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* In ''Radio/CabinPressure'', the king of Lichtenstein turns out to be a BrattyHalfPint with a tendency to threaten to try OffWithHisHead on his schoolmates, despite his long-suffering sister Princess Theresa telling him he can't actually do that.

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* In ''Radio/CabinPressure'', the ''Radio/CabinPressure'' episode "Vaduz", the king of Lichtenstein turns out to be a BrattyHalfPint with a tendency to threaten to try OffWithHisHead on his schoolmates, despite his long-suffering sister Princess Theresa telling him he can't actually do that.

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* ''Franchise/StarWars'': Queen Amidala of Naboo, as shown in ''Film/ThePhantomMenace'', who was aged fourteen (and may have been even younger when first elected). In ''Film/AttackOfTheClones'', she mentions that she was ''not'' the youngest Queen in Naboo's history, showing that this is an enforced trope.

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* ''Franchise/StarWars'': Queen Amidala of Naboo, as shown in ''Film/ThePhantomMenace'', who was aged fourteen (and may have been even younger when first elected). In ''Film/AttackOfTheClones'', she mentions that she was ''not'' ''Film/TheLostMedallionTheAdventuresOfBillyStone'', the youngest Queen king is killed over his magic medallion, and so his son, who's roughly thirteen, becomes the new king and ends up joining the heroes in Naboo's history, showing that this is an enforced trope.a quest to stop the evil Cobra from taking over.


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* ''Franchise/StarWars'': Queen Amidala of Naboo, as shown in ''Film/ThePhantomMenace'', who was aged fourteen (and may have been even younger when first elected). In ''Film/AttackOfTheClones'', she mentions that she was ''not'' the youngest Queen in Naboo's history, showing that this is an enforced trope.
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* In ''Film/TowerOfLondon'', Prince Edward becomes king after his father passed away. It doesn't last long.

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* ''Webcomic/ArthurKingOfTimeAndSpace'': In the "classic" and "space" arcs, Arthur becomes king in his teens as in the myths, but the modern arc abides by modern law, and he isn't informed that he owns controlling shares in Excalicorp until he turns 18 and he doesn't run for POTUS until years later.
* ''Website/TheCrewOfTheCopperColoredCupids'': In the story ''[[https://thecrewofthecoppercoloredcupids.wordpress.com/2022/07/16/marksmanship-526-and-the-secret-society-stratagem-part-two/ Marksmanship-526 and the Secret Society Stratagem]]'', the Prince of the House is described as a "boy" and "young man", and behaves like a shy teenager, but he is apparently a DimensionLord.




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* ''Webcomic/ArthurKingOfTimeAndSpace'': Arthur in the "classic" and "space" arcs becomes king in his teens as in the myths, but the modern arc abides by modern law and he isn't informed that he owns controlling shares in Excalicorp until he turns 18 and he doesn't run for POTUS until years later.
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* ''Film/RoboCop2'', very similarly, has a preteen end up in charge of a Nuke ring.

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* ''Film/RoboCop2'', very similarly, has a ''Film/RoboCop2'': A preteen end ends up in charge of a Nuke ring.
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* Literature/TheBible provides the page quote. The TropeNamer is an unrelated but famous passage about the Messiah.

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* Literature/TheBible provides the page quote. The TropeNamer quote, and the {{Trope Namer|s}} is an unrelated but famous passage about the Messiah.
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The TropeNamer is a line from Literature/TheBible, specifically [[Literature/BookOfIsaiah Isaiah 11:6]] ("...and a little child shall lead them.").[[note]]Though note that the verse in question does not suggest a child in a position of literal or metaphorical leadership, but is being used in tandem with the imagery of animals that would normally be predator and prey hanging out together, to suggest a world so at peace that a little child could safely lead a collection of both dangerous and not-so-dangerous animals without fear of being mauled or eaten. It's one of the most cherry-picked verses in the entirety of Literature/TheBible.[[/note]]

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The TropeNamer {{Trope Namer|s}} is a line from Literature/TheBible, specifically [[Literature/BookOfIsaiah Isaiah 11:6]] ("...and a little child shall lead them.").[[note]]Though note that the verse in question does not suggest a child in a position of literal or metaphorical leadership, but is being used in tandem with the imagery of animals that would normally be predator and prey hanging out together, to suggest a world so at peace that a little child could safely lead a collection of both dangerous and not-so-dangerous animals without fear of being mauled or eaten. It's one of the most cherry-picked verses in the entirety of Literature/TheBible.[[/note]]
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* The eighth Guru of UsefulNotes/Sikhism, Guru Har Krishan, inherited the role from his father when he was five and died before his eighth birthday, making him the religion's youngest and shortest-reigning leader. One of his epithets is Bal Guru, "Child Guru."

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* The eighth Guru of UsefulNotes/Sikhism, UsefulNotes/{{Sikhism}}, Guru Har Krishan, inherited the role from his father when he was five and died before his eighth birthday, making him the religion's youngest and shortest-reigning leader. One of his epithets is Bal Guru, "Child Guru."
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** Judah had several child rulers, such as Joash, crowned at 7, and Josiah, crowned at 8. They were some of the few kings who "did what was right in the eyes of the Lord" Unfortunately, the former went off the rails in his adulthood.
** While David didn't become king until he was 30, he was Israel's champion and General as a teenager.

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** Judah had several child rulers, such as Joash, crowned at 7, and Josiah, crowned at 8. They Ironically, they were some of the few kings who "did more likelt to "do what was right in the eyes of the Lord" Lord." Unfortunately, the former went off the rails in his adulthood.
** While David didn't become king until he was 30, he was Israel's champion and General as a teenager. His son Solomon succeeded him as king when he was twelve.



* The youngest pope, Benedict IX, gained the position at age 12, albeit seemingly through his father bribing the electors. Notably, his father's brothers had been his immediate predecessors.

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* The youngest pope, Back when gaining the papacy was more about political maneuvering and outright conquest, Count Alberic III of Tusuculum managed to bribe his twelve-year-old son into becoming Pope Benedict IX, gained the position at age 12, albeit seemingly through his father bribing the electors. IX. Notably, his father's Alberic's two brothers had been were his immediate predecessors.

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