The American diaspora includes multiple instances in which United States citizens have emigrated after marrying members of international noble or royal families.
There are also individuals who were born outside the United States but maintain US citizenship through an American parent:
Name | Title after marriage | Birthplace | International noble | Country | Marriage | Ref. | Image |
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Gladys Deacon | Gladys Spencer-Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough | Paris, France [a] | Charles Spencer-Churchill, 9th Duke of Marlborough | United Kingdom | 1921–1934 | [42] [43] | ![]() |
Marie-Chantal Miller | Marie-Chantal, Crown Princess of Greece | London, England [b] | Pavlos, Crown Prince of Greece | Greece | July 1, 1995–present | [25] [27] [34] [44] | ![]() |
Christopher O'Neill | London, England [c] | Princess Madeleine, Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland | Sweden | June 8, 2013–present | [27] [37] [45] | ![]() |
Fawzia of Egypt, also known as Fawzia Pahlavi or Fawzia Chirine, was an Egyptian princess who became Queen of Iran as the first wife of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Shah of Iran. Fawzia was the daughter of Fuad I, seventh son of Ismail the Magnificent. Her marriage to the Iranian Crown Prince in 1939 was a political deal: it consolidated Egyptian power and influence in the Middle East, while bringing respectability to the new Iranian regime by association with the much more prestigious Egyptian royal house. Fawzia obtained an Egyptian divorce in 1948, under which their one daughter Princess Shahnaz would be brought up in Iran. Fawzia, who was known as the "sad queen" in the press, lived in isolation and silence after the 1952 Egyptian revolution and never published her memories of the court of Iran and Egypt.
Prince Miguel Januário of Braganza was the Miguelist claimant to the throne of Portugal from 1866 to 1920. He used the title Duke of Braganza.
Catherine Oxenberg is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Amanda Carrington on the 1980s prime-time soap opera Dynasty. Oxenberg is the daughter of Princess Elizabeth of Yugoslavia and her first husband, Howard Oxenberg (1919–2010). She twice played Diana, Princess of Wales on screen, in The Royal Romance of Charles and Diana (1982) and Charles and Diana: Unhappily Ever After (1992), and has appeared in many other films.
Group Captain Thomas Loel Evelyn Bulkeley Guinness, was a British Conservative politician, Member of Parliament (MP) for Bath (1931–1945), business magnate and philanthropist. Guinness also financed the purchase of the Calypso, leasing her for one symbolic franc a year to famous oceanic explorer Jacques-Yves Cousteau and his movie The Silent World (1956).
Jessie Smither, Duchess of Leinster, known by her stage name Denise Orme, was an English music hall singer, actress and musician who appeared regularly at the Alhambra and Gaiety Theatres in London in the early years of the 20th century. Married, successively, to an English baron, a Danish millionaire, and an Irish duke, she was the maternal grandmother of Aga Khan IV.
Edmund Maurice Burke Roche, 4th Baron Fermoy was a British Conservative Party politician who held a title in the Peerage of Ireland.
Princess Margaret of Denmark was a Danish princess by birth and a princess of Bourbon-Parma as the wife of Prince René of Bourbon-Parma. She was the youngest grandchild of Christian IX of Denmark.
John Reginald Lopes Yarde-Buller, 3rd Baron Churston OBE, MVO, was a British peer and soldier. He is the grandfather of Karim Aga Khan, leader of the Nizari Ismailis, an Islamic sect.
Berthold Prinz und Markgraf von Baden, styled Margrave of Baden and Duke of Zähringen, was the head of the House of Baden, which had reigned over the Grand Duchy of Baden until 1918, from 1929 until his death. He was the brother-in-law of Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, through his marriage to Philip's sister, Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark.
Prince Miguel of Braganza, Duke of Viseu was a member of the exiled branch of the House of Braganza. The eldest son of the Miguelist pretender to the throne of Portugal he married an American heiress in 1909 and in 1920 renounced his rights to the throne. His full given names were Miguel Maria Sebastião Maximiliano Rafael Gabriel Gonzaga Francisco de Assis e de Paula Eustáquio Carlos Afonso José Henrique Alberto Clemente Inácio Martinho António Gerardo Jorge Emerico Maurício.
Anita Rhinelander Morris was an American socialite and heiress who married Prince Miguel, Duke of Viseu, grandson of King Miguel I of Portugal, and the eldest son of Dom Miguel, Duke of Braganza, who was Miguelist claimant to the throne of Portugal from 1866 to 1920.
Olive, Lady Baillie was an Anglo-American heiress, landowner and hostess. She is best known as the owner of Leeds Castle, near Maidstone, Kent, England. On her death the castle was bequeathed to a charitable trust to enable it to be open to the public.
The wedding of Princess Madeleine, Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland, and the British-born American financier Christopher O'Neill took place in Stockholm on 8 June 2013.
Christina Oxenberg 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 Post, and others. Her two knitwear clothing lines, Christina Oxenberg and Ox, have appeared in Barneys, Bloomingdale's, and luxury boutiques throughout the world. Oxenberg is the daughter of Princess Elizabeth of Yugoslavia and is a descendant of the Serbian House of Karađorđević.
Lewis Gouverneur Morris II was a banker and prominent social figure in New York and Newport Society.
Jack Christopher Stamp Brooksbank is a British marketing executive who is married to Princess Eugenie, a niece of King Charles III.
Joan Barbara Berry, Viscountess Camrose, was an English socialite, one of the Bright Young Things.
Prince Ferdinand Aloys Andreas Joseph Anton Maria of Liechtenstein was a Prince of the House of Liechtenstein and nephew of Franz I, Prince of Liechtenstein and cousin of Franz Joseph II, Prince of Liechtenstein. Prince Ferdinand was an internationally known banker, athlete and big game hunter.
Prince Johannes Baptist Alois Ferdinand Lucas Anton Joseph Maria of Liechtenstein was a Prince of the House of Liechtenstein and nephew of Franz I, Prince of Liechtenstein and cousin of Franz Joseph II, Prince of Liechtenstein. Prince Johannes married two Americans and became a rancher.
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