Finding Your Roots
Bob Odenkirk Learns The He is Descended from Royalty
Bob Odenkirk discovers that his sixth great-grandfather was the Duke of Plune.
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Finding Your Roots
Bob Odenkirk Learns The He is Descended from Royalty
Clip: Season 10 Episode 5 | 1m 11sVideo has Closed Captions
Bob Odenkirk discovers that his sixth great-grandfather was the Duke of Plune.
Bob learns that his fifth great-grandfather, Friedrich Karl, didn't list his mother, Marie Catherine Bein, on his marriage record. Further research reveals that Marie had a relationship with the Duke of Plune and had several children with him, including Bob's ancestor. This surprising revelation leads to Bob discovering that he is descended from royalty, making his sixth great-grandfather a Duke.
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Bob Odenkirk Learns The He is Descended from Royalty
Clip: Season 10 Episode 5 | 1m 11sVideo has Closed Captions
Bob learns that his fifth great-grandfather, Friedrich Karl, didn't list his mother, Marie Catherine Bein, on his marriage record. Further research reveals that Marie had a relationship with the Duke of Plune and had several children with him, including Bob's ancestor. This surprising revelation leads to Bob discovering that he is descended from royalty, making his sixth great-grandfather a Duke.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipCuriously, Bob's fifth great-grandfather, Friedrich Carl, did not list his mother, a woman named Maria Catharina Bein, on his marriage record.
Nor did he list his father.
This sent our researchers into the archives of Plön where they found Maria's death certificate and discovered a family secret.
"Maria Catharina Bein, although she died unmarried, still she leaves behind from her former relationship with the last deceased Duke of Plön-" Get out of town.
"The following children-" Wait, she wasn't married?
Keep reading.
But she leaves, she did have a relationship with the Duke of Plön?
With the Duke of Plön.
"The following children.
Her deceased daughter, Maria Carolina Steinholz, Friedrich Carl Steinholz, Christian Carl Steinholz, August Wilhelm Steinholz."
Yes.
I am descended from the Duke of Plön.
Your sixth great grandfather was a Duke.
What?
Oh man, that's so great.
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