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Researched by Mila Rechcigl
Recently a
"bizarre" story was reported by Radio PRAHA regarding the possibility that
George W. Bush may have Czech roots without giving specific details. I immediately
contacted Radio PRAHA and several knowledgeable individuals and societies in the Czech
Republic specializing in Czech genealogy to get some evidence and proof of the above
claim. I have not received any response to my inquiries. Most people would surmise that
the whole thing was a joke, if not a hoax.
Because by nature inquisitive and a person who likes to dabble in the history and
genealogy of important American personalities of Czech or Slovak descent, I decided to do
some research on my own. Below are the results of my search.
I am pleased to report that new President Bush, as well as his father, have indeed Czech ancestors. In fact their direct line leads to the earliest days of the Kingdom of Bohemia, their oldest known Czech ancestors being Borivoj and St. Ludmila.
Table
1, which depicts the Royal descent of George Bush, has been known.
Table 2, which I prepared, links Bush's
ancestors with the Bohemian Royal House, i.e., Vratislav II, King of Bohemia.
And lastly, Table 3 provides information
on the ancestors of King of Bohemia Vratislav II who can be considered bona fide ancestors
of President Bush as well.
Send your comments to rechcigl@aol.com
Table 1. Descent of President Bush to King of England
Edward I
Generation No. 1
1. President George W. Bush He was the son of 2. President George
Bush.
Generation No. 2
2. President George Bush He was the son of 4. Prescott
Sheldo Bush.
Child of President George Bush is:
1 i. President George W. Bush
Generation No. 3
4. Prescott Sheldo Bush He was the son of 8. Samuel
Prescott Bush.
Child of Prescott Sheldo Bush is:
2 i. President George Bush
Generation No. 4
8. Samuel Prescott Bush He was the son of 17. Harriet
Eleanor Fay.
Child of Samuel Prescott Bush is:
4 i. Prescott Sheldo Bush
Generation No. 5
17. Harriet Eleanor Fay She was the daughter of 34. Samuel
Howard Fay and 35. Susan Shellman.
Child of Harriet Eleanor Fay is:
8 i. Samuel Prescott Bush
Generation No. 6
34. Samuel Howard Fay He was the son of 68. Samuel Prescott
Phillips Fay and 69. Harriet Howard. He married 35. Susan Shellman.
35. Susan Shellman She was the daughter of 71. Clarissa
Montfort.
Child of Samuel Fay and Susan Shellman is:
17 i. Harriet Eleanor Fay
Generation No. 7
68. Samuel Prescott Phillips Fay He was the son of 136.
Jonathan Fay and 137. Lucy Prescott. He married 69. Harriet Howard.
69. Harriet Howard She was the daughter of 139. Anna
Lillie.
Child of Samuel Fay and Harriet Howard is:
34 i. Samuel Howard Fay, married Susan Shellman
71. Clarissa Montfort She was the daughter of 142. Robert
Munford.
Child of Clarissa Montfort is:
35 i. Susan Shellman, married Samuel Howard Fay
Generation No. 8
136. Jonathan Fay He was the son of 272. John Fay. He
married 137. Lucy Prescott.
137. Lucy Prescott She was the daughter of 274. Abel
Prescott.
Child of Jonathan Fay and Lucy Prescott is:
68 i. Samuel Prescott Phillips Fay, married Harriet Howard
139. Anna Lillie She was the daughter of 278. John Lillie.
Child of Anna Lillie is:
69 i. Harriet Howard, married Samuel Prescott Phillips Fay
142. Robert Munford He was the son of 285. Elizabeth
Bolling.
Child of Robert Munford is:
71 i. Clarissa Montfort
Generation No. 9
272. John Fay He was the son of 545. Elizabeth Wellington.
Child of John Fay is:
136 i. Jonathan Fay, married Lucy Prescott
274. Abel Prescott He was the son of 549. Rebecca Bulkeley.
Child of Abel Prescott is:
137 i. Lucy Prescott, married Jonathan Fay
278. John Lillie He was the son of 557. Hannah Ruck.
Child of John Lillie is:
139 i. Anna Lillie
285. Elizabeth Bolling She was the daughter of 571. Anne
Cocke.
