Ancestry of Princess
Diana
Princess of Wales
Who was Princess Diana?
Princess Diana was born Diana Frances Spencer on 01 July 1961 in Park House, Sandringham, Norfolk, England. Her parents were Edward John Spencer (8th Earl Spencer) and Frances Ruth Roche (daughter of Edmund Roche, 4th Baron Fermoy).
Diana became the Princess of Wales when she married Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, on 29 July 1981 at St. Paul's Cathedral in London. The couple had two children, Prince William and Prince Harry, before they were divorced in 1996.
Princess Diana died in a tragic car crash on 31 August 1997 in the Pont de l'Alma road tunnel in Paris, France. While initial reports blamed the crash on the paparazzi that were reportedly chasing her car, a later investigation concluded that the fault was her chauffeur who was driving at high speeds while intoxicated.
Famous Kin
It comes as no surprise that Princess Diana has many connections to the Royal Family. What may be surprising is her connections to famous Americans. Presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and George W. Bush are just a few of the many U.S. presidents that she is related to. She has connections to famous businessmen such as John D. Rockefeller and Walt Disney. Explorer Meriwether Lewis, Actor Humphrey Bogart, and architect Frank Lloyd Wright are just a few of the many other famous cousins to the Princess of Wales.
Some of the most recently added connections of famous kin for Princess Diana
Ding Darling
Cartoonist and Founder of National Wildlife Federation
9th cousin 2 times removed
via Elizabeth Charde
Ichabod Goodwin
27th Governor of New Hampshire
17th cousin 4 times removed
via Sir Hugh le Despencer
Ichabod Goodwin
27th Governor of New Hampshire
17th cousin 4 times removed
via Ferdinand III, King of Castile
Juliette Gordon Low
Founder of the Girl Scouts
14th cousin 1 time removed
via Sir Thomas Throckmorton
Milton Bradley
Founder, Milton Bradley Company
18th cousin 3 times removed
via Robert de Grey of Rotherfield
Milton Bradley
Founder, Milton Bradley Company
18th cousin 3 times removed
via William de Odingsells
John Dye
TV and Movie Actor - “Touched by an Angel”
18th cousin 2 times removed
via Sir William Willoughby
John Dye
TV and Movie Actor - “Touched by an Angel”
19th cousin 1 time removed
via Sir John de Beaumont
John Dye
TV and Movie Actor - “Touched by an Angel”
14th cousin 4 times removed
via Sir John Sutton VI
Phoebe Waller-Bridge
Theatre, TV and Movie Actress
14th cousin 2 times removed
via Sir Robert Throckmorton
George Herbert
8th Earl of Carnarvon
Owner, Highclere Castle (aka Downton Abbey)
20th cousin 1 time removed
via Robert de Neville
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