According to an item published at the World Radio Switzerland website, half of European men are directly descended from the King Tut. However, The guy died at 18 having had two still-born daughters. No other children are documented. However, miracles are known to have happened…
Half of European men are directly descended from the famous Egyptian Pharaoh Tutankhamun, according to a Swiss study. Specifically, 70 percent of British and Spanish men, and 60 percent of Frenchmen are related to King Tut, according to the findings. The genealogical analysis of a study, carried out by a group of scientists in 2009…
A textbook example of why we cannot leap from simply “related to” and “share a common ancestor” (that did not come from Egypt) to “direct descendant” (from individual Egyptians). After all, humans “share common ancestors” with other humans when traced back far enough, whether millionth cousins or closer. Being in the same lineage thousands of years before a mentioned famous name (a likely dead-end branch) and down through the ages doesn’t mean there are no branches. 🙂
Tutankhamun most likely had many surviving children. A well-known stelae (Berlin 14145) shows Tut, his queen, Nerfetiti and three of their daughters, Meryetaten, Meketaten and Ankhesenpaaten. Other daughters are named in inscriptions. Nefertiti was definitely the mother of six daughters, though their father is not named. There is also the possibility that Tut had at least two sons,Tutankhaten and Smenkhare, though this is not defintively proven. It is certainly possible that Tutankhamen has descendants. I reccomend the authoratative, The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt by Dodson and Hilton, for further information.
Sorry Dan, read closer, that stelae was of Akhenaten and his wife Nefertiti, not Tut. They are the ones who had 6 daughters and possibly 2 sons. Tut may be the son or nephew of Akhenaten, it’s still not clear. Tut died with NO surviving children.