The Kennedys are one of the most famous and influential families in US modern history – one synonymous with politics, glamour and, yes, tragedy . The family's patriarch Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr.
(third from right) – the former US Ambassador to England – and wife Rose (fifth from left) are pictured here with their nine children. Of course, among them is John F. Kennedy (centre), who would grow up to become president, but many of his siblings – and their children – made a splash in their own right.
Though JFK's assassination in 1963 rocked the world, the Kennedy family had already endured two heartbreaking losses years before he died. The president's brother Joseph and sister Kathleen, or 'Kick', died at age 29 and 28 respectively. Scroll through the gallery to learn more about each of the Kennedy siblings and their descendants, who are continuing the family's legacy today.
Joseph Patrick Kennedy Jr., nicknamed 'Joe', was the eldest child of Joseph and Rose Kennedy's nine children and named after his father. Joe became a US Navy lieutenant, and planned to run for the US House of Representatives in 1946 after his military service, with the presidency his ultimate goal — his father having groomed him for the role.
However, he was killed in action at age 29 while serving in the Second World War in 1944. He didn't marry or welcome children in his lifetime. John F.
Kennedy, nicknamed 'Jack' and 'JFK', cemented his family name in American culture and history by becomin.
