He descends from a family of military generals and serves the imperial court.

He descends from a modest family in the suburbs of Paris.

Paavolainen descended from a family of civil servants and soldiers.

He was descended from a family long famous in the history of the English border.

From his mother's side he was descended from a Basque family.

He descended from a notable family and lived most or all of his life in Seville.

He was descended from an old Greek political family.

Bard was descended from a family of physicians and professors.

The name also suggests that they may have been descended from a family of blacksmiths.

White was descended from a noted family of The Pale.