Canadian royalty

Canadian royalty may refer to Canadians; who are members of royal families, Canadian through birth, naturalization, or marriage; or Canadian families that are given the epithet or moniker as Canadian royalty or Canadian royals. Additionally, Canada is a monarchy, so members of the Canadian monarchy are Canadian royalty.

Former monarchies of Canada

Former colonial monarchies of territory now Canada

French monarchy (House of Bourbon),^[1]^[2] of the colony of New France
English monarchy (House of Stuart),^[1]^[2] prior to the UK's Act of Union, for the colony of Newfoundland
Norwegian monarchy, for the Sverdrup Islands.^[2]
Danish monarchy and Norwegian monarchy, for Viking colonies

Indigenous Native royals

Many tribes, bands, nations, have or still have inherited chieftainships, with hereditary chiefs. Canadian colonization of the land required that these First Nations groups have elected band councils and tribal chiefs, which the federal government would recognize and deal with. The colonial expansion also resulted in waves of diseases that have wiped out some hereditary lineages. None of the remaining hereditary chiefs or lineages are recognized as royal by the Canadian governments.^[3]

Royalty

Royal house of Canada

Members of the royal house of the monarchy of Canada are the royalty of Canada de jure ^[4]^[1]^[5]^[2]

House of Windsor, ruling dynasty of the Canadian monarchy ^[4]^[1]^[5]^[2]

Had Great Britain been invaded by Nazi Germany during World War II, the British (sic Canadian) royal family would have relocated to Canada, during Operation Rocking Horse, into Hatley Castle, Victoria, BC.^[4]

Members of the House of Windsor who resided in Canada

Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, member of the House of Windsor^[6]^[7]^[a]
- Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, wife of Prince Harry^[6]^[7]^[a]
Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone, member of the House of Windsor, was wife of a Canadian Governor General.^[9]
- Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone, Governor General of Canada, husband to Princess Alice.^[9]
Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, Governor General of Canada, member of the House of Windsor.^[10]
- Princess Louise Margaret of Prussia, wife of Prince Arthur^[10]
- Princess Patricia of Connaught, daughter of Arthur and Louise Margaret^[10]
Princess Louise, Marchioness of Lorne, member of the House of Windsor, was wife of a Canadian Governor General.
- John Campbell, Marquess of Lorne, Governor General of Canada, husband to Princess Louise.^[11]

Canadians romantically associated with the House of Windsor

Several Canadians have had very serious relationships just short of marriage, and could have entered into the House of Windsor

John Turner of Montreal, Prime Minister of Canada; was mooted to become husband to Princess Margaret, though politically problematical due to his Catholicism, would need her to renounce her claim to the throne.^[12]

Royalty who were born in Canada

Princess Margriet of the Netherlands, was born in Ottawa during the House of Orange's exile in World War II. By some measures, she was the first royal baby born in North America.^[9]^[13]^[14]
Prince Hermann Friedrich of Leiningen (usually: Hermann Leiningen), at the time of his birth, was 50th in line to the British throne; is the grandson of the King of Bulgaria; was born in Toronto.^[15]

Royalty in long term residence in Canada

Queen Juliana of the Netherlands, spent WWII, as the Princess, in exile in Ottawa.^[9]
- Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, aka Trixie Orange, spent World War II, as Princess, in exile in Ottawa.^[4]^[9]
- Princess Irene of the Netherlands, spent WWII in exile in Ottawa.^[9]
Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn, lived in the Canadas and Nova Scotia from 1791 to 1800.^[16] From 1794 to 1802, he held the position as the Commander-in-Chief of the Maritimes.^[17]

Royalty by reputation

Maritally and lineally associated with the Royal Houses of Canada

Autumn Phillips (Canadian born Autumn Kelly), of Montreal, married Peter Phillips in 2008, son of Princess Anne; then divorced in 2021. She was considered a part of the Royal Family, the first Canadian so entering the royal family.^[18]^[19]^[20]^[21]
- Peter Phillips, married Autumn Kelly of Montreal (2008-2021), son of Princess Anne, the Princess Royale, daughter of Queen Elizabeth II, therebeing the grandson of Elizabeth II. Peter does not have an HRH title, as Princess Anne rejected the proposal for her children Peter and Zara, the first born to a princess without titles in 500 years in Britain. Phillips was a member of the line-of-succession to the throne.^[18]^[19]^[21]^[22]^[23]
  - Savannah Phillips, born to Autumn and Peter, great-grandchild of Elizabeth II. She was in the line of succession to the throne under Elizabeth II. She is the most senior Canadian in the line of succession.^[18]^[19]^[24]^[25]
  - Isla Phillips, born to Autumn and Peter, great-grandchild of Elizabeth II. She was in the line of succession to the throne under Elizabeth II. She is the second most senior Canadian in the line of succession.^[18]^[19]^[26]^[25]

