I found your post debunking "Alice von Wallburg-Habsburg" quite interesting. In my opinion, very few of Europe's "ancient noble lineages" have any real genetic validity. Their current representatives are, in fact , the descendants of well-connected bourgeoisie who made the transition to the...
I just stumbled on this Valperga thread quite by accident while trying to determine what had happened to the Valperga di Masino Wiki entry (deleted at the request of Poeti descendants apparently. It's still on Wapedia though).
I've long been interested in the Valperga family, specifically in...