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- ...y the Virgin]]''' knowing she was pregnant, thus tacitly accepting her son as his. This would be tantamount to legally adopting him, which makes the Holy Family unique in this directory,3 KB (340 words) - 20:31, 13 May 2014
- ...empire stretched from [[Greece]] to [[Egypt]], Asia Minor and as far east as the River Ind in [[India]]. ...of Satrap Idrieus (one source says that it was Alexander who adopted Ada, as his mother).2 KB (295 words) - 18:12, 13 May 2014
- '''Also known as Boso''' ...cession, and also to that of Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte, which made him heir to King Karl XIII of Sweden and Norway (Karl XIV Johan).2 KB (246 words) - 18:53, 15 May 2014
- '''Also known as Prince Alexis d'Anjou Romanov-Dolgorouki''' ...g Prince Alexis d'Anjou Romanov-Dolgorouki and Duke of Durazzo. He claimed to be the son of Vassili d'Anjou Durassow, the adopted son (and birth cousin)2 KB (312 words) - 20:17, 14 May 2014
- '''Also known as Salai and Andrea Salaino''' ...was Leonardo's adopted son, probably dating from 1490 when he went to him as an apprentice. More generally accepted is the assumption that they became l3 KB (356 words) - 20:36, 21 May 2014
- ...during the Thirty Years' War against the French, and was the first general to defeat Napoléon (his uncle by marriage) in a major battle, but he retired ...1822 he left his collection of 14,000 drawings and 200,000 prints in trust to Carl, which formed the nucleus of the Albertina Collection, one of the worl2 KB (284 words) - 19:37, 15 May 2014
- ...sterfield (1694-1773), the author of Letters to His Son (1774) and Letters to His Godson (1790). ...im as his heir. He had already publicly declared he would treat his godson as a grandchild (when he was four years old) and always took an active interes2 KB (277 words) - 16:27, 14 May 2014
- ...Enfants Terribles and Testament of Orpheus. In 1965 he finished the chapel to Notre Dame de Jérusalem which Cocteau had designed for the town of Fréjus [[Category: To Provide Heirs, As Protégés, etc.]]1 KB (158 words) - 17:20, 17 June 2014
- ...r by Empress Anna Ivanovna (1693-1740), his great-aunt, who had no natural heirs. ...ssians. [[Russia]] was effectively ruled by his mother, Anna Leopoldovna, as regent for a few months, but a palace conspiracy the next year placed Eliza3 KB (381 words) - 16:04, 27 May 2014
- ...in the Biblical gospels of Luke (chapter 3) and Matthew (chapter 1) appear to contradict each other. ...gal child of the first, a form of [[adoption]] which has some similarities to the [[adoption]] by the dead practiced in the 19th century by the [[Church5 KB (713 words) - 20:36, 13 May 2014
- ...son of a French lawyer. He entered the army aged 17 and rose in the ranks to great influence and fame under Napoleon. ...ut what to do. On French advice Bernadotte was elected crown prince, moved to [[Sweden]] and although an adult, was formally [[adopted]] by Karl XIII. Wh2 KB (226 words) - 18:40, 28 May 2014
- [[Category: To Provide Heirs, As Protégés, etc.]] [[Category: Birth Sibling(s) Remained With or Returned to Birth Family]]1 KB (175 words) - 20:49, 20 May 2014
- ...1886), and he called her "grandma" and he referred to Rose in an interview as "my adopted grandmother." ...financed from Little House royalties. He wrote on government and politics as well.3 KB (437 words) - 20:32, 2 June 2014
- .... Mariner survived and caught the eye of the chief, was [[adopted]] by him to replace a dead son, and given the name Toki 'Ukamea (Iron Axe). He remained ...r's Account." [Includes portrait]. Available at: [http://www.tongatapu.net.to/tonga/news/books/reviews/tongaislands.html]2 KB (236 words) - 17:14, 17 June 2014
- ...st famous for his short-sighted wish that everything he touched would turn to gold. ...hen Gordius died. He came to a sad end when he declared a mortal, Marsyas, to be a better musician than the god Apollo. In anger Apollo gave Midas the ea2 KB (322 words) - 20:56, 13 May 2014
- ...werful, ruled over by men (mostly) with a wide range of titles in addition to the familiar maharajahs and rajas. ...custom, to avoid a disputed succession to the throne, a ruler with no born-to heir could [[adopt]] a male of any age from another branch of the ruling fa22 KB (3,517 words) - 19:22, 16 June 2014
- According to his story (first published 1836) O'Connell was a crewman on the ship John B ...tattoos in sideshows. Although there is some doubt about how O'Connell got to Ponape originally, there is no doubt about the tattoos or the extent of his2 KB (310 words) - 16:16, 27 May 2014
- ...this the nobility had the backing of the czarina, who ascended the throne as Catherine the Great. One of his few reforms during his short reign was to stop the persecution of dissenting non-Orthodox Christians.2 KB (254 words) - 16:26, 14 May 2014
