# Have any of you met a distant relative online?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [November 7, 2003, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-any-of-you-met-a-distant-relative-online/211820 "2003-11-07T03:17:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![Nichol\_storm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Nichol\_storm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nichol_storm)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2003, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-any-of-you-met-a-distant-relative-online/211820/41 "2003-11-12T18:57:51Z")

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The gentlemen was on the Neree side of the family – Hermann Göring’s grandmother was Caroline Maria de Neree. He was also a descendent of the Grafs von Metternich.

Don’t worry, it’s not some obscure genealogical term! 😉

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