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1871 - 1962 · Female · Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Daughter of John Davison Rockefeller and Laura Celestia Spelman
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Alta Rockefeller
1871 - 1962
Alta Rockefeller Prentice was an American philanthropist and the second daughter of John D. Rockefeller and Laura Spelman Rockefeller. Born in Cleveland in 1871, she was raised in the family's Forest Hill and New York households and took an early and active part in church, settlement and welfare work in Cleveland. In 1901 she married the lawyer and agricultural writer Ezra Parmalee Prentice, and the couple divided th…
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Gen 2 · 1841 - 1922
William Rockefeller was an American businessman and financier and a co-founder of the Standard Oil Company. The younger brother of John D. Rockefeller, he was born in Richford, New York, in 1841 and grew up in Ohio, entering the oil trade alongside his brother and taking charge of Standard Oil's New York office and its export business from 1866. He became one of the most prominent financiers of his era, with major interests in Anaconda Copper, the National City Bank of New York and several railroads. He married Almira Geraldine Goodsell, and their children included Percy Avery Rockefeller and the philanthropist Geraldine Rockefeller Dodge. His country estate, Rockwood Hall, stood near Tarrytown, New York.
Gen 2 · 1845 - 1917
Franklin Rockefeller, generally known as Frank, was an American businessman and the youngest brother of John D. and William Rockefeller. Born in upstate New York in 1845 and raised in Ohio, he served in the Union Army during the American Civil War and afterward went into business in Cleveland, holding interests in iron and steel concerns and in Standard Oil. He later ran a large cattle ranch in Kansas and was active in the livestock trade. His relationship with his eldest brother was strained for much of his adult life, and the two were often at odds over business matters, a division that was widely reported at the time.
Gen 3 · 1878 - 1934
Percy Avery Rockefeller was an American financier, the younger son of Standard Oil co-founder William Rockefeller and a nephew of John D. Rockefeller. Born in New York in 1878, he graduated from Yale, where he was a member of Skull and Bones, and became a director of a long list of corporations including Remington Arms, the Brown Brothers banking house, Bethlehem Steel and several Standard Oil successor companies. He married Isabel Stillman, daughter of the banker James Stillman, in 1901, and lived at Owenoke Farm in Greenwich, Connecticut. He was an active yachtsman and thoroughbred owner and remained one of the leading figures of the second Rockefeller generation on Wall Street.
Gen 3 · 1882 - 1973
Ethel Geraldine Rockefeller Dodge was an American philanthropist, art collector and animal welfare patron, the daughter of Standard Oil co-founder William Rockefeller and a niece of John D. Rockefeller. Born in New York in 1882, she married the Remington Arms head Marcellus Hartley Dodge in 1907, a union widely reported at the time as joining two great American fortunes. From her Giralda Farms estate in Madison, New Jersey, she founded and ran the Morris and Essex Dog Show, for decades the largest in the United States, and bred prize dogs and cattle. A major collector of paintings and sculpture, she left her collection and much of her fortune to museums and to animal welfare causes, endowing the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation.
Gen 4 · 1908 - 1979
Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller was an American politician, businessman and art collector who served as the 41st Vice President of the United States. Born in Bar Harbor, Maine, in 1908, the second son of John D. Rockefeller Jr. and Abby Aldrich Rockefeller, he was named for his maternal grandfather, Senator Nelson W. Aldrich. He worked on Rockefeller Center, served as Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs and then Assistant Secretary of State under Presidents Roosevelt and Truman, and was elected Governor of New York in 1958, holding the office for four terms until 1973. He sought the Republican presidential nomination three times and was appointed Vice President by Gerald Ford in 1974. A lifelong patron of modern and Latin American art, he was president of the Museum of Modern Art.
Gen 4 · 1910 - 2004
Laurance Spelman Rockefeller was an American venture capitalist and conservationist, the third son of John D. Rockefeller Jr. and Abby Aldrich Rockefeller. Born in New York in 1910 and educated at Princeton, he became one of the earliest American venture investors, backing Eastern Air Lines, McDonnell Aircraft and later Intel and Apple among many others. He was equally known for conservation: he developed the Rockresorts hotels, including Caneel Bay, gave the land that created Virgin Islands National Park, chaired the Outdoor Recreation Resources Review Commission under President Eisenhower and advised several presidents on conservation and the environment. He married Mary French in 1934 and received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1991.
