Note (Jody Gray): I created this Blog Post as a “starting point” for learning about the earliest European Noble Family origins -here's a link that helps explain how we came to be related to nearly every European Monarchy...
German Monarchs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_tree_of_the_German_monarchs Family tree of the German monarchs (down to the House of Bonaparte founded in 1804 by Napoleon I, Emperor of the French)…from Charlemagne in 800… every single ruler of Germany was related to every other by marriages, and hence they can all be put into a single tree.
Note: ‘King of Germany’ does not necessarily mean that the king was referred to as such… Until 911 the kings were known as “Kings of East Francia’. After that the title fluctuated between ‘King of Germany’ and ‘King of the Germans’. From Henry IV on the kings were "German King" (technically King of the Romans), a reference to the claim on Rome, although this was not often actually ruled by them....
Piper Family Blood Lineage -European Dynastic Origins: Rurik Dynasty (ca. 862); Robertian (853); Carolingian (714); House of Flanders (863) *patrilineal (“father-to-son”) and matrilineal (based on kinship with the mother) *Web link to the Chart (you can "click-on" each name to open their individual Wikipedia page): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robertians Robertians.
Rurikids
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Robertians
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Carolingians
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Carolingians
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House of Flanders
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38-Ro. Lambert II b. 670
Count of Hesbaye, Neustria (Germanic Tribes)
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40, Pepin of Herstal b. 635
Mayor of Palace, Austrasia
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daughter, Rotrude d. 724
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39, Charles Martel ‘the Hammer’ b. 685
King of the Franks
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33-Ro. Robert IV ‘the Strong’ b. 830, Margrave in Neustria
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38, Pepin ‘the Short’ b. 714
King of the Franks
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37, Charlemagne b. 742
Emperor of the Romans
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2nd son of Charlemagne, Carloman aka Pipin b. 773
King of the Lombards (Italy)
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3rd son of Charlemagne, 37, Louis ‘the Pious’ b. 778
King of the Franks
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35, Bernard b. 797
King of the Lombards
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36, Charles ‘the Bald’ b. 823
King of West Francia
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36-F. Anacher aka Odoacer ‘Great Forester’ de Flanders b. 810
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34, Pipin b. 817, 1st Count of Vermandois
-House of Vermandois -
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35-Ca, Judith b. 844, Princess of West Francia
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35-F. Baldwin I ‘Iron Arm’ b. 830, Margrave of Flanders
-House of Flanders -
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33, Rurik d. 879,
Prince of Ladoga
*founded, Rurik Dynasty
Varangian chieftain, ruler of the Kievan Rus’ -Norsemen / Viking -
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33, Herbert I b. 850
Count of Vermandois
son, 32. Herbert II b. 884
Count of Vermandois
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35-F. Baldwin II ‘the Bald’ b. 864, Margrave of Flanders m: Elfthryth of Wessex *daughter of (35.) Alfred the Great b. 849, King of Wessex -House of Wessex -