Child of Elizabeth Bolling is:
142 i. Robert Munford
Generation No. 10
545. Elizabeth Wellington She was the daughter of 1090.
Benjamin Wellington.
Child of Elizabeth Wellington is:
272 i. John Fay
549. Rebecca Bulkeley She was the daughter of 1098. Peter
Bulkeley.
Child of Rebecca Bulkeley is:
274 i. Abel Prescott
557. Hannah Ruck She was the daughter of 1115. Hannah
Hutchinson.
Child of Hannah Ruck is:
278 i. John Lillie
571. Anne Cocke She was the daughter of 1142. Richard
Cocke.
Child of Anne Cocke is:
285 i. Elizabeth Bolling
Generation No. 11
1090. Benjamin Wellington He was the son of 2181. Mary
Pagrave.
Child of Benjamin Wellington is:
545 i. Elizabeth Wellington
1098. Peter Bulkeley He was the son of 2196. Edward
Bulkeley.
Child of Peter Bulkeley is:
549 i. Rebecca Bulkeley
1115. Hannah Hutchinson She was the daughter of 2230.
Elisha Hutchinson.
Child of Hannah Hutchinson is:
557 i. Hannah Ruck
1142. Richard Cocke He was the son of 2285. Mary Aston.
Child of Richard Cocke is:
571 i. Anne Cocke
Generation No. 12
2181. Mary Pagrave She was the daughter of 4362. Richard
Pagrave.
Child of Mary Pagrave is:
1090 i. Benjamin Wellington
2196. Edward Bulkeley He was the son of 4392. Peter
Bulkeley.
Child of Edward Bulkeley is:
1098 i. Peter Bulkeley
2230. Elisha Hutchinson He was the son of 4460. Elisha
Hutchinson.
Child of Elisha Hutchinson is:
1115 i. Hannah Hutchinson
2285. Mary Aston She was the daughter of 4570. Col. Waletr
Aston.
Child of Mary Aston is:
1142 i. Richard Cocke
Generation No. 13
4362. Richard Pagrave He was the son of 8724. Edward
Pagrave.
Child of Richard Pagrave is:
2181 i. Mary Pagrave
4392. Peter Bulkeley He was the son of 8784. Edward
Bulkeley.
Child of Peter Bulkeley is:
2196 i. Edward Bulkeley
4460. Elisha Hutchinson He was the son of 8920. Edward
Hutchinson.
Child of Elisha Hutchinson is:
2230 i. Elisha Hutchinson
4570. Col. Waletr Aston He was the son of 9140. Waletr
Aston.
Child of Col. Waletr Aston is:
2285 i. Mary Aston
Generation No. 14
8724. Edward Pagrave He was the son of 17448. Thomas
Pagrave.
Child of Edward Pagrave is:
4362 i. Richard Pagrave
8784. Edward Bulkeley He was the son of 17569. Elizabeth
Grosvenor.
Child of Edward Bulkeley is:
4392 i. Peter Bulkeley
8920. Edward Hutchinson He was the son of 17841. Anne
Marbury.
Child of Edward Hutchinson is:
4460 i. Elisha Hutchinson
9140. Waletr Aston He was the son of 18280. Leonard Aston.
Child of Waletr Aston is:
4570 i. Col. Waletr Aston
Generation No. 15
17448. Thomas Pagrave He was the son of 34897. Anne
Glenham.
Child of Thomas Pagrave is:
8724 i. Edward Pagrave
17569. Elizabeth Grosvenor She was the daughter of 35139.
Anna Charlton.
Child of Elizabeth Grosvenor is:
8784 i. Edward Bulkeley
17841. Anne Marbury She was the daughter of 35683. Bridget
Dryden.
