American royalty may refer to

American citizens Citizenship of the United States is a legal status that entails Americans with specific rights, duties, protections, and benefits in the United States. It serves as a foundation of fundamental rights derived from and protected by the Constitu ...

who are members of royal families, through birth,

naturalization Naturalization (or naturalisation) is the legal act or process by which a non-national of a country acquires the nationality of that country after birth. The definition of naturalization by the International Organization for Migration of the ...

marriage Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is a culturally and often legally recognised union between people called spouses. It establishes rights and obligations between them, as well as between them and their children (if any), and b ...

; or American

dynastic A dynasty is a sequence of rulers from the same family, usually in the context of a monarchical system, but sometimes also appearing in republics. A dynasty may also be referred to as a "house", "family" or "clan", among others. Historians ...

families that are given the epithet or moniker as American royalty.

Former monarchies of the United States

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

Indigenous royals

* Hawaiian monarchy, for Hawaii, conquered by the US and annexed into the Republic * Paramount Chiefs of the

Powhatan Confederacy Powhatan people () are Indigenous peoples of the Northeastern Woodlands who belong to member tribes of the Powhatan Confederacy, or Tsenacommacah. They are Algonquian peoples whose historic territories were in eastern Virginia. Their Powha ...

Colonial monarchies of the territory now the United States

British monarchy The monarchy of the United Kingdom, commonly referred to as the British monarchy, is the form of government used by the United Kingdom by which a hereditary monarch reigns as the head of state, with their powers Constitutional monarchy, regula ...

, for the 13 Colonies, prior to the American Revolution, the Great Lakes Region, the Southeastern States, and the Pacific Northwest *

Dutch monarchy The monarchy of the Netherlands is governed by the country's charter and constitution, roughly a third of which explains the mechanics of succession, accession, and abdication; the roles and duties of the monarch; the formalities of communica ...

, for the Colony of ''New Netherlands'' (New York State / New Jersey / Connecticut / Vermont) *

Swedish monarchy The monarchy of Sweden is centred on the monarchical head of state of Sweden,See the Instrument of Government, Chapter 1, Article 5. by law a constitutional and hereditary monarchy with a parliamentary system.Parliamentary system: see the Ins ...

, for the Swedish Delaware Chesapeake Colony *

Spanish monarchy The monarchy of Spain or Spanish monarchy () is the constitutional form of government of Spain. It consists of a hereditary monarch who reigns as the head of state, being the highest office of the country. The Spanish monarchy is constitu ...

, for Florida, California, Louisiana, Desert Southwest, Texas, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands *

French monarchy France was ruled by monarchs from the establishment of the kingdom of West Francia in 843 until the end of the Second French Empire in 1870, with several interruptions. Classical French historiography usually regards Clovis I, king of the Fra ...

, for Louisiana, the Great Plains, and Midwest *

Russian monarchy This is a list of all reigning monarchs in the history of Russia. The list begins with the semi-legendary prince Rurik of Novgorod, sometime in the mid-9th century, and ends with Nicholas II, who abdicated in 1917, and was executed with his f ...

, for Alaska *

Japanese monarchy The emperor of Japan is the hereditary monarch and head of state of Japan. The emperor is defined by the Constitution of Japan as the symbol of the Japanese state and the unity of the Japanese people, his position deriving from "the will of ...

, for Guam

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.

Monarchs born in the United States

Only two people born in the United States have become

head of state A head of state is the public persona of a sovereign state.#Foakes, Foakes, pp. 110–11 "

he head of state He or HE may refer to: Language * He (letter), the fifth letter of the Semitic abjads * He (pronoun), a pronoun in Modern English * He (kana), one of the Japanese kana (へ in hiragana and ヘ in katakana) * Ge (Cyrillic), a Cyrillic letter cal ...

being an embodiment of the State itself or representative of its international persona." The name given to the office of head of sta ...

in a monarchy. *

Bhumibol Adulyadej Bhumibol Adulyadej (5 December 192713 October 2016), titled Rama IX, was King of Thailand from 1946 until Death and funeral of Bhumibol Adulyadej, his death in 2016. His reign of 70 years and 126 days is the longest of any List of Thai mo ...

(1927-2016), born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, became King of Thailand and the first monarch born in the United States. *

Pope Leo XIV Pope Leo XIV (born Robert Francis Prevost, September 14, 1955) has been head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State since May 2025. He is the first pope to have been born in the United States and North America, the fir ...

(b. 1955), born Robert Francis Prevost in Chicago, Illinois, was elected the 267th pope of the

Catholic Church The Catholic Church (), also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the List of Christian denominations by number of members, largest Christian church, with 1.27 to 1.41 billion baptized Catholics Catholic Church by country, worldwid ...

and sovereign of

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, becoming the first monarch to also hold US citizenship.

