What family can best be called the architects of the modern world?

Question

As in what family has the best historical claim to precipitating the conditions which brought about the modern era.

Answer 1

The Medici because they sponsored many of the greatest inventors, artists and scientists which lead to the renaissance.

Galileo, DaVinci, Michaelangelo, Botticelli, etc.

Answer 2

I cast my vote for the Ptolemaic dynasty of Alexander the Great.

Answer 3

Queen Victoria's Family were major players in the destruction of the old order. http://womenshistory.about.com/od/victoriaqueen/a/victoria_childr.htm