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32, Igor b. 942,
Prince of Rus’
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32-Ro. Robert I b. 866
King of the Franks
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daughter, 32-Ca. Beatrice de Vermandois b. 880
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33-F. Adelolf d. 933
1st (titled) Count of Boulogne
-House of Boulogne -
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31, Sviatoslav I ‘the Brave’ b. 942
Grand Prince of Kiev
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31-Ro. Hugh the Great b. 898
Duke of the Franks and Count of Paris
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Continues ‘father-to-son’
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30, Vladimir ‘the Great’ b. 858
Grand Prince of Kiev
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30-Ro. Hugh Capet b. 941
-House of Capet -
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28-F. Lambert II b. 1022, Count of Lens
m2: (27.) Adelaide of Normandy b. 1030; sister of William I of Normandy, King of England - 3rd gg-children of (32.) Rollo, 1st Duke of Normandy -
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29, Yaroslav ‘the Wise’ b. 978 m: Ingegerd Olofsdotter of Sweden
Grand Prince of Kiev
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29-Ro. Robert II ‘the Pious’ b. 972
King of the Franks
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27-F. Walter aka Seier the Fleming, de Seton b. 1046
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28-Ru Anne of Kiev b. 1030
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28-Ro. Henry I b. 1008
King of the Franks
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26-F. Walter de Wahull b. 1085
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27-Ro. Hugh Magnus b. 1057
Count of Vermandois by marriage
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27-Ca. Adelaide de Vermandois b. 1050
d. 1120/24 -last member of the Carolingian Dynasty
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26-Ro. Elizabeth de Vermandois b. 1085 m2: William II de Warenne b. 1065, 2nd Earl of Surrey
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12, Elizabeth Parr b. 1510
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12-F, Nicholas Woodhull b. 1482
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(Jody Gray): There are two Piper Lineage Charts connecting us with our "Noble Origins" in Europe; I'm going to begin with: Gray-Piper Relationship to the Robertian Dynasty which shows the direct lineage "father or mother" down to Lucile Marie Piper… -the numbers match with those in the chart above
Robertians -begins with earliest known ancestor
38-Ro. 38th GGF) Lambert II aka Lanbertus b. 670
37-Ro. 37th GGF Robert I aka Rutpert, Count of Hesbaye b. 697 d. 764
36-Ro. 36th GGF Thuringbert aka Turnicbertus, Count of Hesbaye b. 735 d. 770
35-Ro. 35th GGF Robert II, Count of Hesbaye b. 770 d. 807
34-Ro. 34th GGF Robert III aka Rutpert, Count of Worms b. 800 d. 834
33-Ro. 33rd GGF Robert IV the Strong, Margrave in Neustria b. 830 d. 866
32-Ro. 32nd GGF Robert I. King of the Franks b. 866 d. 923
m2: GGM Beatrice de Vermandois b. 880
31-Ro. 31st GGF Hugh “the Great” Duke of the Franks and Count of Paris b. 898 d. 956
30-Ro. 30th GGF Hugh Capet the White, King of the Franks b. 941 d.996
-(end) Robertians -(begin) House of Capet - m: Adelaide of Aquitaine b. 945
House of Capet
29-Ro. 29th GGF Robert II “the Pious” King of the Franks b. 972
28-Ro. 28th GGF Henry I. King of the Franks b. 1008
m2: Anne of Kiev b. 1030 *Rurik Dynasty
27-Ro. 27th GGF Hugh “Magnus” de Crepi b. 1057 (Count of Vermandois by marriage)
