List of monarchs of fictional countries
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This is a list of fictional monarchs – characters who appear in fiction as the monarchs (kings, queens, emperors, empresses, etc.) of fictional countries. They are listed by country, then according to the production or story in which they appeared.
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[edit]Kingdom of Aceshin
[edit]The Kingdom of Aceshin is one of the three fantasy kingdoms featured in the video game, ASH: Archaic Sealed Heat.
- Queen Aceshin XV (voiced by Yoshiko Sakakibara) is a regnant whose Kingdom of Aceshin is attacked and burned into ash by a fire monster called the Flame Serpent. Her daughter, Princess Maritie, goes after the Flame Serpent as she accompanies Princess Aisya of Millinear and her allies in order to restore all the kingdoms. Queen Aceshin later sacrifices herself to hold back a soldier from the future, Bamyganant, allowing the party to escape on airship but then returning in ash form.[1]
Kingdom of Acorn
[edit]The Kingdom of Acorn is featured in the Archie Comics series, Sonic the Hedgehog. Its capital is originally a peaceful multi-cultural city called Mobotropolis (renamed "Robotropolis").
- King Maximillian Acorn (also known as King Nigel Acorn) is the rightful ruler of the Kingdom of Acorn, and the father of Prince Elias and Princess Sally, who has been betrayed and overthrown by the evil Doctor Eggman following a coup d'état against his kingdom.
- Prince Elias Acorn becomes the new king of the Kingdom of Acorn after his father's abdication due to his poor health. As with his sister Sally Acorn being a co-leader of the small band of Freedom Fighters alongside Sonic,[2] Elias reigns for a brief time until his kingdom is claimed by the royal wizard, Walter Naugus.
Adarlan
[edit]- King Dorian Havillard, the former crown prince, succeeded his tyrannical father the previous King of Adarlan in the Throne of Glass novel series by Sarah J. Maas.
Empire of Adrestia
[edit]The Empire of Adrestia is part of the fictional continent of Fódlan in the video game, Fire Emblem: Three Houses, and its spin-off, Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes.
- Wilhelm Paul Hresvelg
- He was the first monarch who along with Saint Seiros of the Church of Seiros (aka Archbishop Rhea) found the Adrestian Empire and raised an army in pursuit of unifying Fódlan, before the evil Nemesis, the King of Liberation, noticed Adrestia's efforts and railed his forces, the Liberation Army, to confront his enemy, thus sparking the War of Heroes. Wilhelm was eventually succeeded by Emperor Lycaon, whose death led the War of Heroes to finally end after the Adrestian Army achieved victory with Seiros slaying Nemesis.
- Ionius von Hresvelg IX (voiced by Paul St. Peter)
- He was the previous ruler of Adrestia and the head of House Hresvelg who had multiple empress consorts, including Anselma von Arundel (who later becomes Lady Patricia of Faerghus). During the coup of the Insurrection of the Seven, Ionius lost the power struggle to the Prime Minister, Duke Ludwig von Aegir, and other imperial noble houses and was rendered politically impotent. He even had Lord Volkhard von Arundel, Anselma's brother who returned from Faerghus to Adrestia as its regent, allied himself publicly with Duke Aegir to capture Ionius's children, except one daughter Princess Edelgard, and infuse them with two "Crests" in attempt to create a powerful, peerless emperor.
- Edelgard von Hresvelg (voiced by Tara Platt)
- Formerly the crown princess and heir apparent, she becomes the crowned empress of Adrestia following her brief reunion with her ailing father Ionius, although many of her siblings had died after being imbued with Crests. Edelgard is also the leader of the Black Eagles House at the Officers Academy and disguises herself under a male persona, called the Flame Emperor, in attempt to overthrow the Church of Seiros and conquer the other nations in Fódlan.
Aedirn
[edit]Aedirn is one of the Northern Kingdoms in The Witcher novel series by Andrzej Sapkowski and the adaptations in other media, ruled by the Aedirnian Dynasty.
- Aedireen, the queen of Aedirn in the 10th century.
- Baldwin, the king of Aedirn in the 12th century.
- Videmont, the son of King Baldwin. His daughter, Agnes of Aedirn, eloped with and married Esteril Thyssen. Though he originally opposed the union, Videmont grew to love their offspring all the way down to his great-grandson, Esterad Thyssen.
- Virfuril (portrayed by Ben Lambert), the 15th king of Aedrin who was known to prefer mages native to his country.
- Demavend III (portrayed by Richard Tirado) was the 16th king of Aedirn, succeeding his father King Virfuril. In the video game, The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings, King Demavend was one of the victims of assassination of the witcher.
Grand Duchy of Aesfrost
[edit]The Grand Duchy of Aesfrost is part of the fictional continent of Norzelia in the video game, Triangle Strategy.
