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Occasionally in fiction, a princess is shown to be the absolute ruler of a realm, despite the fact that, logically, that would make her a queen, or some other title, such as empress, sultana, etc. There could be a few reasons why she hasn't been crowned queen, such as the realm is explicitly a principality, they are waiting until the princess comes of age (although historically this doesn't usually happen), or the princess is only acting ruler, as regent for an incapacitated monarch, or she's ruling a feudal fiefdom granted by and subordinate to her parents (who are still the reigning monarchs overall). However, in fiction-land, this set-up doesn't usually even get a hand-wave. The ruler just is a princess for some inexplicable reason. Likely done to avoid associations with evil queens, as pretty young girls are less likely to be evil than older women. (It tends to be a popular trope in works by and for little girls still in their Princess Phases.) Notably, the word princess (and its spear counterpart, prince) is derived from the Latin word "princeps", which means "first citizen". It was one of the titles of the Roman Emperor. Some real life countries — mostly small nations such as Andorra and Monaco — continue to refer to their leaders as "Prince" in this context. This is what we call a principality, as opposed to a kingdom. Note: Queens (consort) who are the wives of regnant kings might be referred to as princesses. That does not fit this trope. Nor does a queen referring to herself as a prince or a Prince consort who is the husband of a regnant Queen. Only a Princess ruling as a Princess and a Prince ruling as a Prince counts. Subtrope of Gratuitous Princess. Contrast God Save Us from the Queen!. Compare Politically-Active Princess. Examples: |
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