Americans who married into royalty

Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte (February 6, 1785 – April 4, 1879) was an American socialite. She was the daughter of Baltimore merchant William Patterson (Maryland businessman), William Patterson and the first wife of Jérôme Bonaparte, Napoleo ...

(1785–1879), morganatic consort of

Jérôme Bonaparte Jérôme Bonaparte (born Girolamo Buonaparte; 15 November 1784 – 24 June 1860) was the youngest brother of Napoleon, Napoleon I and reigned as Jerome Napoleon I (formally Hieronymus Napoleon in German), Kingdom of Westphalia, King of Westphal ...

Susan May Williams Susan May Williams Bonaparte (April 2, 1812 – September 15, 1881) was an American heiress and the wife of Jérôme Napoléon Bonaparte, a French-American nephew of Napoléon I, Emperor of France and a Baltimore lawyer and landowner. Biog ...

(1812–1881), Princess Jérôme Napoléon Bonaparte; wife of

Jérôme Napoléon Bonaparte Jérôme Napoléon "Bo" Bonaparte (also referred to as Patterson-Bonaparte, 5 July 1805 – 17 June 1870) was an American farmer, chairman of the Maryland Agricultural Society, and first president of the Maryland Club. He was the son of Eli ...

of the

House of Bonaparte The House of Bonaparte (originally ''Buonaparte'') is a former imperial and royal European dynasty of French and Italian origin. It was founded in 1804 by Napoleon I, the son of Corsican nobleman Carlo Buonaparte and Letizia Buonaparte (née ...

* Antoinette Van Leer Polk (1847- 1919), Baroness de Charette; who married General

Athanase-Charles-Marie Charette de la Contrie Athanase Charles Marie de Charette, 2nd Baron de La Contrie (; 18 September 1832 in Nantes - 9 October 1911 in Saint-Père-Marc-en-Poulet), was a 19th-century French général who distinguished himself in the defense of the Papal States and sub ...

House of Bourbon The House of Bourbon (, also ; ) is a dynasty that originated in the Kingdom of France as a branch of the Capetian dynasty, the royal House of France. Bourbon kings first ruled France and Kingdom of Navarre, Navarre in the 16th century. A br ...

Jane Allen Campbell Jane Bourbon del Monte, Princess of San Faustino, Marchesa of Santa Maria (1865 – June 24, 1938) was an American socialite and memoirist who married into the Italian and Papal nobility. She was awarded the Red Cross Gold Medal in 1929 for her ch ...

(1865–1938), Princess-consort of San Faustino; wife of Carlo Bourbon del Monte, Prince di San Faustino * Nonie May Stewart (1878–1923), Princess Anastasia of Greece and Denmark; wife of

Prince Christopher of Greece and Denmark Prince Christopher of Greece and Denmark (, romanized: ''Christóphoros''; 10 August 1888 – 21 January 1940) was the fifth and youngest son and youngest child of King George I of Greece, belonging to a dynasty which mounted and lost the throne ...

, a member of the

Greek royal family The Greek royal family () was the ruling family of the Kingdom of Greece from 1863 to 1924 and again from 1935 to 1973. The Greek royal family is a branch of the Danish royal family, itself a cadet branch of the House of Glücksburg. The famil ...

* Mary Elsie Moore (1889–1941), Princess-consort of Civitella-Cesi; wife of Marino Torlonia, 4th Prince of Civitella-Cesi *

Wallis Simpson Wallis, Duchess of Windsor (born Bessie Wallis Warfield, later Spencer and then Simpson; June 19, 1896 – April 24, 1986) was an American socialite and the wife of Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (former King Edward VIII). Their intentio ...

(1896–1986) Duchess of Windsor; who married and triggered the

abdication Abdication is the act of formally relinquishing monarchical authority. Abdications have played various roles in the Order of succession, succession procedures of monarchies. While some cultures have viewed abdication as an extreme abandonment of ...

of King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom *

Kay Sage Katherine Linn Sage (June 25, 1898 – January 8, 1963), usually known as Kay Sage, was an American Surrealism, Surrealist artist and poet active between 1936 and 1963. A member of the Golden Age and post-war periods of Surrealism, she is mostly ...

(1898–1963) ex-Princess-consort of San Faustino; wife of Ranieri Bourbon del Monte, Prince di San Faustino *

Barbara Hutton Barbara Woolworth Hutton (November 14, 1912 – May 11, 1979) was an American debutante, socialite, heiress and philanthropist. She was dubbed the "Poor Little Rich Girl"—first when she was given a lavish and expensive debutante ball in 1930 ...