Gen 4 · 1912 - 1973
Winthrop Rockefeller was an American businessman, rancher and politician who served as the 37th Governor of Arkansas. Born in New York in 1912, the fourth son of John D. Rockefeller Jr. and Abby Aldrich Rockefeller, he worked in the Texas oil fields as a young man and enlisted in the United States Army in 1941, serving through the Pacific campaign and rising to lieutenant colonel. In 1953 he moved to Arkansas and built Winrock Farms on Petit Jean Mountain, becoming a noted breeder of Santa Gertrudis cattle and chairman of the Arkansas Industrial Development Commission. Elected governor in 1966, he was the first Republican to hold the office since Reconstruction and served two terms, pressing prison and civil service reform.
Gen 4 · 1915 - 2017
David Rockefeller was an American banker and philanthropist, the youngest of the six children of John D. Rockefeller Jr. and Abby Aldrich Rockefeller. Born in New York in 1915, he earned a doctorate in economics from the University of Chicago, served in the United States Army during the Second World War and joined Chase National Bank in 1946, becoming chairman and chief executive of Chase Manhattan from 1969 to 1981 and turning it into a global institution. He founded the Trilateral Commission in 1973 and the Council of the Americas, chaired the Council on Foreign Relations, and was a lifelong patron and chairman of the Museum of Modern Art. He married Margaret McGrath in 1940; their six children include Peggy Dulany and David Rockefeller Jr.
Gen 5 · 1932 - 2000
Rodman Clark Rockefeller was an American businessman and the eldest son of Nelson Rockefeller and Mary Todhunter Clark Rockefeller. Born in 1932 and educated at Princeton and Columbia Business School, he spent most of his career at the International Basic Economy Corporation, the development company his father founded in 1947 to invest in agriculture, housing and food distribution in Latin America, serving as its president and then chairman. He was also chairman of the Council of the Americas and a longtime advocate of private investment as a tool of Latin American development. He was a brother of Steven Clark Rockefeller and of Michael Rockefeller, and a trustee of Rockefeller family philanthropies.
Gen 5 · b. 1937
John Davison Rockefeller IV, known as Jay Rockefeller, is an American politician who represented West Virginia in the United States Senate from 1985 to 2015. Born in New York in 1937, the only son of John D. Rockefeller III and Blanchette Hooker Rockefeller, he studied at Harvard and in Japan before joining VISTA in 1964 and being assigned to the small mining community of Emmons, West Virginia, which set the course of his career. He was elected to the West Virginia House of Delegates, then served as Secretary of State, president of West Virginia Wesleyan College and Governor of West Virginia from 1977 to 1985. In the Senate he chaired the Commerce and Intelligence Committees and worked chiefly on health care and coalfield issues. He married Sharon Percy in 1967.
Gen 5 · b. 1947
Peggy Dulany, born Margaret Dulany Rockefeller, is an American philanthropist and the third daughter of David Rockefeller and Peggy McGrath Rockefeller. Born in 1947, she studied at Harvard and took a doctorate in education, and worked in Brazilian favelas and in New York City government before founding the Synergos Institute in 1986. Synergos works to reduce poverty by building partnerships between civil society organizations, governments and business, and by developing what she calls bridging leadership, and it has run programs across Latin America, Africa and Asia. She also co-founded the Global Philanthropists Circle with her father and has served as a trustee of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund.
