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6	[[caption-width-right:350:The [[Franchise/DisneyPrincess fairest]] {{tropes}} of all.[[note]]Clockwise from bottom center: [[WesternAnimation/RalphBreaksTheInternet Vanellope]], WesternAnimation/{{Snow White\|AndTheSevenDwarfs}}, [[WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast Belle]], WesternAnimation/{{Pocahontas}}, [[Franchise/{{Frozen}} Elsa]], [[WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}} Jasmine]], WesternAnimation/{{Cinderella}}, [[Franchise/{{Frozen}} Anna]], and [[Franchise/TheLittleMermaid Ariel]].[[/note]]]]
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8	OnceUponATime, in [[IndexIndex The Kingdom of Indexes]], the [[RoyaltyAndNobilityTropes King and Queen]] had a beautiful daughter, whom they named Princess Tropes.
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10	Okay, not quite, but this index is about the various kinds of princesses, and tropes associated with them.
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12	Heck, some tropes have "princess" in the name, even when they don't have anything to do with a princess (such as MafiaPrincess and MakeWayForThePrincess), just because the word adds something to the names.
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16	!!Types of Princesses:
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18	[[index]]
19	[floatboxright:
20	Related:
21	+ AnIndexOfLadiesAndGentlemen
22	+ TheBeautifulTropes
23	+ BejeweledTropes
24	+ DressesGownsAndSkirts
25	+ FemininityTropes
26	+ LuxuryTropes
27	+ MagicalGirlTropes
28	+ MarySueTropes
29	+ MinkBecomesThisIndexMost
30	+ OpulentOutfits
31	+ PrincelyTropes
32	+ PrincessStories
33	+ PurityPersonified
34	+ RichPeople
35	++ RichKids
36	+ RoyaltyAndNobilityTropes
37	]
38	[[index]]
39	* AlienPrincess: A princess from another planet.
40	* TheChiefsDaughter: The daughter of a native tribe's leader.
41	* DaddysLittleVillain: A villain has a daughter/niece/granddaughter/etc. who takes after her guardian, and can often be a princess.
42	* FallenPrincess: A girl in a high position finds herself in a lower one.
43	* GoodPrincessEvilQueen: Princesses are good and heroic, so they are contrasted with a queen who is villainous.
44	* HonoraryPrincess: A princess neither by blood nor marriage.
45	* JunglePrincess: Rules over the animals and natives in a jungle environment.
46	* LadyOfWar: A princess or high class lady that kicks butt, [[KickingAssInAllHerFinery and gracefully too]].
47	* MysticalWaif: A mystical or MagicalGirl that is often a princess.
48	* {{Ojou}}: A girl from a high class family, but not actually royalty.
49	* OneeSama: A high class lady is essentially a princess for the other characters with grace, beauty, and poise. A princess can also be an older sister to other younger princesses or younger princes.
50	* PeerlessLoveInterest: A lady who is like royalty.
51	* PoliticallyActivePrincess: A princess who isn't afraid to involve herself in politics or diplomacy.
52	* PrettyPrincessPowerhouse: A princess who appears soft and delicate but can fight as well or better than her guards.
53	* PrincessClassic: The archetypical [[WomenAreDelicate delicate]], [[TheIngenue innocent]], [[GirlyGirl sweet]], and [[TheBeautifulElite beautiful]] princess.
54	* PrincessProtagonist: The heroine or main character of the story is a princess
55	* PrincessInRags: A princess or high class lady that is now poor, but in denial.
56	* RebelliousPrincess: A princess (or similarly high class lady) who won't follow what is expected of her.
57	* RoyalBrat: A princess is given everything and expects everything to go her way.
58	* ShelteredAristocrat: A princess is pampered and sheltered from the harsh realities of the world..
59	* TomboyPrincess: A princess who is a {{Tomboy}}.
60	* VillainousPrincess: A princess who is a villainous character.
61	* WarriorPrince: A princess (since the trope name isn't gender-fixed) who can do battle.
62	* WellExcuseMePrincess: A princess or lady who acts snarky toward her friend or love interest.
