FEBRUARY 21, 2021 What rings more true to the word power than royalty? Week 8: Power While the only title I can lay claim to is “Princess No-No,” my nickname as a young girl, there may be some aristocratic blood very far up the tree, afterall. Kira D. Foltz, ca. 1986. Kira D. Foltz, ca. 1987. None of this is vetted by yours truly, and my guess is I’ll never get around to proving or disproving this line so far back, but according to the universal tree on FamilySearch.org, my maternal 3rd great grandmother, Ruth (McPherson) Millhouse, who lived a middle-class life in the States, was allegedly descended from multitudes of European dukes, counts, princesses, and kings -- to many too count! To name a few, there were King Robert Bruce the 1st of Scotland, Lord Fergus of Galloway, Henry I King of England, Princess Marjorie Bruce of Scotland, King Edward I, Louis of Provence King of Italy, William “the Conqueror,” and even Charlemagne. At a glance, it appears my closest relation may be t...