- Archduke Zigmunt Aesfrost
- He was the previous ruler of the Grand Duchy of Aesfrost during the Saltiron War, a conflict between his country, the Kingdom of Glenbrook and the Holy State of Hyzante. He grew furious at Hyzante's monopoly over salt and contacted King Regna Glenbrook regarding passage into Hyzante, asking for an alliance with him. They allowed the Aesfrosti army to pass through Regna's kingdom, with the catch being Aesfrost must maintain joint control over the source with Glenbrook once they could conquer Hyzante. However, Symon Wolffort and his clan drove back the Aesfrosti's forces and proved themselves to be a fearsome band of warriors. In the midst of the war, Zigmunt took Orlaea, the legendary liberator of the people of Roselle, as one of his concubines for whom he had a daughter, Princess Frederica. He then returned Orlaea to Hyzante and signed the peace treaty, agreeing to those terms. Zigmunt died shortly after the end of the Saltiron War.
- Archduke Gustadolph Aesfrost (voiced by Scott Whyte)
- He becomes a new ruler of the Grand Duchy of Aesfrost after the death of his father Zigmunt as he reforms the country's government into a meritocracy with his iron fist, even when the lack of salt weakens it tremendously. His cousin Dragan has been attacked and killed by the assassins just as Symon's son Serenoa Wolffort inspects the newly discovered Grand Norzelian Mine with him. Dragan's death leads Gustadolph to accuse the Kingdom of Glenbrook of murdering him, bringing General Alvora there to help with his invasion. He executes King Regna and his son Prince Frani, captures his daughter Princess Cordelia and seizes the kingdom's capital to instill himself as its "new king". But Regna's younger son Prince Roland has escaped with House Wolffort as he becomes a sole heir to Glenbrook's throne. Gustadolph then returns to Aesfrost and finds that his uncle Svarog is illegally smuggling the salt and harboring a suspicions against him, regarding his son's death. His younger brother Thalas and sister Erika are both killed, leaving him to mull over his defeat and find a way to recoup his loss.
Agatean Empire
[edit]The Agatean Empire is featured in the Discworld series of novels by Terry Pratchett.
- One Sun Mirror, the first Agatean Emperor and unifier of the Counterweight Continent.
- A number of unnamed emperors are featured or mentioned in the Discworld novels. The first Emperor, introduced in The Colour of Magic, is described as young and idealistic, being frequently overruled by his Grand Vizier Nine Turning Mirrors, such as in regards to the welfare of the tourist Twoflower in The Colour of Magic (wanting him to be protected and killed respectively), or the prospect of installing gates in the Great Wall which surrounded the entire empire. In Mort, the young Emperor's father and grandfather are mentioned as having also reigned as Emperor. Prior to the events of Interesting Times, he was assassinated and succeeded by his uncle, a near-dead sadist.
- In Interesting Times, it is revealed that succession to the Agatean throne is determined by war between five noble families, the Hongs, the Sungs, the Tangs, the McSweeneys and the Fangs, with the hereditary succession depicted in prior novels being said to be rare. The Grand Vizier, Lord Hong, attempted to install himself as Emperor by orchestrating a revolution by the ineffective Red Army (mostly consisting of children held back by Agatean respect for authority) and leading the subsequent counter-revolution; he then becomes leader of the armies of the five noble families in a brief war against the Silver Horde.
- Cohen the Barbarian conquers the Agatean Empire in Interesting Times with the Silver Horde as part of his retirement plan, adopting the regnal name Ghengis Cohen, appointing Twoflower as Grand Vizier, and implementing wide-reaching reform. However, he and his allies abandon it in The Last Hero in order to exact revenge on the Discworld gods at Dunmanifestin for allowing heroes to grow old and die. In The Discworld Atlas, Cohen is referred to as the 'Last Emperor', the Empire being replaced by a 'People's Beneficial Republic' led by a Madame Bufferfly as Chairman of the Central Committee of the People's Revolution (possibly Pretty Butterfly, former leader of the Red Army and Twoflower's daughter).
Agrabah
[edit]- The Sultan of the fictional Middle Eastern country of Agrabah, the father of Princess Jasmine and father-in-law of the title character in Disney's Aladdin franchise.
Kingdom of Agustria
[edit]The Kingdom of Agustria is one of the eight countries divided by the Twelve Crusaders in the Fire Emblem video games, Genealogy of the Holy War and Thracia 776.
- King Hoðr, the Black Knight
- He was a member of the Twelve Crusaders who had fought in a revolution against the tyranny of the Loptrian Empire and was granted the Demon Sword Mystletainn by one of the twelve dragon gods. Following the war's conclusion, Hoðr founded the Kingdom of Agustria and reigned as its first king.
- King Imca
- He was the "renowned pacifistic" monarch who prized peace between the Kingdoms of Agustria and Grannvale above all else. But he was assassinated by his son Chagall at the behest of Archbishop Manfroy of the Loptr Church.
- King Chagall
- He became the king of Agustria after personally killing his father Imca, ordering an invasion of the Kingdom of Verdane that is conquered by the Grannvalian army of Lord Sigurd, the exiled heir of the noble House Chalphy. Chagall was ultimately killed in action when Sigurd's army reached the Sylvale fortress.