The House of Bonaparte is the French imperial dynasty founded by Napoleon I, a family of minor Corsican nobles from Ajaccio who within one generation ruled France and placed brothers and sisters on the thrones of Spain, Holland, Naples and Westphalia, and whose senior line survives today in Jean-Christophe, Prince Napoleon. The family descends from Carlo Buonaparte, an Ajaccio lawyer, and Letizia Ramolino, whose eight surviving children were born between 1768 and 1784 on an island that had only just passed from Genoese to French rule. The second son, Napoleon, became First Consul in 1799 and Emperor of the French in 1804, and the whole family rose with him. ## Origins in Corsica The Buonaparte were a patrician family of Ajaccio with roots traced to Tuscany, holding local office and a modest estate rather than great wealth. Carlo Buonaparte studied law at Pisa, served in the Corsican assembly and secured French recognition of the family's noble status, which opened the military academies of Brienne and Paris to his sons. After his death in 1785 Letizia Ramolino held the household together, later presiding over the imperial court as Madame Mere and outliving the Empire itself. ## Notable members Napoleon I is the figure the family is remembered for: general of the Italian and Egyptian campaigns, author of the Civil Code, and Emperor until his abdication in 1815 and exile on Saint Helena. His siblings became sovereigns in their own right, Joseph in Naples and Spain, Louis in Holland, Elisa in Tuscany, Caroline in Naples with her husband Joachim Murat, and Jerome in Westphalia. Napoleon's only legitimate son, Napoleon II, was titled King of Rome. The dynasty returned to power through Louis and Hortense de Beauharnais's son, who ruled as Napoleon III from 1852 to 1870 alongside Empress Eugenie. Later generations produced the ornithologist Charles Lucien Bonaparte and the celebrated Paris salon hostess Princess Mathilde. ## Significance No other modern European family moved so far so quickly, and few left as deep a mark. The Napoleonic Code still underpins the civil law of much of continental Europe and Latin America, while the Second Empire rebuilt Paris into the city of boulevards visitors see today. Two empires, two exiles and a princely line that continues in the present make the Bonapartes the most consequential of the newer European houses. | Fact | Details | | --- | --- | | Family name | Bonaparte, originally Buonaparte | | Place of origin | Ajaccio, Corsica, with earlier roots in Tuscany | | Founding couple | Carlo Buonaparte and Letizia Ramolino | | Best known member | Napoleon I, Emperor of the French | | Thrones held | France, Italy, Spain, Holland, Naples, Westphalia | | Imperial periods | First Empire 1804 to 1815, Second Empire 1852 to 1870 | | Current head of the house | Jean-Christophe, Prince Napoleon, born 1986 | | Generations in this tree | Five, from Carlo Buonaparte to Jean-Christophe |
The **Alaouite Dynasty** is the current ruling royal family of Morocco and one of the world's oldest surviving monarchies. For nearly **400 years**, the dynasty has shaped Morocco's political, religious, military, and cultural identity while maintaining an unbroken line of succession from its founder, **Moulay Ali Sharif**, in the 17th century to the present monarch, **King Mohammed VI**. Unlike many royal houses that disappeared through revolutions or colonial rule, the Alaouite dynasty survived tribal conflicts, European colonization, the French Protectorate, independence, constitutional reforms, and the modern democratic era. Today, it remains a symbol of Morocco's unity and continuity, with the king serving as both the country's head of state and the religious leader known as the **Commander of the Faithful (Amir al-Mu'minin)**. This guide explores the complete Alaouite family tree, the dynasty's origins, its most influential rulers, and the modern royal family that continues to lead Morocco. --- ## Origins of the Alaouite Dynasty The Alaouite dynasty traces its ancestry to **Hasan ibn Ali**, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad. Because of this lineage, the family is regarded as **Sharifs**, descendants of the Prophet, giving them both religious legitimacy and political authority within Morocco. The dynasty began in **Tafilalt**, an oasis region in southeastern Morocco that became an important center of trade connecting North Africa with the Sahara. During the early 1600s, Morocco was politically fragmented after the decline of the Saadi dynasty, with regional tribes competing for power. In **1631**, **Moulay Ali Sharif** emerged as the ruler of Tafilalt. Although he governed only a regional territory, he established the Sharifian dynasty that would later unite Morocco