Ling Family

Overview
The Ling family is a French Political Dynasty with records dating back to Ling Fhoong Lai a Migrant worker who originally worked as a textile merchant. He eventually got elected to serve in the Chamber of Deputies as a member of the Progressive Republicans in the late 19th century.

The Ling family are historically from Guangzhou however, their time spent in France has made them one of France's most prominent family. The family as a whole is incredibly wealthy with their massive control over the Real Estate industry in France, China and Western Europe.

The Lings are Roman Catholics and have followed traditions as such. However, they are noted to be strong progressives known for pushing generally liberal policies.

The Ling Family Estate
The Main estate of the Ling Family is based in France, however, the Ling family owns property all over the world. The accumulation of wealth over centuries has allowed the Ling family to expand its wealth mainly through real estate. However, several properties around the world belong to the Ling Family for their own personal use.

Other estates include:
 * The London estate
 * The Paris estate
 * The Guangzhou estate
 * The Singapore estate
 * The Malibu estate
 * The Berlin estate

Teresa Ling
Teresa Ling is the eldest sister of the 4 siblings, having chosen not to enter the world of politics, Teresa Ling chose to travel the world. While in California, she met Daniel Choon a member of the Chinese Political Choon (孙) family. Like her, he had chosen not to participate in politics choosing to take up a job as a real estate agent. They would eventually wed and raise their son Alexander Choon in the city of Anaheim. Their son would eventually grow up to serve as the 31st President of the United States.

Helena Ling
Helena Ling the youngest of the 4 siblings, chose to pursue politics studying Political Science and Attaining a Law Degree at Oxford University. It was during her time in Oxford when she met Alfred Tai. Whom she would go on to marry at the young age of 24. She continued her life in politics and was elected to serve in the House of Commons as the Conservative Member of Parliament for Wimbledon. Her son, August Tai would also follow in her footsteps later being elected as the Labour Member of Parliament of South Norfolk. Tai would go on to eventually serve as Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and later, The 1st Earl of Sheffield.

Natalia Ling
Natalia Ling was the middle child of the 3 daughters. She was often seen as a shy and quiet child. On one of Teresa's many globe-trotting trips, Teresa and Natalia would meet a young Andreas Han on their trip to Germany. Natalia and Andreas dated for almost 8 years before deciding to get married. They would eventually settle down in Saxony. Their son, Matthew Han entered politics at the age of 23 and would become the future Vice-Chancellor of Germany.

Francis Ling,
The only son and the Patriarch of the Ling Family. Francis Ling pursued his family tradition of political life and would eventually marry Anastasia Dansereau a french socialite. Their marriage was blessed by the then Bishop of Ajaccio, Savior Casanova. Their son Alfred Ling heir to the Ling Family estate would go on to serve as Senator of Corse before retiring to tend to an ailing Francis. After the news of Francis' Lung cancer diagnosis, Alfred took over the role of managing the family's real estate company Ling Realty.

Notable family members
Notable Members include:
 * Ling Fhoong Lai
 * Julian Ling
 * Former Senator from Corsica Francis Ling
 * Former MP for Wimbledon Helena Ling
 * Teresa Ling
 * Natalia Ling
 * Former Senator from Corisca Alfred Ling
 * Former President of the United States Alexander Choon
 * Former Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom August Tai
 * Former Vice-Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany Matthew Han