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* In ''Catriona'' by Creator/RobertLouisStevenson (the sequel to ''Literature/{{Kidnapped}}''), the hero encounters fictionalized versions of several significant Scottish historical figures, including James Mor [=MacGregor=], son of the folk hero Rob Roy. James is given a fictional daughter, the title character.

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* In ''Catriona'' ''Literature/{{Catriona}}'' by Creator/RobertLouisStevenson (the sequel to ''Literature/{{Kidnapped}}''), the hero encounters fictionalized versions of several significant Scottish historical figures, including James Mor [=MacGregor=], son of the folk hero Rob Roy. James is given a fictional daughter, the title character.
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* In the film version of ''Series/TheBeverlyHillbillies'', at a wedding someone wonders, "Do you think Cousin Bill got the invitation?" Cut to: [[UsefulNotes/BillClinton exterior shot of the White House, and a voice wondering where he left the invite]].

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* In the film version of ''Series/TheBeverlyHillbillies'', ''Film/TheBeverlyHillbillies'', at a wedding someone wonders, "Do you think Cousin Bill got the invitation?" Cut to: [[UsefulNotes/BillClinton exterior shot of the White House, and a voice wondering where he left the invite]].
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* ''ComicBook/TheDesertPeach'' is about the fictional brother of Erwin Rommel.

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* ''ComicBook/TheDesertPeach'' is about the fictional brother of Erwin Rommel.UsefulNotes/ErwinRommel.
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* It's eventually revealed in ''ComicStrip/SafeHavens'' that Creator/LeonardoDaVinci is the grandson of Samantha and Dave, thanks to their daughter/Leo's mom gaining TimeTravel abilities.

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* It's eventually revealed in ''ComicStrip/SafeHavens'' that Creator/LeonardoDaVinci is the grandson of Samantha and Dave, thanks to their daughter/Leo's mom Maria gaining TimeTravel abilities.abilities. Maria would later marry Bambi, meaning that Bambi is Leo's stepmom.
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* ''Series/LegendsOfTomorrow'': Implied by the fact that they're played by the same actors (and [[IdenticalAncestor everyone notices the resemblance]]). John Diggle is apparently descended from Bass Reeves, and Nora Darhk is descended from Marie Antoinette.
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* In the ''Literature/{{SPQR}}'' series' by John Maddox Roberts, the main character Decius Caecilius Metellus the Younger is a fictional member of the RealLife [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caecilius_Metellus Caecilius Metellus]] family and is closely related to several notable RealLife members.

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* In the ''Literature/{{SPQR}}'' series' series by John Maddox Roberts, the main character Decius Caecilius Metellus the Younger is a fictional member of the RealLife [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caecilius_Metellus Caecilius Metellus]] family and is closely related to several notable RealLife members.
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* In the ''Literature/{{SPQR}}' series' by John Maddox Roberts, the main character Decius Caecilius Metellus the Younger is a fictional member of the RealLife [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caecilius_Metellus Caecilius Metellus]] family and is closely related to several notable RealLife members.

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* In the ''Literature/{{SPQR}}' ''Literature/{{SPQR}}'' series' by John Maddox Roberts, the main character Decius Caecilius Metellus the Younger is a fictional member of the RealLife [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caecilius_Metellus Caecilius Metellus]] family and is closely related to several notable RealLife members.

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* In the ''Literature/RomaSubRosa'' series by Steven Saylor, Gordianus' friend Lucius Claudius is a member of the Claudius family (i.e. ancestors of the emperor detailed in ''Series/IClaudius'').



* In the ''Literature/RomaSubRosa'' series by Steven Saylor, Gordianus' friend Lucius Claudius is a member of the Claudius family (i.e. ancestors of the emperor detailed in ''Series/IClaudius'').



* In the ''Literature/{{SPQR}}'' by John Maddox Roberts, the main character Decius Caecilius Metellus the Younger is a fictional member of the RealLife [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caecilius_Metellus Caecilius Metellus]] family and is closely related to several notable RealLife members.

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* In the ''Literature/{{SPQR}}'' ''Literature/{{SPQR}}' series' by John Maddox Roberts, the main character Decius Caecilius Metellus the Younger is a fictional member of the RealLife [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caecilius_Metellus Caecilius Metellus]] family and is closely related to several notable RealLife members.
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* In the ''Gordianus the Finder'' series, Gordianus' friend Lucius Claudius is a member of the Claudius family (i.e. ancestors of the emperor detailed in ''Series/IClaudius'').

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* In the ''Gordianus the Finder'' series, ''Literature/RomaSubRosa'' series by Steven Saylor, Gordianus' friend Lucius Claudius is a member of the Claudius family (i.e. ancestors of the emperor detailed in ''Series/IClaudius'').