- King Eldigan, the Lionheart
- He was the new ruler of the Kingdom of Agustria residing in the state of Nordion as well as the successor of the Mystletainn. He was thoroughly loyal to King Chagall to a fault and was later beheaded by him. He was the older half-brother of Princess Lachesis and was married to Queen Grahnye, a noblewoman from the Kingdom of Leonster, with whom he had a son and heir, Prince Ares.
- King Ares
- Formerly the prince of Nordion, he becomes the next ruler of the Kingdom of Agustria after his father Eldigan's execution and the new wielder of the Mystletainn. Following the fall of Leonster, he was raised by the mercenary Javarro and later worked for his group as a mercenary himself, developing a reputation as the "Black Knight". Although he initially claims that Sigurd of Chalphy was his father's mortal enemy, Ares encounters Sigurd's exiled son, Prince Seliph, to whom he is met by his claim of Eldigan and Sigurd actually being close friends. Much to his shock, Ares decides to ally with Seliph in his revolution against the Grannvale Empire.
Alabasta Kingdom
[edit]The Alabasta Kingdom is the Egyptian-based island nation in the Japanese anime series, One Piece. It is ruled by the Nefertari family.
- Nefertari Cobra (also known as Nefeltari Nebra in English dub)
- He was the 12th king of the Alabasta Kingdom whose wife, Queen Titi, had died twenty-four years prior and daughter Princess Vivi (aka Ms. Wednesday) has been aided by the Straw Hat Pirates, captained by Monkey D. Luffy, in her fight against Baroque Works. Cobra also had his kingdom's army called the Alabasta Royal Guard, commanded first by Igaram and then by Chaka. During the Wano Country Arc, King Cobra was allegedly assassinated by Sabo, chief of staff of the Revolutionary Army, just when Vivi was reported to have disappeared.
Albigion
[edit]Albigion is a kingdom in the British Isles, in the novel The Secret History of Queen Zarah and the Zarazians by Delarivier Manley.
- Queen Albania is a regnant of Albigion, succeeding her uncle King Rolando. She is based on Anne, Queen of Great Britain.[3]
Kingdom of Albion
[edit]The Kingdom of Albion is a sovereign state located in the British Isles in the Japanese light novel series, Trinity Blood, by Sunao Yoshida.
- Queen Bridget II was the ruler of the Kingdom of Albion who was described as an amazing person, able to keep the Methuselah from rebelling for years under her leadership. At the time of her death, she prophesied the coming of Esther Blanchett, the "Star of Hope" to Virgil Walsh. Her only son and heir to the throne, Crown Prince Gilbert, was previously assassinated by the Order.
- Esther Blanchett, facing her own destiny, becomes the new queen of Albion after her grandmother Bridget's passing. Shortly after her birth, she has been brought to the orphanage in István, where she is raised to be a nun by Bishop Laura Vitez, in order to save her from assassins that killed her parents Prince Gilbert and Princess Victoria. She is also in a close relationship with Abel Nightroad, as well as a strong friendship with Ion Fortuna.
Alcaluz
[edit]- Rodolfo de Monferrato (portrayed by Johnny Massaro), the king of Alcaluz in the Brazilian television series, Deus Salve o Rei.
Alcamoth
[edit]Alcamoth is an imperial capital city of the race of avian people known as the High Entia, in the video game Xenoblade Chronicles.
- Emperor Sorean Antiqua (voiced by Peter Dickson)
- He was the leader of the High Entia and the benevolent ruler of Alcamoth who cared very much for his people. He established the public transport system that allows the residents of Alcamoth to get around the city easily. His First Consort, Yumea Antiqua, schemed against his daughter Princess Melia by attempting to kill her in an effort to put her actual daughter Tyrea on the throne.
- Empress Melia Antiqua (voiced by Jenna Coleman)
- Formerly the princess of the High Entia, she becomes the new ruler of Alcamoth in Future Connected, after her father Sorean dies in her arms when he is stabbed by Metal Face. Melia has been supported by her older half-brother and Yumea's son, Kallian Antiqua, in her own bid for the throne.[4] She is also a powerful mage whose arts focus on summoning elemental spirits and ether magic.
Alderaan
[edit]- Queen Breha Organa (portrayed by Rebecca Jackson Mendoza), the ruler of Alderaan, wife of Senator Bail Organa and secretly adoptive mother of Princess Leia in the film, Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith.
Aldovia
[edit]Aldovia is a main setting in the Netflix holiday film, A Christmas Prince, and its sequels The Royal Wedding and The Royal Baby. It is ruled by the Charlton family.
- Queen Helena Charlton (portrayed by Alice Krige) is the widowed dowager of Aldovia, and the mother of Richard II and Princess Emily Charlton, who was formerly the queen consort of her husband King Richard I before his death.
- King Richard Charlton II (portrayed by Ben Lamb), the former crown prince, becomes the new monarch of Aldovia, with Amber Moore as his queen, after the death of his father. In The Royal Baby, Richard and Amber become the parents of the newborn Princess Elleri Claire.
