So I was browsing the internets, happily reading up some things, and eventually bumped into this article.

Specially curious is this part:

Quote Originally Posted by Wikipedia
Juan Carlos also may have a legitimate claim to de jure Emperor of the Romans (basileus, kaisar autokrator ton Rhomaion) as he is descended from and is the successor of Ferdinand II of Aragon. Ferdinand received these rights as de jure Roman Emperor by the last will and testament of the ultimate Palaiologos claimant of the Byzantine Empire, Andreas Palaiologus (d. 1503)
It is funny how history works itself out.

Here is another article in that vein some of you might find interesting.

And no, there really isn't much of a point to this post, except to inform our distinguished patrons.