Who are some historical examples of illegitamate or bastard children?

Question

T.E. Lawrence is one. Some disciple of Freud by the last name of Erickson is another.

In particular, I am looking for examples of people that were disturbed by their not having a relationship with their biological father.

Answer 1

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Answer 2

It wasn't that big a scandal. Benjamin Franklin's son William was illegitimate and he was the Governor of New Jersey. he married well, too. In the Diary of Martha Ballard, a midwife from the 1700's, she describes helping unmarried women give birth. While they were embarrassed in court if they didn't have enough money to take care of their own kids, they were still just as marriageable and they weren't shunned. The only time they were looked down on was if it was believed that they were accusing the wrong man of being the father, as blackmail to get money. If you want inspiration, look for orphans, not bastards. .

Answer 3

Antoine, bastard of Burgundy (1421-1504), half-brother of Charles the Bold
E. W. Bastard (1862–1901), Oxford University and Somerset cricketer
John Bastard (1817–1848), Cambridge University and Marylebone Cricket Club cricketer
Segar Bastard (1854-1921), England international footballer and referee
Thomas Bastard (1565/6-1618), English epigrammatist

William I of England
Alexander Hamilton

Answer 4

Kessler Ane
Mirhzad Hammad
Lore Doll
Peter van Holst
John Kenedy
Devero Angus
Gor Al

Answer 5

Leonardo Da Vinci
Alexander Hamilton

Answer 6

William I, aka William the Conqueror, might be the most outstanding illegitimate historical person; because his illegitimacy resulted in the Norman Conquest of England in 1066. Many consider that the beginning of the country we now know as England.

I know I have read sources which say that William was disturbed by his illegitimacy, but can't offhand quote any sources.

Answer 7

Sally Hemmings, daughter of Thomas Jefferson. Descendants today are still fighting to get her bloodlines recognized

Interesting (maybe) tidbit. There was a race horse named Colonial Affair and from his bloodlines there was another named Jefferson's Secret, and his owners wanted to name yet another one Sally Hemmings, but the Jockey Club said no. So Sally Hemmings has temporarily been renamed Awaiting Justice until the owners get their case heard in court.

Answer 8

Well with the case of Elizabeth I of England and her sister Mary, their father King Henry VIII had them declared "bastard children" when their respective mothers had fallen from grace.

Answer 9

Ben Franklin had one.