List of Americans who married international nobility

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The American diaspora includes multiple instances in which United States citizens have emigrated after marrying members of international noble families.

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American citizens born in the United States

NameTitle after marriageBirthplaceInternational nobleCountryMarriageRef.Image
Antoinette Van Leer Polk Baroness de Charette Nashville, Tennessee Athanase Charette de la Contrie France October 30, 1865 [1]
Antoinette Polk, Baroness de Charette.png
Alice Heine Princess consort of Monaco New Orleans, Louisiana Albert I of Monaco Monaco October 30, 1889 [2] [3]
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Anita Rhinelander Stewart Princess of Braganza Elberon, New Jersey Miguel of Braganza, Duke of Viseu Portugal September 15, 1909 [4] [5] [6] [7]
Anita Stewart, Princess of Braganza LCCN2014683859 (cropped).jpg
Nevada Stoody Hayes Duchess of Porto Sandyville, Ohio Afonso of Braganza, Infante of Portugal, Duke of Porto Portugal September 26, 1917 [8]
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Nonie May Stewart Princess Anastasia of Greece and Denmark Zanesville, Ohio Prince Christopher of Greece and Denmark Kingdom of Greece February 1, 1920  – August 29, 1923 (her death) [9] [10] [11]
Princess Anastasia of Greece and Denmark portrait.jpg
Anne Catherine Tredick WendellCountess of Carnarvon Portsmouth, New Hampshire Henry Herbert, 6th Earl of Carnarvon United Kingdom July 17, 1922 – 1936 (divorce) [12] [13] [14]
Wallis Simpson Duchess of Windsor Blue Ridge Summit, Pennsylvania Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor United Kingdom June 3, 1937 – May 28, 1972 (his death) [15] [16] [17]
Vincenzo Laviosa - Duke and Duchess of Windsor - Google Art Project (cropped).jpg
Rita Hayworth Brooklyn, New York Prince Aly Khan Pakistan May 27, 1949–January 1953 [15] [16] [18]
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Jean Wallop Countess of Carnarvon Big Horn, Wyoming Henry Herbert, 7th Earl of Carnarvon United Kingdom January 7, 1956 – September 11, 2001 (his death) [19]
Grace Kelly Princess consort of Monaco Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Rainier III, Prince of Monaco Monaco April 18, 1956 – September 14, 1982 (her death) [15] [16] [20] [21]
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Caroline Lee Bouvier Princess Caroline Lee Radziwiłł Southampton, New York Prince Stanisław Albrecht Radziwiłł Poland March 19, 1959 – 1974 (divorce) [15] [16] [17]
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Howard Oxenberg New York City, New York Princess Elizabeth of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia January 21, 1961 – 1966 (divorce) [22] [23]
Hope Cooke Queen of Sikkim San Francisco, California King Palden Thondup Namgyal Kingdom of Sikkim March 20, 1963 – 1980 (divorce) [15] [24] [25]
Hope Cooke, Queen of Sikkim (LOC ppmsca.30180).jpg
Lisa Halaby Queen Noor of Jordan Princeton, New Jersey Hussein of Jordan Jordan June 15, 1978 – February 7, 1999 (his death) [15] [16] [17]
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Alexandra MillerPrincess Alexandra von Fürstenberg New York City, New York Prince Alexander von Fürstenberg Germany October 28, 1995 – 2002 (divorce) [15] [17] [24]
Lisa DaviCik Puan Nur Lisa Idris Abdullah San Francisco, California Sharafuddin of Selangor Malaysia 1988–1997 (divorce)
Sarah Butler Princess Sarah Zeid of Jordan Houston, Texas Prince Zeid Raad Al Hussein Jordan July 5, 2000–present [15]
SRSG-Princesse Jordania-12 June 2018-original cropped (cropped).jpg
Olivia Wilde New York City, New York Prince Tao Ruspoli Italy June 7, 2003 – September 29, 2011 (divorce) [26]
Olivia Wilde at SXSW Booksmart Red Carpet (cropped).jpg
Kelly Rondestvedt Kelly, Hereditary Princess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duchess of Saxony Pensacola, Florida Hubertus, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duke of Saxony Germany May 21, 2009–present [15] [17] [24]
Kendra Spears Princess Salwa Aga Khan Seattle, Washington Prince Rahim Aga Khan Pakistan August 31, 2013–present [15] [16] [17]
Ariana Austin Princess of Ethiopia Washington, D.C. Prince Joel Dawit Makonnen Ethiopia September 9, 2017–present [17] [26]
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Meghan Markle Meghan, Duchess of Sussex Los Angeles, California Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex United Kingdom May 19, 2018–present [16] [17] [27]
Meghan Markle - 2018 (cropped).jpg

American citizens born outside the United States

There are also individuals who were born outside the United States but maintain US citizenship through an American parent:

NameTitle after marriageBirthplaceInternational nobleCountryMarriageRef.Image
Gladys Deacon Gladys Spencer-Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough Paris, France [lower-alpha 1] Charles Spencer-Churchill, 9th Duke of Marlborough United Kingdom 1921–1934 [28] [29]
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Marie-Chantal Miller Marie-Chantal, Crown Princess of Greece London, England [lower-alpha 2] Pavlos, Crown Prince of Greece Greece July 1, 1995–present [15] [17] [24] [30]
Marie-Chantal, Crown Princess of Greece.jpg
Christopher O'Neill London, England [lower-alpha 3] Princess Madeleine, Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland Sweden June 8, 2013–present [17] [26] [31]
Christopher O'Neill-5.jpg

Notes

  1. ↑ Though born in Paris, Gladys Marie Deacon was the daughter of American citizens Edward Parker Deacon and his wife Florence Baldwin.
  2. ↑ Though born in London, Marie-Chantal Miller is the daughter of American-born British businessman Robert Warren Miller and his Ecuadorian wife María Clara "Chantal" Pesantes Becerra.
  3. ↑ Though born in London, Christopher O'Neill is the son of American investment banker Paul O'Neill and his wife Eva Walter O'Neill.

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