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  • Norwegian Ruling Families and Adoption
    ...tion than the other."[!] From the Heimskringla, which covers the years 850 to 1177, and other ancient sources, these are some of the fostered men and wom ...-law), except his two foster brothers and their troops, whom he had warned to leave with him, and he then took sole possession of their lands in [[Norway
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  • Alexander the Great and Adoption
    ...of the greatest generals in history. His empire stretched from [[Greece]] to [[Egypt]], Asia Minor and as far east as the River Ind in [[India]]. ...also the foster-brother of Clitus [[Niger]] (see Roman Empire), according to some sources.
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  • Robert Thompson Batley and Adoption (under Honorific Adoption)
    ...not unusual for adults to be adopted as honorary members of a family, clan or tribe. There are two main types. ...politicians, usually western leaders, or other worthies by "native" clans or tribes, done as a photo-opportunity for the politician and for publicity by
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  • Daniel Boone and Adoption (under Honorific Adoption)
    ...unusual for adults to be [[adopted]] as honorary members of a family, clan or tribe. There are two main types. ...politicians, usually western leaders, or other worthies by "native" clans or tribes, done as a photo-opportunity for the politician and for publicity by
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  • Boson of Arles and Adoption
    ...cession, and also to that of Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte, which made him heir to King Karl XIII of Sweden and Norway (Karl XIV Johan). [[Category: 1st to 10th Centuries Ce]]
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  • Childebert II and Adoption
    ...of convenience of two against the third. Sigibert was assassinated in 575 or 576 and succeeded by his young son, with his mother as regent. ...rt and thus overturned Chilpéric's move. But when Chilpéric died in 584, to be succeeded by his baby son Clotaire II, Gontran attacked his adoptive son
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  • Childebert III Adoptivus and Adoption
    Childebert is usually reckoned to be the natural son of Grimoald I, the mayor of the palace of King Sigibert ...When Sigibert died in 657, Grimoald had the rightful heir, Dagobert, sent to [[Ireland]] "on pilgrimage," while he installed the boy Childebert as his p
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  • Herbert Cole Coombs and Adoption (under Honorific Adoption)
    ...unusual for adults to be [[adopted]] as honorary members of a family, clan or tribe. There are two main types. ...politicians, usually western leaders, or other worthies by "native" clans or tribes, done as a photo-opportunity for the politician and for publicity by
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  • CuChulain and Adoption
    ...and toes. He was sent to be fostered by the best men in Ulster, according to ancient Irish custom. ...in battle could only be cooled by being immersed in icy water three times or by being confronted by a legion of bare-breasted women. At 17 he fought the
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  • Hyllus and Adoption
    ...mius offered him a third of his land. [[Heracles]] declined the offer, and to show his gratitude, Aegimius adopted Hyllus after [[Heracles]] died. ...os. He and Aegimius' other two sons, Pamphylus and Dymas, gave their names to the three Dorian tribes: the Pamphylii, the Dymanes, and the Hylles.
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  • Bhanu Pratap Singh and Adoption (under India - Princely States: 10)
    ...werful, ruled over by men (mostly) with a wide range of titles in addition to the familiar maharajahs and rajas. ...o heir could [[adopt]] a male of any age from another branch of the ruling family and appoint him heir apparent. This parallels similar customs in ancient Ro
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  • Frithjof Schuon and Adoption (under Honorific Adoption)
    ...unusual for adults to be [[adopted]] as honorary members of a family, clan or tribe. There are two main types. ...dividual is [[adopted]] as a mark of respect or reward for his services to or sympathy with a tribe. It recognizes a long-standing bond between the indiv
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  • Conrad Weisner and Adoption (under Honorific Adoption)
    ...unusual for adults to be [[adopted]] as honorary members of a family, clan or tribe. There are two main types. ...dividual is [[adopted]] as a mark of respect or reward for his services to or sympathy with a tribe. It recognizes a long-standing bond between the indiv
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  • Bhayats and Adoption (under India - Princely States)
    ...werful, ruled over by men (mostly) with a wide range of titles in addition to the familiar maharajahs and rajas. ...o heir could [[adopt]] a male of any age from another branch of the ruling family and appoint him heir apparent. This parallels similar customs in ancient Ro
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  • Damodar Rao and Adoption (under India - Princely States: 7)
    ...werful, ruled over by men (mostly) with a wide range of titles in addition to the familiar maharajahs and rajas. ...o heir could [[adopt]] a male of any age from another branch of the ruling family and appoint him heir apparent. This parallels similar customs in ancient Ro
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  • Fatehsinh I Raje Sahib Bhonsle and Adoption (under India - Princely States: 1)
    ...werful, ruled over by men (mostly) with a wide range of titles in addition to the familiar maharajahs and rajas. ...o heir could [[adopt]] a male of any age from another branch of the ruling family and appoint him heir apparent. This parallels similar customs in ancient Ro
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  • Rajaram II Raje Bhonsle and Adoption (under India - Princely States: 1)
