It's amazing what one can discover with the knowledge of one common ancestor and some genealogical research tools. One of my favorite web-based tools for genealogical research, Genealogics.org, has one of the best sources for nobility and royalty heritage research.Also, it is through the female line that one can really discover some great connections to world nobility and royalty. My common ancestor that has lead me to the discovery of relationships to various royal and noble houses is Fruzsina Décsey de Marosdécse, who was born 1486 and married in 1505 to Count Stefan (István) Bánffy de Losoncz. From here, again continuing down the female line, we get to Princes and Counts of Italy, Germany, and the Royal House of Stuart. Sadly, it is very difficult to find information on female lines since often they were not considered important in particular to one's own noble house, but provide a vital link to other noble and royal houses.
I don't have much information on other female lines in my noble house, the daughters of Décsey, but I will continue my research. I will continue my research to see if the link to Royal House Stuart continues on to link to the Royal House of Windsor and HRH Queen Elizabeth II.