under his descendants. His sons transformed a local ruling family into Morocco's royal house. --- ## The Founder: Moulay Ali Sharif Moulay Ali Sharif is remembered as the founder of Morocco's Alaouite dynasty. His leadership in Tafilalt provided stability during a period of political fragmentation, and his descendants inherited both his religious status and regional influence. Rather than conquering Morocco himself, he built the foundation that allowed his sons to establish a unified Moroccan state. His legacy continues through every Moroccan monarch today. --- ## Moulay Rashid and the Unification of Morocco The dynasty's first great ruler was **Moulay Rashid**, who became Sultan in **1666**. At the time, Morocco was divided among regional rulers, tribal confederations, and remnants of previous dynasties. Moulay Rashid defeated rival powers and successfully reunited the country under Alaouite rule. ### Major Contributions * Unified Morocco under one monarchy. * Established the Alaouite Sultanate. * Created a centralized government. * Strengthened royal authority across tribal regions. Although he ruled for only a few years, Moulay Rashid transformed the Alaouite family into Morocco's legitimate royal dynasty. --- ## Moulay Ismail: The Warrior Sultan After Moulay Rashid's death, his half-brother **Moulay Ismail** ruled from **1672 to 1727**, one of the longest reigns in Moroccan history. He is considered one of Morocco's greatest rulers because he transformed the monarchy into a powerful centralized state. ### Why Moulay Ismail is Famous * Built **Meknes** as an imperial capital. * Created the elite **Black Guard Army (Abid al-Bukhari)**. * Expanded Morocco's military power. * Strengthened diplomacy with European kingdoms. * Built hundreds of forts, palaces, and mosques. His reign brought political stability and expanded Morocco's influence across North Africa and Europe. --- ## The Succession Crisis After Moulay Ismail Moulay Ismail reportedly had dozens of wives and hundreds of children, leading to one of Morocco's most complicated royal succession periods. Several sons—including **Ahmad ad-Dhahabi**, **Abdelmalek**, and **Moulay Abdallah**—briefly occupied the throne during decades of internal conflict. Although these reigns were unstable, the Alaouite dynasty itself survived because royal legitimacy remained within the Sharifian family line. This period demonstrated the resilience of the dynasty despite intense rivalry among royal heirs. --- ## Mohammed III and Morocco's Global Diplomacy **Mohammed III ibn Abdallah** restored stability after years of succession struggles. He ruled from **1757 to 1790** and modernized Morocco's economy and diplomacy. ### Major Achievements * Founded the port city of **Essaouira (Mogador)**. * Expanded international trade. * Developed Morocco's navy. * Recognized the **United States** in 1777, making Morocco one of the first countries to acknowledge American independence. * Improved diplomatic relations with Europe and the Middle East. His reign positioned Morocco as an important trading nation between Africa and Europe. --- ## The Last Independent Sultans The nineteenth century brought increasing European influence over Morocco. ### Moulay Slimane Moulay Slimane emphasized religious scholarship, administrative reforms, and political stability while limiting foreign influence. ### Abd al-Rahman Abd al-Rahman modernized the military and attempted to protect Morocco from French expansion following the French conquest of neighboring Algeria. ### Mohammed IV After Morocco's defeat in the Hispano-Moroccan War, Mohammed IV introduced military and governmental reforms to strengthen the kingdom. ### Hassan I Hassan I became one of Morocco's last strong independent sultans. He traveled throughout Morocco to reinforce royal authority, modernized the army, improved taxation, and expanded state administration into remote tribal regions. His reign delayed colonial domination through diplomacy and modernization. --- ## The French Protectorate Era The Alaouite dynasty entered a new chapter during the early twentieth century. ### Abdelaziz Young Sultan Abdelaziz introduced modern inventions including telegraphs, photography, electricity, and bicycles. However, financial debt and political unrest weakened his rule. ### Abdelhafid His brother Abdelhafid overthrew him and signed the **Treaty of Fez** in **1912**, establishing the **French Protectorate** over Morocco. Although sovereignty became limited, the Alaouite monarchy continued to exist. ### Moulay Youssef Moulay Youssef ruled under French administration while preserving the monarchy's religious authority and preparing the way for his son, Mohammed V. --- ## Mohammed V: Father of Independent Morocco Few members of