Plantagenet Cousins, by Ian Fettes and Leo van de Pas

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Plantagenet Cousins, by Ian Fettes and Leo van de Pas

Legg inn av Gjest » 18 jan 2007 15:07:02

Thursday, 18 January, 2007


Hello All,

I received my copy of Plantagenet Cousins [1] in the mail
yesterday, and have had limited time to read this fine book.
However, I have found already this a very useful, and
enjoyable, addition to the library.

Plantagenet Cousins is different from other publications I've
read on the subject to date. Obviously the descents are given
from Geoffrey 'Plantagenet' on down, but the biographical details
are concerning each 'end' descendant. Leo had mentioned to me
that there were several scoundrels involved therein, of which
likely Hermann Göring is the best (rather, worst) example:
however, while it is true that you cannot choose your relatives,
I was in general pleased to see the company being kept.
I certainly have no ill feelings over Baron Manfred von
Richtofen's inclusion, and finding individuals like Jan Masaryk
and Albert Schweitzer (not to mention Lady Diana Spencer and
Eleanor Roosevelt, re: whose ancestries I had some prior
knowledge) among 'the family' would likely overcome any feelings
of aggravation or concern anyway. It was also interesting to
learn more of the ancestry, and biographies, of those SGM list
members who were also the subject of this work.

Of particular interest, I found that Eleanor de Montagu
(first wife of Sir John de Dinham, d. 1428) had found her way
into the work, and was pleased to see that she provides a common
link with the noted composer Ralph Vaughan Williams. I expect
that further interesting 'finds' await me as I continue reading.

I have already thanked Ian and Leo directly, but wanted to
express my thanks to them both for a job very well done.

Cheers,

John *



[1] Ian Fettes and Leo van de Pas, Plantagenet Cousins: Selected
Descendants of Geoffrey V, Count of Anjou in Australia,
America, Africa, Europe and Asia (Canberra, 2007).



* John P. Ravilious

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