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From: John Yohalem <>
Subject: Re: DESCENDANTS OF CHARLEMAGNE-----HOW MANY?
Date: Tue, 22 Oct 1996 00:30:40 -0400


> The tentative benchmark figure of 600 million descendants would
mean
> that approximately one person in 10 alive today is a Descendant of
Charlemagne.

I still think that's far too low.

>
> In light of the corrosive power of such a large number---for the
> Living Descendants of Carolus Magnus----eating away at the arrogance,
ignorance
> and hauteur of superficial and shortsighted analysis-----can anyone feel
he or
> she is a member of some hypothetical Chosen Elite if invited to a small
party for the
> cognoscenti, where the guest list is for 600 million of the faithful?

Perhaps not, but I still want to know what part of Lotharingia it entitles
me to.

>
> D. Spencer Hines-----Exitus acta probat----President George Washington
(1732-1799)

Jean Coeur de Lapin "Saepe Fidelis"

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