Kingdom of Alefgard
[edit]- King Lorik XVI
- In the original video game, Dragon Quest, Lorik is the ruler whose Kingdom of Alefgard has been under attack by the Dragonlord, an evil dragon who steals the powerful Ball of Light gifted from the legendary hero Erdrick many years prior and captures Lorik's daughter Princess Gwaelin for a bride (see princess and dragon). Erdrick's descendant is determined to defeat the Dragonlord and rescue Gwaelin, for which he does so as the Dragonlord takes on a form of the humanoid sorcerer at Charlock Castle. After retrieving the Ball of Light, the Hero and Princess Gwaelin return to Tantegel Castle, the capital of Alefgard, where King Lorik offers his kingdom as a reward, to which the Hero declines.
Alexandria
[edit]Alexandria is featured in the video game, Final Fantasy IX.
- Queen Brahne Raza Alexandros XVI
- The obese ruler of Alexandria who was once kind and well-liked until a strange man called Kuja had convinced her to create an army of Black Mages to wage war on each of other kingdoms and told her of the summoning powers that her adoptive daughter Princess Garnet possessed, which acted only to fuel her greed. Kuja claims that Brahne wanted to wage a war of conquest, and that he merely "gave her a little push", suggesting that Kuja exploited her grief over the death of the previous King of Alexandria to manipulate her into carrying out his goals. Because of this revelation, the Queen ordered her twin court jesters Zorn and Thorn to extract the eidolons from Garnet and then execute her for treason against her kingdom. In the end, Queen Brahne realized how foolish she was under Kuja's control, asked for forgiveness from Garnet and then died in her arms as she stirred anger within the party against Kuja.
- Garnet Til Alexandros XVII (aka Dagger)
- She becomes the crowned Queen of Alexandria following the death of her adopted mother. During her coronation, however, Kuja attacks with the Dragon King Bahamut, forcing Garnet to draw out Alexander, the legendary eidolon who is summoned with the help of White Mage Eiko Carol. Succumbing to the recent traumatic stress, Queen Garnet often has difficulty concentrating during the battle, resulting in the occasional failure to perform actions such as White Magic and Summoning, as well as being unable to pose at the end of battles. She is then at her mother's grave, contemplating her path in life. And after an impassioned speech to Zidane Tribal, Garnet uses a dagger to cut off most of her hair, symbolizing the severing of ties to her former weak self.
Kingdom of Alfaine
[edit]- King Christian XVI is an elderly ruler of the Kingdom of Alfaine and the father of Hermann, Prince de Marbourg, in the novel Prince Hermann, Regent by Jules Lemaître.[5]
Allagan Empire
[edit]The Allagan Empire was a historical nation in the video game, Final Fantasy XIV.
- Emperor Xande, the mad emperor and the founder of the Allagan Empire who has been revived with the reemerged Syrcus Tower and seeks to sacrifice the world to the Void in pursuit of immortality. He is based on the evil wizard with the same name in Final Fantasy III.
Kingdom of Almyra
[edit]The Kingdom of Almyra is part of the fictional continent of Fódlan in the video game, Fire Emblem: Three Houses, and its spin-off, Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes.
- Tiana von Riegan
- She was the daughter of Duke Oswald, the head of the noble House Riegan and the de facto leader of the Leicester Alliance. Though being devoted to the nobles of the Alliance, she left to the Kingdom of Almyra to marry its King, with whom she had a son Prince Khalid. Godfrey, Tiana's brother and heir to House Riegan, died in an accident, to which some speculated he was killed by Count Gloucester in order to seize the Alliance's leadership for himself. While Tiana remained in Almyra, she and the King gave Khalid their blessings, allowing him to travel to Fódlan under the name Claude von Riegan.
- Claude von Riegan (voiced by Joe Zieja)
- He was born as Prince Khalid to the King of Almyra but took up the pseudonym Claude von Riegan as he traveled for the Leicester Alliance, announcing himself as the legitimate heir of House Riegan. He has found himself discriminated against due to his mix-blood of both Almyra and Leicester. Claude is also the leader of the Golden Deer House at the Officers Academy, along with Princess Edelgard of the Black Eagles and Prince Dimitri of the Blue Lions. He eventually becomes the new king of Almyra and the leader of the Alliance.
Kingdom of Altea
[edit]The Kingdom of Altea is part of the fictional continent of Archanea in the Fire Emblem video game series.
- King Anri, originally a peasant, was the founder of the Kingdom of Altea who rescued Princess Artemis by using the divine blade Falchion sword to slay the Dragon King Medeus of the Dolhr Empire at the climax of the War of Liberation.
- King Marcelus became the second monarch of Altea after his brother Anri died unmarried and childless. Marcelus's ascension sparked a dispute among the nobility resulting in the foundation of the Gra Kingdom, which would still remain a close ally of Altea for decades. He was then succeeded by his son and heir, King Marius.
- King Cornelius was Marius's only son who became the new ruler of Altea with his wife Liza as its Queen. He set out to fight the revived Medeus at the dawn of the War of Shadows and was then killed in battle at the Fort Menedy border following the betrayal of King Jiol of Gra. He was the father of Princess Elice and Prince Marth.[6]
- Marth, the former prince and the legendary hero, becomes the new King of the Kingdom of Altea, known as the "Hero-King", as well as the King of the Archanean Alliance with Princess Caeda of Talys as his Queen, in the video game Fire Emblem Awakening.
