UPDATE JULY 2019 Here is a genealogy chart that shows how Prince Charles and his lineages are related to Vlad the Impaler and other nobility of Hungary.
FAB PEDIGREE - of ANNA LONYAY - to PRINCE CHARLES - VLAD THE IMPALER
PRINCE CHARLES, too long awaiting the Throne in Great Britain, has reportedly, as of last month, been offered a new title; Prince of Transylvania. Usually I link to article or articles on something like this, but having read many of them, each of them getting more outrageous, one suggesting he will be King of Romania if Queen Elizabeth doesn't die soon, I think I'll just sum it up.
The Prince, who claims ancestry to infamous Vlad the Impaler, by about 15 generations, loves Romania, has purchased a nice big house in Romania (big but by no means a castle), is in harmony with the agricultural outlook of organic farmers in that country, and has extended his generosity through his Foundation, to benefit the country. One article suggests he's done a lot for tourism and for a fee, you too can romp through his wildflower fields.
The ancestry is said to come from his Grandmother Mary, however, I thought it was his Mother, Queen Elizabeth who claimed Hungarian ancestry through Saint Margaret of Hungary, as she married into the Scottish Royal family long ago. Well, be it one or two lines, 15 generations or so, Prince Charles is well regarded in Romania, and the country is said to be wistful of those days before their own royalty was abolished. Would the Prince care to have a 17th title?
Oh, why not? In my opinion this is a man who has had a life long struggle to be happy. If he can be happy in Romania, why not pack up and leave Britain? The Queen may have made a vow to God Almighty that she will serve until she's dead, but I say take a hint from Pope Benedict and step down responsibly.
Looking at many photos of the Prince here and there in Romania through the years, 1988 being sited as the year he fell in love with the country, I must say that he looks more RELAXED than he does in many other photos, when he is there. I think Romania is just far enough away from Duty for him, and a great place to live a bit more normal life.
Besides there is so much GERMAN in the British Royal Family and so much GERMAN in Romania - and Hungary!
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