(1912–1979), ex-Princess-consort of Prince Igor Troubetzkoy of the

Trubetskoy family The House of Trubetskoy, (; ; ; Ruthenian: ''Trubetsky''; ; ; ; ; ; ) is a Russian gentry family of Ruthenian stock and Lithuanian origin, like many other princely houses of Grand Duchy of Lithuania, later prominent in Russian history, science, ...

, ex-Princess-consort of Prince Pierre Raymond Doan Vinh

na Champassak The House of Champassak or the Na Champassak family (; , ) was an important Lao royal house, descendants of Kham Souk of Champasak, Chao Yuttithammathon (Kham Souk), the 11th King of the Kingdom of Champassak whose prominent members include Prince ...

of the

Kingdom of Champasak The Kingdom of Champasak (Lao: ຈຳປາສັກ ɕàmpàːsák or Bassac, (1713–1904) was a Lao kingdom that emerged under King Nokasad, a grandson of King Sourigna Vongsa, the last king of Lan Xang. Bassac and the neighboring p ...

Anne Bowes-Lyon Princess Anne of Denmark (née Anne Ferelith Fenella Bowes-Lyon; 4 December 1917 – 26 September 1980), formerly styled as Viscountess Anson, was a member of the Danish royal family by marriage and a first cousin of Elizabeth II. Born int ...

(1917–1980), Princess Georg of Denmark, wife of Prince Georg of Denmark *

Rita Hayworth Rita Hayworth (born Margarita Carmen Cansino; October 17, 1918May 14, 1987) was an American actress, dancer, and Pin-up model, pin-up girl. She achieved fame in the 1940s as one of the top stars of the Classical Hollywood cinema, Golden Age of ...

(1918–1987) ex-Princess-consort of

Prince Aly Khan Prince Aly Salomone Khan (13 June 1911 – 12 May 1960), known as Aly Khan, was an Ismaili sayyid, socialite and ambassador for Pakistan. He was the son of the Aga Khan III, and the father of Aga Khan IV. A socialite, racehorse owner and jocke ...

of Nizari Ismaili Aga Khan *

Grace Kelly Grace Patricia Kelly (November 12, 1929 – September 14, 1982), also known as Grace of Monaco, was an American actress and Princess of Monaco as the wife of Prince Rainier III from their marriage on April 18, 1956, until her death in 1982. ...

(1929–1982), Princess-consort of Monaco; married Prince Rainer III of Monaco, head of the Monégasque royal family *

Lee Radziwill Caroline Lee Radziwill (; March 3, 1933 – February 15, 2019), previously known as Lee Canfield and Lee Ross, was an American socialite, public relations executive, and interior designer. She was the younger sister of former First Lady of the ...

(1933–2019) ex-Princess-consort of Prince Stanisław Albrecht Radziwill of the '' Reichfurst'' House of Radziwill of the

Holy Roman Empire The Holy Roman Empire, also known as the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation after 1512, was a polity in Central and Western Europe, usually headed by the Holy Roman Emperor. It developed in the Early Middle Ages, and lasted for a millennium ...

; she was the sister of former

First Lady of the United States First Lady of the United States (FLOTUS) is a title typically held by the wife of the president of the United States, concurrent with the president's term in office. Although the first lady's role has never been Code of law, codified or offici ...

Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Jacqueline Lee Kennedy Onassis ( ; July 28, 1929 – May 19, 1994) was an American writer, book editor, and socialite who served as the first lady of the United States from 1961 to 1963, as the wife of President John F. Kennedy. A popular f ...

, ''née'' Bouvier *

Hope Cooke Hope Cooke (born June 24, 1940) was the Gyalmo (; Queen Consort) of the 12th and last Chogyal (King) of Sikkim, Palden Thondup Namgyal. Their wedding took place in March 1963. She was termed ''Her Highness The Crown Princess of Sikkim'' and bec ...

(born 1940) ex-Queen-consort of

Sikkim Sikkim ( ; ) is a States and union territories of India, state in northeastern India. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China in the north and northeast, Bhutan in the east, Koshi Province of Nepal in the west, and West Bengal in the ...

Queen Noor Queen most commonly refers to: * Queen regnant, a female monarch of a kingdom * Queen consort, the wife of a reigning king * Queen (band), a British rock band Queen or QUEEN may also refer to: Monarchy * Queen dowager, the widow of a king * Q ...

Lisa Halaby (born 1951) Queen-consort of

King Hussein of Jordan Hussein bin Talal (14 November 1935 – 7 February 1999) was King of Jordan from 1952 until his death in 1999. As a member of the Hashemite dynasty, the royal family of Jordan since 1921, Hussein was traditionally considered a 40th-generatio ...

; now Dowager Queen of Jordan *

Princess Angela of Liechtenstein Princess Angela of Liechtenstein, Countess of Rietberg (, born Angela Gisela Brown; February 3, 1958) is an American fashion designer and member of the Liechtenstein princely family.''Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Fürstliche Häuser'' XV ...

