According to 23andme, I'm related to Louis XVI! Any other royals here?

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8. I've researched for over 45 yrars

So I obviously did it mostly the old way (letters, libraries, courthouses, cemeteries, etc.)

Another poster said that the early settlers in "The Colonies" were related to royalty. The cause was the law where the first born male received all. The second and other sons were expected to go make their own fortunes. The New World was that opportunity.

Long way of saying that my research found the one that got me one step from the throne. Prince John, Duke of Lancaster, son of King ****** don't remember right now. I'm on my tablet and my genealogy program is on the desktop at the other end of the house and I'm temporarily bed-bound due to back issue. I think it was one of the Edwards.

Ultimately, my line goes through the Plantagenets and Tudors, ending with King Henry vii (but not the more famous King Henry viii). Not really that special. If you can find the documentation back that far, it was more likely records were kept on royalty. I've used Burke's Dormant and Extinct Peerages for some family lineages. It is sorted by surname and it's available on-line. I've also used Wikipedia for narrative about the more well-known individuals.

It's a great hobby -- history, people, events. Not at all like taking a history course in school.