1 | [[quoteright:275:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Augusta_of_Prussia.jpg]] |
2 | [[caption-width-right:275:[-Princess Augusta of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, the future first Empress of the UsefulNotes/GermanEmpire.[[labelnote:**]]this portrait was from when her husband was crowned King of Prussia[[/labelnote]]-] ]] |
3 | |
4 | ''Tropes about royals, aristocrats, and monarchy'', those of BlueBlood. |
5 | |
6 | See also: AnIndexOfLadiesAndGentlemen, AuthorityTropes, LuxuryTropes, MeaningfulTitles, PoliticsTropes, and RichPeople. |
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8 | ---- |
9 | [[index]] |
10 | !!Tropes: |
11 | |
12 | [floatboxright: |
13 | '''Categories:''' |
14 | + BushidoIndex |
15 | + PrincessTropes |
16 | + PrincelyTropes |
17 | + SirIndexOfTropes |
18 | ] |
19 | |
20 | * ZeroPercentApprovalRating: Nobody likes the evil ruler. |
21 | * AbdicateTheThrone: A ruler gives up the throne. |
22 | * AdiposeRex: An overweight monarch. |
23 | * AdoptedIntoRoyalty: A character who is adopted by a royal family, rather than being born into it. |
24 | * AlienPrincess: Princesses that are out of this world. |
25 | * AltarDiplomacy: Marriages are commonly used to resolve feuds or forge alliances amongst royal families and noble houses. |
26 | * AristocratsAreEvil: Evil, greedy, hedonistic, and obstructive members of nobility (and royalty). |
27 | * AristocratTeam: a group of people dedicated to a purpose other than ruling a country who are all BlueBlood. They may be a superhero team, a crime fighting squad, a benevolent organization, or other organizations. Since they come from noble families, the team has easy access to money and facilities. |
28 | * ArrangedMarriage: Royals and nobles often have their spouses chosen for them for the good of the country, such as to heal over a feud between families. |
29 | * AwesomeMomentOfCrowning: A person becomes a ruler by doing something awesome to earn their position. This contrasts with the normal hereditary, unearned path. |
30 | * BalconySpeech: A ruler addresses the people from a castle or manor balcony. It may be a noble, sincere speech or a silver-tongued, manipulative piece of propaganda. |
31 | * BarSinister: A royal or noble bastard (born to a noble and non-noble parent) uses their parent's coat of arms with a left-leaning slash across it. |
32 | * BastardBastard: The illegitimate offspring of royalty or nobility. The ill-treatment and disrespect they experience can make them mean-tempered. |
33 | * BenevolentDictator: A dictator/throne usurper who is well-liked and who has good intentions and rules fairly. |
34 | * BenevolentMageRuler: A wise and just monarch who is also a skilled magician or wizard. |
35 | * BlueBlood: Tropes pertaining to the members of the aristocracy and the nobility. |
36 | * TheCaligula: An insane, all-powerful and hedonistic ruler. |
37 | * TheChainOfCommand: Shows the official level of authority held by a character (e.g. the Crown Prince or Princess will be higher up than their siblings, a Duke is a higher noble rank than a Count). |
38 | * TheChiefsDaughter: The daughter of a tribal chieftain, who is often considered the equivalent of a princess amongst her people. |
39 | * AChildShallLeadThem: A child or teenager becomes a ruler. |
40 | * ColorCodedPatrician: Royals and nobles can be identified by the color of their clothing. |
41 | * ConqueringAlienPrince: Alien royals that want to conquer planets. |
42 | * ConsummationCounterfeit: the newly married king and queen must prove that they had intercourse, but the proof has to be faked for some reason. |
43 | * CoolCrown: A fancy, jewelled, golden headpiece is a must-have accessory for royalty. |
44 | * CourtJester: Entertains the nobles and royalty, though he may come from a humble background. Sometimes the only person in the court who speaks plainly to the ruler, albeit in riddles and wordplay. |
45 | * CourtMage: A royal court has a resident wizard who provides the ruler with magic and advice. |
46 | * CourtlyLove: distant, pure love of a princess by a noble man. |
47 | * CrownOfHorns: a ruler wears noble headgear that includes animal horns (stag, bull, etc) or a metal facsimile. |
48 | * CrownShapedHead: in fantasy stories, a ruler's natural head shape resembles a crown. An evil demon overlord may grow such a protrusion from bone or scales. |
