Brooke Shields

Brooke has quite a colorful and noble heritage:

" Her second cousin, Sibilla Weiller, married in 1994 Prince Guillaume of Luxembourg who is the younger brother of the reigning Grand Duke of Luxembourg.

" Her grandmother was an Italian princess.

" Through her grandmother, she is the descendant of

" Lucrezia Borgia, daughter of Pope Alexander VI.

" Charles V, First King Of Spain and Holy Roman Emperor.

" Honoré I of Monaco.
" Henry IV of France, the first Bourbon kings of France.

" Through her great-grandmother, Brooke is a a 23rd generation descendant of Francesco I Gattilusio, which ruled the Greek island of Lesbos from 1355-1462.

" Other descendants of Gattilusio include Prince Rainier of Monaco, Dr. Otto von Habsburg, and the Marquis de Sade.