Child of Anne Marbury is:
8920 i. Edward Hutchinson
18280. Leonard Aston He was the son of 36560. Sir Edward
Aston.
Child of Leonard Aston is:
9140 i. Waletr Aston
Generation No. 16
34897. Anne Glenham She was the daughter of 69795. Eleanor
Brandon.
Child of Anne Glenham is:
17448 i. Thomas Pagrave
35139. Anna Charlton She was the daughter of 70278. Richard
Charlton.
Child of Anna Charlton is:
17569 i. Elizabeth Grosvenor
35683. Bridget Dryden She was the daughter of 71367.
Elizabeth Cope.
Child of Bridget Dryden is:
17841 i. Anne Marbury
36560. Sir Edward Aston He was the son of 73120. Sir John
Aston.
Child of Sir Edward Aston is:
18280 i. Leonard Aston
Generation No. 17
69795. Eleanor Brandon She was the daughter of 139591.
Elizabeth Wingfield.
Child of Eleanor Brandon is:
34897 i. Anne Glenham
70278. Richard Charlton He was the son of 140557. Mary
Corbet.
Child of Richard Charlton is:
35139 i. Anna Charlton
71367. Elizabeth Cope She was the daughter of 142735.
Bridget Raleigh.
Child of Elizabeth Cope is:
35683 i. Bridget Dryden
73120. Sir John Aston He was the son of 146240. John Aston.
Child of Sir John Aston is:
36560 i. Sir Edward Aston
Generation No. 18
139591. Elizabeth Wingfield She was the daughter of 279183.
Elizabeth Gousill.
Child of Elizabeth Wingfield is:
69795 i. Eleanor Brandon
140557. Mary Corbet She was the daughter of 281115.
Margaret Malory.
Child of Mary Corbet is:
70278 i. Richard Charlton
142735. Bridget Raleigh She was the daughter of 285470.
Edward Raleigh.
Child of Bridget Raleigh is:
71367 i. Elizabeth Cope
146240. John Aston He was the son of 292480. Sir Robert
Aston.
Child of John Aston is:
73120 i. Sir John Aston
Generation No. 19
279183. Elizabeth Gousill She was the daughter of 558367.
Elizabeth Fitzalan.
Child of Elizabeth Gousill is:
139591 i. Elizabeth Wingfield
281115. Margaret Malory She was the daughter of 562230.
William Malory.
Child of Margaret Malory is:
140557 i. Mary Corbet
285470. Edward Raleigh He was the son of 570941. Elizabeth
Greene.
Child of Edward Raleigh is:
142735 i. Bridget Raleigh
292480. Sir Robert Aston He was the son of 584961. Joyce
Freville.
Child of Sir Robert Aston is:
146240 i. John Aston
Generation No. 20
558367. Elizabeth Fitzalan She was the daughter of 1116735.
Elizabeth de Bohun.
Child of Elizabeth Fitzalan is:
279183 i. Elizabeth Gousill
562230. William Malory He was the son of 1124461. Alice de
Driby.
Child of William Malory is:
281115 i. Margaret Malory
570941. Elizabeth Greene She was the daughter of 1141882.
Thomas Greene.
Child of Elizabeth Greene is:
285470 i. Edward Raleigh
584961. Joyce Freville She was the daughter of 1169922. Sir
Baldwin Freville.
Child of Joyce Freville is:
292480 i. Sir Robert Aston
Generation No. 21
1116735. Elizabeth de Bohun She was the daughter of
2233470. William de Bohun.
Child of Elizabeth de Bohun is:
558367 i. Elizabeth Fitzalan
1124461. Alice de Driby She was the daughter of 2248923.
Amy de Gaveston.
Child of Alice de Driby is:
562230 i. William Malory
1141882. Thomas Greene He was the son of 2283765. Mary
Talbot.
Child of Thomas Greene is:
570941 i. Elizabeth Greene
1169922. Sir Baldwin Freville He was the son of 2339845.
Joyce de Botetourte.
