12. Paris Hilton

This charming socialite, perhaps, owes her penchant for toy dog breeds to the royals far up in her family tree. Ms. Hilton, like Brad Pitt, is distantly related to Henry II through her father’s ancestry.

Oddly enough, she and Pitt could probably pass for cousins! As mentioned earlier, King Henry II ruled vast tracks of the British Isles and much of France down the Pyrenees. It most likely didn’t surprise Hilton that she is related to the royals of yesteryear.

In fact, it’s probably why she innately feels like such a princess!

Henry II had several children and was married, of course, to Eleanor of Aquitaine. Regarded as a fierce warrior king interested in law and government, Henry II endured considerable fighting within his family over who would inherit his throne and who would be granted tracts of land to rule in his kingdom.

Like Hilton herself, Henry II was regarded as a medieval jetsetter. He liked to travel and was known to make a great show of speed between destinations. One wonders what a cosmic meeting between Hilton and her distant royal relative would sound like. Would she ask him to hold one of her dog’s or invite him to go clubbing with her and her friends?