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• Aristotle and Adoption
  Dever, Maria, and Dever, Aileen. Relative Origins: Famous Foster and [[Adopted]] People. (Portland: National Book Company, 1992) [[Category: Adoptees/fosterees Who Are/were Also Adopters or Foster Parents]]
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• Jesus and Adoption
  ...ith Jesus and both his parents being listed, although none was [[adopted]] or fostered in the modern European-American sense of the terms, and both Josep [[Category: Mythological, Traditional and Divine Figures]]
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• Norwegian Ruling Families and Adoption
  ...ho fosters another's children is of less consideration than the other."[!] From the Heimskringla, which covers the years 850 to 1177, and other ancient sou ...Ingjald succeeded as high king when his father died in a landslide. He was famous "as a most ferocious person, and of the worst disposition." On ascending th
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• Alexander the Great and Adoption
  ...AlexanderTheGreat_Bust.jpg |410x579px|thumb|'''Bust of Alexander the Great from the Hellenistic era'''<br />Source: Wikipedia.org.}} Alexander was one of the greatest generals in history. His empire stretched from [[Greece]] to [[Egypt]], Asia Minor and as far east as the River Ind in [[I
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• George Hamilton Gordon Aberdeen and Adoption
  ...secretary of war and the colonies from 1834 to 1835. He was prime minister from 1852 to 1855, and was awarded the Order of the Garter in 1855, but his gove Dever, Maria, and Dever, Aileen. Relative Origins: Famous Foster and Adopted People. (Portland: National Book Company, 1992)
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• Alexander VI and Adoption
  ...Alfonso Borgia (later Pope Callistus III). He collected religious offices from his teens and was elected pope in 1492 after bribing other cardinals. [[Category: Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Adoptive or Foster Families]]
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• Arthur and Adoption
  '''''5th or 6th century''''' '''King of the Silures or British folk hero'''
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• Joshua Astor and Adoption
  ...ough he had no contact with him until he was 19, Astor always knew who his birth father was. His adoptive father died in 1980 when he was 13. After being expelled from Eton for using drugs he spent a few years drifting, including more drug pro
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• John James Audubon and Adoption
  ...im and his wife. (In later years Audubon tried to conceal his illegitimate birth by giving several fictitious accounts of his origins, but documents discove ...went bankrupt twice and was imprisoned for debt in 1819), and only became famous as a nature artist and naturalist later, after going to Britain and Europe
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• Johann Sebastian Bach and Adoption
  ...ohann Sebastian grew up to be the most gifted of them all, one of the most famous organists and composers in history. Just before his 14th birthday, Johann l ...umber of whom also became famous musicians and composers. He was primarily famous in his lifetime as an organist and harpsichordist, especially for his skill
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• Tallulah Bankhead and Adoption
  Bankhead was famous for her outrageous behavior on and off stage; she had problems with alcohol [[Category: Addiction or Abuse (drugs, Alcohol or Gambling)]]
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• James Asheton Bayard, Sr. and Adoption
  from [[Delaware]]'''<br />Source: Wikipedia.org.}} ...20th century, including two of his sons and two grandsons, all US senators from [[Delaware]].
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• Boson of Arles and Adoption
  [[Category: To Further Family or Political Alliances]] [[Category: Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Adoptive or Foster Families]]
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• Darcey Andrea Bussell and Adoption
  ...n principal ballerina with the Royal Ballet since 1990. Her [[Birth Father|birth father]], John Crittle, was a fashionable tailor, whose clients included Th [[Category: Adoptees/Fosterees from Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Birth Families]]
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• John Crichton-Stuart Bute and Adoption
  He was famous as a scholar, restorer of ancient buildings (including Cardiff Castle, Cast [[Category: Adoptees/Fosterees from Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Birth Families]]
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• Dean George Thomas Cain and Adoption
  Cain's birth-father is Japanese-Irish and his mother is white; he identifies himself as ...on he signed with the Buffalo Bills, but a pre-season injury prevented him from ever playing professionally.
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• Carl Louis John and Adoption
  Carl was the birth son of Emperor Leopold II but was adopted by his uncle, Duke Albert of Sach [[Category: Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Adoptive or Foster Families]]
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• Sébastien-Roch Chamfort and Adoption
  Chamfort's birth parents are not known for certain, but may have been Jacqueline de Montrode Dever, Maria, and Dever, Aileen. Relative Origins: Famous Foster and [[Adopted]] People. (Portland: National Book Company, 1992)
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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. [[Category: Figures Whose Adoption or Fostering Is Fictitious, Disputed or Unconfirmed]]
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• Childebert III Adoptivus and Adoption
  [[Category: Figures Whose Adoption or Fostering Is Fictitious, Disputed or Unconfirmed]] [[Category: To Further Family or Political Alliances]]
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