Are you descended from the Filles du Roy?

Very well known in Canada, especially by the French-speaking community, the Filles du Roy have transmitted their blood to most of today's Canadians.

It is estimated that 20 million Canadians and Americans today are descended from the 'Filles du Roy'.

Discover their story…(in french)

Here is an English-language article;

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King%27s_Daughters .

They were sent out by King Louis XIV of France to New France between 1663 & 1673.

Aidan.

Hi.

Interesting reading. 

This line does not concern me, but I am currently in the process of creating an ancestral lineage.

I'm waiting for the results of the test ( Genealogical DNA testing ) from the USA where I sent a saliva smear a month ago. So I'm waiting so they should have it in two weeks. ( I also searched in chronicles and searches, and so far I have reached the 17th century, and one of the ancestors of the direct paternal line is registered in the "free landowners of the Czech Kingdom".) So far, I have 10 generations in the generation tree, which I have recorded exactly.

Therefore, I react as someone does not know how to find out and look for ancestors, so a test that is paid will help:

The purpose of such tests is to obtain marker values ​​providing information about the lineage of the tested, usable in genealogical research.

Ivan

List of King's Daughters, their marriage : https://www.prdh-igd.com/en/les-filles-du-roi

To which should be added the “girls to marry”. In 1654, it was Queen Anne of Austria, mother of Louis XIV, who took care of sending a dozen girls to the colony under the guidance of nuns. These girls are distinguished from the king's daughters because the trip and their establishment within the colony is not financed by the King of France.

I haven't found any Filles du Roy in my tree as of yet, but there is a lot of LeFevre, Ferree, and DuBois back about 10-13 generations.

The Portuguese did a similar thing by sending orphan girls  under the patronage of the Kings across the world, starting with Goa in India, and then to Africa and Brazil 

ashlobo

The Portuguese did a similar thing by sending orphan girls  under the patronage of the Kings across the world, starting with Goa in India, and then to Africa and Brazil 

This is what you are referring to;

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%93rf%C3%A3s_d%27El-Rei .

Means ‘Orphans of the King’ in Portuguese.

Aidan.

Hello in the world.

So thank you for the fascinating historical facts about settlement and influencing genealogy.

I was looking for something in the Czech Kingdom, and vice versa, we picked up the best around us. Když zůstal poslední z královského českého rodu ,,Eliška,, https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eli%C5%A1ka_P%C5%99emyslovna

So she married the best of Europe, and sent a son to be brought up in France, and he immediately got engaged and was assigned a wife there.

Take a look at the genealogy of the King of Bohemia and the Roman Emperor Charles IV:

( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_IV,_Holy_Roman_Emperor)

I also pulled out his token in the morning and took a picture:

We didn't have overseas colonies,   however, in history I have found an analogy in the intention to populate the island in the Pacific, Our general "Štefánik" during the establishment of Czechoslovakia -he wanted to buy the island and sent Czech and Slovak citizens there and their descendants live there to this day.

https://www.stoplusjednicka.cz/v-ostrovnim-raji-hodlal-stefanik-vybudovat-nove-slovensko-na-tahiti

But we didn't send the girls ourselves, we like them at home.

I know it's a bit unrelated to the topic but the genetic roots are fascinating and I'm just waiting for test results from the US.

Ivan

Sounds similar to the fact that if you are of European descent, you are more than likely related to Emperor Charlemagne.
I've traced my connection to him and he's my 37th Great Grandfather.