the Alaouite dynasty are as respected as **Mohammed V**. Ascending the throne in 1927, he became the symbol of Morocco's independence movement. ### His Historic Role * Supported Moroccan nationalism. * Opposed colonial rule. * Exiled by France in 1953. * Returned in 1955 after massive public protests. * Became Morocco's first **King** in 1957. His return united Moroccans across political, ethnic, and religious communities. Mohammed V is widely remembered as the **Father of Modern Morocco**. --- ## Hassan II and the Modern Kingdom King **Hassan II** ruled Morocco from **1961 to 1999**. His nearly four-decade reign transformed Morocco politically and economically. ### Major Contributions * Led the **Green March** in 1975. * Expanded Morocco's infrastructure. * Introduced constitutional reforms. * Strengthened diplomatic relations with Africa, Europe, and the Arab world. * Expanded education and healthcare institutions. His reign also faced political challenges known as the "Years of Lead," making him one of Morocco's most influential and debated monarchs. --- ## King Mohammed VI and the Contemporary Royal Family Since **1999**, **King Mohammed VI** has led Morocco through a period of modernization and economic development. ### Major Achievements * Launched the **Tangier Med Port**, one of Africa's largest ports. * Built **Al Boraq**, Africa's first high-speed railway. * Invested heavily in renewable energy through the **Noor Solar Complex**. * Expanded Morocco's economic partnerships across Africa. * Approved constitutional reforms during the 2011 Arab Spring. His reign focuses on balancing tradition with modernization while preserving the monarchy's constitutional role. --- ## The Current Moroccan Royal Family The present Alaouite royal family represents multiple generations of Moroccan leadership. ### Crown Prince Moulay Hassan Born in 2003, Crown Prince Moulay Hassan is the heir apparent to Morocco's throne. He regularly accompanies King Mohammed VI during official ceremonies, military events, diplomatic visits, and national celebrations, preparing for future leadership. ### Princess Lalla Khadija Princess Lalla Khadija represents the youngest generation of the royal family and participates in educational and cultural events across Morocco. ### Prince Moulay Rachid The king's younger brother serves as an important diplomatic representative and promotes sports, culture, education, and international cooperation. ### Princesses Lalla Meryem, Lalla Asma, and Lalla Hasna These royal princesses lead numerous charitable foundations supporting children's rights, education, healthcare, disability inclusion, environmental protection, and sustainable development. Together, they represent the humanitarian face of Morocco's monarchy. --- ## Religion and the Alaouite Monarchy A defining characteristic of the Alaouite dynasty is its religious authority. The Moroccan king carries the title **Commander of the Faithful (Amir al-Mu'minin)**, making him both a political leader and protector of Islam in Morocco. This role allows the monarchy to oversee religious institutions, promote moderate Islamic traditions, preserve Morocco's historic mosques and shrines, and maintain religious unity throughout the country. The combination of religious legitimacy and constitutional monarchy is unique among many modern monarchies. --- ## Why the Alaouite Dynasty Matters Today The Alaouite dynasty is one of the few royal families that has continuously ruled the same country for nearly four centuries. Its survival through civil wars, succession crises, colonial occupation, independence movements, and constitutional reforms reflects remarkable political continuity. Today, the dynasty symbolizes Morocco's national identity, historical heritage, and institutional stability. From **Moulay Ali Sharif** in Tafilalt to **King Mohammed VI** in Rabat, the Alaouite family has guided Morocco through some of the most significant transformations in North African history while preserving one of the world's oldest living monarchies. --- ## Alaouite Dynasty Timeline | Period | Key Monarch | Historical Significance | | ---------------- | ------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | **1631–1636** | Moulay Ali Sharif | Founded the Alaouite dynasty in Tafilalt. | | **1666–1672** | Moulay Rashid | Unified Morocco under Alaouite rule. | | **1672–1727** | Moulay Ismail | Built the modern Alaouite state and Meknes. | | **1757–1790** | Mohammed III ibn Abdallah | Expanded diplomacy and international trade. | | **1873–1894** | Hassan I | Modernized Morocco before colonial rule. | | **1912–1927** | Moulay Youssef | Maintained the monarchy during the French Protectorate. | | **1927–1961** | Mohammed V | Led Morocco to independence and