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A book I'm reading claims that "Habsburg apologists claimed Hercules along with other suitable heroes as Charles [V]'s direct ancestors." Why would a Christian ruler claim a pagan hero as an ancestor?

by /u/LiterallyBismarck in /r/AskHistorians

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