10+ Celebrities who discovered they were related to great historical personalities

“Questions of blood are the most complex in the world,” wrote renowned Russian author Mikhail Bulgakov in The Master and Margarita. However, since the creation of this work, science has advanced a lot, and nowadays it is possible to discover a lot about our ancestors and blood ties through DNA analysis. Well, sometimes even surprising things.

We, from awesome.club, we scoured the internet and found 11 celebrities who have somewhat interesting relationships in their families. Check out!

The actor who gave life to Edward Cullen in the Twilight saga has real connections with the vampire world. According to geneticists, the Romanian prince Vlad the Impaler, associated with Count Dracula in literature and cinematography, is among Pattinson’s ancestors. “Tracing the actor’s family back to Vlad was a difficult search, but the pieces that turned out created a perfect complement to the Twilight saga,” said Anastasia Tyler, a genealogist at Ancestry.com.

The Hollywood star and Vlad Dracula are connected through the British royal family. As it turns out, Pattinson is also a distant relative of Princes William and Harry, to whom Vlad is a very distant ancestor.

Researchers have uncovered some unusual facts about Ozzy Osbourne’s genealogy. Firstly, one of the rock idol’s ancestors was a Neanderthal individual. And to make everything even more exciting, another was a Roman who probably escaped the eruption of the Vesuvius volcano, responsible for the destruction of Pompeii. And a third was none other than Russian Emperor Nikolai II. Ozzy believes that it is thanks to his genetics that he remains in good health even today, despite leading a hectic lifestyle.

The actor, who brilliantly played the role of Sherlock Holmes on TV, turned out to be a relative of the creator of the character himself — Arthur Conan Doyle. Geneticists clarified that Cumberbatch and the writer are 16th cousins. Their common ancestor was John, Duke of Lancaster and Aquitaine, fourth son of King Edward III of England and father of Henry IV.

The actor who brought Lord Voldemort to life in the Harry Potter saga turned out to be Prince Charles’ eighth cousin. And both Fiennes and Charles are descendants of the former King of Scotland James II, who reigned from 1437 until 1460.

In 2003, Anna Chancellor played an arrogant aristocrat in the feature film What a Girl Wants. However, in real life, the actress also has connections with the nobility: her great-great-grandmother was the writer Jane Austen. And it doesn’t stop there, she is also a descendant of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough. But unlike her haughty character in the feature, Anna doesn’t brag about her background. She prefers to be recognized for her work as an actress than for the fame of her ancestors.

Helena Bonham Carter is Anna Chancellor’s second cousin. Furthermore, she is the granddaughter of Violet Bonham Carter who before getting married was known as Baroness Asquith. Violet was a feminist and activist, was a great friend of Winston Churchill and received the title of Dame Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire.

Genealogy experts have discovered that Johnny Depp may be related to the British royal family. The actor may be a cousin, or more precisely a 20th cousin of Queen Elizabeth II. According to researcher Nick Barratt, Depp and the British monarch probably share a common ancestor who lived more than 500 years ago.

In an interview, Paris Hilton said that a psychic had revealed to her the secret of her family tree. And according to the socialite, her mother decided to clarify this information with genealogists. The result of the DNA test showed that Paris is both related to Marilyn Monroe and Queen Elizabeth II.

Edinburgh researchers have discovered that the Oscar-winning actress is a descendant of Scotland’s King Robert I, who was responsible for liberating the country from the British. By the way, the famous film Braveheart, starring Mel Gibson, tells exactly the events of the war for Scottish independence. Interestingly, this renowned monarch is Tilda’s ancestor on both her father’s and mother’s sides.

Katharine Hepburn played Queen Aliénor in The Lion in Winter. Coincidences aside, perhaps the actress did so well in this role precisely because she is a distant descendant of the legendary Aliénor, who was also the mother of King Richard the Lionheart.

The star of Game of Thrones turned out to be the great-great-grandson of writer Charles Dickens on his mother’s side. By the way, in her maiden name, Harry’s mother bore the surname of the author, who was responsible for presenting the world with the work Oliver Twist.

Do you know your family tree? Do you have any ancestors who stood out in history? Tell us in the comments section.