Adopted as an Adult

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Ada (under Alexander the Great), Alexander the Great, Antonius Pius (under Roman Empire), Augustus Caesar Octavius (under Roman Empire), Boson of Arles, Brimeyer, Alex, Chosroes II, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Colden, Cadwallader, de Beauharnais, Eugène-Rose, de Beauharnais, Hortense, Dowd, Donny, Ephraim and Manasseh, Gaius Caligula (under Roman Empire), Germanicus Julius Caesar (under Roman Empire), Hadrian (under Roman Empire), Honorific Adoption, Houston, Samuel, Karl XIV Johan, Kean, Edmund, Lee, John Doyle, Lone Wolf II, Long Lance, Buffalo Child, Marcus Ulpius Trainus (under Roman Empire), Melville, Herman, Melzi, Francesco, Meyer, Julius, Michael V Kalaphates, Midas, Muko Yoshi, Nguyen, Martine (see under Bokassa I), O'Connell, James F., Powell, Peter John, Ranmalji II (under India - Princely States: 3), Roman Empire, Saigo Siro, Schünemann-Pott, Friedrich, Shahaji II Bhonsle (under India- Princely States: 2), Stanley, Henry Morton, Sun Kewang, Thyssen-Bornemisza, Heinrich, Tiberius Julius Caesar Augustus (under Roman Empire), Vanunu, Mordechai,

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de Beauharnais, Hortense

de Beauharnais was the daughter of Joséphine de Tascher de la Pagerie and Alexandre, Viscount de Beauharnais. Alexandre was guillotined during the Terror in 1794 and her mother married the ... [more]

Dowd, Donny

Dowd spent part of his childhood in a Roman Catholic orphanage. When old enough he joined the US Navy and fought in Vietnam, where he suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder. He return... [more]

Ephraim and Manasseh

According to the Bible these two sons of the patriarch Joseph and his wife Asenath (daughter of the Egyptian priest Potiphera), were born during his period as governor of Egypt and before t... [more]

Gaius Caligula (under Roman Empire)

Ancient Roman society institutionalized the adoption of adults. It was relatively common for a wealthy Roman couple to adopt an adult man, even a slave, as heir if they did not have any son... [more]

Germanicus Julius Caesar (under Roman Empire)

Ancient Roman society institutionalized the adoption of adults. It was relatively common for a wealthy Roman couple to adopt an adult man, even a slave, as heir if they did not have any son... [more]

Hadrian (under Roman Empire)

Ancient Roman society institutionalized the adoption of adults. It was relatively common for a wealthy Roman couple to adopt an adult man, even a slave, as heir if they did not have any son... [more]

Honorific Adoption

It is not unusual for adults to be adopted as honorary members of a family, clan or tribe. There are two main types. One is the publicity-stunt adoption of politicians, usually western l... [more]

Houston, Samuel

Houston was born in Virginia. Between 1809 and 1813 he spent three years living with the Cherokee people, learning their language and customs and developing a deep sympathy for them. Lat... [more]

Karl XIV Johan

Karl was born Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte, the son of a French lawyer. He entered the army aged 17 and rose in the ranks to great influence and fame under Napoleon. Sweden was ruled at the ... [more]

Kean, Edmund

Kean was the son of a poverty-stricken actress, Ann Carey, who more or less abandoned him on the streets, and (probably) an architect's clerk, Edmund Kean, who committed suicide when he was... [more]