Child of Sir Baldwin Freville is:
584961 i. Joyce Freville
Generation No. 22
2233470. William de Bohun He was the son of 4466941.
Elizabeth Plantagenet.
Child of William de Bohun is:
1116735 i. Elizabeth de Bohun
2248923. Amy de Gaveston She was the daughter of 4497847.
Margaret de Clare.
Child of Amy de Gaveston is:
1124461 i. Alice de Driby
2283765. Mary Talbot She was the daughter of 4567531.
Ankaret Lestrange.
Child of Mary Talbot is:
1141882 i. Thomas Greene
2339845. Joyce de Botetourte She was the daughter of
4679690. John de
Botetourte.
Child of Joyce de Botetourte is:
1169922 i. Sir Baldwin Freville
Generation No. 23
4466941. Elizabeth Plantagenet She was the daughter of
8933882. King of England Edward I "the Longshanks".
Child of Elizabeth Plantagenet is:
2233470 i. William de Bohun
4497847. Margaret de Clare She was the daughter of 8995695.
Joan of Acre.
Child of Margaret de Clare is:
2248923 i. Amy de Gaveston
4567531. Ankaret Lestrange She was the daughter of 9135063.
Isabel Fitzalan.
Child of Ankaret Lestrange is:
2283765 i. Mary Talbot
4679690. John de Botetourte He was the son of 9359380.
Thomas de Botetourte.
Child of John de Botetourte is:
2339845 i. Joyce de Botetourte
Generation No. 24
8933882. King of England Edward I "the Longshanks",
born 1239; died 1307. He was the son of 17867764. King of England Henry III and
17867765. Elanore Beringer.
Children of King of England Edward I "the Longshanks" are:
i. Joan of Acre
4466941 ii. Elizabeth Plantagenet
8995695. Joan of Acre She was the daughter of 8933882. King
of England Edward I "the Longshanks".
Children of Joan of Acre are:
i. Eleanor de Clare
4497847 ii. Margaret de Clare
9135063. Isabel Fitzalan She was the daughter of 18270127.
Isabel Despencer.
Child of Isabel Fitzalan is:
4567531 i. Ankaret Lestrange
9359380. Thomas de Botetourte He was the son of 18718761.
Maud FitzThomas.
Child of Thomas de Botetourte is:
4679690 i. John de Botetourte
Generation No. 25
17867764. King of England Henry III, born 1207; died 1272.
He was the son of King of England Henry II. He married 17867765. Elanore Beringer
1236.
17867765. Elanore Beringer, born 1217; died 1291. She was
the daughter of Count of Provence Raymond Beringer V and Beatrice de Savoie.
Child of Henry and Elanore Beringer is:
8933882 i. King of England Edward I "the Longshanks",
born 1239; died 1307.
18270127. Isabel Despencer She was the daughter of Eleanor
de Clare.
Child of Isabel Despencer is:
9135063 i. Isabel Fitzalan
18718761. Maud FitzThomas She was the daughter of Beatrice
de Beauchamp.
Child of Maud FitzThomas is:
9359380 i. Thomas de Botetourte
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Table 2.
Descent of Edward I "the Longshank", King of England to Vratislav II, King of
Bohemia
Generation No. 1
1. King of England Edward I "the Longshanks", born
1239; died 1307. He was the son of 2. King of England Henry III, King of England and
3. Elanore Beringer.
Generation No. 2
2. King of England Henry III, born 1207; died 1272. He
married 3. Elanore Beringer 1236.
3. Elanore Beringer, born 1217; died 1291. She was the
daughter of 6. Count of Provence Raymond Beringer V and 7. Beatrice de Savoie.
Child of Henry and Elanore Beringer is:
1 i. King of England Edward I "the
Longshanks", born 1239; died 1307.
Generation No. 3
6. Count of Provence Raymond Beringer V, born 1198; died 1245.
He was the son of 12. Count of Provence Alphonse II and 13. Garsinde of Sabran.
