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'''American royalty''' may refer to [[United States citizenship|American citizens]] who are members of royal families, through birth, [[naturalization]] or [[marriage]]; or American [[dynasty|dynastic]] families that are given the epithet or moniker as American royalty.
'''American royalty''' may refer to [[United States citizenship|American citizens]] who are members of royal families, through birth, [[naturalization]] or [[marriage]]; or American [[dynasty|dynastic]] families that are given the epithet or moniker as American royalty.


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==Former monarchies of the United States==
==Former monarchies of the United States==
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* [[Adams political family]], of two Presidents, two signers of the Declaration of Independence <ref name=CSMonitor-2015-03-22/>
* [[Adams political family]], of two Presidents, two signers of the Declaration of Independence <ref name=CSMonitor-2015-03-22/>
* [[Bush family]], of two Presidents, two Governors, and senators <ref name=CSMonitor-2015-03-22/>
* [[Bush family]], of two Presidents, two Governors, and senators <ref name=CSMonitor-2015-03-22/>
* [[Trump Family]] <ref name=CSMonitor-2015-03-22/>
* [[Trump Family]]<ref name=CSMonitor-2015-03-22/>
* [[Clinton family]], of Bill and Hillary Rodham <ref name=CSMonitor-2015-03-22/>
* [[Clinton family]], of Bill and Hillary Rodham <ref name=CSMonitor-2015-03-22/>
* [[Harrison family of Virginia]], of three Presidents, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, and governors <ref name=CSMonitor-2015-03-22/>
* [[Harrison family of Virginia]], of three Presidents, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, and governors <ref name=CSMonitor-2015-03-22/>
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* [[Washington family]], family of George Washington, commanding general of the Continental Army, first president of the United States, the man who would not be king <ref name=CSMonitor-2015-03-22/><ref name=Cato-2006-02-20>{{cite web |url= https://www.cato.org/publications/commentary/man-who-would-not-be-king |title= The Man Who Would Not Be King |author= David Boaz |date= 20 February 2006 |publisher= Cato Institute }}</ref><ref name=Vision-587>{{cite web |url= http://www.vision.org/visionmedia/biography-george-washington/587.aspx |title= George Washington: The Man Who Would Not Be King |author= Wilf Hey |date= 2000 |publisher= Vision.org }}</ref><ref name="ISBN 0590437305">{{cite book |title= George Washington: The Man Who Would Not Be King |author= Stephen Krensky |year= 1991 |isbn= 0590437305 }}</ref>
* [[Washington family]], family of George Washington, commanding general of the Continental Army, first president of the United States, the man who would not be king <ref name=CSMonitor-2015-03-22/><ref name=Cato-2006-02-20>{{cite web |url= https://www.cato.org/publications/commentary/man-who-would-not-be-king |title= The Man Who Would Not Be King |author= David Boaz |date= 20 February 2006 |publisher= Cato Institute }}</ref><ref name=Vision-587>{{cite web |url= http://www.vision.org/visionmedia/biography-george-washington/587.aspx |title= George Washington: The Man Who Would Not Be King |author= Wilf Hey |date= 2000 |publisher= Vision.org }}</ref><ref name="ISBN 0590437305">{{cite book |title= George Washington: The Man Who Would Not Be King |author= Stephen Krensky |year= 1991 |isbn= 0590437305 }}</ref>
* Family of [[Robert Carter I]], "King Carter", wealthy planting family of Colonial Virginia
* Family of [[Robert Carter I]], "King Carter", wealthy planting family of Colonial Virginia



===Business dynasties===
===Business dynasties===

Revision as of 20:45, 8 August 2024

Not to be confused with Royal American.

American royalty may refer to American citizens who are members of royal families, through birth, naturalization or marriage; or American dynastic families that are given the epithet or moniker as American royalty.

