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Kerry is a descendant of bygone kings of England, Henry III and Henry II, and is distantly related to Richard the Lionheart, who led the third Crusade in 1189, according to Burke?s.
He is also descended from Henry I, King of France, and his wife, Anne of Kiev, giving him kinship with the royal houses of Sweden, Norway, Denmark and the House of Rus.
Burke?s research showed Kerry also has historical political connections in the United States.
He is closely related to John Winthrop, the first Massachusetts governor ? the state for which he is now a senator ? and his maternal grandmother was the granddaughter of Robert Winthrop, who was speaker of the House of Representatives from 1847 to 1849.
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Go back far enough and everyone is related ? Are you ? Are you sure ?
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