Dynasties descended from Great Men/Women

[Pomeranian]

I'm trying to get famous blood into my dynasty as we're up-and-coming and could do with the prestige. I currently have married a Karling and that means my descendants will have Charlemagne as an ancestor, but it would be cool if I could collect some more. Does anyone know of any dynasties which have one of the great men/women on their family tree? I'm talking descent from a person on the same level of importance as Roman Emperor, Muhammad (please don't include sayyid dynasties in your replies as I already know of them), a Pope or a great general rather than just a praiseworthy king who did some really cool stuff (like Alfred the Great). I'm looking for ancestors who will really catapult me into the elite of the European nobility!

 

[Rascar Capac]

Ludolfingers. Includes guys like Henry the Fowler, Otto the Great and Henry the Saint.

They've died out in 1066, but Salians can claim descent from Otto and Fowler through female line. Daughter of Otto married Salian, forefather of Heinrich IV, and grandson of this marriage was Pope Gregory V.

Capets and de Bourgogne can do same with Fowler's daughter.

According to game, anyway.

 

[Aries666]

Rurik, vikings that went on to become Russian Tsars, and the Munso family, again vikings and potentially begun by Ragnar Lodbrook.

 

[riadach]

Niall Noígiallach - Niall of the nine hostages.

Uí Néill Noígiallaigh in game.

 

[Bernard95]

Rurikids- Russia as we know it owes its existence to one Rurik of Holmgardr, and his descendants ruled Russia for hundreds of years.

Bagrationi - They can trace their lineage back to King David, and ruled the area around Georgia and Armenia for ages.

Solomonid - Similar to the Bagrationi, their lineage goes all the way back to King Solomon and were the rulers of Ethiopia.

Karen, Bavanids, Saffarids, etc. - Can trace their roots back to the Sassanid dynasty, the Emperors of Persia.

Este/Welf - Their lineage supposedly goes back to the Ancient Roman House of Astii and were both powerful forces in the HRE. The Welf are descended from the Este, and were also Kings of Burgundy. The Habsburgs are also another descendant of the Este.

Nibelung(ing) - As far as I remember, they were a Frankish/Germanic dynasty that was supposedly descended from the hero of the German fairy tale / myth, Der Ring des Nibelungen. Their crest is derived from the rings in the story as well.

Capet - Descended from Robert the Strong and are easily one of the most powerful dynasties of all time.

Hvitserk, Ivaring, Knytling, af Munso - All descended from Ragnar Lodbrok, easily one of the greatest Vikings of all-time. The Knytlings in particular held the title of the North Sea Empire, as well having England for a time. The af Munso were rulers of Sweden.

 

[Aries666]

It's a shame the Justinian dynasty in the ERE died out but in game I would say the best of the subsequent dynasties are the Macedonians who were able to recover a pretty significant amount of lost territory.

 

[Starki113r]

Rurikids, who founded both the Kievan Empire of Rus and the later Russian Empire.
Piasts, who established the Kingdom of Poland.
Ludolfingers, who formed the Holy Roman Empire we know and despise in the later bookmarks.
Karlings, the garden weed of western Europe and descendants of Charlemagne.
Macedonians, arguably the greatest of the Byzantine dynasties.
Komnenoi, Palaiologoi, Angeloi, and Doukas are all several closely related Byzantine dynasties that would go on to rule the Empire.
Ynglings of Harald Fairhair, who gave birth to the Kingdom of Norway.
Munsö, the descendants of Ragnar Lodbrok who were responsible for the creation of Sweden and Denmark.
Trönde, the Norwegian ancestors of the House de Normandie, the Norman Kings of France.
Plantagenet, the Norman Kings of England following the extinction of William the Conqueror's line, and rulers of the Angevin Empire.
Capets, the greatest dynasty of French Kings, largely responsible for the ascension of France over the Plantagenets.
House of Wessex, the dynasty of Alfred the Great and the first true Kings of England.
Mac Ailpin, the first royal dynasty of Scotland.
Balgarsko, the first Kings of Bulgaria.
Bagrationi, the founders of the Kingdoms of Georgia and Armenia.
Árpád, the founders and first royal dynasty of Hungary.

God there are so many more interesting dynasties in CK2 than EU4, lol.

EDIT: Here's some more.

De Cantabria, founded by Alfonso the Great, the first royal dynasty of Spain.
Jimena, led the first efforts to expel Islam from Iberia.
Von Hohenstaufen, Holy Roman Emperors that would for a time go on to rule all of Germany and Italy.

 

[Waffen9999]

I always try to save the Arcruni, Pahlavuni and Aranshaik (spelled wrong I know) dynasties. Those trace their history back to the early AD's. I always try to get their bloodline into my own depending on who and where I'm playing.

 

[Dakilla TM]

I know I would always try to get a Byzantine princess as a wife, that way I can claim my dynasty is related to Roman Emperors, even if I'm a staunch Catholic in France or Denmark.