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I'm sure almost every Purple fan wondered about Blackmore's strange fascination with castles, knights and medievalism overall. RITCHIE WHY??? Why disgracing the legend parading around in ridiculous tights?
Now we finally know the answer!! (very likely)
I almost accidentally made a discovery that our Black Knight is a direct descendant of British royals such as William the Conqueror and Henry Beauclerc.
In fact, that means we can name Richard the Lionheart Ritchie's distant uncleπ₯π
π₯Here you got here the whole lineage of Ritchie down to Charlemagne of the Holy Roman Empire. Of course you can check it on many genealogical websites:π₯
(Keep in mind that there are only 7 female ancestors! (in the old days that mattered))
Richard Hugh Blackmore aka RICHARD IV THE BLACK π€π€π€
Lewis John Blackmore
Silas Blackmore
Benjamin Blackmore
George Owen Blackmore
John Blackmore
Grace Byfield
John Byfield
Charles Byfield
George Byfield
William Byfield
Richard Byfield
Margaret Pierrepont
George Pierrepont
George Pierrepont
Francis Pierrepont
Henry Pierrepont
Henry Pierrepont
Edmund de Pierrepont
Edmund de Pierrepont
Margaret FitzWilliam
William FitzWilliam
William FitzWilliam
Thomas FitzWilliam
Adela Plantagenet
Hamelin Plantagenet
Adelaide of Angers (Matilda)
Henry Beauclerc of England
William of England the Conqueror
Robert de Normandy (Herleve de Falaise was his wife/lover)
Judith of Brittany (husband - Richard of Normandy)
Conan of Brittany
Judicael Berrenger de Rennes
??? de Bayeux (woman)
Berenger de Bayeux
Pepin of Senlis & Peronne & St. Quentin
Bernard of Italy
Pepin Carloman of Italy
Charlemagne of the Holy Roman Empire
I was dazed and confused when I found out the truth about Ritchie, but maybe his odd interests and character come from thisπ
Also don't forget that name 'Richard' means 'strong in rule' π
Cursed photo of Ritchie for you as a bonusπππ