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[[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]]-] ]]

''Tropes about royals, aristocrats, and monarchy'', those of BlueBlood.

See also: AnIndexOfLadiesAndGentlemen, AuthorityTropes, LuxuryTropes, MeaningfulTitles, PoliticsTropes, and RichPeople.

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!!Tropes:

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'''Categories:'''
+ BushidoIndex
+ PrincessTropes
+ PrincelyTropes
+ SirIndexOfTropes
]

* ZeroPercentApprovalRating: Nobody likes the evil ruler.
* AbdicateTheThrone: A ruler gives up the throne.
* AdiposeRex: An overweight monarch.
* AdoptedIntoRoyalty: A character who is adopted by a royal family, rather than being born into it.
* AlienPrincess: Princesses that are out of this world.
* AltarDiplomacy: Marriages are commonly used to resolve feuds or forge alliances amongst royal families and noble houses.
* AristocratsAreEvil: Evil, greedy, hedonistic, and obstructive members of nobility (and royalty).
* 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.
* 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.
* AwesomeMomentOfCrowning: A person becomes a ruler by doing something awesome to earn their position. This contrasts with the normal hereditary, unearned path.
* 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.
* 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.
* BastardBastard: The illegitimate offspring of royalty or nobility. The ill-treatment and disrespect they experience can make them mean-tempered.
* BenevolentDictator: A dictator/throne usurper who is well-liked and who has good intentions and rules fairly.
* BenevolentMageRuler: A wise and just monarch who is also a skilled magician or wizard.
* BlueBlood: Tropes pertaining to the members of the aristocracy and the nobility.
* TheCaligula: An insane, all-powerful and hedonistic ruler.
* 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).
* TheChiefsDaughter: The daughter of a tribal chieftain, who is often considered the equivalent of a princess amongst her people.
* AChildShallLeadThem: A child or teenager becomes a ruler.
* ColorCodedPatrician: Royals and nobles can be identified by the color of their clothing.
* ConqueringAlienPrince: Alien royals that want to conquer planets.
* ConsummationCounterfeit: the newly married king and queen must prove that they had intercourse, but the proof has to be faked for some reason.
* CoolCrown: A fancy, jewelled, golden headpiece is a must-have accessory for royalty.
* 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.
* CourtMage: A royal court has a resident wizard who provides the ruler with magic and advice.
* CourtlyLove: distant, pure love of a princess by a noble man.
* CrownOfHorns: a ruler wears noble headgear that includes animal horns (stag, bull, etc) or a metal facsimile.
* 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.
* DecadentCourt: A court full of dissolute living, scandals, conspiracies and treasons. Little statecraft and ruling is done amidst the intrigues and parties.
* DivineRightOfKings: The monarchy exists because the Gods chose someone to rule.
* ADoormatToHisMen: The monarch is soft-hearted, and thus not respected by their subjects.
* ElectiveMonarchy: A system in which monarchs are elected rather than being born into the position.
* TheEmperor: The supreme ruler of a large empire.
* EmperorScientist: A ruler who is also a researcher or professor in a field such as biology or chemistry.
* ErmineCapeEffect
* EthnicityMonarch: A figure is identified as the ruler of a culture group, ethnicity, race or species, instead of ruling a discrete country.
* 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.
* FaerieCourt: A court inhabited by fairies. It may be amidst flowers in a natural setting.
* FakeAristocrat: A character pretending to be a BlueBlood.
* FakeKing: A person pretending to be a ruler.
* TheFateOfThePrincesInTheTower: Explores the mystery of two princes who disappeared in 1483.
* 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.
* FindersRulers
* FisherKing: The state of the kingdom is affected by the competence of its rulers.
* FounderOfTheKingdom: The first ruler of a nation.
* TheGhostKing: A ghost who rules over other ghosts.
* GodEmperor
* GodSaveUsFromTheQueen: A queen who is insane, evil, and/or downright incompetent.
* TheGoodKing: A king who is a just and benevolent ruler.
* TheGoodKingdom: A peaceful kingdom that is ruled by a righteous monarch.
* GoodPrincessEvilQueen: Princesses are good, Queens are evil.
* HeirClubForMen: Royal inheritance can only be passed from father to son, or any male relative available (with exceptions)
* HeirInLaw
* HeroicLineage: Heroism passed down from generation to generation.
* 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.
* TheHighKing: A person who even other rulers swear fealty to, but chooses not to hold the rank of Emperor.
* HighPriest: If the religious leader is also a political one, or holds a status as high as or higher than royalty.
* TheHighQueen: A good and benevolent Queen.
* HotConsort: A monarch's attractive spouse or lover.
* ImmortalRuler: A country is ruled by a figure who never naturally ages or dies, even if its citizenry is mortal.