(born 1958), Princess-consort of

Prince Maximilian of Liechtenstein Prince Maximilian of Liechtenstein, Count of Rietberg (Maximilian Nikolaus Maria; born 16 May 1969), known professionally as Max von Liechtenstein, is a Liechtensteiner prince and businessman. He is the second son of Hans-Adam II, Prince of L ...

of the

House of Liechtenstein The House of Liechtenstein (), from which the principality takes its name, is the family which reigns by hereditary right over the principality of Liechtenstein. Only Dynasty#Dynast, dynastic members of the family are eligible to inherit the thro ...

* Marie-Chantal, Crown Princess of Greece (born 1968), Princess-consort of Crown Prince Pavlos of Greece; she is the sister of Princess Alexandra von Fürstenberg *

Alexandra von Fürstenberg Alexandra Natasha von Fürstenberg (; born October 3, 1972) is a Hong Kong-born American heiress, socialite, entrepreneur and furniture designer based in Los Angeles. She is the youngest daughter of American billionaire and DFS Group co-founder ...

(born 1972), ex-Princess-consort of Prince Alexander von Fürstenberg of the House of Fürstenberg of the Principality of Fürstenberg-Fürstenberg; she is the sister of Crown Princess Marie-Chantal * Ali Kay, Princess-consort of Prince Alexander von Fürstenberg of the House of Fürstenberg of the Principality of Fürstenberg-Fürstenbergf * Carole Radziwill (born 1966), Princess Carole Ann Radziwill; married Prince Anthony Radziwill, the nephew of former First Lady

Jacqueline Kennedy Jacqueline Lee Kennedy Onassis ( ; July 28, 1929 – May 19, 1994) was an American writer, book editor, and socialite who served as the first lady of the United States from 1961 to 1963, as the wife of President John F. Kennedy. A popular f ...

* Princess Sarah Zeid (born 1972), Princess-consort of

Prince Zeid bin Ra'ad Zeid bin Ra'ad bin Zeid al-Hussein (; born 26 January 1964) is a Jordanian former diplomat who is the Perry World House Professor of the Practice of Law and Human Rights at the University of Pennsylvania. He is also the president and CEO of the ...

, Crown Prince of Iraq *

Christopher O'Neill Christopher Paul O'Neill, (born 27 June 1974) is a British-American financier and husband of Princess Madeleine, Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland, with whom he has three children. He declined to become a Swedish citizen and accept any ...

(born 1974) Prince-consort of Princess Madeleine, Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland * Kelly Rondestvedt (born 1975) Princess-consort of Hubertus, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, heir of the

Duchy of Saxony The Duchy of Saxony () was originally the area settled by the Saxons in the late Early Middle Ages, when they were subdued by Charlemagne during the Saxon Wars from 772 CE and incorporated into the Carolingian Empire (Francia) by 804. Upon the 84 ...

Princess Keisha Omilana Oloori Keisha Omilana of Ipetu-Ijesha (born Keisha Bolden; March 8, 1986), commonly known as Princess Keisha Omilana, is an American model and entrepreneur. She is the owner of SAXS Magazine. She was the first African-American to be featured in t ...

(born 1986), wife of Prince Adekunle Adebayo Omilana of

Ipetu-Ijesha Ipetu-Ijesa, also called Ipetu-Aro Odo among its inhabitants, is a town in Oriade local government area, Osun State, Nigeria. It is located in the western part of Nigeria, about 40 km from Ile-Ife and 37 km from Akure (capital of Ondo ...

in Nigeria. *

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex Meghan, Duchess of Sussex (; born Rachel Meghan Markle, August 4, 1981) is an American member of the British royal family, media personality, entrepreneur, and former actress. She is married to Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, the younger son ...

(born 1981), wife of Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex; who married into the House of Windsor * LeOntra Breeden (born 1982), Archduchess of Austria, Consort to Archduke Franz Ferdinand von Habsburg-Lothringen * Kendra Spears (born 1988) Princess Salwa Aga Khan consort of Prince Rahim Aga Khan of Nizari Ismaili Aga Khan * Alana Camille Bunte (born 1990), Princess-consort of Prince Casimir zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn of

Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn was a county of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, comprising the lands of the region of Sayn. It was created as a partition of Sayn-Wittgenstein in 1607, although it was not until the next year that it obtained fully the C ...

* Ariana Austin Princess-consort of Prince Yoel of Ethiopia Joel Makonnen of the Solomonic Dynasty *

Deena Aljuhani Abdulaziz Princess Deena Ali Al-Juhani (; born 26 December 1975) is a Saudi American businesswoman and editor. She is the founder and owner of DNA Store in Riyadh. She married into the Saudi royal family and is a former editor-in-chief of ''Vogue Arabi ...

