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** The Kennedys and Lodges in Massachusetts. In 1952, Sen. Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. was unseated by UsefulNotes/JohnFKennedy. Ten years later, after Kennedy had vacated the seat after winning the presidency and it was filled by his brother UsefulNotes/TedKennedy, Lodge's son George attempted to win it back for his family. Once again, Kennedy defeated Lodge.

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** The Kennedys and Lodges in Massachusetts. In 1916, Sen. Henry Cabot Lodge beat John F. Fitzgerald for reelection. In 1952, Lodge's grandson Sen. Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. was unseated by Fitzgerald's grandson UsefulNotes/JohnFKennedy. Ten years later, after Lodge would be the running mate for UsefulNotes/RichardNixon in the 1960 presidential election, but the ticket lost to Kennedy. Kennedy had vacated the senate seat after winning the presidency and it in 1962, a special election was filled by held to fill the balance of the term, with his brother UsefulNotes/TedKennedy, UsefulNotes/TedKennedy being the Democratic nominee. Lodge's son George attempted to win it back for his family. Once again, Kennedy defeated Lodge.


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* When Serbia gained independence from the Ottoman Empire, the thrones often changed hands between two rival dynasties, the Russian-backed House of Karađorđević and the Austrian-backed House of Obrenović. The former eventually won out.
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* ''Series/{{CSINY}}'' had a first season episode with feuding circus families that led to a suicide pact.

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* ''Series/{{CSINY}}'' had a first season episode with feuding ''Series/{{CSINY}}'': Feuding circus families that led in "[[Recap/CSINYS01E14 Blood, Sweat and Tears]] lead to a suicide pact.pact between teenage lovers ''a la'' "Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet".

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** The [[Literature/{{Dune}} first book]] is based around the ten thousand year old feud between the Houses Atreides and Harkonnen, which allegedly started when [[Literature/LegendsOfDune an Atreides had a Harkonnen under his command during the Butlerian Jihad exiled for cowardice]].

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** The [[Literature/{{Dune}} first book]] is based around the ten thousand year old feud between the Houses Atreides and Harkonnen, which allegedly started when [[Literature/LegendsOfDune an Atreides had a Harkonnen under his command during the Butlerian Jihad exiled for cowardice]]. This becomes a complication in the Bene Gesserit's plan to bring forth the Kwisatz Haderach when they discover this will only be possible by mixing the genetic lines of the Atreides and the Harkonnens. They have to find a way to sire such a child before the feud leads to one or both families being wiped out.
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** The Murkowskis and UsefulNotes/SarahPalin in have had some very public feuds in Alaska. In 2006, Palin unseated Gov. Frank Murkowski in the Republican primary. Four years later, Palin endorsed a primary challenger who beat Frank's daughter, Sen. Lisa Murkowski, in the primary, but Murkowski won re-election as a write-in candidate. In 2022, Palin ran for Alaska's sole U.S. House seat, and Murkowski backed her Democratic opponent, who won the race.

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** The Murkowskis and UsefulNotes/SarahPalin in have had some very public feuds in Alaska. In 2006, Palin unseated Gov. Frank Murkowski in the Republican primary. Four years later, Palin endorsed a primary challenger who beat Frank's daughter, Sen. Lisa Murkowski, in the primary, but Murkowski won re-election as a write-in candidate. In 2022, Palin ran for Alaska's sole U.S. House seat, and Murkowski backed her Democratic opponent, who won the race.
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*In American politics, there have been a few feuding political dynasties:
** The Kennedys and Lodges in Massachusetts. In 1952, Sen. Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. was unseated by UsefulNotes/JohnFKennedy. Ten years later, after Kennedy had vacated the seat after winning the presidency and it was filled by his brother UsefulNotes/TedKennedy, Lodge's son George attempted to win it back for his family. Once again, Kennedy defeated Lodge.
** The Murkowskis and UsefulNotes/SarahPalin in have had some very public feuds in Alaska. In 2006, Palin unseated Gov. Frank Murkowski in the Republican primary. Four years later, Palin endorsed a primary challenger who beat Frank's daughter, Sen. Lisa Murkowski, in the primary, but Murkowski won re-election as a write-in candidate. In 2022, Palin ran for Alaska's sole U.S. House seat, and Murkowski backed her Democratic opponent, who won the race.
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** In the second half of the 19th century the House of Welf got into a feud with the House of Hohenzollern after The Kingdom of Prussia (under the Hohenzollerns) annexed the Kingdom of Hannover and drove the Welfs in exile in Austria. This feud was resolved in the classical way in 1912, when the last surviving son of the head of the Welfs met and fell in love with the only daughter of the head of the Hohenzollern family.