    ...werful, ruled over by men (mostly) with a wide range of titles in addition to the familiar maharajahs and rajas. ...o heir could [[adopt]] a male of any age from another branch of the ruling family and appoint him heir apparent. This parallels similar customs in ancient Ro
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  • Hamir Singh II and Adoption (under India - Princely States: 4)
    ...werful, ruled over by men (mostly) with a wide range of titles in addition to the familiar maharajahs and rajas. ...o heir could [[adopt]] a male of any age from another branch of the ruling family and appoint him heir apparent. This parallels similar customs in ancient Ro
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  • Hawai'ian Royal Families and Adoption
    ...embers of the families are generally recognized as having been [[adopted]] or fostered. (The abnormally common death dates 1848 and 1849 are because of a ...as immensely wealthy, having united the estates of several branches of the family. She [[adopted]] William Pitt Kalaho'olewa Leleiohoku II, who was the birth
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  • Jiji Bai Sahib Maharaj and Adoption (under India - Princely States: 2)
    ...werful, ruled over by men (mostly) with a wide range of titles in addition to the familiar maharajahs and rajas. ...o heir could [[adopt]] a male of any age from another branch of the ruling family and appoint him heir apparent. This parallels similar customs in ancient Ro
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  • Lakhaji Tamachi Jadeja Sahib and Adoption (under India - Princely States: 3)
    ...werful, ruled over by men (mostly) with a wide range of titles in addition to the familiar maharajahs and rajas. ...o heir could [[adopt]] a male of any age from another branch of the ruling family and appoint him heir apparent. This parallels similar customs in ancient Ro
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  • Pomare Dynasty and Adoption
    ...27px-La_Famille_Royale_de_Tahiti%2C_1906.jpg |410x579px|thumb|'''The Royal Family of Tahiti'''<br />Source: Wikipedia.org.}} ...y different culture. The following is a list of [[adopted]] members of the family:
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  • Shahu II Raje and Adoption (under India - Princely States: 2)
    ...werful, ruled over by men (mostly) with a wide range of titles in addition to the familiar maharajahs and rajas. ...o heir could [[adopt]] a male of any age from another branch of the ruling family and appoint him heir apparent. This parallels similar customs in ancient Ro
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  • Shahu Shivaji II Bhonsle and Adoption (under India - Princely States: 2)
    ...werful, ruled over by men (mostly) with a wide range of titles in addition to the familiar maharajahs and rajas. ...o heir could [[adopt]] a male of any age from another branch of the ruling family and appoint him heir apparent. This parallels similar customs in ancient Ro
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  • Shahu Shivaji Raje Bhonsle and Adoption (under India - Princely States: 1)
    ...werful, ruled over by men (mostly) with a wide range of titles in addition to the familiar maharajahs and rajas. ...o heir could [[adopt]] a male of any age from another branch of the ruling family and appoint him heir apparent. This parallels similar customs in ancient Ro
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  • Tamaiti Whangai and Adoption
    ...The practice of whangai is very ancient: the first tamaiti whangai is said to have been the hero Maui. ...for "family" is "whanau," which applies to the [[Extended Family|extended family]], and even then the whanau is not an isolated unit, but part of more inclu
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  • Digvijaysinhji Ranjitsinhji and Adoption (under India - Princely States: 3)
    ...werful, ruled over by men (mostly) with a wide range of titles in addition to the familiar maharajahs and rajas. ...o heir could [[adopt]] a male of any age from another branch of the ruling family and appoint him heir apparent. This parallels similar customs in ancient Ro
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  • Doctrine of Lapse and Adoption (under India - Princely States)
    ...werful, ruled over by men (mostly) with a wide range of titles in addition to the familiar maharajahs and rajas. ...o heir could [[adopt]] a male of any age from another branch of the ruling family and appoint him heir apparent. This parallels similar customs in ancient Ro
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  • Duleep Singh and Adoption (under India - Princely States: 5)
    ...werful, ruled over by men (mostly) with a wide range of titles in addition to the familiar maharajahs and rajas. ...o heir could [[adopt]] a male of any age from another branch of the ruling family and appoint him heir apparent. This parallels similar customs in ancient Ro
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  • Fateh Singh and Adoption (under India - Princely States: 4)
    ...werful, ruled over by men (mostly) with a wide range of titles in addition to the familiar maharajahs and rajas. ...o heir could [[adopt]] a male of any age from another branch of the ruling family and appoint him heir apparent. This parallels similar customs in ancient Ro
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  • Jashwant Singh and Adoption (under India - Princely States: 9)
    ...werful, ruled over by men (mostly) with a wide range of titles in addition to the familiar maharajahs and rajas. ...o heir could [[adopt]] a male of any age from another branch of the ruling family and appoint him heir apparent. This parallels similar customs in ancient Ro
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  • Lakshman Singh II and Adoption (under India - Princely States: 10)
    ...werful, ruled over by men (mostly) with a wide range of titles in addition to the familiar maharajahs and rajas. ...o heir could [[adopt]] a male of any age from another branch of the ruling family and appoint him heir apparent. This parallels similar customs in ancient Ro