became the first King of Morocco. | | **1961–1999** | Hassan II | Strengthened the constitutional monarchy and led the Green March. | | **1999–Present** | Mohammed VI | Modernized Morocco through economic, infrastructure, and constitutional reforms. | --- ## Complete Alaouite Family Tree Overview The complete Moroccan royal family tree spans **32 documented members** in the direct Alaouite lineage featured in this genealogy. ### Founding Generation * Moulay Ali Sharif * Sidi Mohammed I ibn Sharif * Moulay Rashid ### Imperial Alaouite Sultans * Moulay Ismail * Ahmad ad-Dhahabi * Moulay Abdelmalek * Moulay Abdallah * Mohammed III ibn Abdallah * Moulay Yazid * Moulay Slimane * Moulay Abd al-Rahman * Mohammed IV * Hassan I ### Protectorate Era Rulers * Moulay Abdelaziz * Moulay Abdelhafid * Moulay Youssef ### Independent Morocco * Mohammed V * Lalla Abla bint Tahar * Hassan II * Lalla Latifa Amahzoune ### Modern Royal Family * King Mohammed VI * Princess Lalla Salma * Crown Prince Moulay Hassan * Princess Lalla Khadija * Prince Moulay Rachid * Princess Lalla Meryem * Princess Lalla Asma * Princess Lalla Hasna * Prince Moulay Abdallah * Princess Lalla Amina * Princess Lalla Zineb * Princess Lalla Nezha The Alaouite dynasty remains the **longest-ruling royal family in Morocco's history** and continues to play a central role in the country's government, culture, religion, diplomacy, and national identity. From its origins in Tafilalt in **1631** to the reign of **King Mohammed VI**, the dynasty represents nearly four centuries of uninterrupted royal leadership and remains one of the world's oldest living monarchies. --- ## Quick Facts About the Alaouite Dynasty | **Fact** | **Details** | | ------------------------------ | -------------------------------------------- | | **Dynasty Name** | Alaouite Dynasty (Alawite Dynasty) | | **Country** | Morocco | | **Founded** | 1631 CE | | **Founder** | Moulay Ali Sharif | | **Current Monarch** | King Mohammed VI | | **Heir Apparent** | Crown Prince Moulay Hassan | | **Royal Capital** | Rabat, Morocco | | **Historic Imperial Capitals** | Meknes, Fez, Marrakesh, Rabat | | **Royal House Religion** | Sunni Islam | | **Royal Title** | Commander of the Faithful (Amir al-Mu'minin) | | **Years in Power** | Nearly 400 years (1631–Present) | --- **Moroccan Royal Family – Alaouite Dynasty Complete Family Tree** is one of the world's longest continuous royal lineages, connecting more than three centuries of Moroccan history through sultans, kings, queens, princes, and princesses who shaped the nation's identity from the Tafilalt oasis to modern-day Rabat.
The Kennedy family is an Irish American political dynasty from Boston, Massachusetts, whose members have included the 35th President of the United States, three United States senators, four congressmen, several ambassadors, and the founders of the Peace Corps and the Special Olympics. Across four documented generations the family moved from a County Wexford farm to the White House, and its name became shorthand in American public life for both political ambition and public service. ## Origins The American line begins with Patrick Kennedy, a farmer's son from Dunganstown, near New Ross in County Wexford, who emigrated to East Boston during the Great Famine. His son, Patrick Joseph "P. J." Kennedy (1858 to 1929), built a livelihood in the liquor and banking trades and served in both houses of the Massachusetts legislature, becoming one of the Democratic ward leaders who ran the city's Irish Catholic politics. On the other side stood John Francis "Honey Fitz" Fitzgerald (1863 to 1950), congressman and twice Mayor of Boston. The two families joined in 1914 when P. J.'s son Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. married Honey Fitz's daughter Rose Fitzgerald. Their nine children, raised between Brookline, Bronxville and the compound at Hyannis Port on Cape Cod, form the generation the world knows. ## Notable members John F. Kennedy served as President from 1961 until his death in 1963, having previously represented Massachusetts in the House and Senate. His brother Robert F. Kennedy was Attorney General, then Senator from New York, and a candidate for the presidency in 1968. Their youngest brother Edward "Ted" Kennedy sat in the United States Senate for almost 47 years and was one of the most productive legislators of his era. The eldest son, Joseph P. Kennedy Jr., was a naval aviator killed on a volunteer mission in 1944. Away from elected office, Eunice Kennedy Shriver founded the Special Olympics, her husband Sargent Shriver created the Peace Corps and Head Start, and Jean Kennedy Smith founded the arts and disability organisation VSA before serving as United States Ambassador to Ireland. The following