You're probably related to Charlemagne too! Scientist explains how 'literally' everyone in Europe has a direct lineage to the king - as Sharon Stone is left stunned at her ancestry
You're probably related to Charlemagne too! Scientist explains how 'literally' everyone in Europe has a direct lineage to the king - as Sharon Stone is left stunned at her ancestry
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Sharon Stone has been left 'completely stunned' by the revelation that she is descended from Charlemagne – the former king who transformed Europe. During her appearance on PBS's show 'Finding Your Roots', the actress was left lost for words when told by the host: 'Charlemagne is your 38th great-grandfather.'.
![[Charlemagne, who towered at a hefty 6ft 4in, reigned as King of the Franks from what is now France from AD 768 until his death in 814. His successful military campaigns in the eighth century saw him conquer Saxony and enforce the region's conversion to Christianity]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/30/13/94681699-14341919-A_denarius_of_Charlemagne_dated_c_812_814_with_the_inscription_K-a-11_1738243350846.jpg)
Stone responded: 'If you want to see someone completely stunned, look at my face.'. Charlemagne, who towered at a hefty 6ft 4in, reigned as King of the Franks from what is now France from AD 768 until his death in 814. His successful military campaigns in the eighth century saw him conquer Saxony and enforce the region's conversion to Christianity.
![[Charlemagne fathered at least 18 children during his lifetime, from which all Europeans are descended, according to experts. This is a depiction of Charlemagne being crowned Holy Roman Emperor by Pope Leo III]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/30/11/94633457-14341919-A_depiction_of_Charlemagne_being_crowned_Holy_Roman_Emperor_by_P-a-2_1738236693452.jpg)
So, are you also related to Charlemagne, described as 'one of the most important people in history'?. Well, according to scientists, it's not difficult to find out - particularly if you're from Europe. 'Literally every person in Europe is directly descended from Charlemagne,' Professor Adam Rutherford, a geneticist at University College London, said.
![[Sharon was lost for words when host Henry Louis Gates Jr. said: 'Charlemagne (the former king who transformed Europe) is your 38th great-grandfather. The first holy Roman Emperor']](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/30/13/94626757-14341919-Sharon_was_lost_for_words_when_host_Henry_Louis_Gates_Jr_reveale-a-25_1738243911533.jpg)
Sharon Stone (left) has been left 'completely stunned' after finding out she is descended from Charlemagne (right) - but it is not a remarkable revelation at all. Charlemagne, the first Holy Roman Emperor, fathered at least 18 children during his lifetime, from which all Europeans are descended, according to experts.
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