Word: mellat
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...through the male line from the Saxons who invaded Britain in the 5th Century. These are the Ardens (one was Shakespeare's mother), the Berkeleys and the Swintons. And only three can prove male descent from the Companions of William the Conqueror in 1066: Malet (or Mallet or Mellat), Giffard, and De Marris. Even King George VI's Saxon descent is through the female line; about 100,000 living Britons can claim legitimate descent from such royal ancestry. Pine calls Edward III (1312-77) the crossroads of British genealogy. Says he: "If you have some family tie with...
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