He married 7. Beatrice de Savoie.
7. Beatrice de Savoie
Child of Raymond Beringer and Beatrice de Savoie is:
3 i. Elanore Beringer, born 1217; died 1291; married
Henry III, King of England 1236.
Generation No. 4
12. Count of Provence Alphonse II, died 1209. He was the
son of 24. King of Aragon Alphonso II the Chaste and 25. Sanchia of Castile. He
married 13. Garsinde of Sabran 1193.
13. Garsinde of Sabran, died Aft. 1209.
Child of Alphonse and Garsinde Sabran is:
6 i. Count of Provence Raymond Beringer V, born 1198;
died 1245;
married Beatrice de Savoie
Generation No. 5
24. King of Aragon Alphonso II the Chaste, born 1152; died 1196.
He married 25. Sanchia of Castile 1174.
25. Sanchia of Castile, born 1154; died 1208. She was the
daughter of 50. Count of Castile Alfonso Raimunder, the Emperor and 51. Richiza Piast.
Child of Alphonso Chaste and Sanchia Castile is:
12 i. Count of Provence Alphonse II, died 1209; married
Garsinde of Sabran 1193.
Generation No. 6
50. Count of Castile Alfonso Raimunder, the Emperor, born 1105;
died 1157. He married 51. Richiza Piast 1152.
51. Richiza Piast, died 1185. She was the daughter of 102.
Duke of Cracow Wladyslaw II "the Exile" Piast and 103. Agnes of Babenburg.
Child of Alfonso Raimunder and Richiza Piast is:
25 i. Sanchia of Castile, born 1154; died 1208; married
King of Aragon Alphonso II the Chaste 1174.
Generation No. 7
102. Duke of Cracow Wladyslaw II "the Exile" Piast,
born 1105; died
1159. He was the son of 204. Boleslaw III "the Wrymouth" Piast and
205. Sbislava Rurikide of Kiev. He married 103. Agnes of Babenburg.
103. Agnes of Babenburg, born 1111; died 1157.
Child of Wladyslaw Piast and Agnes Babenburg is:
51 i. Richiza Piast, died 1185; married (1) Alfonso
Raimunder the Emperor;
married (2) Count of Castile Alfonso Raimunder, the Emperor 1152.
Generation No. 8
204. Boleslaw III "the Wrymouth" Piast, born 1084; died
1138. He was the son of 408. Wladyslaw I Piast and 409. Jitka (Judith). He
married 205. Sbislava Rurikide of Kiev.
205. Sbislava Rurikide of Kiev, died 1108.
Child of Boleslaw Piast and Sbislava Kiev is:
102 i. Duke of Cracow Wladyslaw II "the Exile" Piast,
born 1105; died 1159;
married Agnes of Babenburg
Generation No. 9
408. Wladyslaw I Piast, born 1040; died 1102. He married
409. Jitka (Judith) Abt. 1080.
409. Jitka (Judith), born Bet. 1056 - 1068; died 1085. She
was the daughter of 818. Vratislav II, King of Bohemia and 819. Adelaide of Arpad.
Child of Wladyslaw Piast and Jitka (Judith) is:
204 i. Boleslaw III "the Wrymouth" Piast, born 1084;
died 1138; married
Sbislava Rurikide of Kiev
Generation No. 10
818. King of Bohemia Vratislav II, born 1032; died 1092. He
was the son of Bretislav I "the Restorer" and Judith of Schweinfurt. He
married 819. Adelaide of Arpad 1056.
819. Adelaide of Arpad, born Abt. 1040; died 1062.
Children of Vratislav and Adelaide Arpad are:
i. Bretislav II, died 1100; married (1)
Liutgarde of Windberg-Bogen;
married
(2) Liuttgarde Windberg-Begen 1094; born Abt. 1075.
