London
(ANI):
While
she
is
a
superstar
in
her
own
right,
Victoria
Beckham
also
has
a
family
lineage
that
can
leave
many
people
impressed-
she
is
descended
from
a
pal
of
Karl
Marx,
the
father
of
Communism.
Hans
Mueller,
a
historian
in
the
city
of
Heilbronn
found
that
the
ex-Spice
Girl's
great-great-great-grandad
Carl
Pfaender
was
a
German
revolutionary
and
was
a
close
associate
of
Marx.
Mueller
said
that
Pfaender,
who
was
born
in
1819,
fled
to
London
after
uprisings
failed
to
oust
Germany's
monarch
in
1848.
He
then
started
a
new
living
as
a
miniature
portrait
painter
until
he
died
aged
57.
"He
certainly
didn't
get
rich
doing
it.
His
wife
was
buried
in
a
pauper's
grave," The
Sun
quoted
Hans,
as
saying.
The
historian
couldn't
believe
himself
when
he
unravelled
the
link,
which
is
worth
125
million
pounds,
with
the
34-year-old
pop
star.
In
fact,
he
also
contacted
Posh's
mum
Jacqueline,
who
also
confirmed
his
findings.
"We've
been
aware
of
this
for
a
while,"
said
a
spokesman
for
Posh.