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 edit

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

Indigenous royals edit

Colonial monarchies of territory now the United States edit

Royalty of foreign nations edit

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 edit

Royalty who were born in America edit

Royalty who became naturalized Americans edit

Royalty who were born abroad with dual American citizenship edit

Politics and popular culture edit

Political dynasties edit

Business dynasties edit

Celebrities edit

Documentaries edit

See also edit

Notes edit

  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]

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