are also all direct descendants of the servant who cleaned out their potty every morning (presuming that servant had descendants). Claiming royal descent is not a big deal since we are all descended from everyone that lived back then and has descendants to this day. https://waitbutwhy.com/2014/01/your-family-past-present-and-future.html https://waitbutwhy.com/2014/01/your-family-past-present-and-... https://nautil.us/youre-descended-from-royalty-and-so-is-everybody-else-236939/ https://nautil.us/youre-descended-from-royalty-and-so-is-eve...