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Pop sensation Taylor Swift is a distant relative of Louis XIV, who was king of France from 1643 to 1715, family history research has revealed.<\/p>
Taylor Swift will begin the French phase of her Eras concert tour at La D\u00e9fense Arena in Paris on 9 May. But new research from family history website MyHeritage<\/a> shows that she is the 8th<\/sup> cousin 11 times removed<\/a> of the former French monarch.<\/p> Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are distant cousins, family historian reveals<\/a><\/p> Their common ancestor is Michael de la Pole, 2nd<\/sup> Earl of Suffolk (1367-1415), an English nobleman who was known for supporting Henry IV against Richard II during the turmoils of the late 14th<\/sup> century. On Taylor Swift\u2019s side, he is her 18x great grandfather, the ancestor of a line of her family who emigrated from England to America in the 17th<\/sup> century. He is also the 7x great grandfather of Louis XIV.<\/p> Do you have a royal family connection? Find out with our guide<\/a><\/p> Known as \u2018Louis the Great\u2019 or \u2018the Sun King\u2019, Louis XIV\u2019s reign of 72 years and 110 days is the longest of any sovereign. He is known for consolidating a system of absolute monarchy in France that endured until the French Revolution and commissioning the building of the Palace of Versailles. In 1685, he revoked the Edict of Nantes, leading to persecution of France\u2019s Protestant Huguenot<\/a> minority that drove them from the country.<\/p> He also shared his distant relative Taylor Swift\u2019s love of music. He founded the French Royal Academy of Dance and enjoyed singing while playing the guitar.<\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n By Published: Wednesday, 08 May 2024 at 10:43 AM Pop sensation Taylor Swift is a distant relative of Louis XIV, who was king of France from 1643 to 1715, family history research has revealed. Taylor Swift will begin the French phase of her Eras concert tour at La D\u00e9fense Arena in Paris on 9 May. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":33433,"template":"","categories":[1,16],"acf":{"readingTimeMinutes":"2"},"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2024\/05\/taylor-swift-is-related-to-louis-xiv-family-history-research-shows.jpg",1200,800,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2024\/05\/taylor-swift-is-related-to-louis-xiv-family-history-research-shows-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2024\/05\/taylor-swift-is-related-to-louis-xiv-family-history-research-shows-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2024\/05\/taylor-swift-is-related-to-louis-xiv-family-history-research-shows-768x512.jpg",768,512,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2024\/05\/taylor-swift-is-related-to-louis-xiv-family-history-research-shows-1024x683.jpg",800,534,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2024\/05\/taylor-swift-is-related-to-louis-xiv-family-history-research-shows.jpg",1200,800,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2024\/05\/taylor-swift-is-related-to-louis-xiv-family-history-research-shows.jpg",1200,800,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/wdytya\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"By Published: Wednesday, 08 May 2024 at 10:43 AM Pop sensation Taylor Swift is a distant relative of Louis XIV, who was king of France from 1643 to 1715, family history research has revealed. Taylor Swift will begin the French phase of her Eras concert tour at La D\u00e9fense Arena in Paris on 9 May.…","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/wdytya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/33432"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/wdytya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/wdytya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/wdytya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/wdytya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33433"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/wdytya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33432"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/wdytya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33432"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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