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His grandfather, Charles, and granduncle, Jean, acquired the Patek Philippe manufacture in 1932, handing the reins over to Philippe’s father, Henri, in 1958.
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Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 15 June 2026
His great-great-great granduncle is the 22nd governor of New York, Reuben (with a b) Fenton.
—Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 29 Mar. 2026
The grannies warn him away from a tower on the property with an apocryphal-sounding tale about his missing granduncle.
—Alissa Wilkinson, New York Times, 21 Nov. 2023
Huston's father, director John Huston, directed the 1948 film Key Largo, which starred Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, and Drew's granduncle Lionel Barrymore.
—Emlyn Travis, EW.com, 28 Mar. 2023
Prince Louis, whose full name is Louis Arthur Charles, is named after his great-granduncle Louis Mountbatten and King Charles.
—Town & Country, 8 Oct. 2022
His grandmother Eleanor Slatkin was the principal cellist with Warner Bros., while his granduncle was a pianist with the studio.
—Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 27 Apr. 2022
His current favorite comes from vines that were given to his father by Benito Dusi, Janell Dusi’s granduncle.
—Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2022
From Shigeru Yoshida, the grandfather of current Finance Minister Taro Aso who signed the San Francisco Peace Treaty, to Eisaku Sato, Abe’s granduncle; Yasuhiro Nakasone, who oversaw the economic bubble years, and the maverick reformer Junichiro Koizumi.
—Toshiro Hasegawa, Bloomberg.com, 16 Sep. 2020
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Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 15 June 2026
His great-great-great granduncle is the 22nd governor of New York, Reuben (with a b) Fenton.
—Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 29 Mar. 2026
The grannies warn him away from a tower on the property with an apocryphal-sounding tale about his missing granduncle.
—Alissa Wilkinson, New York Times, 21 Nov. 2023
Huston's father, director John Huston, directed the 1948 film Key Largo, which starred Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, and Drew's granduncle Lionel Barrymore.
—Emlyn Travis, EW.com, 28 Mar. 2023
Prince Louis, whose full name is Louis Arthur Charles, is named after his great-granduncle Louis Mountbatten and King Charles.
—Town & Country, 8 Oct. 2022
His grandmother Eleanor Slatkin was the principal cellist with Warner Bros., while his granduncle was a pianist with the studio.
—Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 27 Apr. 2022
His current favorite comes from vines that were given to his father by Benito Dusi, Janell Dusi’s granduncle.
—Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2022
From Shigeru Yoshida, the grandfather of current Finance Minister Taro Aso who signed the San Francisco Peace Treaty, to Eisaku Sato, Abe’s granduncle; Yasuhiro Nakasone, who oversaw the economic bubble years, and the maverick reformer Junichiro Koizumi.
—Toshiro Hasegawa, Bloomberg.com, 16 Sep. 2020
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“Granduncle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/granduncle. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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granduncle
noun
grand·un·cle
ˈgran-ˈdəŋ-kəl 
: an uncle of one's father or mother
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