Attention: "Toscany" and your reply # 99: Thank you very much indeed for your kind and immediate reply to my queries. I do agree that the extant mother's information would be valuable input, TO THE EXTENT THAT IT IS GERMANE AND PROVABLE. That is the caveat. Oral or "Living History" is a tricky thing. It is only as good as the person being interviewed, as well as the skill/knowledge of the interviewer. As you well know, "Toscany," people from generation to generation (even recent ones) may orally garble their histories, sometimes because of age, diminution of memory, and sometimes intentionally for enhancement/prestige. Passed along orally, enough, it becomes "truth", especially when the source dies: "Well, my grandmother told my mother, and my mother told ME........". This also becomes further complicated when a "foreign" language/dialect is involved. Intonation, colloquial usage, etc. can be more than problematic in rendering exactness in communication. Thus, DNA today provides a closer solution, as well as will DOCUMENTED descent in the prominent family archives. The history of the "Royal" Stuarts/Stewarts (as opposed to the "common" Stuarts/Stewarts") would be quite well documented, as well as that of the Hohenzollerns. Is it possible then to "miss" a person? Yes, truthfully, especially when the person in question is a minor (no pun intended!) figure and most likely illegitimate. The person that YOU represent is in an alleged class of descent that should have numerous open avenues of documented proof available.....IF.....IF....the premise is TRUE. Finally, with all respect and candor, I do not find myself to be a believer, but certainly will keep an open mind. I wish you and the young person success in your endeavor, wherever it may lead. With best wishes, AP.