Are Lebanese Christians French descendants?

[cyberlorian]

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[Bobby Martnen]

They may have some very distant French blood, but they are mostly Levantine.

[cyberlorian]

They may have some very distant French blood, but they are mostly Levantine.

I think, conquers also change the genetics of the population. I guess, the reason why Levantines score significantly more Atlantic admixture than their co-ethnics is the French and British conquers of the Levant.

[Mingle]

I think, conquers also change the genetics of the population. I guess, the reason why Levantines score significantly more Atlantic admixture than their co-ethnics is the French and British conquers of the Levant.

Sikeliot posted some GEDmatch data before and in it Lebanese Muslims had more West Euro blood than Lebanese Christians did.

[cyberlorian]

Sikeliot posted some GEDmatch data before and in it Lebanese Muslims had more West Euro blood than Lebanese Christians did.

Interesting.

[FinalFlash]

They're essentially Eastern French.

Oh, Italian too.

[Bobby Martnen]

I think, conquers also change the genetics of the population. I guess, the reason why Levantines score significantly more Atlantic admixture than their co-ethnics is the French and British conquers of the Levant.

They can, but in this case, it's nothing significant.

[Nazarene]

No but I would suspect the Maronites would have more of it than their fellow Greek/Melkite Christians.

[Pulsa Dinura]

France occupied Lebanon for 23 years (1920 - 1943).

Are those 23 years enough to make Lebanese Christians French?

[brennus dux gallorum]

No, there's no such evidence