(born 1975) married Saudi Prince Sultan bin Fahad bin Nasser bin Abdulaziz

Royalty who were born in America

* Prince Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte II (1830–1893), born in Baltimore, Maryland, USA: member of the

* Prince Charles Joseph Bonaparte (1851–1921), born in Baltimore, Maryland, USA; member of the House of Bonaparte *

Catherine Oxenberg Catherine Oxenberg (born September 22, 1961) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Amanda Carrington on the 1980s prime-time soap opera ''Dynasty (1981 TV series), Dynasty''. Oxenberg is the daughter of Princess Elizabeth of ...

(born 1961) born in New York City, New York, USA; daughter of

Princess Elizabeth of Yugoslavia Princess Elizabeth of Yugoslavia ( sr-Latn-Cyrl, Jelisaveta Karađorđević, Јелисавета Карађорђевић; born 7 April 1936) is a member of the royal House of Karađorđević, a human rights activist and a former presidential ...

Christina Oxenberg Christina Oxenberg (born December 27, 1962) is an American writer, humorist, and fashion designer. She has written seven books, and her writing has been featured in magazines and publications like '' Allure'', ''The Sunday Times'', ''Huffington ...

(born 1962) born in New York City, New York, USA; daughter of Princess Elizabeth of Yugoslavia *

Prince Alexander von Fürstenberg Prince Alexander von Fürstenberg (born Alexandre Egon von und zu Fürstenberg; January 25, 1970) is an American businessman, socialite, and the son of fashion designers Diane von Fürstenberg and Prince Egon von Fürstenberg. Early life and ...

(born 1970) born in Malibu, California, USA; member of the German princely family of Fürstenberg. *

Princess Tatiana von Fürstenberg Princess is a title used by a female member of a regnant monarch's family or by a female ruler of a principality. The male equivalent is a prince (from Latin ''princeps'', meaning principal citizen). Most often, the term has been used for t ...

(born 1971) born in New York, New York, USA; member of the German princely family of Fürstenberg. * Princess Sarah Culberson (born 1976) born in Morgantown, West Virginia, US; member of the ruling family of

Bumpe Bumpe is a small town in Bo District in the Southern Province of Sierra Leone. As of 2013 it had an estimated population of 16,123. The town is located south-west of Bo. The town is also known as Bompeh, and both names are applied to a local ri ...

in Sierra Leone. * Peter, Hereditary Prince of Yugoslavia (born 1980) born in Chicago, Illinois, USA; member of the

House of Karađorđević The House of Karađorđević or Karađorđević dynasty ( sr-Cyrl-Latn, Династија Карађорђевић, Dinastija Karađorđević, ; sr-Cyrl-Latn, Карађорђевићи, Karađorđevići, label=none) was the former ruling Kin ...

. * Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia (born 1982) born in Fairfax, Virginia, USA; member of the House of Karađorđević. * Prince Philip of Yugoslavia (born 1982) born in Fairfax, Virginia, USA; member of the House of Karađorđević. * Princess Tatiana Galitzine (born 1984), member of the Russian princely

House of Golitsyn The House of Golitsyn (, ) is the second largest and noblest Princely house in Russia.Jean-Marie Thiébaud , A great princely family of Russia, the Galitzines. Genealogy and historical notes , Paris, 1997. Among its members were warlords, lan ...

and daughter of Archduchess Maria-Anna of Austria * Princess Nora zu Oettingen-Spielberg (born 1990) born in West Palm Beach, Florida, US; daughter of the current Prince of

Oettingen-Spielberg The House of Oettingen was a high-ranking noble Franconian and Swabian family. It ruled various estates that composed the County of Oettingen between the 12th century and the beginning of the 19th century. In 1674 the house was raised to the rank ...

and wife of Lord Max Percy *

India Oxenberg India Riven Oxenberg (born June 7, 1991) is an American actress and documentary film producer. A granddaughter of Princess Elizabeth of Yugoslavia, she is a relative of the Karađorđević dynasty, House of Karađorđević, the former royal fami ...

(born 1991) born in Malibu, California, USA; granddaughter of Princess Elizabeth of Yugoslavia *

Jazmin Grace Grimaldi Jazmin Grace Grimaldi (born March 4, 1992) is an American actress and singer. She is the daughter of Prince Albert II of Monaco and Tamara Jean Rotolo. Albert publicly confirmed Grimaldi's paternity on June 1, 2006, claiming that he had wanted ...

