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Descendants of Roman Emperors

Are there any living people who are known to be descendants of a Roman Emperor?


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Ian Svenonius, a singer of music groups such as "The Nation of Ulysses", "The Make-Up" and "Weird War" is

a 40th generation descendant of Roman Emperor Discotius.

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LOL!  Wouldn't it be great if there were an Emperor Discotius!  The disco emperor ... the Caesar of the dance floor ....

Sadly, I think that Discotius is made up.  However, Constantine the Great was real.  The puzzle I have is whether the following genealogical chart is also real ... and accurate.  It traces the descendants of the Emperor Constantine (and his ancestors) down to a group of people born in the late 19th century (who presumably have descendants that are currently alive).  A lot of fascinating figures along the way, including William the Conqueror ...

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