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
- 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
Monarchs born in the United States
Only two people born in the United States have become head of state in a monarchy.- Bhumibol Adulyadej, born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, became King of Thailand and the first monarch born in the United States.
- Pope Leo XIV, born Robert Francis Prevost in Chicago, Illinois, was elected the 267th pope of the Catholic Church and sovereign of Vatican City, becoming the first monarch to also hold US citizenship.
Americans who married into royalty
- Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte, morganatic consort of Jérôme Bonaparte
- Susan May Williams, Princess Jérôme Napoléon Bonaparte; wife of Jérôme Napoléon Bonaparte of the House of Bonaparte
- Antoinette Van Leer Polk, Baroness de Charette; who married General Athanase-Charles-Marie Charette de la Contrie of House of Bourbon
- Jane Allen Campbell, Princess-consort of San Faustino; wife of Carlo Bourbon del Monte, Prince di San Faustino
- Nonie May Stewart, Princess Anastasia of Greece and Denmark; wife of Prince Christopher of Greece and Denmark, a member of the Greek royal family
- Mary Elsie Moore, Princess-consort of Civitella-Cesi; wife of Marino Torlonia, 4th Prince of Civitella-Cesi
- Wallis Simpson Duchess of Windsor; who married and triggered the abdication of King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom
- Kay Sage ex-Princess-consort of San Faustino; wife of Ranieri Bourbon del Monte, Prince di San Faustino
- Barbara Hutton, 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, Princess Georg of Denmark, wife of Prince Georg of Denmark
- Rita Hayworth ex-Princess-consort of Prince Aly Khan of Nizari Ismaili Aga Khan
- Grace Kelly, Princess-consort of Monaco; married Prince Rainer III of Monaco, head of the Monégasque royal family
- Lee Radziwill 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 Bouvier
- Hope Cooke ex-Queen-consort of Sikkim
- Queen Noor Lisa Halaby Queen-consort of King Hussein of Jordan; now Dowager Queen of Jordan
- Princess Angela of Liechtenstein, Princess-consort of Prince Maximilian of Liechtenstein of the House of Liechtenstein
- Marie-Chantal, Crown Princess of Greece, Princess-consort of Crown Prince Pavlos of Greece; she is the sister of Princess Alexandra von Fürstenberg
- Alexandra von Fürstenberg, 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, Princess Carole Ann Radziwill; married Prince Anthony Radziwill, the nephew of former First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy
- Princess Sarah Zeid, Princess-consort of Prince Zeid bin Ra'ad, Crown Prince of Iraq
- Christopher O'Neill Prince-consort of Princess Madeleine, Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland
- Kelly Rondestvedt Princess-consort of Hubertus, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, heir of the Duchy of Saxony
- Princess Keisha Omilana, wife of Prince Adekunle Adebayo Omilana of Ipetu-Ijesha in Nigeria.
- Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, wife of Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex; who married into the House of Windsor
- LeOntra Breeden, Archduchess of Austria, Consort to Archduke Franz Ferdinand von Habsburg-Lothringen
- Kendra Spears Princess Salwa Aga Khan consort of Prince Rahim Aga Khan of Nizari Ismaili Aga Khan
- Alana Camille Bunte, 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 married Saudi Prince Sultan bin Fahad bin Nasser bin Abdulaziz
Royalty who were born in America
- Prince Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte II, born in Baltimore, Maryland, USA: member of the House of Bonaparte
- Prince Charles Joseph Bonaparte, born in Baltimore, Maryland, USA; member of the House of Bonaparte
- Catherine Oxenberg born in New York City, New York, USA; daughter of Princess Elizabeth of Yugoslavia
- Christina Oxenberg born in New York City, New York, USA; daughter of Princess Elizabeth of Yugoslavia
- Prince Alexander von Fürstenberg born in Malibu, California, USA; member of the German princely family of Fürstenberg.
- Princess Tatiana von Fürstenberg born in New York, New York, USA; member of the German princely family of Fürstenberg.
- Princess Sarah Culberson born in Morgantown, West Virginia, US; member of the ruling family of Bumpe in Sierra Leone.
- Peter, Hereditary Prince of Yugoslavia born in Chicago, Illinois, USA; member of the House of Karađorđević.
- Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia born in Fairfax, Virginia, USA; member of the House of Karađorđević.
- Prince Philip of Yugoslavia born in Fairfax, Virginia, USA; member of the House of Karađorđević.
- Princess Tatiana Galitzine, member of the Russian princely House of Golitsyn and daughter of Archduchess Maria-Anna of Austria
- Princess Nora zu Oettingen-Spielberg born in West Palm Beach, Florida, US; daughter of the current Prince of Oettingen-Spielberg and wife of Lord Max Percy
- India Oxenberg born in Malibu, California, USA; granddaughter of Princess Elizabeth of Yugoslavia
- Jazmin Grace Grimaldi 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 in Washington D.C., USA; granddaughter of the last Shah and Empress of Iran
- Princess Charlotte of Nassau born in Boston, Massachusetts; daughter of Prince Robert of Luxembourg and a great-granddaughter of Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg, and a member of the Grand Ducal Family of Luxembourg.
- Princess Maria-Olympia of Greece and Denmark ; 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 in New York, New York, USA; member of the non-reigning Greek royal family and the House of Glücksburg.
- Princess Talita von Fürstenberg, member of the German princely family of Fürstenberg.
- Prince Achileas-Andreas of Greece and Denmark 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 in Miami, Florida; member of the House of Bourbon
- Maud Elizabeth Daphne Marina Windsor 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 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 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, member of the House of Bonaparte
- Prince Arnold zu Windisch-Graetz, member of the House of Windisch-Graetz
- Diane von Fürstenberg 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, daughter of Marino Torlonia, 4th Prince of Civitella-Cesi
- Prince Archie of Sussex 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