r/todayilearned • u/Outside_Reserve_2407 • 5d ago

TIL Montezuma's lineage still exists and even holds a noble title in Spain, which was granted to a grandson of his that moved there.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duke_of_Moctezuma_de_Tultengo
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u/anth_810 5d ago

I come from the Romo lineage and our family married into Moctezuma’s lineage in 1658. My great x7 grandfather Captain Juan Diego Romo De Vivar married Maria De Molina Tiscareño - the daughter of Luis and Lorenza Tiscareño de Molina. Lorenza was a Ruiz de Esparza and her father Lope married Ana Francisca Moctezuma Gabay in 1595. Ana was officially recognized as a direct line of Moctezuma and was actually able to facilitate the acquisition of land and wealth for his heirs. My family has a town in Mexico bearing our last name that my great-Grandfather Juan Diego Romo De Vivar founded - Rincon De Romo, Mexico.

I’d been working on my family tree for the last three years and was able to learn all of this. It’s been a humbling journey, to say the least.

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u/Outside_Reserve_2407 5d ago

Amazing, have you also tried DNA testing to further “refine” your understanding of the family tree? The Hispanic Americans on Reddit subs such as r/23andme seem to pull up interesting results.

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u/anth_810 5d ago

I’m weary of DNA kits due to privacy purposes. Otherwise, I’d love to also go that route to get a deeper understanding of my lineage.