This story probably shouldn’t even have made the papers, as most all of us are as related these these two guys. But – it is interested. Click on the illustration or the links for the full article that shows the relationship – ancestor by ancestor.
- Trump, through his mother, and Clinton, through her father are related
- Pair of presidential front-runners share 18th great-grandparents
- Ancestor John of Gaunt was son of King Edward III at beginning of what became War of Roses secession debacle
Presidential candidate Donald Trump may criticize rival Hillary Clinton regularly, but the Republican and Democratic front-runners are actually distant relatives. Both the real estate tycoon and former Secretary of State are the direct descendants of 14th century 1st Duke of Lancaster John of Gaunt and his third wife Katherine Swynford, according to the ancestry site MyHeritage.com.
The above excerpt is from the August 25, 2015 edition of DailyMail.co.uk.
What next!!! I thought I was doing fairly well when I got back as far as my 10th great grandparents!! I guess the rest of us folks are just plain “nobody” and that suits me fine.