generations have produced congressmen, a lieutenant governor, ambassadors, documentary filmmakers, human rights advocates and journalists. ## Significance No other American family has combined electoral success, philanthropy and public visibility on this scale for so long. The Kennedys shaped the civil rights era, the space programme, immigration reform, health care legislation and the modern understanding of disability rights, and their private losses were mourned publicly in a way usually reserved for royalty. The Kennedy Library in Boston, the Kennedy Center in Washington and dozens of schools and institutions carry the name. | Fact | Details | | --- | --- | | Family name | Kennedy | | Irish origin | Dunganstown, County Wexford, Ireland | | American home | Boston and Hyannis Port, Massachusetts | | Founding couple | Patrick Joseph Kennedy and Mary Augusta Hickey | | Best known member | John F. Kennedy, 35th President of the United States | | Generations covered | Four | | Offices held | Presidency, US Senate, US House, ambassadorships, state office | | Institutions founded | Peace Corps, Special Olympics, Best Buddies, Citizens Energy |
The House of Habsburg was one of the most powerful royal dynasties in European history, ruling Austria from 1282, supplying almost every Holy Roman Emperor between 1438 and the empire's dissolution in 1806, and reigning over Spain and its overseas empire from 1516 to 1700. Named for a castle in what is now Switzerland, the family rose from modest Swabian counts to sovereigns of lands stretching from the Danube to the Andes, and its senior line ended only in 1918 with the fall of Austria-Hungary. ## Origins The dynasty takes its name from Habsburg Castle in the Aargau, in present-day Switzerland, held by a family of counts with scattered lands in Swabia and Alsace. Its fortunes changed in 1273, when the prince-electors chose Rudolf I as King of the Romans after a long interregnum. Rudolf defeated Ottokar II of Bohemia in 1278, took the duchies of Austria and Styria, and granted them to his sons, moving the family's centre of gravity permanently to Vienna. Two centuries later the marriage of Maximilian I to Mary of Burgundy, and of their son Philip the Handsome to Joanna of Castile, converted a regional Alpine power into a continental one within a single generation. ## Notable members Charles V inherited Spain, the Netherlands, Austria, Naples and the Spanish Americas, and on his abdication in 1556 divided them: Spain and the Low Countries to his son Philip II, the Austrian lands and the imperial title to his brother Ferdinand I. The Spanish branch ran from Philip II through Philip III and Philip IV to Charles II, whose death in 1700 without an heir set off the War of the Spanish Succession. The Austrian branch ran from Ferdinand I through Ferdinand II and Ferdinand III to Charles VI, whose daughter Maria Theresa became the only woman to rule the Habsburg lands in her own right. Her marriage to Francis I Stephen of Lorraine founded the House of Habsburg-Lorraine, which produced Joseph II, Leopold II, Marie Antoinette, Francis II, and the long-reigning Franz Joseph I. ## Significance For six centuries the Habsburgs shaped the map of Europe less by conquest than by marriage, holding together a multilingual realm of Germans, Hungarians, Czechs, Poles, Italians, Croats and others under a single crown. They led the Counter-Reformation, halted Ottoman expansion at Vienna in 1683, and gave Europe both the Thirty Years' War and the Congress system that followed Napoleon. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in 1914 triggered the First World War, and the abdication of Charles I in 1918 ended Habsburg rule. | Fact | Details | | --- | --- | | Founder of the royal line | Rudolf I of Habsburg, King of the Romans from 1273 | | Family seat | Habsburg Castle, Aargau; later Vienna, Graz and Madrid | | Height of power | Charles V (1500 to 1558), ruler of Spain, the Netherlands, Austria, Naples and Spanish America | | Spanish line | Philip II to Charles II, 1556 to 1700 | | Austrian line | Ferdinand I to Charles VI, 1521 to 1740 | | Habsburg-Lorraine | From Maria Theresa and Francis I Stephen, 1736 onward | | Last reigning monarch | Charles I of Austria, who left government in 1918 | | Principal titles | Holy Roman Emperor, Emperor of Austria, King of Spain, Hungary and Bohemia |
Alta Rockefeller's recorded parents are John Davison Rockefeller, Laura Celestia Spelman.
Alta Rockefeller has 3 recorded siblings: Elizabeth Rockefeller, Edith Rockefeller, John Davison Rockefeller Jr..
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Alta Rockefeller's recorded native place is Cleveland, Ohio, United States.
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