User blog comment:Master Sima Yi/Assassinews 14-07-'14 – Two new Assassin's Creed: Unity trailers/@comment-5174994-20140731000622/@comment-1153722-20140801083447

It would be an unbelievable coincidence (to me) if Elise, out of all the people alive in France during the French Revolution, is Desmond's ancestor.

Besides, don't count on that list that they gave us of all his ancestors to be further emphasized upon. While canon, it's only purpose is fan service, to list all the settings that people want for AC.