Kingdom of Alterac
[edit]The Kingdom of Alterac was one of the seven human nations in the Warcraft video game series.
- King Aiden Perenolde, the ruler of the Kingdom of Alterac during the Second War. He betrayed the Alliance of Lordaeron by assisting Old Horde in return for his kingdom's promised safety. His son, Lord Aliden Perenolde, is the last known leader of the Syndicate criminal organization.[7]
Alvarez Empire
[edit]The Alvarez Empire is featured in the Japanese anime series, Fairy Tail.
- Zeref Dragneel
- He acted as the reigning emperor of the Alvarez Empire under the alias of Emperor Spriggan. He has constructed his military nation over a century prior to counter the threat of Dragon Slayer Acnologia (aka Dragon King) and had his personal guard, an elite unit called the Spriggan 12. Zeref was revealed to be the centuries-old elder brother of Natsu Dragneel and attempted to obtain the limitless power of Fairy Heart, owned by Mavis Vermillion, with which to perform a spell called "Neo Eclipse" that would enable him to undo the actions caused by Acnologia and himself.
- Ajeel Raml
- The sand wizard and former member of the Spriggan 12 who rises to be the king of the Alvarez Empire after Zeref was killed and the disbandment of the Spriggan 12 in attempt rebuild the empire. As a new ruler, he is also guided by his grandfather the minister, Yajeel, and former Spriggan 12 member Jacob Lessio as well as being taught by the Mage Max Alors how to use a spell called the "Raml Sayf" when the Fairy Tail Mage travels to the western continent of Alakitasia to visit him.
Alvonia
[edit]- King Charles V (portrayed by Mickey Rooney) is the ruler of the small kingdom of Alvonia, even though he is still a child, in the film My Pal, the King.
Land of Amber
[edit]The Land of Amber is an eponymous fantasy kingdom in The Chronicles of Amber novel series by Roger Zelazny.
- King Oberon
- He was the liege lord of the Land of Amber, and the only known child of founder Dworkin Barimen, who had disappeared in Nine Princes in Amber, leaving his illegitimate son Eric to command the loyalty of Caine, Julian and Gérard to hold the throne. Oberon has nine sons and five daughters through his eleven wives.
- Lord Corwin/Carl Corey
- Formerly the prince, he becomes the king regent of the Land of Amber in Sign of the Unicorn. He has been in the rivalry with his arrogant brother Eric for the throne and has been dumped in Elizabethan England by him, in which he ends up living out several hundred years of Earth's history due to his amnesia.
Amethyst Kingdom
[edit]The Amethyst Kingdom has occasionally appeared in the Sailor Moon SuperS episode, "Juban Holiday: The Carefree Princess".
- Princess Rubina (or Duchess Rubina in English dub) is supposedly set to become a queen of the Amethyst Kingdom. She, however, abandons her royal duties by faking her illness in order to visit Japan. She takes on a civilian guise and comes across with Usagi Tsukino and Chibiusa at the grocery store, with whom she attends the summer festival, but she is pursued by both her government and Hawk's Eye of the Dead Moon Circus. Rubina is based on Audrey Hepburn's character, Princess Ann/Anya Smith, from the film Roman Holiday.
Principality of Amidonia
[edit]The Principality of Amidonia was a rival nation to the Kingdom of Elfrieden in the Japanese light novel series, How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom.
- Gaius Amidonia VIII
- The last ruling prince of the Principality of Amidonia who was one of the major players during the One Week War as he laid siege to Elfrieden's city, Altomura, having trespassed the southwestern border of the kingdom. He was then forced by Elfrieden to flee back into his principality proper. In the subsequent battle, Gaius was killed by Kazuya Souma, Elfrieden's new king, who he was about to kill. His death resulted in the Elfrieden occupation of Amidonia's capital, Van. He was the father of Prince Julius and Princess Roroa Amidonia.
- Julius Amidonia
- The exiled crown prince who unofficially becomes the new ruler of the Principality of Amidonia after his father Gaius designated him upon his death. However, Julius has been driven out of his principality, fleeing to the Gran Chaos Empire. And his entire country, with the intervention of his sister Roroa, becomes annexed into Elfrieden (together known as the Kingdom of Friedonia) with the added bonus of Roroa's hand in marriage to King Kazuya. Julius then becomes a commander of the Union of Eastern Nations and is married to Princess Tia of Lastania.
Amphibia
[edit]Amphibia is the titular realm in the Disney Channel animated series of the same name. It is inhabited by the anthropomorphic amphibians.
- King Aldrich Leviathan (voiced by William Houston)
- He was the previous newt king of Amphibia who resided in its capital, Newtopia, and was the ruthless tyrant determined to continue invading Earth. His son Andrias formed a forbidden friendship with the frog, Leif Plantar, and the toad, Barrel the Brave, for whom Aldrich was not fond of it, claiming that "friendship didn't last" and explaining the importance of the Calamity Box, a magical relic which was later stolen by Leif. After Aldrich's death, his consciousness is held within the monstrous entity, the Core.
