US presidential nominee Hillary Clinton is distantly related to French President Francois Hollande, according to a new book that claims they share royal blood from doomed kings of the 14th century.
Clinton descends on her mother’s side from families from Canada’s French-speaking province of Quebec, according to French genealogist Jean-Louis Beaucarnot.
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks during a heavy rain at a rally at C.B. Smith Park in Pembroke Pines, Fla., Saturday, Nov. 5, 2016. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
These immigrant families can be traced back to more than a dozen regions all over France, Beaucarnot writes in his book “Dico des Politiques,” which was published last week.
Most notably, back 23 generations, she counts as a relative king Louis X le Hutin, known as “Louis the Stubborn” in English. Hollande is distantly related to Louis’ successor and brother, Philip V, known as “Philip The Tall,” who lasted six years before dying without a male heir.
Clinton also shares genes with singers Madonna and Celine Dion and actress Angelina Jolie, Beaucarnot writes.
— AFP
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