Translation for "was descended from" to finnish
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He was descended from the most noble and mighty of Arabs not only on his father's side but also on his mother's.
Hän polveutui jaloin ja mahtava arabeja paitsi isänsä puolelta, mutta myös hänen äitinsä.
New Brunswick was named in honour of the British monarch, King George III, who was descended from the House of Brunswick.
New Brunswick nimettiin kunnianosoituksena brittiläiselle monarkille, kuningas Yrjö III:lle, joka polveutui Hannoverin suvusta (House of Brunswick).
Her mother was descended from British Prime Minister William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland, and Governor-General of India Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley, who was the elder brother of another Prime Minister, Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington.
Hän polveutui äitinsä kautta pääministeri William Cavendish-Bentinckista ja Intian kenraalikuvernööri Richard Wellesleystä, joka oli toisen brittipääministeri Arthur Wellesleyn nuorempi veli.
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