I MUST be able to go to events in my kingdom and be able to look people like the Baron of the Far West and Duchess Tamsin in the eye without a qualm because I have done my best to portray their real-life ancestors as correctly as I know how to do. MUST. As in it is my duty. And yes, it's also my duty to do so with my European persona as well.

We do all our forebears a disservice when we get lazy and decide it's easier to make stuff up about them.