Lucas
03-20-2019, 02:24 PM
https://www.radio.cz/en/section/in-focus/dna-test-traces-direct-descendants-of-great-moravian-noblemen?fbclid=IwAR2UYaJM_lmJzRfJy9phFhboM7-fqFbT8rmMyzTvGvgCn00F758inSJQOKk
More than eleven centuries after the fall of the Great Moravian Empire, there are still direct descendants from the Slavic noblemen living among us. A study of DNA samples, carried out recently by the Moravian Museum in Brno, found eleven men from the region of Uherské Hradiště who definitely have Great Moravian ancestors in their bloodlines.
To narrow down the search for possible descendants of the Great Moravian noblemen, buried at the site of Uherské Hradiště Sady, experts from the Moravian Museum in Brno decided to approach local archivists.
“We have of course contacted local archivists and asked them to search for people with surnames that appeared in the oldest registry offices as far back as in the 16th and 17th centuries. They selected around 15 names for each of the smaller districts.
“We also preferred people who had some previous knowledge of their families’ history and have already traced their family trees. Many of the people who cooperated with us have really traced their descendants all the way back to the mid-17th century.”
Considering that there are more than 1,000 years separating the Great Moravians from their contemporaries, Mr Galuška says the result of the testing came as a surprise. Out of the 340 men selected for the genetic testing, 18 of them shared their DNA markers with seven individuals buried at the site. Eleven of these men are most certainly linked to three members of the Great Moravian nobility.
“I secretly hoped to find at least one or two genetic links in the current population that could be linked all the way to the period between 9th and 13th centuries.
“You have to realize East Moravia used to be a very restless area bordering with Hungary. It was affected by a number of wars, such as the Thirty-Years War, so the local inhabitants suffered a great deal and were greatly affected by all the conflicts.”
More than eleven centuries after the fall of the Great Moravian Empire, there are still direct descendants from the Slavic noblemen living among us. A study of DNA samples, carried out recently by the Moravian Museum in Brno, found eleven men from the region of Uherské Hradiště who definitely have Great Moravian ancestors in their bloodlines.
To narrow down the search for possible descendants of the Great Moravian noblemen, buried at the site of Uherské Hradiště Sady, experts from the Moravian Museum in Brno decided to approach local archivists.
“We have of course contacted local archivists and asked them to search for people with surnames that appeared in the oldest registry offices as far back as in the 16th and 17th centuries. They selected around 15 names for each of the smaller districts.
“We also preferred people who had some previous knowledge of their families’ history and have already traced their family trees. Many of the people who cooperated with us have really traced their descendants all the way back to the mid-17th century.”
Considering that there are more than 1,000 years separating the Great Moravians from their contemporaries, Mr Galuška says the result of the testing came as a surprise. Out of the 340 men selected for the genetic testing, 18 of them shared their DNA markers with seven individuals buried at the site. Eleven of these men are most certainly linked to three members of the Great Moravian nobility.
“I secretly hoped to find at least one or two genetic links in the current population that could be linked all the way to the period between 9th and 13th centuries.
“You have to realize East Moravia used to be a very restless area bordering with Hungary. It was affected by a number of wars, such as the Thirty-Years War, so the local inhabitants suffered a great deal and were greatly affected by all the conflicts.”