- King Andrias Leviathan (voiced by Keith David)
- He is the current newt king of Amphibia who plots something involving the three human girls, Anne Boonchuy, Sasha Waybright and Marcy Wu, although he seems to be jovial and kind and likes the popular human culture. However, in the Season 2 episode "True Colors", it is revealed that Andrias is a power-hungry and conquering warlord who wants to box back the Calamity Box for conquering other worlds as well as for knowledge.
Andalasia
[edit]Andalasia is a fairy tale kingdom in the Disney parody film, Enchanted, and its sequel, Disenchanted.
- Queen Narissa (played by Susan Sarandon) was the evil sorceress who ruled Andalasia and had her great fear that she would lose the throne if her stepson Prince Edward finds himself his own bride, Giselle. She is inspired by the characters of the Wicked Queen (Snow White), Maleficent (Sleeping Beauty) and Lady Tremaine (Cinderella).
- Prince Edward (played by James Marsden) becomes the new ruler of Andalasia at the end of the first film after his stepmother's death and defeat, with his new bride Nancy Tremaine becoming a princess. He and Nancy are then the newly crowned king and queen of Andalasia in the sequel. Edward and his ex-fiancée Giselle are the obvious spoofs of the Disney Princes and Disney Princesses respectively.[8]
Androssian Empire
[edit]The Androssian Empire is featured in the Star Fox video game series.
- Emperor Andross (also known as Andorf in Japanese), the supreme ruler of the Androssian Empire who was once a scientist working for Corneria until he was banished by General Pepper for treason. He builds his imperial army and plots to dominate the Lylat System and rebuild it in his name before capturing the founder of the Star Fox team, James McCloud, and then initiating the Lylat Wars. Andross is the archenemy of James's son, Fox McCloud.
- Andrew Oikonny becomes a new ruler of the Androssian Empire after the defeat of his uncle Andross in Star Fox: Assault. He was originally a pilot for the Star Wolf team led by Wolf O'Donnell before being kicked out by them and planning to avenge his uncle's death. As a new emperor, Andrew forms a rebellion against the Corneria Army and pilots his fighter spacecraft resembling Andross. However, his spacecraft was destroyed by the Aparoid.
Ankh-Morpork
[edit]Ankh-Morpork is featured in the Discworld series of novels by Terry Pratchett.
- Queen Alguinna IV
- King Artorollo
- Mentioned in Mort as the reigning monarch of Ankh-Morpork when the Archchancellor and founder of the Unseen University Alberto Malich attempted to perform the Rite of AshkEnte backwards.
- Carelinus
- Mentioned in The Last Hero in a discussion between Cohen the Barbarian and a bard kidnapped by him and the Silver Horde to write a ballad about their quest to 'return fire with interest' to the Discworld Gods at Dunmanifestin.
- He is known for conquering the Discworld except for the Counterweight Continent and XXXX, untying the Tsortian Knot using a sword, and weeping on the shore of Muntab 'for there were no more worlds to conquer'. Following his death, his empire fell apart after his sons started fighting over it.
- His tale inspires Cohen, who cheats Fate in a challenge to roll a seven with a six-sided die (by slicing it in two), and steals the horses of Valkyries (partly to conquer other worlds).
- The Discworld's analogue of Alexander the Great.
- King Cirone IV
- Queen Coanna
- King Loyana the Aaargh
- The shortest reigning monarch in Morporkian history, ruling for 1.13 seconds from coronation to assassination.
- King Ludwig the Tree
- Issued numerous bizarre proclamations including the need to develop a new type of frog.
- Responsible for the motto of Ankh-Morpork, Quanti Canicula Ille In Fenestra ('How much is that doggie in the window').
- King Paragore
- King Tyrril
- King Veltrick I
- Founded the 'Ankh-Morpork City Watch and Ward' in AM 1561 with his personal motto 'Fabricati Diem, Puncti Agunt Celeriter' ('Make the Day, the Moments Pass Quickly') becoming that of the new police force.
- King Veltrick II
- Assassinated his father Veltrick II four days after his founding of the 'Ankh-Morpork City Watch and Ward', letting it fall into disarray and obscurity due to a disinterest in maintaining a police force.
- King Veltrick III
- King Webblethorpe the Unconscious
- King Lorenzo the Kind
- Ankh-Morpork's last and worst king, a sadistic torturer who was 'very fond of children'.
- He was overthrown in the Ankh-Morpork Civil War of AM 1688 and subsequently beheaded by Commander of the City Watch Suffer-Not-Injustice 'Old Stoneface' Vimes as no judge would preside over the king's trial. Lorenzo was succeeded by a series of equally or even more tyrannical Patricians, after the people voted against Vimes' attempts to introduce democracy.
