Taylor Swift is related to the longest-reigning French king as well as Johnny Depp claims a genealogy platform
Taylor Swift reportedly has royal blood running in her veins.
The singer-songwriter, 34, is distantly related to a French king as well as movie icon Johnny Depp, according to a genealogist’s report.
Going back through her bloodline, one of her ancestors was King Louis XIV, the French monarch who built the Palace of Versailles, Roi Mandel, the director of research at MyHeritage, told TODAY.com on Friday.
According to Mandel, the superstar is an eighth cousin 11 times removed of King Louis XIV — the French monarch who built the Palace of Versailles and reigned from 1643 to 1715.
The Fortnight hitmaker — who said her Paris show was ‘female rage: the musical’ — is also related to actor Depp.
Taylor Swift is distantly related to a French king and Johnny Depp, according to a genealogist’s report
The genealogy expert told the outlet that although Swift’s tie to royalty is not surprising and ‘not rare,’ he called it an ‘amazing’ discovery.
‘It’s not rare because when you look Europe … we saw how all the houses of royals in Europe are connected to each other,’ he explained.
‘They’re all cousins and they are the founding fathers, as they say,’ Mandel added. ‘Their descendants eventually, many generations later, emigrated to the U.S.’
The genealogist added that the connection is ‘interesting’ because the monarch also had love for the music and the arts.
The connection to Louis XIV is interesting because XIV is the king that built the magnificent Palace of Versailles, where all the parties were spectacular,’ Mandel said. ‘He used to play a lot of music there. He used to play the guitar. He was passionate about cultural music.’
The genealogist explained that he and his team made the discovery when they started exploring Swift’s familial ties to Europe.
Also on her paternal line of her family tree, the singer was then discovered to have ancestors who were among the first settlers to voyage from England to Massachusetts.
This comes as Swift kicked off the European leg of her Eras Tour — which her NFL star boyfriend Travis Kelce helped her celebrate by splurging over $17K on Paris-themed gifts.
Going back through her bloodline, one of her ancestors was King Louis XIV, the French monarch who built the Palace of Versailles. The superstar is the eighth cousin 11 times removed of King Louis XIV — the French monarch who built the Palace of Versailles and reigned from 1643 to 1715
The genealogist added that the connection is ‘interesting’ because the monarch also had love for the music and the arts
She also has another unexpected relative — Johnny Depp, who is reportedly her seventh cousin once removed
The genealogist explained that he and his team made the discovery when they started exploring Swift’s familial ties to Europe. This comes as Swift kicked off the European leg of her Eras Tour in Paris
And earlier this year, Ancestry revealed that Swift is related to another tortured poet , Emily Dickinson. According to the genealogy company, the writers are sixth cousins, three times removed
Although the Kansas City Chiefs player was unable to attend, as he was getting his makeup done while filming a new horror show, he supported his girlfriend from afar as she performed in Paris and began the four-month European leg of her world tour.
She also has another unexpected relative — Johnny Depp, who is reportedly her seventh cousin once removed.
And earlier this year, Ancestry revealed that Swift is related to another tortured poet, Emily Dickinson.
According to the genealogy company, the writers are sixth cousins, three times removed.
Swift herself has never publicly acknowledged their relation but previously referenced the 19th century poet in 2022.
While receiving the Songwriter-Artist of the Decade Award from the Nashville Songwriters Association International, she said: ‘If my lyrics sound like a letter written by Emily Dickinson’s great-grandmother while sewing a lace curtain, that’s me writing in the “quill” genre.’
