Black Nobility of Europe: A Forgotten Royal Legacy

“We were kings, priests, scholars, and rulers—before they turned us into slaves.”

For centuries, history has erased the presence of Black nobility from European memory. But documents, portraits, coats of arms, and eyewitness accounts prove otherwise. The descendants of Israel held royal and noble positions across Europe, especially during the Dark Ages and pre-Renaissance periods.

Key Evidence Supporting Black Nobility in Europe

1. J.A. Rogers – Nature Knows No Color Line

Summary: Documents Black European rulers, aristocrats, and saints through heraldry, portraits, and travelogues.

Use: Supports chapters in Reclaiming of History on medieval Black nobility.

Reference: Appendix II – Suppression and Erasure of Israelite Identity

2. Ivan Van Sertima – African Presence in Early Europe

Summary: Shows African and Israelite populations in Europe, including the Moors and British elites.

Proofs: Coins, statues, military service records, and noble bloodlines.

Used In: The Reclaiming of History, Chapter “When We Were Kings”

3. Memoirs of John Macky (1700s)

Summary: Describes several British nobles with “black complexions” and “woolly hair.”

Relevance: Eyewitness testimony from an insider describing the hidden Black presence in British aristocracy.

Used In: Appendix – British Nobility and Visual Descriptions

4. The Jews and Moors in Spain – Rabbi Jos. Krauskopf

Summary: Documents the nobility of Sephardic Jews and Moors before the Inquisition.

Proof: Forced conversions and enslaved Black Jewish children sent to São Tomé and Cape Verde.

Used In: Chapter – Islands of the Exile (Pg. 244 cited)

5. Encyclopedia Americana & Jewish Encyclopedia

Quotes:

“The Jews of antiquity were of dark complexion.”

“The Moors were African Muslims of Black descent who ruled parts of Spain and Portugal.”

Use: Verifies that both Israelites and Moors were visibly Black and held power in Europe.

Where Viewers Can Read and Verify This

Google Books: Memoirs of John Macky

Project Gutenberg or Internet Archive: J.A. Rogers’ Works

SlaveVoyages.org – Diaspora Links to Iberia

British Museum – Septimius Severus in Britain

Taneter.org – Moorish Heads in Heraldry

Ancient Origins – The Silures of Wales