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  2. American royalty - Wikipedia

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    Lee family, political family of Colonial Virginia and Maryland Roosevelt family , from the old stock Knickerbocker settlers [ 14 ] [ 17 ] 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 [ 14 ] [ 18 ] [ 19 ] [ 20 ]

  3. History of Florida - Wikipedia

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    The history of Florida can be traced to when the first Paleo-Indians began to inhabit the peninsula as early as 14,000 years ago. [1] They left behind artifacts and archeological remains. Florida's written history begins with the arrival of Europeans; the Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León in 1513 made the first textual records.

  4. List of current monarchies - Wikipedia

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    These are the approximate categories which present monarchies fall into: [citation needed]. Commonwealth realms.King Charles III is the monarch of fifteen Commonwealth realms (Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, The Bahamas, Belize, Canada, Grenada, Jamaica, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, and the United ...

  5. Which Countries Have a Royal Family? Here Are 28 That ... - AOL

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    In Malaysia, there are nine royal families that take turns ruling in five-year terms. The current sultan is Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah, who took power in 2019 following the abdication of ...

  6. List of noble houses - Wikipedia

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    Many noble houses (such as the Houses of York and Lancaster) have birthed dynasties and have historically been considered royal houses, but in a contemporary sense, these houses may lose this status when the dynasty ends and their familial relationship with the position of power is superseded. A royal house is a type of noble house, and they ...

  7. Minorcans of Florida - Wikipedia

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    In the fall of 1777, the workers had decided enough was enough, and several of them walked to St. Augustine to petition the East Florida governor, Patrick Tonyn, to release them from their contracts. [ 1 ] [ 8 ] Toyn gave refuge to the workers, granted them an area in the northwest section of the old walled city, helping to form the core of St ...

  8. Take a Deep Dive Into Royal Family History With Our ... - AOL

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    Following her husband’s death in 1942, Marina remained an active member of the royal family and carried out many royal duties across the world, even representing the Queen at some events. She ...

  9. Monarchies in the Americas - Wikipedia

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    After King Francis I commissioned Jacques Cartier to search out an eastern route to Asia, the settlement of Port Royal was founded on 27 July 1605 in what was Acadia, today is called Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia. From there, the French Crown's empire in the Americas grew to include areas of land surrounding the Great Lakes and down the ...