Political royalty

Trudeau family^[27]^[28]
Mulroney family^[29]^[28]
Houle family of metis nation

Monied royalty

Bronfman family of Seagrams^[30]
Desmarais family of Power Corp.^[31]
Irving family of the Irving Group^[32]
McCain family of McCain Foods^[33]
Peladeau family of Quebecor
Thomson family of Reuters
Weston family of Weston Foods^[34]
Edgar family of Alberta

Celebrity royalty

Celine Dion, the Queen of Pop.^[35]

Notes

^ ^a ^b The Duke and Duchess of Sussex stepped back from royal duties, stopped actively using their HRH stylings and ceased to be representatives of the monarchy, as a result of their decision to become financially independent and move to North America.^[8]

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^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e The Royal Household (24 November 2015). "Canada". Royal.UK. The Royal Family.
^ Bob Joseph (CEO) (1 March 2016). "Hereditary Chief definition and 5 FAQs". Indigenous Corporate Training Inc.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Cosmin Dzsurdzsa (22 November 2019). "Had the Nazis Won, This Was the Canadian Childhood Planned for Queen Elizabeth II". The Capital.
^ ^a ^b McCullough, J.J. (2020). "The Monarchy in Canada". The Canada Guide.
^ ^a ^b Frank Augstein; Danica Kirka (13 January 2020). "Queen agrees to let Harry, Meghan move part-time to Canada". Times of Israel.
^ ^a ^b Tristan Hopper (11 June 2018). "There's nothing to stop Canada from immediately making Prince Harry our king". The National Post.
^ "Harry and Meghan drop royal duties and HRH titles". BBC News. 19 January 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Carolyn Harris (1 May 2018). "Princess Margriet of the Netherlands". The Canadian Encyclopedia.
^ ^a ^b ^c Amanda Garrity (14 January 202). "No, Meghan Markle Isn't Canadian — Here's the Real Reason Why She and Harry Chose Canada". Good Housekeeping.
^ The Marquis of Lorne (1883). Memories of Canada and Scotland. London, UK: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Riverton.
^ Joseph Brean (22 February 2015). "Princess Margaret 'nearly married' John Turner before he became Canada's prime minister, letters reveal". The National Post.
^ "1943: Netherlands' Princess Margriet born in Ottawa". Newsmagazine (formerly "The Journal"). CBC. 23 January 1992.
^ Elizabeth Payne (27 May 2017). "Capital Facts: The only princess born in North America". Ottawa Citizen.
^ Joe O'Connor (27 February 2015). "The Canadian who would be king: What it's like to be the great-great-great grandson of Queen Victoria". The National Post.
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^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Erin Vanderhoof (9 June 2022). "One Year After Finalizing His Divorce, Peter Phillips Makes a Royal Debut with a New Partner". Royal Watch. Vanity Fair.
^ CBC News (9 June 2016). "Canadian Autumn Phillips talks about joining life with the Royal Family". CBC.
^ ^a ^b "The end of a Canadian fairytale: Queen Elizabeth's grandson Peter Phillips and wife Autumn to divorce". The National Post. Reuters. 11 February 2020.
^ Victoria Murphy (14 June 2021). "Queen Elizabeth's Grandson Peter Phillips Finalizes Divorce from His Wife Autumn". Town & Country.
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^ "Meet Queen Elizabeth's Great-Granddaughter Savannah Phillips". Town & Country. 11 June 2023. a16651850.
^ ^a ^b Carolyn Harris (8 November 2022). "Autumn Phillips". The Canadian Encyclopedia.
^ Caroline Hallemann (11 June 2023). "Meet Isla Phillips, Queen Elizabeth's Great-Granddaughter". Town & Country. a16567343.
^ Alexander Panetta; Lauren Gardner (22 October 2019). "How Justin Trudeau survived". Politico.
^ ^a ^b Jessica Murphy (18 May 2018). "The Mulroneys, Meghan Markle and her life among Toronto 'royalty'". BBC News.
^ Julie Kosin (7 March 2019). "Jessica Mulroney Is the Real Fashion Royalty". Harper's Bazaar.
^ Monte Burke (19 August 2006). "The Other Bronfman". Forbes.
^ "André Desmarais". Concordia University. 2014.
^ David Parkinson (23 November 2007). "A closer look at New Brunswick royalty". The Globe and Mail.
^ Kevin Carmichael (13 January 2020). "With a few tweets, Michael McCain shows that running a corporation isn't just about profit". The Financial Post.
^ Kelly Pullen (28 November 2013). "The Plutocrats' Playground: inside Hilary and Galen Weston's exclusive enclave of palatial vacation homes". Toronto Life.
^ Martin Chilton (28 August 2015). "Celine Dion's strange plea: send me your songs". The Telegraph.