409 ii. Jitka (Judith), born Bet. 1056 - 1068; died 1085; married
Wladyslaw I Piast Abt. 1080.
iii. Ludmila, died Aft. 1100.
iv. Vratislav, died 1061.
v. Ludmila, died Aft. 1100.
vi. Vratislav, died 1061.
vii. Jitka (Judith)
Premyslide, born Abt. 1056; died Abt. 1085.
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Table 3. Ancestors
of King of Bohemia Vratislav II
Generation No. 1
1. King of Bohemia Vratislav II, born 1032; died 1092. He
was the son of 2. Bretislav I "the Restorer" and 3. Judith of Schweinfurt.
He married
(1) Maria. She died 1056. He married (2) Adelaide of Arpad 1056. She was
born Abt. 1040, and died 1062. He married (3) Swietoslawa of Poland 1063. She was
born 1041, and died 1126.
Generation No. 2
2. Bretislav I "the Restorer", born Abt. 1002; died
1055. He was the son of 4. Oldrich and 5. Bozena. He married 3. Judith of
Schweinfurt.
3. Judith of Schweinfurt, born 1003; died 1058.
Children of Bretislav Restorer" and Judith Schweinfurt are:
i. Boleslava
ii. Spitihnev II, born 1031; died 1061; married
Ida of Wettin
1 iii. Vratislav II, born 1032; died
1092; married (1) Maria;
married (2) Adelaide of Arpad 1056; married (3) Swietoslawa of Poland 1063.
iv. Demudis
v. Konrad I, died 1092; married Wirpirk
of Baier 1054.
vi. Jaromir, died 1090.
vii. Otto I, died 1086;
married Euphemia of Hungary 1073.
Generation No. 3
4. Oldrich, born Abt. 966; died 1035. He was the son of 8.
Boleslav II "the Pious" and 9. Emma de Burgund. He married 5. Bozena.
5. Bozena, died 1052.
Child of Oldrich and Bozena is:
2 i. Bretislav I "the Restorer", born Abt.
1002; died 1055; married
Judith of Schweinfurt
Generation No. 4
8. Boleslav II "the Pious", born Bet. 929 - 935; died
999. He was the son of 16. Boleslav I "the Cruel" and 17. Biagota.
He married 9. Emma de Burgund.
9. Emma de Burgund, died Bet. 1005 - 1006.
Children of Boleslav Pious" and Emma de Burgund are:
i. Boleslav III, died 1035; married
Predslava of Kiev
ii. Jaromir, died 1038.
iii. Vaclav
4 iv. Oldrich, born Abt. 966; died 1035; married Bozena
Generation No. 5
16. Boleslav I "the Cruel", born Abt. 915; died 967.
He was the son of 32. Vratislav I and 33. Drahomira of Stodor. He married 17.
Biagota.
17. Biagota
Children of Boleslav Cruel" and Biagota are:
i. daughter
ii. daughter
iii. Doubravka, died 977;
married Miecislaw I 965; died 999.
iv. Mlada (Marie)
v. Spitihnev
vi. Strakvas Kristian, born 929; died 997.
8 vii. Boleslav II "the Pious",
born Bet. 929 - 935; died 999; married Emma de Burgund
Generation No. 6
32. Vratislav I, born Abt. 888; died 921. He was the son of
64. Borivoj I, Duke of Bohemia and 65. St. Ludmila of Psov. He married 33. Drahomira
of Stodor.
33. Drahomira of Stodor, died Aft. 935.
Children of Vratislav and Drahomira Stodor are:
i. Vaclav I, born Abt. 907; died 929.
16 ii. Boleslav I "the Cruel", born Abt. 915; died 967;
married Biagota
Generation No. 7
64. BorivojI, Duke of Bohemia, born Bet. 852 - 853; died Bet. 888
- 889.
He married 65. St. Ludmila of Psov Bet. 874 - 875.
65. St. Ludmila of Psov, born 860; died 921.
Children of Borivoj and St. Psov are:
i. Spitihnev I, born 875; died 912.
32 ii. Vratislav I, born Abt. 888; died 921; married Drahomira of
Stodor
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