m: Adelaide de Vermandois b. 1050
26-Ro. 26th GGM Elizabeth aka Isabel de Vermandois b. 1085
m2: William II de Warenne, 2nd Earl of Surrey b. 1065
25. 25th GGM Gundred de Warenne b. 1120
m: William FitzGilbert de Lancaster, Baron of Kendal b. 1095
24. 24th GGF William II de Lancaster b. 1150 Baron of Kendal
23. 23rd GGM Heloise aka Helewyse de Lancaster b. 1169 Heiress of Kendal
m: Gilbert fitz Roger fitz Reinfrid (assumed the name de Lancaster), b. 1157
22. 22nd GGM Hawise de Lancaster b. 1205 Heiress of Kendal
m: Peter II de Brus, Baron of Skelton b. 1196
21. 21st GGM Margaret de Brus b. 1226 Heiress of Kendal
m: Robert de Ros, Lord of Wark b. 1237
20. 20th GGF William Roos b. 1272
19. 19th GGF Thomas de Ros b. 1307 Baron of Kendal m: Margaret Kempe
18. 18th GGF John de Roos b. 1332 m: Katherine le Latimer
17. 17th GGF Elizabeth de Roos b. 1356 Heiress of Kendal
m: William de Parre b. 1352
16. 16th GGF John Parr b. 1383 Lord of Kendal m: Agnes Crophilll
15. 15th GGF Thomas Parr b. 1404 m: Alice Tunstall
14. 14th GGF William I Parr b. 1434 Baron of Kendal m: Elizabeth FitzHugh
13. 13th GGF William II Parr b. 1484 Baron of Kendal m: Mary Alice Salisbury
12. 12th GGM GGM Elizabeth Parr b. 1510
m: 12-F. 12th GGF Nicholas Woodhull, Knight b. 1482
11-F. 11th GGF Fulk Woodhull, Knight b. 1530 m: Alice Colles aka Collis
10-F. 10th GGF Lawrence Woodhull, Esquire b. 1570 m: Mary Robbins
-Immigrant to America before 1648
9-F. 9th GGF Richard Woodhull, the 1st b. 1620 m: Deborah Crewe b. 1620
8-F. 8th GGF Richard Woodhull, the 2nd b. 1649 m: Temperance Fordham b. 1663
7-F. 7th GGM Dorothy Woodhull b. 1687
m: William Helme b. 1686
6. 6th GGF Phineas Helme b. 1723 m: Mary Moffatt b. 1746
5. 5th GGF Woodhull Helm Sr b. 1777 m1: Elizabeth McDowell aka b. 1779
4. 4th GGM Elizabeth aka Eliza Helm b. 1802
m: Selah Murray Stevens b. 1799
3. 3rd GGM Maria Antoinette Stevens b. 1825
m: David Brown Hendry b. 1813
2. 2nd GGM Mary Frances Hendry b. 1845
m: Gibson Wallace DeLong b. 1843
1. GGM Eliza Lucretia DeLong b. 1881
m: Hugh Austin Piper b. 1881
Grandmother Lucile Marie Piper b. 1904
m: Robert Lyn Gray b. 1900
Rurikids - Blog Post: Rus’ people, Norsemen who gave their name to the lands of Russia. Rurik Dynasty -Russia (note, the founder was a ‘Norsemen” aka ‘Viking’).
http://historicalandmisc.blogspot.com/2017/01/rus-people-norsemen-who-gave-their-name.html -Founder and earliest known ancestor, Rurik in 682, Russia -Connection to our Piper Family (Woodhull branch) through Anne of Kiev m: (Robertian) Henry I, King of the Franks (France)
Robertians - Blog Post: The Robertians of the Royal House of Capet. Robertians -Neustria and Austrasia (Germany)
https://gray-piperfamily.blogspot.com/2016/04/the-robertians-of-royal-house-of-capet.html -earliest known ancestor, Lambertus II b. 670, Count of Hesbaye, Neustria -Founder of the Robertians, Robert IV ‘the Strong’, in 853 after being appointed Margrave in Neustria by (Carolingian) Charles ‘the Bald’ King of West Francia (France)
Carolingians - Blog Post: Carolingian Dynasty 714-1124. Carolingian Dynasty -Francia (France)
http://historicalandmisc.blogspot.com/2017/01/carolingian-dynasty-714-1124.html -earliest known ancestor, Ansegisel aka Anchises of Austrasia -Founder of the Carolingians, Charles ‘the Hammer’ Martel, in 714 after the death of his father, he became the first of the Carolingians to hold the title King of the Franks (which, in later years, came to be referred to as King of France) -the most famous of the Carolingian Dynasty is his grandson, Charles who was ‘renamed’ Charlemagne when he became Emperor of the Romans.
Piper Relationship to the Robertian Dynasty connection to the Carolingian Dynasty.
Piper Relationship to the Robertian Dynasty connection to the Carolingian Dynasty.
