### Question
How is the term member of the former ruling family defined?


### Answer
The term **member of the former ruling family** is defined in *50 U.S.C. § 4328* as the following:

> (1) any person who was at any time between April 6, 1917, and July 2, 1921, the German Emperor or the ruler of any constituent kingdom of the German Empire, or (2) the wife or any child of such person

#### Citation:
  - *50 U.S.C. § 4328*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 53-TRADING WITH THE ENEMY**