63	* WinterRoyalLady: A royal lady who takes on a winter themed title and persona.
64	* WorldsMostBeautifulWoman: She's often a princess.
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66	!!Tropes related to Princesses
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68	* AndNowYouMustMarryMe: A princess may be forced to marry, especially if it means her captor will become part of the royal family.
69	* ArrangedMarriage: A Princess will sometimes be arranged to be married to a prince for {{politic\|sTropes}}al, [[AltarDiplomacy diplomatic]], or other [[NobilityMarriesMoney important]] reasons.
70	* BigFancyCastle: This is often the home for princesses.
71	* CostumePorn: Beautiful and detailed costuming, as befitting someone of her station.
72	* CoolCrown: Usually a princess will wear a dainty tiara.
73	* DamselInDistress: Princesses are often these.
74	* DamselOutOfDistress: The damsel in distress who isn't.
75	* DragonsPreferPrincesses: Dragons like to kidnap princesses.
76	* ErmineCapeEffect: A princess wearing her fancy clothes all the time.
77	* EverythingsBetterWithSparkles: Sparkles make princesses even more pretty.
78	* EverythingsSparklyWithJewelry: Jewelry often adorns princesses.
79	* FairytaleWeddingDress: A princess best get married in one.
80	* FriendToAllLivingThings: Animals flock around a princess, who can often speak to them.
81	* GirlInTheTower: Captured princesses tend to get put in towers.
82	* TheGoodKingdom: Since kingdoms always have royalty, they always have at least one princess.
83	* GracefulLadiesLikePurple: It symbolizes both a princess' femininity and [[PurpleIsPowerful royalty]].
84	* GratuitousPrincess: More princesses than is strictly necessary for the story or setting.
85	* HereditaryWeddingDress: Wedding dresses that run in the royal family.
86	* HighHeelPower: Upper-class attire comes with upper-class footwear.
87	* HypnotizeTheCaptive: Princesses are sometimes [[{{Brainwashed}} hypnotized]] when they are kidnapped.
88	* KickingAssInAllHerFinery: The princess can still handle herself well in a fight even in her royal attire.
89	* MagicalGirl: Most princesses are this.
90	** CuteWitch: Some princesses are this, as it serves as the original archetype for Magical Girl princesses.
91	** MagicalGirlQueenlinessTest: A Magical Girl princess must prove she can also be a queen.
92	** MagicalGirlWarrior: One of the basic archetypes of a Warrior Princess, basically the end result when you mix a Princess and a Superhero together.
93	* PimpedOutDress: Princesses are put in dresses with fancy trimmings.
94	* PrincessesPreferPink: Princesses often wear pink in fiction, since PinkMeansFeminine. Also qualifies as a PinkHeroine from time to time.
95	* PrincessForADay: When a woman dresses up as an upper-class person.
96	* PrincessPhase: The time in a young girl's life when she idolizes all things related to princesses.
97	* PrincessesRule: Princesses often are absolute rulers, rather than heirs, in fiction.
98	* RagsToRoyalty: A peasant ends up royalty, by either birth or granting.
99	* RegalRinglets: Curled hairs at the front of the head, signifying a lady's high social class.
100	* RequisiteRoyalRegalia: Crowns and [[PrettyInMink ermine]] [[PimpedOutCape capes]], although usually more delicate and dainty than regalia on other characters.
101	* RoyalBlood: Power inherent in royal birth.
102	* RoyalSchool: Where you learn how to be a princess.
103	* RuleOfGlamorous: Anything that makes a princess more beautiful is acceptable.
104	* SaveThePrincess: When the ExcusePlot is rescuing a VIP, a princess is the most likely person.
105	* StandardHeroReward: Marriage to a princess is part of this.
106	* StockLightNovelCalamityPrincess: A LightNovel heroine with prestigious beauty and destructive magic.
107	* SuddenlySuitableSuitor: A character can now marry someone thought to be below that character's station before.
108	* TrueBlueFemininity: Princesses often wear blue, even now.
109	[[/index]]
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