The United States may not have a royal family, but it has a number of influential family dynasties that have intrigued the public for centuries.

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6 Facts About the Vanderbilts and Rockefellers

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T he United States may not have a royal family, but it has a number of influential family dynasties that have intrigued the public for centuries. Two families in particular, the Vanderbilts and the Rockefellers, are household names whose self-made fortunes made them two of the richest and most powerful American families in history. 

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