(born 1992) born in Palm Springs, California, USA; illegitimate daughter of

Albert II, Prince of Monaco Albert II (Albert Alexandre Louis Pierre Grimaldi; born 14 March 1958) is Prince of Monaco, reigning since 2005. Born at the Prince's Palace of Monaco, Albert is the second child and only son of Prince Rainier III and Princess Grace. He attend ...

and member of the

House of Grimaldi The House of Grimaldi is the Dynasty, reigning house of the Monaco, Principality of Monaco. The house was founded in 1160 by Grimaldo Canella in Genoa and became the ruling house of Monaco when François Grimaldi, Francesco Grimaldi captured Mo ...

. *

Princess Noor Pahlavi Princess is a title used by a female member of a regnant monarch's family or by a female ruler of a principality. The male equivalent is a prince (from Latin ''princeps'', meaning principal citizen). Most often, the term has been used for t ...

(born 1992) born in Washington D.C., USA; granddaughter of the last Shah and Empress of Iran * Princess Charlotte of Nassau (born 1995) born in Boston, Massachusetts; daughter of

Prince Robert of Luxembourg Prince Robert of Luxembourg, Prince of Bourbon-Parma, Prince of Nassau, (Robert Louis François Marie; born 14 August 1968) is a member of the Grand Ducal Family of Luxembourg. He is a paternal first cousin of Henri, the reigning grand duke of ...

and a great-granddaughter of

Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg Charlotte (''Charlotte Adelgonde Elisabeth Marie Wilhelmine''; 23 January 1896 – 9 July 1985) was Grand Duchess of Luxembourg from 14 January 1919 until her abdication on 12 November 1964. Her reign is the longest of any Luxembourgish monarc ...

, and a member of the

Grand Ducal Family of Luxembourg The grand ducal family of Luxembourg constitutes the House of Luxembourg-Nassau, headed by the sovereign grand duke, and in which the throne of the grand duchy is hereditary. It consists of heirs and descendants of the House of Nassau-Weilburg, wh ...

. * Princess Maria-Olympia of Greece and Denmark (born 1996); born in New York, New York, USA; member of the non-reigning

and the

House of Glücksburg The House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, also known by its short name as the House of Glücksburg, is the senior surviving branch of the German House of Oldenburg, one of Europe's oldest royal houses. Oldenburg house members hav ...

. *

Prince Constantine Alexios of Greece and Denmark Prince Constantine-Alexios of Greece and Denmark (; born 29 October 1998) is a Greek painter, sculptor, and member of the former Greek royal family. He is the eldest son and second child of Crown Prince Pavlos and Crown Princess Marie-Chantal o ...

(born 1998); born in New York, New York, USA; member of the non-reigning

and the

. * Princess Talita von Fürstenberg (born 1999), member of the German princely family of Fürstenberg. * Prince Achileas-Andreas of Greece and Denmark (born 2000) born in New York, New York, USA; member of the non-reigning

and the

. * Princess Eugénie of Bourbon (born 2007) born in Miami, Florida; member of the

* Maud Elizabeth Daphne Marina Windsor (born 2013) born in Los Angeles, California, USA; granddaughter of

Prince Michael of Kent Prince Michael of Kent (Michael George Charles Franklin; born 4 July 1942) is a member of the British royal family who is 53rd in line to the British throne as of 2025. The younger son of Prince George, Duke of Kent, and Princess Marina of Gr ...

and member of the

House of Windsor The House of Windsor is the reigning house of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms. The house's name was inspired by the historic Windsor Castle estate. The house was founded on 17 July 1917, when King George V changed the na ...

* Princess Leonore, Duchess of Gotland (born 2014) born in New York, New York, USA; granddaughter of

King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden Carl XVI Gustaf (Carl Gustaf Folke Hubertus; born 30 April 1946) is King of Sweden. Having reigned since 1973, he is the longest-reigning monarch in Swedish history. Carl Gustaf was born during the reign of his paternal great-grandfather, K ...

and member of the

House of Bernadotte The House of Bernadotte is the monarchy of Sweden, royal family of Sweden, founded there in 1818 by King Charles XIV John of Sweden. It was also the monarchy of Norway, royal family of Norway between 1818 and 1905. Its founder was born in Pau, Py ...

Princess Lilibet of Sussex Princess Lilibet of Sussex (Lilibet Diana Mountbatten-Windsor; born 4 June 2021) is an American-born member of the British royal family. She is the daughter of Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex. She is a granddaughte ...

(born 2021) known as Lilibet Mountbatten-Windsor until the accession of her grandfather to the British throne, born in Santa Barbara, California, USA; daughter of

Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, (Henry Charles Albert David; born 15 September 1984) is a member of the British royal family. As the younger son of King Charles III and Diana, Princess of Wales, he is fifth in the line of succession to t ...

and

Royalty who became naturalized Americans

* Prince Jérôme Napoléon Bonaparte (1805–1870), member of the

* Prince Arnold zu Windisch-Graetz (1929-2007), member of the House of

Windisch-Graetz The House of Windisch-Graetz, also spelled Windischgrätz, is an ancient Austrian aristocratic family, descending from Windischgrätz in Lower Styria (present-day Slovenj Gradec, Slovenia). The noble dynasty serving the House of Habsburg achieve ...