* ImpoverishedPatrician: A noble or member of royalty continues to hold their titles despite being poor financially.
* InItsHourOfNeed
* InsectQueen: The queens of eusocial insects depicted as actual monarchs or at least as directing other insects.
* JustTheFirstCitizen: A ruler who doesn't have a fancy title.
* KingBobTheNth: Kings are identified by a number after their name if more than one in a dynasty or country has had the same name.
* KingIncognito: A ruler disguises themselves as a commoner.
* KingInTheMountain: A ruler or other notable figure lies in slumber somewhere remote, waiting until his people will need him again.
* KingmakerScenario
* KingOfBeasts: Lions depicted as noble, majestic creatures, and often as the rulers of wild animals.
* KingOnHisDeathbed: The king is about to die, and his heirs are preparing to take over.
* TheKingslayer: A character who has killed a king or queen.
* KneelBeforeFrodo
* {{Knighting}}
* KnightInShiningArmor: A knight who is heroic and chivalrous.
* LadyInWaiting: A personal assistant to a royal or noble woman; she may be nobility herself.
* LadyOfWar: A regal (and often royal) woman who is a graceful fighter.
* LordCountry: A country's ruler is referred to as "[Title] [Country's Name]" instead of by their given name.
* LostOrphanedRoyalty: An orphan is secretly a long-lost royal.
* MagicalGirlQueenlinessTest
* TheMagnificent: "''[Name]'' the ''[Adjective]''"
* MedicalMonarch: A ruler with healing powers and/or medical knowledge.
* MicroMonarchy: Small state ruled by a minor noble.
* ModestRoyalty: The ruler doesn't wear a crown or any showy ermine or velvet garments that members of royalty tend to wear.
* MotherMakesYouKing: Someone becomes king via the machinations of their mother.
* NaziNobleman: a WWII Nazi Party member and/or officer who is also a German aristocrat.
* NephariousPharaoh: Evil ancient Egyptian monarchs.
* NobilityMarriesMoney
* NobleFugitive
* OfferedTheCrown
* TheOutsiderBefriendsTheBest: An outsider to a community, culture, or civilization becomes the closest with people who have an important position within it.
* ThePerformerKing
* PleaseSpareHimMyLiege
* PrestigePeril
* PrettyPrincessPowerhouse: A princess who is a competent fighter.
* PrinceCharming: A prince who is romantic and the perfect {{Love Interest|s}}.
* PrinceCharmless: A prince who is boorish and terrible at romance.
* PrincelingRivalry
* PrincessInRags
* PrincessesRule: A princess who rules over her realm and yet isn't addressed as a queen.
* PuppetKing: A ruler is used as a political pawn for the people actually in charge.
** ThePuppetCutsHisStrings
* TheQueenWillBeWatching
* RagsToRoyalty: A person goes from being dirt-poor to ruling a country.
* ReallyRoyaltyReveal: A seemingly ordinary person turns out to be the missing ruler (or member of royalty)
* RebelPrince: A Prince breaks the traditions of his kingdom to do his own thing.
* RegalRuff
* RegentForLife
* ReluctantRuler: A ruler takes the throne even though he personally doesn't want to do it.
* RequisiteRoyalRegalia
* RightfulKingReturns
* RoyalBastard: A child born out of wedlock whose parent(s) are of royal/noble birth.
* RoyalBlood
** RoyalInbreeding
* RoyalBrat: A SpoiledBrat who is also royalty.
* RoyalDecree
* RoyalFavorite: A person who a monarch has a special predilection for, showering them with privileges whether they are warranted or not.
* RoyalHarem
* RoyalMess
* RoyalRapier: A rapier is a royal's weapon of choice.
* RoyalWe: A ruler speaking in the first-person plural when representing the kingdom.
* RoyallyScrewedUp: A royal BigScrewedUpFamily.
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: The ruler does more than just sit around and give orders.
* RoyaltySuperPower: Rulers have superpowers.
* RulerProtagonist
* RulingCouple: A couple rules a realm together.
* RulingFamilyMassacre
* SheIsTheKing: A woman is given masculine royal/noble titles.
* ShelteredAristocrat
* SiblingsShareTheThrone
* SketchySuccessor
* SpareToTheThrone: The heir to the throne has a sibling to serve as a backup heir.
* TheSquire
* StandardRoyalCourt
* StateVisit
* StrongEmpireShriveledEmperor
* SuaveSabre: The sabre is a dashing and daring military hero's Weapon Of Choice
* SuccessionCrisis: Drama arises when they can't decide who should rule next.
* ThousandYearReign
* ThroneMadeOfX
* TooImportantToRememberYou: A noble can't be bothered to remember the names of the peons.
* TooImportantToWalk
* TopGod: A divine sovereign that all gods in a group answer to.
* ToughLeaderFacade: A ruler may look formidable to their subjects, but deep down they are just as real and flawed as they are.
* TheUpperCrass: Undignified and rustic nobility.
* UnexpectedSuccessor
* UniversallyBelovedLeader: Everyone loves the ruler.
* TheUsurper: Someone who becomes a ruler by intentionally taking out their rivals (usually via underhanded and illegal means).
* VampireMonarch: A vampire who happens to rule a kingdom.
* WarriorPrince: A prince who is a competent fighter.
* WhatsUpKingDude
* WinterRoyalLady
* TheWisePrince: A prince (or princess) who is intelligent and benevolent, but troubled.
* TheWrongfulHeirToTheThrone: The next in line for the throne is completely unsuited to rule.

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