- Rex Vivat
- During Guards! Guards!, the Unique and Supreme Lodge of the Elucidated Brethren of the Ebon Night overthrow the Patrican, Havelock Vetinari, and install a false pretender (a distant cousin of the lodge master who is not part of the Ankh-Morporkian royal bloodline) as puppet king. This is arranged by the summoning of a dragon (with the use of a book stolen from the Library of the Unseen University) and its subsequent banishment by the pretender. The pretender is readily adopted by the Ankh-Morporkian citizenry as their king despite not knowing his name, 'Rex Vivat' being his assumed name as it was on all of the royal banners. The false king was killed by the dragon shortly after being crowned.
- Dragon
- During Guards! Guards!, the dragon banished from the city by the new king returns and installs itself as the new king, keeping Supreme Grand Master Lupine Wonse as its mouthpiece and demanding gold and virgins. Some Ankh-Morporkians jingoistically supported the new king's plans to invade the city's neighbours in search of more gold. Lady Sybil Ramkin deduces that the dragon is in fact female after the swamp dragon Errol successfully courts it, after which they both leave the city.
- Captain Carrot Ironfounderson
- A member of the City Watch, he learns of his royal heritage in Men at Arms from the Chief of the Assassins Dr Cruces, who had taken over Edward d'Eath's plot to restore the Ankh-Morpork monarchy through use of the gonne, the only firearm ever to be made on the Discworld.
- He does not acknowledge his claim, preferring instead to be a watchman. He has, on occasion, exercised any royal prerogative he might have when the need arises.
- He has demonstrated various obvious signs that he is a royal scion including a crown-shaped birth mark, his natural leadership skills and his ability to put a sword into stone without cracking it.
- Lord Vetinari keeps Carrot near in order to prevent coups by false pretenders and to exercise powers reserved only for the king through implied consent from Carrot, such as ennobling Watch Commander Sam Vimes as the Duke of Ankh.
- Corporal Cecil Wormsborough St. John 'Nobby' Nobbs
- A member of the City Watch, he may or may not be an illegitimate member of the de Nobbes family and the great-grandson of the last Earl of Ankh (making him second-in-line to the Ankh-Morpork throne after Captain Carrot). His potential relationship to the de Nobbes family was revealed in Feet of Clay as part of a plot to restore the monarchy with the Guilds and the ruling families wishing to replace Lord Vetinari with a puppet (Carrot being considered too virtuous) but ultimately with Dragon, King of Arms (the city's chief heraldry expert and vampire) wishing to prevent Captain Carrot producing a future part-werewolf royal line with his girlfriend Sergeant Angua. Commander Vimes reasoned that, given how the Nobbses stole so many things over the years (possibly including the de Nobbes signet ring), Nobby could be proven to be 'the Duke of Pseudopolis, the Serif of Klatch and the Dowager Duchess of Quirm'; however, Nobby keeps to himself the fact that his family possesses a larger collection of noble jewels which could prove his noble ancestry.
Ant Island
[edit]Ant Island is the colony of ants in the Disney-Pixar animated film, A Bug's Life.
- The Ant Queen (voiced by Phyllis Diller) is the former ruler of Ant Island and the leader of the ant colony. She is the mother of Princesses Atta and Dot.
- Princess Atta (voiced by Julia Louis-Dreyfus) becomes the new Queen of Ant Island after her mother's abdication at the end of the film.
Apollonia
[edit]Apollonia is the Italian kingdom in the animated film, Barbie as the Island Princess.
- King Peter (voiced by Russell Roberts) is the father of Prince Antonio, who is resistant to let Ro (Princess Rosella) marry Antonio, because Antonio was supposed to marry Princess Luciana.
- Queen Danielle (voiced by Patricia Drake) is the mother of Antonio, who is very positive and easygoing, unlike her husband Peter.
Araluen
[edit]Araluen is a main setting in the Ranger's Apprentice novel series by John Flanagan.
- King Herbert
- The very first ruler who established the island nation of Araluen after driving the wild tribesmen of the Scotti out of his country and back into their homeland Picta. He also established the Ranger Corps organization as the intelligence force of the country and assigned a Ranger to each fief.
- King Oswald
- An old, previous ruler of Araluen whose mind became so weak that he made the mistake of creating a group of ambitious barons into his council who would then take control of his country by manipulating him and taking advantage of his state of mind. After Oswald died, the evil Baron Morgarath of Gorlan Fief attempted to take over Araluen, employing the help of the fearsome, mythical creatures called the Kalkara. However, Oswald's son and heir, Duncan, defeated Morgarath and driven him into the Mountains of Rain and Night. King Oswald was only mentioned briefly in The Lost Stories.
- King Duncan
- He has been the new ruler of Araluen after his father's death and Baron Morgarath's defeat until in The Emperor of Nihon-Ja when he is no longer fit to reign, leading his daughter Princess Cassandra and future son-in-law Horace Altman to eventually become queen and prince regent. Duncan is also the knight of his own country as well as a widower after his wife, Queen Rosalind Serenne, died shortly after giving birth to Cassandra.