Former monarchies of the United States

Further information: Monarchies in the Americas

The territory of the United States of America was once ruled by monarchies, as such, the royalty of these territories included:

Indigenous royals

Colonial monarchies of territory now the United States

Royalty of foreign nations

Americans may remain American and hold titles of nobility. However no American governments can bestow titles of nobility, and no one holding such title can hold a government job.[1]

Americans who married into royalty

Royalty who were born in America

Royalty who became naturalized Americans

Royalty who were born abroad with dual American citizenship

Political dynasties

Business dynasties

Celebrities

Documentaries

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Though many people assume Meghan Markle is Canadian, she is an American born and raised in the United States.[7]
  2. ^ Diane von Fürstenberg became an American after she had already divorced Egon von Fürstenberg.[6]

References

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  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Nadine Jolie Courtney (27 November 2017). "11 American Women Who Became Princesses". Town & Country.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Diana Pearl (29 November 2017). "Red, White and Blue Royalty! 12 Americans Who Found Love With Royals". People Magazine.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Five American women who became princesses or queens". South China Morning Post. Agence France Presse. 28 November 2017.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g "American Princesses: Before Meghan Markle these royals were also 'Born in the U.S.A.'". ¡Hola!. 16 May 2018.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Lisa Kocay (29 November 2017). "Meghan Markle, Grace Kelly and Other All-American Princesses". Forbes Magazine.
  7. ^ "Lots of Royal Fans Interestingly Think Meghan Markle Is Canadian, but She's Totally American!". Closer. 18 May 2018.
  8. ^ Drake, Monica (30 November 2017). "A Mixed-Race Royal Couple? It Wouldn't Be the First - The New York Times". The New York Times.
  9. ^ Alexandra Macon (23 October 2017). "Inside Prince Yoel of Ethiopia and Ariana Austin's Royal Wedding". Vogue Magazine.
  10. ^ Stephen Snyder (13 October 2016). "The path of the Thai royal family in Massachusetts". PRI.
  11. ^ "Chicago Tribune: Chicago news, sports, weather, entertainment". Chicago Tribune.
  12. ^ a b c d e f g h Linda Feldmann (22 March 2015). "America's political royalty". Christian Science Monitor.
  13. ^ a b c d e f Nicole Goodkind (10 December 2014). "American royalty: Inside the dynasties of the Kennedys, Rockefellers & More". Yahoo Finance.
  14. ^ "JFK, a 20th Century American Political Icon". SpeakEasyNews. 20 June 2017.
  15. ^ Robert Dallek (2017). Franklin D. Roosevelt: A Political Life. Penguin. ISBN 9780698181724.
  16. ^ David Boaz (20 February 2006). "The Man Who Would Not Be King". Cato Institute.
  17. ^ Wilf Hey (2000). "George Washington: The Man Who Would Not Be King". Vision.org.
  18. ^ Stephen Krensky (1991). George Washington: The Man Who Would Not Be King. ISBN 0590437305.
  19. ^ John Patterson (2 June 2008). "'I wish I'd been a bad girl'". The Guardian.
  20. ^ Janet Donovan (6 April 2011). "Weintraub Did D.C., Everything Else "His Way"". NBC4 Washington DC News.
  21. ^ a b c CHRIS-NELSON (30 December 1998). "'98'S BEST: 'CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD' FRANK SINATRA DEAD AT 82". MTV.
  22. ^ Guise, Kim. "First Lady of Song: Ella Fitzgerald and World War II". The National WW2 Museum. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  23. ^ Angelucci, Ashley. "Ella Fitzgerald". National Women History Museum. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  24. ^ "Elvis, the King". CNN. 16 August 2017.
  25. ^ "Michael Jackson - Biography". Biography.com. A&E. 2018.
  26. ^ Marissa G. Muller (29 March 2018). "Beyoncé Is Taking Her Title as Queen Bey Literally With Nefertiti-Inspired Merch". W Magazine.
  27. ^ Mariah Honey (26 May 2014). "Queen Beyonce: A Profile of Music Royalty". AXS.com.
  28. ^ "Tina Turner: Queen of Rock & Roll". Rolling Stone. 23 October 1986.
  29. ^ "Tina Turner: The Queen of Rock 'n' Roll". Black Music Scholar. 14 November 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  30. ^ "Tina Turner sells rights to her music catalogue spanning 60 years". The Guardian. 6 October 2021. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  31. ^ "Tina Turner, 82: the life of the Rock 'n' Roll Queen in pictures". MSN. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
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