49 | * DecadentCourt: A court full of dissolute living, scandals, conspiracies and treasons. Little statecraft and ruling is done amidst the intrigues and parties. |
50 | * DivineRightOfKings: The monarchy exists because the Gods chose someone to rule. |
51 | * ADoormatToHisMen: The monarch is soft-hearted, and thus not respected by their subjects. |
52 | * ElectiveMonarchy: A system in which monarchs are elected rather than being born into the position. |
53 | * TheEmperor: The supreme ruler of a large empire. |
54 | * EmperorScientist: A ruler who is also a researcher or professor in a field such as biology or chemistry. |
55 | * ErmineCapeEffect |
56 | * EthnicityMonarch: A figure is identified as the ruler of a culture group, ethnicity, race or species, instead of ruling a discrete country. |
57 | * TheEvilPrince: The guy next in line to be monarch wants power regardless of ethics. They may seek to hasten the king's demise with intrigues, treason and murder. |
58 | * FaerieCourt: A court inhabited by fairies. It may be amidst flowers in a natural setting. |
59 | * FakeAristocrat: A character pretending to be a BlueBlood. |
60 | * FakeKing: A person pretending to be a ruler. |
61 | * TheFateOfThePrincesInTheTower: Explores the mystery of two princes who disappeared in 1483. |
62 | * FeudalFuture: A society in a distant planet that has developed space travel and futuristic technologies nevertheless is ruled by hereditary nobles who create a royal court filled antiquated rituals and medieval-style feudal rule. |
63 | * FindersRulers |
64 | * FisherKing: The state of the kingdom is affected by the competence of its rulers. |
65 | * FounderOfTheKingdom: The first ruler of a nation. |
66 | * TheGhostKing: A ghost who rules over other ghosts. |
67 | * GodEmperor |
68 | * GodSaveUsFromTheQueen: A queen who is insane, evil, and/or downright incompetent. |
69 | * TheGoodKing: A king who is a just and benevolent ruler. |
70 | * TheGoodKingdom: A peaceful kingdom that is ruled by a righteous monarch. |
71 | * GoodPrincessEvilQueen: Princesses are good, Queens are evil. |
72 | * HeirClubForMen: Royal inheritance can only be passed from father to son, or any male relative available (with exceptions) |
73 | * HeirInLaw |
74 | * HeroicLineage: Heroism passed down from generation to generation. |
75 | * HiddenBackupPrince: given that heirs may die in a jousting tournament, from an assassin's blade, or just from illness, a royal family may have additional male heirs as spares...just in case. |
76 | * TheHighKing: A person who even other rulers swear fealty to, but chooses not to hold the rank of Emperor. |
77 | * HighPriest: If the religious leader is also a political one, or holds a status as high as or higher than royalty. |
78 | * TheHighQueen: A good and benevolent Queen. |
79 | * HotConsort: A monarch's attractive spouse or lover. |
80 | * ImmortalRuler: A country is ruled by a figure who never naturally ages or dies, even if its citizenry is mortal. |
81 | * ImpoverishedPatrician: A noble or member of royalty continues to hold their titles despite being poor financially. |
82 | * InItsHourOfNeed |
83 | * InsectQueen: The queens of eusocial insects depicted as actual monarchs or at least as directing other insects. |
84 | * JustTheFirstCitizen: A ruler who doesn't have a fancy title. |
85 | * KingBobTheNth: Kings are identified by a number after their name if more than one in a dynasty or country has had the same name. |
86 | * KingIncognito: A ruler disguises themselves as a commoner. |
87 | * KingInTheMountain: A ruler or other notable figure lies in slumber somewhere remote, waiting until his people will need him again. |
88 | * KingmakerScenario |
89 | * KingOfBeasts: Lions depicted as noble, majestic creatures, and often as the rulers of wild animals. |
90 | * KingOnHisDeathbed: The king is about to die, and his heirs are preparing to take over. |
91 | * TheKingslayer: A character who has killed a king or queen. |
92 | * KneelBeforeFrodo |
93 | * {{Knighting}} |
94 | * KnightInShiningArmor: A knight who is heroic and chivalrous. |
95 | * LadyInWaiting: A personal assistant to a royal or noble woman; she may be nobility herself. |
96 | * LadyOfWar: A regal (and often royal) woman who is a graceful fighter. |
97 | * LordCountry: A country's ruler is referred to as "[Title] [Country's Name]" instead of by their given name. |
98 | * LostOrphanedRoyalty: An orphan is secretly a long-lost royal. |
99 | * MagicalGirlQueenlinessTest |
100 | * TheMagnificent: "''[Name]'' the ''[Adjective]''" |
