Matthew Rockefeller
2004-11-21 07:45:16 UTC
Here is a possible descent of Charlemagne from both Cleopatra the
Queen of the Nile and King Herod the Great. It was constructed with
information from
Settipani and a whole lot of my own time and research were thrown in.
Cleopatra VII, Queen of Egypt (69 BC 30 BC)
married
Mark Antony, Consul of Rome
Cleopatra Selene, Queen of Libya (40 BC 5 BC)
married
Juba II of Mauretania, King of Mauretania (d 23) s of Juba I of
Mauretania, King of Mauretania s of Hiempsal I of Numidia, King of
Numidia
Ptolemy of Mauretania, King of Mauretania (22 BC 40)
married
Julia Urania, daughter of Phraates IV, King of Parthia and Thea Urania
Drusilla of Mauretania, Princess of Mauretania, divorced wife of
Felix, Governor of Judea
married
Gaius Julius Sohaemus, Priest-King of Emesa and Sophene (d 73), son of
Sampsigeratnus, Priest-King of Emesa and Iotape II, Priestess-Queen of
Emesa, was deaf, daughter of Aristobulus II, Priest-King of Emesa,
Prince of Judea and Iotape I, Priestess-Queen of Emesa, daughter of
Sampsigeramus, Priest-King of Emesa, Sohaemus was the younger brother
of the childless Priest-King Azizus
Children:
Gaius Julius Alexio, Priest-King of Emesa
Iotape = Rabbel II Soter, King of the Arabs, ancestors of Zenobia
Mamaea = Marcus Antonius Polemo, Prince of Pontus
***
Break in the pedigree
Gaius Julis Sohaemus was a descendant of Herod the Great.
Here is his lineage quickly
Herod the Great = Mariamme, a Hasomonaean heiress
Aristobulus I, Prince of Judea = Berenice II, daughter of Costobarus,
Governor of Idumaea and Salome a sister of Herod the Great
Aristobulus II, Priest-King of Emesa = Iotape I, Priestess-Queen of
Emesa, daughter of Sampsigeramus, Priest-King of Emesa who was a
younger brother of the childless Priest-King Azizus
Iotape II, Priestess-Queen of Emesa, was deaf = Sampsigeratnus,
Priest-King of Emesa
Gaius Julius Sohaemus
***
Continuation of the original lineage
Gaius Julius Alexio, Priest-King of Emesa (d 78)
married
Claudia, daughter of Arrius Calpurnius Piso, King of Syria and
possibly Servilla an illegitimate daughter of Claudius, Emperor of
Rome
Children:
Gaius Julius Sampsigeramus III Silas, Priest-King of Emesa
Mamaea = Malchus, King of Palmyra, ancestors of Zenobia
Gaius Julius Sampsigeramus III Silas, Priest-King of Emesa (d ca 120)
Gaius Julius Longinus Soaemus, Priest-King of Emesa (d ca 160)
Children:
Julius Bassianus, Priest-King of Emesa, progenitor of Roman emperors,
father of Empress Julia Domna and her sisters
Iamblichus
Iamblichus, Prince of Emesa
Gaius Julius Sulpicius, Priest-King of Emesa (d ca 210)
Uranius Antoninus, rival Emperor of Rome [218 - 235], Priest-King of
Emesa (d 235)
Lucius Julius Aurelius Sulpicius Severus Uranius Antoninus, rival
Emperor of Rome [253 - 254], Priest-King of Emesa (d 254)
Iamblichus (d 325), philosopher, disciple of Porphyry in Rome, founder
of his own neoplatonic school
Urania
married
Sopater (d 312), Imperial Counsellor to Constantine, philosopher,
disciple of Iamblichus
Himerius
Iamblichus
Tetradius, Proconsul of Treves, Senator (d after 386)
married
Arthemia
Arthemia
married
Decimius Rusticus, Praetorian Prefect (d after 411)