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** In the second half of the 19th century the House of Welf got into a feud with the House of Hohenzollern after The the Kingdom of Prussia (under the Hohenzollerns) annexed the Kingdom of Hannover and drove the Welfs in exile in Austria.Austria. When the Duchy of Brunswick ran out of heirs, the Welfs were in line to inherit, but the Hohenzollerns prevented their accession and placed one of their own as regent. This feud was resolved in the classical way in 1912, when the last surviving son of the head of the Welfs met and fell in love with the only daughter of the head of the Hohenzollern family. Upon their marriage the following year, he was allowed to become Duke of Brunswick, settling the feud, though only a few years later, both families lost their thrones after UsefulNotes/WorldWarI.
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* In Korea, the Shims and the Yooms. The feud started in the mid 1700's and went on for about 250 years.

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* In Korea, the Shims and the Yooms. The Yuns had a feud started that lasted several centuries, starting in the mid 1700's over the discovery of the long-lost tomb of famed Goryeo general Yun Gwan (died 1111), which was found next to a spot where a Sim clan member was buried and went on for about 250 years.subsequently found to have damaged Yun Gwan's tomb. The feud was finally buried in 2008.
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* Although it was the two halves of the same pride, ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing2SimbasPride'' basically counts since it was Simba and his pride versus Zira’s group of outsiders. Kiara and Kovu are the StarCrossedLovers being kept apart due to the feud. It's based on ''Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet'', but unlike the source material, Kiara and Kovu manage to end the feud and reunite the pride- minus Zira, who won’t give up and dies in the end.

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* Although it was the two halves of the same pride, ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing2SimbasPride'' ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKingIISimbasPride'' basically counts since it was Simba and his pride versus Zira’s group of outsiders. Kiara and Kovu are the StarCrossedLovers being kept apart due to the feud. It's based on ''Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet'', but unlike the source material, Kiara and Kovu manage to end the feud and reunite the pride- minus Zira, who won’t give up and dies in the end.
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* ''Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet'': The famous Capulets vs Montagues feud. [[ItWasHisSled They make peace after the only children of the heads of the two families (and several more men) die and they're sternly admonished by their lord]]. Also, we never figure out what caused the feud in the first place (all we know is that it's been going on for a ''very'' long time), since the story is more about the tragic consequences.

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* ''Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet'': The famous Capulets vs Montagues feud. [[ItWasHisSled They make peace after the only children of the heads of the two families (and several more men) die and they're sternly admonished by their lord]]. Also, [[NoodleIncident we never figure out what caused the feud in the first place place]] (all we know is that it's been going on for a ''very'' long time), since the story is more about the tragic consequences.
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* In ''FanFic/PurpleDays'', in the [[GroundhogDayLoo Blackworks Loop]], Joffrey smashes Stannis' entire army and grants Riverlands families territories in the Stormlands. At one point, he grants the Brackens and the Blackwoods neighboring ports, to Sansa's irritated astonishment.

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* In ''FanFic/PurpleDays'', in the [[GroundhogDayLoo Blackworks Loop]], Joffrey smashes Stannis' entire army and grants Riverlands families territories in the Stormlands. At one point, he grants the Brackens and the Blackwoods Blackwoods, mentioned below, neighboring ports, to Sansa's irritated astonishment.
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* In ''FanFic/PurpleDays'', in the [[GroundhogDayLoo Blackworks Loop]], Joffrey smashes Stannis' entire army and grants Riverlands families territories in the Stormlands. At one point, he grants the Brackens and the Blackwoods neighboring ports, to Sansa's irritated astonishment.
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* In ''Literature/OttoOfTheSilverHand'', the Vuelphs of Castle Drachenhausen have been fighting on and off with the Roderburgs ever since the Roderburgs founded Trutz-Drachen, whose name roughly translates to Anti-Dragon.
-->'''Conrad''': Their great-grandsire built that castle in scorn of Baron Casper in the old days; their grandsire slew my father's grandsire; Baron Nicholas slew two of our kindred; and now this Baron Frederick gives me that foul wound and [[DeathByDespair kills my dear wife through my body]]. I swear by all the saints in heaven, either the red cock shall crow over the roof of Trutz-Drachen or else it shall crow over my house! The black dog shall sit on Baron Frederick’s shoulders or else he shall sit on mine!
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* ''Animation/BreadBarbershop'': The strawberry and chocolate cake families in "Strawberry and Chocolate", true to what that episode is parodying (''Romeo and Juliet''). Their children, the chocolate cake Romeo and the strawberry cake Juliet, fall in love with each other, but this doesn't sit well with their families, who have been mortal enemies for a ''very'' long time.
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* ''Literature/TheMadScientistsClub'': There are no recorded violent confrontations between them, but the Scragg and Sharples families have run against each other for every political office one of them was interested in for at least three generations and constantly undermine and insult each other.
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* ''ComicBook/{{Invincible}}'': The final issue sees the rivalry between Invincible and his archenemy Angstrom Levy evolve into a full blown blood feud between the Grayson and Levy families, with Angstrom's son seeking vengeance against Mark's own children for [[spoiler:the death of his father]].

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