101 | * MedicalMonarch: A ruler with healing powers and/or medical knowledge. |
102 | * MicroMonarchy: Small state ruled by a minor noble. |
103 | * ModestRoyalty: The ruler doesn't wear a crown or any showy ermine or velvet garments that members of royalty tend to wear. |
104 | * MotherMakesYouKing: Someone becomes king via the machinations of their mother. |
105 | * NaziNobleman: a WWII Nazi Party member and/or officer who is also a German aristocrat. |
106 | * NephariousPharaoh: Evil ancient Egyptian monarchs. |
107 | * NobilityMarriesMoney |
108 | * NobleFugitive |
109 | * OfferedTheCrown |
110 | * TheOutsiderBefriendsTheBest: An outsider to a community, culture, or civilization becomes the closest with people who have an important position within it. |
111 | * ThePerformerKing |
112 | * PleaseSpareHimMyLiege |
113 | * PrestigePeril |
114 | * PrettyPrincessPowerhouse: A princess who is a competent fighter. |
115 | * PrinceCharming: A prince who is romantic and the perfect {{Love Interest|s}}. |
116 | * PrinceCharmless: A prince who is boorish and terrible at romance. |
117 | * PrincelingRivalry |
118 | * PrincessInRags |
119 | * PrincessesRule: A princess who rules over her realm and yet isn't addressed as a queen. |
120 | * PuppetKing: A ruler is used as a political pawn for the people actually in charge. |
121 | ** ThePuppetCutsHisStrings |
122 | * TheQueenWillBeWatching |
123 | * RagsToRoyalty: A person goes from being dirt-poor to ruling a country. |
124 | * ReallyRoyaltyReveal: A seemingly ordinary person turns out to be the missing ruler (or member of royalty) |
125 | * RebelPrince: A Prince breaks the traditions of his kingdom to do his own thing. |
126 | * RegalRuff |
127 | * RegentForLife |
128 | * ReluctantRuler: A ruler takes the throne even though he personally doesn't want to do it. |
129 | * RequisiteRoyalRegalia |
130 | * RightfulKingReturns |
131 | * RoyalBastard: A child born out of wedlock whose parent(s) are of royal/noble birth. |
132 | * RoyalBlood |
133 | ** RoyalInbreeding |
134 | * RoyalBrat: A SpoiledBrat who is also royalty. |
135 | * RoyalDecree |
136 | * RoyalFavorite: A person who a monarch has a special predilection for, showering them with privileges whether they are warranted or not. |
137 | * RoyalHarem |
138 | * RoyalMess |
139 | * RoyalRapier: A rapier is a royal's weapon of choice. |
140 | * RoyalWe: A ruler speaking in the first-person plural when representing the kingdom. |
141 | * RoyallyScrewedUp: A royal BigScrewedUpFamily. |
142 | * RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: The ruler does more than just sit around and give orders. |
143 | * RoyaltySuperPower: Rulers have superpowers. |
144 | * RulerProtagonist |
145 | * RulingCouple: A couple rules a realm together. |
146 | * RulingFamilyMassacre |
147 | * SheIsTheKing: A woman is given masculine royal/noble titles. |
148 | * ShelteredAristocrat |
149 | * SiblingsShareTheThrone |
150 | * SketchySuccessor |
151 | * SpareToTheThrone: The heir to the throne has a sibling to serve as a backup heir. |
152 | * TheSquire |
153 | * StandardRoyalCourt |
154 | * StateVisit |
155 | * StrongEmpireShriveledEmperor |
156 | * SuaveSabre: The sabre is a dashing and daring military hero's Weapon Of Choice |
157 | * SuccessionCrisis: Drama arises when they can't decide who should rule next. |
158 | * ThousandYearReign |
159 | * ThroneMadeOfX |
160 | * TooImportantToRememberYou: A noble can't be bothered to remember the names of the peons. |
161 | * TooImportantToWalk |
162 | * TopGod: A divine sovereign that all gods in a group answer to. |
163 | * ToughLeaderFacade: A ruler may look formidable to their subjects, but deep down they are just as real and flawed as they are. |
164 | * TheUpperCrass: Undignified and rustic nobility. |
165 | * UnexpectedSuccessor |
166 | * UniversallyBelovedLeader: Everyone loves the ruler. |
167 | * TheUsurper: Someone who becomes a ruler by intentionally taking out their rivals (usually via underhanded and illegal means). |
168 | * VampireMonarch: A vampire who happens to rule a kingdom. |
169 | * WarriorPrince: A prince who is a competent fighter. |
170 | * WhatsUpKingDude |
171 | * WinterRoyalLady |
172 | * TheWisePrince: A prince (or princess) who is intelligent and benevolent, but troubled. |
173 | * TheWrongfulHeirToTheThrone: The next in line for the throne is completely unsuited to rule. |
174 | |
175 | [[/index]] |
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