# American royalty

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

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

### Colonial monarchies of the territory now the United States

* British monarchy, for the 13 Colonies, prior to the American Revolution, the Great Lakes Region, the Southeastern States, and the Pacific Northwest
* Dutch monarchy, for the Colony of New Netherlands (New York State / New Jersey / Connecticut / Vermont)
* Swedish monarchy, for the Swedish Delaware Chesapeake Colony
* Spanish monarchy, for Florida, California, Louisiana, Desert Southwest, Texas, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands
* French monarchy, for Louisiana, the Great Plains, and Midwest
* Russian monarchy, for Alaska
* Japanese monarchy, 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.

### Americans who married into royalty

* Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte (1785–1879), morganatic consort of Jérôme Bonaparte
* Susan May Williams (1812–1881), Princess Jérôme Napoléon Bonaparte; wife of Jérôme Napoléon Bonaparte of the House of Bonaparte
* Antoinette Van Leer Polk (1847-1919), Baroness de Charette; who married General Athanase-Charles-Marie Charette de la Contrie of House of Bourbon
* Jane Allen Campbell (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, a member of the Greek royal family
* Mary Elsie Moore (1889–1941), Princess-consort of Civitella-Cesi; wife of Marino Torlonia, 4th Prince of Civitella-Cesi
* Wallis Simpson (1896–1986) Duchess of Windsor; who married and triggered the abdication of King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom
* Kay Sage (1898–1963) ex-Princess-consort of San Faustino; wife of Ranieri Bourbon del Monte, Prince di San Faustino
* Barbara Hutton (1912–1979), ex-Princess-consort of Prince Igor Troubetzkoy of the Trubetskoy family, ex-Princess-consort of Prince Pierre Raymond Doan Vinh na Champassak of the Kingdom of Champasak
* Anne Bowes-Lyon (1917–1980), Princess Georg of Denmark, wife of Prince Georg of Denmark
* Rita Hayworth (1918–1987) ex-Princess-consort of Prince Aly Khan of Nizari Ismaili Aga Khan
* Grace Kelly (1929–1982), Princess-consort of Monaco; married Prince Rainer III of Monaco, head of the Monégasque royal family
* Lee Radziwill (1933–2019) ex-Princess-consort of Prince Stanisław Albrecht Radziwill of the Reichfurst House of Radziwill of the Holy Roman Empire; she was the sister of former First Lady of the United States Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, née Bouiver
* Hope Cooke (born 1940) ex-Queen-consort of Sikkim
* Queen Noor Lisa Halaby (born 1951) Queen-consort of King Hussein of Jordan; now Dowager Queen of Jordan
* Princess Angela of Liechtenstein (born 1958), Princess-consort of Prince Maximilian of Liechtenstein of the House of Liechtenstein
* 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 (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
* Princess Sarah Zeid (born 1972), Princess-consort of Prince Zeid bin Ra'ad, Crown Prince of Iraq
* Christopher O'Neill (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
* Princess Keisha Omilana (born 1986), wife of Prince Adekunle Adebayo Omilana of Ipetu-Ijesha in Nigeria.
* Meghan, Duchess of Sussex (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
* Ariana Austin Princess-consort of Prince Yoel of Ethiopia Joel Makonnen of the Solomonic Dynasty
* Deena Aljuhani Abdulaziz (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 House of Bonaparte
* Prince Charles Joseph Bonaparte (1851–1921), born in Baltimore, Maryland, USA; member of the House of Bonaparte
* Bhumibol Adulyadej (1927-2016) King of Thailand, born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA; the first monarch born in the United States.
* Catherine Oxenberg (born 1961) born in New York City, New York, USA; daughter of Princess Elizabeth of Yugoslavia
* Christina Oxenberg (born 1962) born in New York City, New York, USA; daughter of Princess Elizabeth of Yugoslavia
* Prince Alexander von Fürstenberg (born 1970) born in Malibu, California, USA; member of the German princely family of Fürstenberg.
* Princess Tatiana von Fürstenberg (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 in Sierra Leone.
* Peter, Hereditary Prince of Yugoslavia (born 1980) born in Chicago, Illinois, USA; member of the House of Karađorđević.
* 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 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 and wife of Lord Max Percy
* India Oxenberg (born 1991) born in Malibu, California, USA; granddaughter of Princess Elizabeth of Yugoslavia
* Jazmin Grace Grimaldi (born 1992) born in Palm Springs, California, USA; illegitimate daughter of Albert II, Prince of Monaco and member of the House of Grimaldi.
* Princess Noor Pahlavi (born 1992) born in Washington D.C., USA; granddaughter of the last Shah and Empress of Iran
* Princess Maria-Olympia of Greece and Denmark (born 1996); born in New York, New York, USA; member of the non-reigning Greek royal family and the House of Glücksburg.
* Prince Constantine Alexios of Greece and Denmark (born 1998); born in New York, New York, USA; member of the non-reigning Greek royal family and the House of Glücksburg.
* 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 Greek royal family and the House of Glücksburg.
* Princess Eugénie of Bourbon (born 2007) born in Miami, Florida; member of the House of Bourbon
* Maud Elizabeth Daphne Marina Windsor (born 2013) born in Los Angeles, California, USA; granddaughter of Prince Michael of Kent and member of the House of Windsor
* Princess Leonore, Duchess of Gotland (born 2014) born in New York, New York, USA; granddaughter of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden and member of the House of Bernadotte
* Princess Lilibet of Sussex (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 and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex

### Royalty who became naturalized Americans

* Prince Jérôme Napoléon Bonaparte (1805–1870), member of the House of Bonaparte
* Prince Arnold zu Windisch-Graetz (1929-2007), member of the House of Windisch-Graetz
* Diane von 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 (1916–1960), daughter of Marino Torlonia, 4th Prince of Civitella-Cesi
* Prince Archie of Sussex (born 2019) known as Archie Mountbatten-Windsor until the accession of his grandfather to the British throne, born in London, UK; son of Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex

## Politics and popular culture
### Political dynasties

* Adams political family, of two Presidents, two signers of the Declaration of Independence
* Bush family, of two Presidents, two Governors, and senators
* Trump family, of one president, one assistant to the president, and one chair of the Republican National Convention
* Clinton family, of Bill and Hillary Rodham
* Harrison family of Virginia, of three Presidents, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, and governors
* Kennedy family, who created the Camelot era mid-century
* Lee family, political family of Colonial Virginia and Maryland
* Roosevelt family, from the old stock Knickerbocker settlers
* 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
* Family of Robert Carter I, "King Carter", wealthy planting family of Colonial Virginia

### Business dynasties

* Astor family
* Carnegie family
* Du Pont family
* Getty family
* Hearst family
* Hilton family
* Lowell family
* Rockefeller family
* Walton family
* Vanderbilt family
* Pritzker family

### Celebrities

* Frank Sinatra (1915-1998), the Chairman of the Board
* Ella Fitzgerald (1917–1996), the First Lady of Song
* Elvis Presley (1935-1977), the King (of Rock and Roll)
* Aretha Franklin (1942–2018), the Queen of Soul
* Michael Jackson (1958-2009), the King (of Pop)
* Beyonce Knowles-Carter, Queen Bey
* Madonna, the Queen of Pop
* Britney Spears, the Princess of Pop
* Justin Timberlake, the Prince of Pop
* Tina Turner (1939–2023), The Queen of Rock

### Documentaries

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