tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2869928133326546025.post216720059323653268..comments2024-03-27T15:13:23.108+00:00Comments on The Queerstory Files: Out of His Paternal Tree: Pete Buttigieg Part 2Tony Scupham-Biltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06369390993654785422noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2869928133326546025.post-38468803326652556712024-02-13T09:12:02.857+00:002024-02-13T09:12:02.857+00:00I mentioned that the link to the Kalbids was unver...I mentioned that the link to the Kalbids was unverified. Reading the article again I think I could have reiterated the point in several other places. I am aware of the Maltese Genealogy website and its reputation, and have only used it to provide hints as to where else to look. The general DNA of the Maltese population contains a big piece from the same racial group as the Kalbids, so being descended from them is not improbable. For the Buttigieg family specifically, I searched through many histories of Malta and genealogies of Maltese families. The information made me believe that the family were important enough at that time to have significant positions during the Kalbid period that suggested they could have married into junior lines of the ruling dynasty. This was common throughout Europe in Medieval times for families who wanted to climb further up the ladder of power, even if it led nowhere. I hope I wasn’t being too presumptuous in including it in my post.Tony Scupham-Biltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06369390993654785422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2869928133326546025.post-59412921564801333072024-02-09T18:12:02.508+00:002024-02-09T18:12:02.508+00:00Good evening, my grandmother was a French woman fr...Good evening, my grandmother was a French woman from Algeria and Tunisia of Maltese origin. I have ancestors named BUTTIGIEG, you are referring to the Kalbids. The only source we have of Kalbids is the Malta genealogy site, which has a bad reputation in the genealogical community. Charles Vassalo-Said is said to have tampered with lineages to make people believe in the veracity of his title of Prince Vassalo-Said, including the BUTTIGIES, CAMILLERI, XUEREB lineages... Do you have other sources?<br /><br />Sincerely JérémieJérémiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05038414645483431935noreply@blogger.com