Rusticus, his parentage and that of his children are certain but his
name is speculated
married
Tullia, daughter of Eucherius, Bishop of Lyons
Aquilinus, Bishop of Lyons (d 470)
married
Fuscina, daughter of Hesychius, Bishop of Vienne and Audentia a
daughter Emperor Petronius Maximus and Eparchia, sister of Emperor
Avitus
Rusticus, Bishop of Lyons (d April 25, 501)
married
Ommace, daughter of Ruricius, Bishop of Limoges
Sacerdos, Bishop of Lyons (d September 11, 552)
Aurelian, Bishop of Arles (d June 16, 551)
Arthemia
married
Munderic, Bishop of Arisitum (d after 578)
Mummolin, Mayor of the Palace of Neustrie
married
a daughter of Maurilion and sister of Arnulf, Duke of Angouleme
Bodegisel II, Duke of Aquitaine, Ambassador to Byzantium (d 588)
married
Chrodoare, Abbess of Amay (d 634)
Arnulf, Bishop of Metz, Mayor of the Palace of Austrasia (d August 16,
640)
married
Clothilde, daughter of Arnold, Bishop of Metz and Dode a daughter of
Gundulf, Duke of Austrasia, Bishop of Metz, Governor of Provence a son
of Florentinus, Bishop Elect of Geneva and Arthemia a daughter of
Rusticus, Bishop of Lyons who is listed above
Ansegisel, Mayor of the Palace of Austrasia (d 685)
married
St. Begga (d 698), daughter of Pepin "of Landen", Mayor of the Palace
of Austrasia and Itta
Pepin "of Heristal", Mayor of the Palace of Austrasia and Neustrie
(635 - December 16, 714)
married
Aupais
Charles "Martel", Duke of Franks, Mayor of the Palace of Austrasia
(689 - October 22, 741)
married
Chrotrude (d 724), daughter of St. Lievin, Bishop of Treves
Pepin "the Short", King of Franks [751 - 768], Mayor of the Palace of
Neustrie, Provence, and Bourgogne (714 - September 24, 768)
married 740
Bertha "the White Lady" (d 783), daughter of Charibert, Count of Laon
and Bertha a daughter of Clothaire IV, King of Franks
Charlemagne, Holy Roman Emperor (April 2, 742 - January 28, 814)
Matthew
Queen of the Nile and King Herod the Great. It was constructed with
information from
Settipani and a whole lot of my own time and research were thrown in.
Cleopatra VII, Queen of Egypt (69 BC 30 BC)
married
Mark Antony, Consul of Rome
Cleopatra Selene, Queen of Libya (40 BC 5 BC)
married
Juba II of Mauretania, King of Mauretania (d 23) s of Juba I of
Mauretania, King of Mauretania s of Hiempsal I of Numidia, King of
Numidia
Ptolemy of Mauretania, King of Mauretania (22 BC 40)
married
Julia Urania, daughter of Phraates IV, King of Parthia and Thea Urania
Drusilla of Mauretania, Princess of Mauretania, divorced wife of
Felix, Governor of Judea
married
Gaius Julius Sohaemus, Priest-King of Emesa and Sophene (d 73), son of
Sampsigeratnus, Priest-King of Emesa and Iotape II, Priestess-Queen of
Emesa, was deaf, daughter of Aristobulus II, Priest-King of Emesa,
Prince of Judea and Iotape I, Priestess-Queen of Emesa, daughter of
Sampsigeramus, Priest-King of Emesa, Sohaemus was the younger brother
of the childless Priest-King Azizus
Children:
Gaius Julius Alexio, Priest-King of Emesa
Iotape = Rabbel II Soter, King of the Arabs, ancestors of Zenobia
Mamaea = Marcus Antonius Polemo, Prince of Pontus
***
Break in the pedigree
Gaius Julis Sohaemus was a descendant of Herod the Great.
