Franco-Israelism

Franco-Israelism

Franco-Israelism is a neologism referring to the pseudohistorical claim that the Franks, the French and/or their dynasties, such as the Merovingians, were direct lineal descendants of one of the twelve tribes of Israel. It is a variation on British Israelism.Henry Lincoln, Michael Baigent, Richard Leigh, "The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail", Corgi, 1982. ISBN 0-552-12138-X.]

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