* In the ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SPQR_series SPQR series]]'' by John Maddox Roberts, the main character Decius Caecilius Metellus the Younger is a fictional member of the RealLife [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caecilius_Metellus Caecilius Metellus]] family and is closely related to several notable RealLife members.

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* In the ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SPQR_series SPQR series]]'' ''Literature/{{SPQR}}'' by John Maddox Roberts, the main character Decius Caecilius Metellus the Younger is a fictional member of the RealLife [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caecilius_Metellus Caecilius Metellus]] family and is closely related to several notable RealLife members.
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* In ''ComicBook/TheLeagueOfExtraordinaryGentlemen'' [[Literature/TheIslandOfDoctorMoreau Doctor Moreau]] is the uncle of French Symbolist painter [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustave_Moreau Gustave Moreau.]]

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* In ''ComicBook/TheLeagueOfExtraordinaryGentlemen'' [[Literature/TheIslandOfDoctorMoreau Doctor Moreau]] is the uncle of French Symbolist painter [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustave_Moreau Gustave Moreau.]]]] More amusingly, Creator/RockHudson is the younger brother of [[Film/WhateverHappenedToBabyJane the Hudson Sisters]].
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* Giuseppe the pizzeria manager in ''Webcomic/IrregularWebcomic'' has a tendency to assert his expertise in something with the MadLibsCatchphrase "I'm a direct descendent of [historical Italian known for that subject]! Italians ''invented'' [that thing]!" Assuming this is true, he's a direct descendent of Alessandro Volta, Giovanni Casanova, and Augusto Righ, making him an expert in electricity, love, and microwaves.
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John was married twice, both to women named Isabella, with the first being who he was married to during Richard's reign.


* In ''Film/ThePrinceOfThieves'', Baron Tristan is the nephew of Prince John. From the way people talk, he is not King Richard's nephew (or son), meaning he could only be a nephew of John's wife Isabella, and she was an only child.

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* In ''Film/ThePrinceOfThieves'', Baron Tristan is the nephew of Prince John. From the way people talk, he is not King Richard's nephew (or son), meaning he could only be a nephew of John's wife Isabella, and she was an only child.Countess of Gloucester, who had three elder siblings.
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* ''Series/{{Coach}}'': Implied when Christine (whose last name is Armstrong) mentions a cousin named Neal who is an astronaut.


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* ''Series/JaneTheVirgin'': Rogelio discovers that he's fifth cousins with Creator/EvaLongoria. Upon taking a closer look at their family tree, they discover that they're actually first cousins, which throws a SpannerInTheWorks in the show they're doing where their characters kiss.


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* ''Series/LawAndOrder'': Played with in the episode "[[Recap/LawAndOrderS19E12Illegitimate Illegitimate]]". The VillainOfTheWeek believes JFK is his biological father, in fact it's an all-consuming obsession for him. The episode never confirms or refutes his suspicions.


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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}}'': The pilot episode has the gargoyles living under the rule of Princess Katharine. Flashbacks showed that the gargoyles previously served her father, Prince Malcolm. After Castle Wyvern is abandoned, Katharine goes to live with her uncle, King Kenneth II. King Kenneth II was a real king of Scotland, but Prince Malcolm and Princess Katharine are fictional characters invented for this show.
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* In ''Catriona'' by Creator/RobertLouisStevenson (the sequel to ''Literature/{{Kidnapped}}''), the hero encounters fictionalized versions of several significant Scottish historical figures, including James Mor [=MacGregor=], son of the folk hero Rob Roy. James is given a fictional daughter, the title character.
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* Invoked in ''WesternAnimation/{{Archer}}'': [[MamasBabyPapasMaybe the identity of Sterling Archer's father]] is a running mystery throughout much of the show; two of the possible candidates are drummer Buddy Rich and actor Creator/BurtReynolds.
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* ''Anime/LaSeineNoHoshi'': Simone Rolland is a fictional character, but father is [[spoiler: Franz I, Duke of Lotringen]], which means that [[spoiler: Marie Antoinette is her half-sister. In the end of the anime, after Antoinette is killed in the French Revolution, Simone and Robert rescue her children and move away, starting a new life together]].

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* ''Anime/LaSeineNoHoshi'': Simone Rolland is a fictional character, but father is [[spoiler: Franz [[spoiler:Franz I, Duke of Lotringen]], which means that [[spoiler: Marie [[spoiler:Marie Antoinette is her half-sister. In the end of the anime, after Antoinette is killed in the French Revolution, Simone and Robert rescue her children and move away, starting a new life together]].
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*''Anime/LaSeineNoHoshi'': Simone Rolland is a fictional character, but father is [[spoiler: Franz I, Duke of Lotringen]], which means that [[spoiler: Marie Antoinette is her half-sister. In the end of the anime, after Antoinette is killed in the French Revolution, Simone and Robert rescue her children and move away, starting a new life together]].

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