Diane von Fürstenberg Diane von Fürstenberg (born Diane Simone Michele Halfin; 31 December 1946) is a Belgian fashion designer best known for her wrap dress. She initially rose to prominence in 1969 when she married into the German princely House of Fürstenberg ...

(born 1946) ex-Princess-consort of Prince Egon von Fürstenberg of the House of Fürstenberg of the Principality of Fürstenberg-Fürstenberg * Prince Augustine Kposowa, member of the ruling family of Bumpe in Sierra Leone

Royalty who were born abroad with dual American citizenship

Marina Torlonia di Civitella-Cesi Donna Marina Torlonia dei Principi di Civitella-Cesi (22 October 1916 – 15 September 1960) was an Italian-American aristocrat, best known as the paternal grandmother of the actress and model Brooke Shields. Family Torlonia was born in Rome, ...

(1916–1960), daughter of Marino Torlonia, 4th Prince of Civitella-Cesi *

Prince Archie of Sussex Prince Archie of Sussex (Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor; born 6 May 2019) is a member of the British royal family. He is the son of Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex. A grandson of King Charles III, he is sixth i ...

(born 2019) known as Archie Mountbatten-Windsor until the accession of his grandfather to the British throne, born in London, UK; son of

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Politics and popular culture

Political dynasties

Adams political family The Adams family is an American political family of English origins, most prominent between the late 18th century and the early 20th century. Based in eastern Massachusetts, they formed part of the Boston Brahmin community. The family traces to ...

, of two Presidents, two signers of the Declaration of Independence *

Bush family The Bush family is an American political family that has played a prominent role in American politics since the 1950s, foremost as the first family of the United States from 1989 to 1993 and again from 2001 to 2009, during the respective preside ...

, of two Presidents, two Governors, and senators *

Trump family The Trump family is the prominent wealthy family of US president Donald Trump. The family is of Bavarians, Bavarian Germans, German and Scottish people, Scottish descent. They are active in business, entertainment, politics, and real estate. ...

, of one president, one assistant to the president, and one chair of the

Republican National Convention The Republican National Convention (RNC) is a series of presidential nominating conventions held every four years since 1856 by the Republican Party in the United States. They are administered by the Republican National Committee. The goal o ...

Clinton family The Clinton family is an American political family from New York who originate from Arkansas, who are related to Bill Clinton, the 42nd president of the United States (1993–2001), and his wife Hillary Clinton, the 67th United States secretar ...

, of Bill and Hillary Rodham *

Harrison family of Virginia The Harrison family of Virginia has a history in American political family, politics, public service, and religious ministry, beginning in the Colony of Virginia during the 1600s. Family members include a Founding Fathers of the United States, F ...

, of three Presidents, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, and governors *

Kennedy family The Kennedy family () is an American political family that has long been prominent in American politics, public service, entertainment, and business. In 1884, 35 years after the family's arrival from County Wexford, Ireland, Patrick Joseph "P ...

, who created the

Camelot era John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963), also known as JFK, was the 35th president of the United States, serving from 1961 until Assassination of John F. Kennedy, his assassination in 1963. He was the first Catholic Chur ...

mid-century *

Lee family The Lee family of the United States is a historically significant Virginia and Maryland political family, whose many prominent members are known for their accomplishments in politics and the military. The family became prominent in colonial Bri ...

, political family of Colonial Virginia and Maryland *

Roosevelt family The Roosevelt family is an American political family from New York whose members have included two United States presidents, a First Lady, and various merchants, bankers, politicians, inventors, clergymen, artists, and socialites. The progeny ...

, from the old stock Knickerbocker settlers *

Washington family The Washington family is an American family of English origins that was part of both the British landed gentry and the American gentry. It was prominent in Colonial history of the United States, colonial America and rose to great economic and p ...

, family of George Washington, commanding general of the Continental Army, first president of the United States, the man who would not be king * Family of

Robert Carter I Robert Carter I ( – 4 August 1732) was an American planter, merchant, and colonial administrator who served as the acting governor of Virginia from 1726 to 1727. An agent for the Northern Neck Proprietary, Carter emerged as the wealthiest sett ...

, "King Carter", wealthy planting family of Colonial Virginia

Business dynasties

Astor family The Astor family achieved prominence in business sector, business, Socialite, society, and politics in the United States and the United Kingdom during the 19th and 20th centuries. With Germans, German roots, some of their ancestry goes back to th ...