Here is his lineage quickly
Herod the Great = Mariamme, a Hasomonaean heiress
Aristobulus I, Prince of Judea = Berenice II, daughter of Costobarus,
Governor of Idumaea and Salome a sister of Herod the Great
Aristobulus II, Priest-King of Emesa = Iotape I, Priestess-Queen of
Emesa, daughter of Sampsigeramus, Priest-King of Emesa who was a
younger brother of the childless Priest-King Azizus
Iotape II, Priestess-Queen of Emesa, was deaf = Sampsigeratnus,
Priest-King of Emesa
Gaius Julius Sohaemus
***
Continuation of the original lineage
Gaius Julius Alexio, Priest-King of Emesa (d 78)
married
Claudia, daughter of Arrius Calpurnius Piso, King of Syria and
possibly Servilla an illegitimate daughter of Claudius, Emperor of
Rome
Children:
Gaius Julius Sampsigeramus III Silas, Priest-King of Emesa
Mamaea = Malchus, King of Palmyra, ancestors of Zenobia
Gaius Julius Sampsigeramus III Silas, Priest-King of Emesa (d ca 120)
Gaius Julius Longinus Soaemus, Priest-King of Emesa (d ca 160)
Children:
Julius Bassianus, Priest-King of Emesa, progenitor of Roman emperors,
father of Empress Julia Domna and her sisters
Iamblichus
Iamblichus, Prince of Emesa
Gaius Julius Sulpicius, Priest-King of Emesa (d ca 210)
Uranius Antoninus, rival Emperor of Rome [218 - 235], Priest-King of
Emesa (d 235)
Lucius Julius Aurelius Sulpicius Severus Uranius Antoninus, rival
Emperor of Rome [253 - 254], Priest-King of Emesa (d 254)
Iamblichus (d 325), philosopher, disciple of Porphyry in Rome, founder
of his own neoplatonic school
Urania
married
Sopater (d 312), Imperial Counsellor to Constantine, philosopher,
disciple of Iamblichus
Himerius
Iamblichus
Tetradius, Proconsul of Treves, Senator (d after 386)
married
Arthemia
Arthemia
married
Decimius Rusticus, Praetorian Prefect (d after 411)
Rusticus, his parentage and that of his children are certain but his
name is speculated
married
Tullia, daughter of Eucherius, Bishop of Lyons
Aquilinus, Bishop of Lyons (d 470)
married
Fuscina, daughter of Hesychius, Bishop of Vienne and Audentia a
daughter Emperor Petronius Maximus and Eparchia, sister of Emperor
Avitus
Rusticus, Bishop of Lyons (d April 25, 501)
married
Ommace, daughter of Ruricius, Bishop of Limoges
Sacerdos, Bishop of Lyons (d September 11, 552)
Aurelian, Bishop of Arles (d June 16, 551)
Arthemia
married
Munderic, Bishop of Arisitum (d after 578)
Mummolin, Mayor of the Palace of Neustrie
married
a daughter of Maurilion and sister of Arnulf, Duke of Angouleme
Bodegisel II, Duke of Aquitaine, Ambassador to Byzantium (d 588)
married
Chrodoare, Abbess of Amay (d 634)
Arnulf, Bishop of Metz, Mayor of the Palace of Austrasia (d August 16,
640)
married
Clothilde, daughter of Arnold, Bishop of Metz and Dode a daughter of
Gundulf, Duke of Austrasia, Bishop of Metz, Governor of Provence a son
of Florentinus, Bishop Elect of Geneva and Arthemia a daughter of
Rusticus, Bishop of Lyons who is listed above
Ansegisel, Mayor of the Palace of Austrasia (d 685)
married
St. Begga (d 698), daughter of Pepin "of Landen", Mayor of the Palace
of Austrasia and Itta
Pepin "of Heristal", Mayor of the Palace of Austrasia and Neustrie
(635 - December 16, 714)
married
Aupais
Charles "Martel", Duke of Franks, Mayor of the Palace of Austrasia
(689 - October 22, 741)
married
Chrotrude (d 724), daughter of St. Lievin, Bishop of Treves
Pepin "the Short", King of Franks [751 - 768], Mayor of the Palace of
Neustrie, Provence, and Bourgogne (714 - September 24, 768)
married 740
Bertha "the White Lady" (d 783), daughter of Charibert, Count of Laon
and Bertha a daughter of Clothaire IV, King of Franks
Charlemagne, Holy Roman Emperor (April 2, 742 - January 28, 814)
Matthew