39-Ca. 39th GGF Charles Martel
m: Rotrude of Hesbaye; daughter of Lambert II, Count of Hesbaye
38-Ca. 38th GGF Pepin the Short, King of the Franks
37-Ca. 37th GGF Charlemagne, Emperor of the Romans
36-Ca. 36th GGF Carloman aka Pipin, King of the Lombards
35-Ca. 35th GGF Bernard, King of the Lombards
34-Ca. 34th GGF Pipin, 1st Count of Vermandois
33-Ca. 33rd GGF Herbert I, Count of Vermandois
32-Ca. 32nd GGM Beatrice de Vermandois
m: 32-Ro. 32nd GGF Robert I, King of the Franks (Robertian)
31-Ro. 31st GGF Hugh the Great Duke of the Franks and Count of Paris
Capetians, Cadet Branch of Robertians - Blog Post: Descendants of Hugh Capet b. 941. -House of Capet -Francia (France) http://historicalandmisc.blogspot.com/2016/12/descendants-of-hugh-capet-b-941.html -Founder Hugh Capet, in 987; (son of Hugh the Great, Duke of the Franks) Parent House, Robertians (earliest known ancestor, Lambert II b. 670). -connects with the Carolingian Dynasty through the marriage of Hugh’s grandmother Carolingian, Beatrice de Vermandois to Robertian, Robert I, KIng of the Franks. However, the original connection between the families occurred when Charles, founder of the Carolingians, married Rotrude, the daughter of Lambert II (the earliest known ancestor of the Robertians). All future Kings of France came were Capetians down to Charles IV, who died without heir in 1328, ending the Capetian Dynasty.
House of Flanders - (Jody Gray): Next, take a look at the Gray-Piper Relationship to the House of Flanders which shows the direct lineage "father-to-son" down to Richard Woodhull, the Immigrant to America and (alternating in relationship to father or mother) on down to Lucile Marie Piper...
House of Flanders - Media / Blog Post: Gray-Piper Relationship to the House of Flanders. http://historicalandmisc.blogspot.com/2016/12/house-of-flanders-and-house-of-boulogne.html
House of Flanders -begins with earliest known ancestor
36-F. 36th GGF) Anacher aka Odoacer, Great Forester de Flanders b. 810
35-F. 35th GGF) Baldwin I ‘Iron Arm’, Margrave of Flanders b. 830 m: 35-Ca. 35th GGM) Judith, Princess of West Francia b. 844; daughter of 36th GGF) Charles the Bald, King of West Francia b. 823 *Baldwin I, founded the House of Flanders in 863 after his Carolingian “father-in-law” Charles the Bald, made him Margrave of Flanders (new title)
34-F. 34th GGF) Baldwin II ‘the Bald’, Margrave of Flanders b. 864 m: 34th GGM) Elfthryth of Wessex b. 875; daughter of 35th GGF) Alfred the Great, King of Wessex b. 849 *see (below), House of Wessex and It’s Kings.
2nd son of Baldwin II, -House of Boulogne -
33-F. 33rd GGF) Adelolf, 1st (titled) Count of Boulogne d. 933
32-F. 32nd GGF) Arnulf II, Count of Boulogne d. 972
31-F. 31st GGF) Arnulf III, Count of Boulogne d. 990
30-F. 30th GGF) Baldwin II, Count of Boulogne b. 990
29-F. 29th GGF) Eustace I, Count of Boulogne b. 1004
28-F. 28th GGF) Lambert II, Count of Lens b. 1022
27-F. 27th GGF) Walter aka Seirer 'the Fleming' de Seton (1046) m: Jonet de Quincy (1068)
...down to Richard Woodhull, Immigrant to America where this lineage matches up with the Robertian lineage
Media / Blog Post: Noble Family, House of Flanders. Counts of Flanders and Counts of Boulogne. Pub. 4/12/2016
https://gray-piperfamily.blogspot.com/2016/04/noble-family-house-of-flanders-counts.html Founder of House of Flanders, Baldwin I (830)
Media / Blog Post: House of Wessex and It’s Kings. Pub. 4/19/2016.
Blog Post: Origins, from our earliest Ancestors -Maps and Lineage -
https://gray-piperfamily.blogspot.com/2016/04/origins-from-our-earliest-ancestors.html * MAPS:
Blog Post: Timeline, earliest Dynasties in Europe (687-ca. 987) end of Carolingian Dynasty.
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