Carnegie family Carnegie may refer to: People *Carnegie (surname), including a list of people with the name **Andrew Carnegie, Scottish-American industrialist and philanthropist * Clan Carnegie, a lowland Scottish clan Institutions Named for Andrew Carnegie * ...

Du Pont family The du Pont family () or Du Pont family is a prominent family descended from Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours (1739–1817), a French minor aristocrat. Currently residing in the U.S. states of Delaware and Pennsylvania, the Du Ponts have been ...

Getty family The Getty family of the United States began with George Getty, George Franklin Getty and his son J. Paul Getty, Jean Paul Getty as their patriarchs. In the 20th century, they were heavily involved in the petroleum industry and in mass media. T ...

Hearst family The Hearst family is a wealthy American family based in California. Their fortune was originally earned in the mining industry during the late 19th century under the entrepreneurial leadership of George Hearst. George's son, William Randolph Hear ...

Hilton family The Hilton family is an American family that originally comes from Kløfta, Norway, and spans over four generations from New York City and Los Angeles. The family members hold varying degrees of power, wealth and status as socialites in the Un ...

Lowell family The Lowell family is one of the Boston Brahmin families of New England, known for both intellectual and commercial achievements. The family had emigrated to Boston from England in 1639, led by the patriarch Percival Lowle (c. 1570–1664/1665). ...

Rockefeller family The Rockefeller family ( ) is an American Industrial sector, industrial, political, and List of banking families, banking family that owns one of the world's largest fortunes. The fortune was made in the History of the petroleum industry in th ...

Walton family The Walton family is an American family whose collective fortune derived from Walmart makes them the richest family in the United States, and, as of December 2024, the List of wealthiest families, richest family in the world. Overview The thr ...

Vanderbilt family The Vanderbilt family is an American family who gained prominence during the Gilded Age. Their success began with the shipping and railroad empires of Cornelius Vanderbilt, and the family expanded into various other areas of industry and philanth ...

Pritzker family The Pritzker family is an American family engaged in various business enterprises and philanthropy, and one of the wealthiest families in the United States (staying in the top 10 of ''Forbes'' magazine's "America's Richest Families" list since th ...

Celebrities

Frank Sinatra Francis Albert Sinatra (; December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998) was an American singer and actor. Honorific nicknames in popular music, Nicknamed the "Chairman of the Board" and "Ol' Blue Eyes", he is regarded as one of the Time 100: The Most I ...

(1915-1998), the Chairman of the Board *

Ella Fitzgerald Ella Jane Fitzgerald (April25, 1917June15, 1996) was an American singer, songwriter and composer, sometimes referred to as the "First Lady of Song", "Queen of Jazz", and "Lady Ella". She was noted for her purity of tone, impeccable diction, phra ...

(1917–1996), the First Lady of Song *

Elvis Presley Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977) was an American singer and actor. Referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll", he is regarded as Cultural impact of Elvis Presley, one of the most significant cultural figures of the ...

(1935-1977), the King (of Rock and Roll) *

Aretha Franklin Aretha Louise Franklin ( ; March 25, 1942 – August 16, 2018) was an American singer, songwriter and pianist. Honored as the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Queen of Soul", she was twice named by ''Rolling Stone'' magazine as the Roll ...

(1942–2018), the Queen of Soul *

Michael Jackson Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and philanthropist. Dubbed the "King of Pop", he is regarded as Cultural impact of Michael Jackson, one of the most culturally significan ...

(1958-2009), the King (of Pop) * Beyonce Knowles-Carter, Queen Bey *

Madonna Madonna Louise Ciccone ( ; born August 16, 1958) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. Referred to as the "Queen of Pop", she has been recognized for her continual reinvention and versatility in music production, ...

, the Queen of Pop *

Britney Spears Britney Jean Spears (born December 2, 1981) is an American singer. Often referred to as the "Princess of Pop", she has sold over 150 million records worldwide, making her one of the world's best-selling music artists. Cultural impact of Brit ...

, the Princess of Pop *

Justin Timberlake Justin Randall Timberlake (born January 31, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, actor, record producer, and dancer. Dubbed the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Prince of Pop", ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' honored him as the b ...

, the Prince of Pop *

Tina Turner Tina Turner (born Anna Mae Bullock; November 26, 1939 – May 24, 2023) was a singer, songwriter, actress, and author. Dubbed the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Queen of Rock 'n' Roll", her vocal prowess, raspy voice, and electrifyin ...

(1939–2023), The Queen of Rock

Documentaries

American Royalty Docuseries: The Miss America Pageant Its Legacy and Its Future
(2023, 5 episodes)

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Former monarchies of the United States

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Colonial monarchies of the territory now the United States

Royalty of foreign nations

Monarchs born in the United States

Americans who married into royalty

Royalty who were born in America

Royalty who became naturalized Americans

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Business dynasties

Celebrities

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