Prince William’s surprising American roots trace back to patriots who battled the British: book

The future king of Britain descends from American patriots who fought against the crown he is destined to inherit, according to a new book tracing Prince William's family tree.In "American Crown," Stephanie Green traces the Prince of Wales' extraordinary American lineage to Revolutionary War patriot Nathan Hale and other colonial ancestors."The more I read about the family, the more interesting it was," Green told Fox News Digital.

"All the characters in the family tree are so fascinating, and it's an American success story. The fact that he has this American bloodline — I don't even know if he's aware of it."PRINCESS DIANA, HOT DOGS AND A PRESIDENTIAL MATCHMAKING ATTEMPT: ICONIC ROYAL VISITS TO AMERICAFox News Digital reached out to Kensington Palace for comment.

A spokesperson for the palace previously told Fox News Digital it does not comment on books.Green said that through William's mother, the late Princess Diana, his lineage traces back to Benajah Strong."The Strongs have been in this country for a very long time, since the 1600s," Green said.

"Benajah was from Coventry, Connecticut, which places him not only in the heart of the American Revolution but at its very beginning. Coventry was a hotbed of anti-monarchist sentiment, and Benajah's role during the American Revolution was to spread the word that the British were on the march. He was part of what we call 'The Lexington Alarm.'"

WATCH: PRINCE WILLIAMS SURPRISING TIES TO THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION REVEALED"Benajah's grave is still in Coventry," Green added.The first Strong ancestor emigrated from England to New England in 1635, according to The Washington Post. William's sixth-great-grandfather was born in Coventry in 1740 and enlisted as a private in the Connecticut militia.

Strong's nephew was Nathan Hale, whom Green described as "our most famous American martyr and one of our most famous American patriots.""He was the son of Benajah's sister," Green said. "He was captured and hanged by the British in 1776,