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  • Nana Saheb and Adoption (under India - Princely States: 6)
    ...werful, ruled over by men (mostly) with a wide range of titles in addition to the familiar maharajahs and rajas. ...o heir could [[adopt]] a male of any age from another branch of the ruling family and appoint him heir apparent. This parallels similar customs in ancient Ro
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  • Pratapsinhji I Bhonsle and Adoption (under India - Princely States: 1)
    ...werful, ruled over by men (mostly) with a wide range of titles in addition to the familiar maharajahs and rajas. ...o heir could [[adopt]] a male of any age from another branch of the ruling family and appoint him heir apparent. This parallels similar customs in ancient Ro
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  • Raisinhji Vibhaji and Adoption (under India - Princely States: 3)
    ...werful, ruled over by men (mostly) with a wide range of titles in addition to the familiar maharajahs and rajas. ...o heir could [[adopt]] a male of any age from another branch of the ruling family and appoint him heir apparent. This parallels similar customs in ancient Ro
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  • Rajaram I Bhonsle and Adoption (under India - Princely States: 2)
    ...werful, ruled over by men (mostly) with a wide range of titles in addition to the familiar maharajahs and rajas. ...o heir could [[adopt]] a male of any age from another branch of the ruling family and appoint him heir apparent. This parallels similar customs in ancient Ro
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  • Rajaram III Bhonsle and Adoption (under India - Princely States: 1)
    ...werful, ruled over by men (mostly) with a wide range of titles in addition to the familiar maharajahs and rajas. ...o heir could [[adopt]] a male of any age from another branch of the ruling family and appoint him heir apparent. This parallels similar customs in ancient Ro
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  • Ranjitsinhji Vibhaji and Adoption (under India Princely States: 3)
    ...werful, ruled over by men (mostly) with a wide range of titles in addition to the familiar maharajahs and rajas. ...o heir could [[adopt]] a male of any age from another branch of the ruling family and appoint him heir apparent. This parallels similar customs in ancient Ro
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  • Ranmalji II and Adoption (under India - Princely States: 3)
    ...werful, ruled over by men (mostly) with a wide range of titles in addition to the familiar maharajahs and rajas. ...o heir could [[adopt]] a male of any age from another branch of the ruling family and appoint him heir apparent. This parallels similar customs in ancient Ro
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  • Rat-Children of Shah Daula and Adoption
    ...werful, ruled over by men (mostly) with a wide range of titles in addition to the familiar maharajahs and rajas. ...o heir could [[adopt]] a male of any age from another branch of the ruling family and appoint him heir apparent. This parallels similar customs in ancient Ro
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  • Sajjan Singh and Adoption (under India - Princely States: 4)
    ...werful, ruled over by men (mostly) with a wide range of titles in addition to the familiar maharajahs and rajas. ...o heir could [[adopt]] a male of any age from another branch of the ruling family and appoint him heir apparent. This parallels similar customs in ancient Ro
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  • Sardar Singh and Adoption (under India - Princely States: 4)
    ...werful, ruled over by men (mostly) with a wide range of titles in addition to the familiar maharajahs and rajas. ...o heir could [[adopt]] a male of any age from another branch of the ruling family and appoint him heir apparent. This parallels similar customs in ancient Ro
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  • Sawant Singh and Adoption (under India - Princely States: 8)
    ...werful, ruled over by men (mostly) with a wide range of titles in addition to the familiar maharajahs and rajas. ...o heir could [[adopt]] a male of any age from another branch of the ruling family and appoint him heir apparent. This parallels similar customs in ancient Ro
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  • Shahaji III and Adoption (under India - Princely States: 1)
    ...werful, ruled over by men (mostly) with a wide range of titles in addition to the familiar maharajahs and rajas. ...o heir could [[adopt]] a male of any age from another branch of the ruling family and appoint him heir apparent. This parallels similar customs in ancient Ro
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  • Shahu II Raje and Adoption (under India - Princely States: 1)
    ...werful, ruled over by men (mostly) with a wide range of titles in addition to the familiar maharajahs and rajas. ...o heir could [[adopt]] a male of any age from another branch of the ruling family and appoint him heir apparent. This parallels similar customs in ancient Ro
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  • Swaroop Singh and Adoption (under India - Princely States: 4)
    ...werful, ruled over by men (mostly) with a wide range of titles in addition to the familiar maharajahs and rajas. ...o heir could [[adopt]] a male of any age from another branch of the ruling family and appoint him heir apparent. This parallels similar customs in ancient Ro
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  • Venkuiraje Bhonsle and Adoption (under India - Princely States: 1)
    ...werful, ruled over by men (mostly) with a wide range of titles in addition to the familiar maharajahs and rajas. ...o heir could [[adopt]] a male of any age from another branch of the ruling family and appoint him heir apparent. This parallels similar customs in ancient Ro
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