The Legacy
His Imperial & Most Eminent Highness, Prince Don Louis McKinney Knight Dillon Kennedy Frazer Longton Palmer DeLeon Caraway Pèpin is Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Knights of the Imperial Order of the Carolingian Empire and is heir to the Austria-Hungarian, Byzantine, Carolingian, Frankish, Holy Roman, Roman, Russian, and Sassanid (2nd Persian) Empires; which combined equates to being the Grand Prince of Eurasia, the combination of all 89 countries which are his by birthright and law. He is also heir to fifty-eight Duchies; twelve Earldoms; sixty Countships; and eight Baronies.
Prince Pèpin, represents the oldest royal family in
the world, with a history dating before 3,500 BCE and chronicled by Albert
F Schmuhl, in “The Royal Lines”, March 1929, New York, New York.
However, for a brief history starting with approximately his
107th Great Grandfather, King David of Israel around 1040 BCE; who is
followed by the entire line of Judah Kings and Exilarchs. Outside of
Israel, there is the Emperor Julius Caesar, followed by, the Emperor
Augustus, Emperor Tiberius Nero, and Emperor Tiberius, all of the Roman
Empire; Brận “the Blessed” Fendigaid of Siluria – the First Converted King
to Christianity; Emperor Heraclius and Emperor Constantine III of
Byzantine Empire; Emperor Kavadh I of Persia and the Sassanid Empire;
Charles “the Hammer” Martel of the Franks; Emperor Charlemagne of the
Frankish and Carolingian Empires, Emperor Pèpin of Italy, Emperor Louis
“The Pious” of The Holy Roman and Carolingian Empires; King Bernard of
Italy; Emperor Heinrich I – 1st
Emperor of Germany; Emperor Otto I – of Germany and Holy Roman Empire;
Duke Hugh Magnus of Burgundy; King Olaf III of Sweden, Norway and Denmark;
Crut the Great of England, Denmark, Norway and Sweden; King Baldwin II of
Jerusalem; King Alfonso VII of Castile and Leon; King Bella III and King
Andras II of Hungary; King Alfred the Great – First King of all Britain;
William “the Conqueror” and King Henry II of England; to name only a few.
His Imperial Highness, Prince Pèpin has
more documented direct lines of decent than any current claim to any
throne throughout Europe, Asia, or Africa.
His Imperial & Most Eminent Highness, Prince Don
Louis Pèpin, is known in America as H. I. & M. E. H. Pr. Fra’ Dr, D. Lee
Pippin and he has many roots in the foundation of America.
He is a blood relation to five presidents of the United States;
George Washington, John Adams, John Quincy Adams, Millard Fillmore,
William Howard Taft, and Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
His Excellency believes his family paid a tremendous price in the
founding of the United States.
They were pioneers and explorers associated with almost every colony in
the Americas and they were here from the beginning.
He has two great grandparents which were on the Mayflower, one
great grandfather who led the first militia in Massachusetts and, at
least, eight members of the family who fought in the American Revolution,
who were either American Patriots or French Allies.
The Individual
On a personal note, Prince Pèpin
read at the college level by the age of four and his IQ was measured
around 186 out of 200. It
should be noted that 120 was considered Gifted and 140 was considered
Genius, at the time. He was
accepted to Oxford University at the age of 14 but unable to attend due to
his father. Nevertheless, he did attend Columbia University, Edgewood
College, University of St. Thomas, University of California – Berkley, and
Loyola University and was a member of MENSA.
He has an extremely diverse educational background
with studies in Engineering, Medicine, Genetics, Political Science,
Psychology, Religion, Philosophy, Literature, Computer Science and Law.
He holds numerous degrees, with three of them being Doctorates;
Doctorate of Divinity, Doctorate of Philosophy (Metaphysics), and
Doctorate of Jurist (International and Contractual Law).
Prince Pèpin was the original chairman and
co-founder of Students for International Understanding (SIU), which, with
the help of Pierre Salinger, is now part of the cultural exchange programs
within the United Nations. He
was the chairman and co-founder of the Student Advisory Board to State
Legislation in Florida. He is
a founding member and on the Board of Directors for the Guild for
International Piano Competition, which hosts the Palm Beach Invitational.
He is a founding member and was on the Board of Directors for the
International Trade Counsel.
He is a member of the Franco-American Chamber of Commerce and he sits on
several Advisory Boards, as well as, being a member of many diverse
cultural and artistic organizations.
Prince Pèpin has owned his own businesses since he
was eighteen years old, with a specialization in International Trade and
Banking. He is considered the
leading expert in High Yield International Banking Instruments.
He owns a private bank in Switzerland with a trading desk on the
Frankfurt Exchange, as well as, a Swiss Trust Management firm specializing
in International Investment Business Trusts.
Prince Pèpin has been the personal investment
adviser to three monarchs, six presidents of foreign nations, three Prime
Ministers of foreign nations, and several other notable dignitaries.
Unfortunately, none of the financial organizations,
banks or government entities in the United States has taken his advice in
the last fifteen years. They
consider him to be too conservative and old fashioned, despite his record
and years of proven service in the past.
Among his other achievements, Prince Pèpin
had his own syndicated newspaper column called “Philosopher’s Corner.”
At one time, Philosopher’s Corner reached 286 publications,
worldwide. In addition, there
are several separately published works ranging from Social/Political to
Religious to Fiction. Prince Pèpin
has published nine novels under three pen names.
Along with his writings, he hosted
a radio show in Spain associated with international business and politics
and he hosted a television show in United States of a similar nature.
Prince Pèpin has always been active in religion and
he was ordained in 1992 and consecrated as an Archbishop on November 17,
1995. He is the head of his
own religious order which is the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Knights of
the Imperial Order of the Carolingian Empire.
The Order is an Order of Knighthood and the Knights of the First
Class are professed, which means they are vowed.
They are considered Friars or Knight-Friars.
Prince Pèpin
is the Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Knights of the
Imperial Order of the Carolingian Empire. It is one of two Order
of Knights that has sovereign rights under international law and treaty.
The Order dates back to 800 AD and Emperor Charlemagne. The Order
own Noblesse Oblige Charities, Inc., which is its national association
in America.
You can find more information on the Order and their charitable
outreach at
www.knightsoftheimperialorder.org and
on
www.noblesseobligecharities.org.
Prince Pèpin has dedicated his life to his vocation, his avocation, learning, religious devotion, charity and seeking the greater glory of God and goodness in mankind. He is very outspoken and deeply believes people need to take an active part in their lives, the community, and the world.