- ...in 221. He defeated the Aetolian League, Sparta and Elis in a war from 220 to 217 in alliance with the Achaean League. His later alliance with Demetrius [[Category: To Provide Heirs, As Protégés, etc.]]1 KB (169 words) - 16:28, 14 May 2014
- ...t in [[Germany]]. His religious and revolutionary political activities led to an accusation of high treason and lèse-majesté, but these were dropped in ...he was forced to flee [[Germany]] and emigrated with his wife and children to the USA, settling first in Philadelphia and then in San Francisco, where he2 KB (225 words) - 18:34, 21 May 2014
- ...ns of music. She became famous not only for her music but for her position as leader of the salon surrounding her father; a not entirely respectable repu [[Category: Unmarried Mother, Single Parent (Mother or Father) Unable to Cope]]2 KB (276 words) - 16:23, 15 May 2014
- ...his mother-in-law (which made him technically his wife's brother) in order to inherit the family title. ...test [[ART|art]] collections, primarily of European painting from the 12th to the 18th centuries.1 KB (200 words) - 16:29, 22 May 2014
- ...eigned for a short time but also had no children and the succession passed to his nephew, Tokatake, but without him being [[adopted]]. [[Category: To Provide Heirs, As Protégés, etc.]]2 KB (327 words) - 16:21, 15 May 2014
- ...werful, ruled over by men (mostly) with a wide range of titles in addition to the familiar maharajahs and rajas. ...custom, to avoid a disputed succession to the throne, a ruler with no born-to heir could [[adopt]] a male of any age from another branch of the ruling fa22 KB (3,517 words) - 22:39, 29 May 2014
- ...Native American, always identified himself as one, and registered his son as a Native American on his birth certificate). ...ldiers, part of General Custer's troops, for whom his own father had acted as scout.2 KB (337 words) - 18:17, 28 May 2014
- ...werful, ruled over by men (mostly) with a wide range of titles in addition to the familiar maharajahs and rajas. ...custom, to avoid a disputed succession to the throne, a ruler with no born-to heir could [[adopt]] a male of any age from another branch of the ruling fa22 KB (3,517 words) - 19:26, 16 June 2014
- ...werful, ruled over by men (mostly) with a wide range of titles in addition to the familiar maharajahs and rajas. ...custom, to avoid a disputed succession to the throne, a ruler with no born-to heir could [[adopt]] a male of any age from another branch of the ruling fa22 KB (3,514 words) - 19:33, 16 June 2014
- ...werful, ruled over by men (mostly) with a wide range of titles in addition to the familiar maharajahs and rajas. ...custom, to avoid a disputed succession to the throne, a ruler with no born-to heir could [[adopt]] a male of any age from another branch of the ruling fa22 KB (3,514 words) - 20:17, 2 June 2014
- ...eman who would sell her on. Geisha who have daughters might also send them to be geisha. ...of the fan, proper traditional dress, the Tea Ceremony, conversation, how to pour rice wine, dancing, traditional instruments, singing, etc. In fact, it3 KB (513 words) - 19:38, 16 June 2014
- ...werful, ruled over by men (mostly) with a wide range of titles in addition to the familiar maharajahs and rajas. ...custom, to avoid a disputed succession to the throne, a ruler with no born-to heir could [[adopt]] a male of any age from another branch of the ruling fa22 KB (3,514 words) - 19:38, 16 June 2014
- ...nt as a present to Tsar Peter of [[Russia]], who used him as an experiment to demonstrate his educational theories. He was a brilliant student and soon b ...own prince, but after Peter's death court jealousies led to him being sent to Siberia on increasingly unimportant jobs. Eventually he was arrested and im4 KB (574 words) - 19:20, 16 June 2014
- ...ly wealthy. The following members of the families are generally recognized as having been [[adopted]] or fostered. (The abnormally common death dates 184 ...li Kalama, after his mother died in 1839. He succeeded his adoptive father as king in 1854. He introduced the Episcopal Church into Hawai'i and translate8 KB (1,200 words) - 19:40, 16 June 2014
- ...werful, ruled over by men (mostly) with a wide range of titles in addition to the familiar maharajahs and rajas. ...custom, to avoid a disputed succession to the throne, a ruler with no born-to heir could [[adopt]] a male of any age from another branch of the ruling fa22 KB (3,514 words) - 17:39, 28 May 2014
- ...werful, ruled over by men (mostly) with a wide range of titles in addition to the familiar maharajahs and rajas. ...custom, to avoid a disputed succession to the throne, a ruler with no born-to heir could [[adopt]] a male of any age from another branch of the ruling fa22 KB (3,512 words) - 18:52, 28 May 2014
- ...bligations of a born-to son to his parents-in-law. Such a husband is known as a muko yoshi, literally, an "[[adopted]] bridegroom." The same custom appea [[Category: Adopted as an Adult]]1,014 B (145 words) - 21:01, 28 May 2014
- ...umber of adoptions. This is probably typical of Polynesian royal families, as adoption (see also tamaiti whangai) is common in Polynesia. See the entry f ...of King Pomare IV and [[adopted]] by Tapoa II, king of Bora Bora from 1860 to 1873.3 KB (429 words) - 17:18, 2 June 2014
- ...werful, ruled over by men (mostly) with a wide range of titles in addition to the familiar maharajahs and rajas. ...custom, to avoid a disputed succession to the throne, a ruler with no born-to heir could [[adopt]] a male of any age from another branch of the ruling fa22 KB (3,514 words) - 16:41, 17 June 2014
- ...werful, ruled over by men (mostly) with a wide range of titles in addition to the familiar maharajahs and rajas. ...custom, to avoid a disputed succession to the throne, a ruler with no born-to heir could [[adopt]] a male of any age from another branch of the ruling fa22 KB (3,514 words) - 16:41, 17 June 2014
- ...werful, ruled over by men (mostly) with a wide range of titles in addition to the familiar maharajahs and rajas. ...custom, to avoid a disputed succession to the throne, a ruler with no born-to heir could [[adopt]] a male of any age from another branch of the ruling fa22 KB (3,514 words) - 16:42, 17 June 2014
- ...n battle or executed for rebellion by the Meiji government), and according to custom, the entire family - wife, children and others, at least 14 people i ...ecessor, Soemon) as his successor, while Siro eventually left Kodokam judo as well.2 KB (312 words) - 20:40, 2 June 2014
- ...The practice of whangai is very ancient: the first tamaiti whangai is said to have been the hero Maui. ...The most restricted term in Maori for "family" is "whanau," which applies to the [[Extended Family|extended family]], and even then the whanau is not an8 KB (1,237 words) - 16:59, 17 June 2014
- ...eigned for a short time but also had no children and the succession passed to his nephew, Tokatake, but without him being [[adopted]]. [[Category: To Provide Heirs, As Protégés, etc.]]2 KB (328 words) - 16:17, 17 June 2014
- ...werful, ruled over by men (mostly) with a wide range of titles in addition to the familiar maharajahs and rajas. ...custom, to avoid a disputed succession to the throne, a ruler with no born-to heir could [[adopt]] a male of any age from another branch of the ruling fa22 KB (3,517 words) - 19:29, 16 June 2014
- ...werful, ruled over by men (mostly) with a wide range of titles in addition to the familiar maharajahs and rajas. ...custom, to avoid a disputed succession to the throne, a ruler with no born-to heir could [[adopt]] a male of any age from another branch of the ruling fa22 KB (3,517 words) - 19:30, 16 June 2014
- ...werful, ruled over by men (mostly) with a wide range of titles in addition to the familiar maharajahs and rajas. ...custom, to avoid a disputed succession to the throne, a ruler with no born-to heir could [[adopt]] a male of any age from another branch of the ruling fa22 KB (3,517 words) - 19:30, 16 June 2014
- ...werful, ruled over by men (mostly) with a wide range of titles in addition to the familiar maharajahs and rajas. ...custom, to avoid a disputed succession to the throne, a ruler with no born-to heir could [[adopt]] a male of any age from another branch of the ruling fa22 KB (3,517 words) - 19:32, 16 June 2014
- ...werful, ruled over by men (mostly) with a wide range of titles in addition to the familiar maharajahs and rajas. ...custom, to avoid a disputed succession to the throne, a ruler with no born-to heir could [[adopt]] a male of any age from another branch of the ruling fa22 KB (3,517 words) - 19:42, 16 June 2014
- ...werful, ruled over by men (mostly) with a wide range of titles in addition to the familiar maharajahs and rajas. ...custom, to avoid a disputed succession to the throne, a ruler with no born-to heir could [[adopt]] a male of any age from another branch of the ruling fa22 KB (3,517 words) - 16:19, 17 June 2014
- ...werful, ruled over by men (mostly) with a wide range of titles in addition to the familiar maharajahs and rajas. ...custom, to avoid a disputed succession to the throne, a ruler with no born-to heir could [[adopt]] a male of any age from another branch of the ruling fa22 KB (3,517 words) - 16:45, 2 June 2014
- ...werful, ruled over by men (mostly) with a wide range of titles in addition to the familiar maharajahs and rajas. ...custom, to avoid a disputed succession to the throne, a ruler with no born-to heir could [[adopt]] a male of any age from another branch of the ruling fa22 KB (3,517 words) - 17:19, 2 June 2014