- Queen Cassandra/Evanlyn Wheeler
- Formerly a crown princess, she becomes the queen regnant of Araluen after the abdication of her father. She has been the only heiress to her throne whose laws of succession was changed by her late grandfather King Oswald sometime before she was born to allow a female heir to succeed the throne. Cassandra is married to a knight and prince consort, Horace Altman, with whom she has a daughter Princess Madelyn, as seen in The Royal Ranger: A New Beginning.
Arathor
[edit]Arathor was the first great human civilization, which ruled over much of the northern Eastern Kingdoms in the Warcraft video games series.
- Thoradin (voiced by David Shaughnessy) was a human warlord of the Arathi tribe who declared himself the first human king, unified the scattered human tribes into the first great nation of Arathor, and founded the capital of Strom.
Archadia
[edit]Archadia is an antagonistic political power within the region of Ivalice in the video game, Final Fantasy XII, and its sequel, Revenant Wings.
- Gramis Gana Solidor
- He was the eleventh Emperor of Archadia and the fourth from House Solidor, responsible for his nation's movement into the Kingdoms of Dalmasca and Nabradia. He ordered his third son, Vayne Carudas Solidor, to kill his older sons who he believed they were scheming behind his back. He also had his empire invading Nabradia to claim its Midlight Shard, a piece of deifacted nethicite which served as a royal heirloom. All the while, Gramis assigned Judge Gabranth to oversee Vayne's actions. He was later found dead in the throne room, supposedly poisoned by Chairman Gregoroth, and Vayne had the senators arrested for supposed regicide and "temporarily" dissolved the Imperial Senate.
- Larsa Ferrinas Solidor (aka Lamont)
- He is the fourth son of Emperor Gramis whose Imperial Senate has pressed his sickly father to choose between him and his ruthless brother Vayne as his heir. He travels to the Skycity of Bhujerba where he joins Vaan and his party under the moniker of "Lamont", while Vayne becomes the de facto ruler of the Kingdom of Dalmasca. One year later, in spite of his young age, Larsa becomes the new emperor of Archadia with Basch fon Ronsenburg serving as his protector.
Kingdom of Archenland
[edit]The Kingdom of Archenland is featured in The Chronicles of Narnia novel series by C. S. Lewis.
- King Col was the first ruler of the Kingdom of Archenland, son of King Frank V of Narnia.
- King Lune was the widower and the second ruler of the Kingdom of Archenland.
- Cor (aka Shasta), son of King Lune, becomes the new king of the Kingdom of Archenland with Aravis, member of the Tarkaan nobility in Calormen, as his queen.
- Ram the Great, son of King Cor and Queen Aravis, is the "most famous" king of the Kingdom of Archenland.
- King Nain becomes a ruler of the Kingdom of Archenland during the reigning of Miraz.
Arendelle
[edit]Arendelle is a fictional Norwegian kingdom in Disney's Frozen franchise, which is loosely inspired by Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale "The Snow Queen". Its name is derived from the city of Arendal, Norway.
- King Runeard (voiced by Jeremy Sisto) was the original King of Arendelle in the animated film sequel Frozen II.
- King Agnarr (voiced by Alfred Molina), Runeard's son, was the former King of Arendelle and the late father of Elsa and Anna, who reigned alongside his wife, Queen Iduna, in the first Frozen film.
- Elsa (voiced by Idina Menzel) becomes Queen of Arendelle after her parents' deaths but ends up setting off an eternal winter that consumes her entire kingdom. In the sequel, she becomes the fifth spirit of the Enchanted Forest.
- Anna (voiced by Kristen Bell), the former princess, becomes the new Queen of Arendelle after the abdication of her older sister Elsa in the sequel. She has to protect her kingdom from danger with the help of Elsa, her fiancé Kristoff Bjorgman and his pet reindeer Sven, and Olaf the Snowman.
Valley of the Living Rock
[edit]The Valley of the Living Rock is southeast of Arendelle and located in the Black Mountains. It is inhabited by the trolls who transform into rocks at will.
- Grand Pabbie (voiced by Ciarán Hinds) is a troll king of the Valley of the Living Rock who is wise and elderly among many other trolls. His knowledge of magic helps Anna on more than one occasion.
Artemyra
[edit]Artemyra (also known as the City of the Sky) is a small country in the Japanese manga series, Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic, and its spin-off, Magi: Adventure of Sinbad.
- Mira Dianus Artemina is the former queen of Artemyra who is very suspicious of men and sentences King Sinbad of Sindria and his allies to death for his attempt to hit on her. Sinbad then reappears to reclaim his metal vessel and Mira challenges him to a fight, until she decides to join forces with him when she is defeated.
- Princess Pisti, one of the Eight Generals of Sindria, becomes the new queen of Artemyra after her mother Mira's abdication to establish the International Alliance. She has special abilities including communicating with charming animals using her music.
Artena
[edit]- Augusto de Lurton (portrayed by Marco Nanini), the king of Artena in the Brazilian television series, Deus Salve o Rei.
Arulco
[edit]- Queen Deidranna Reitman, the evil ruler of an island nation of Arulco in the video game Jagged Alliance 2.
Arus/Altea
[edit]- King Alfor was the ruler of Arus (Altea in Japanese), featured in the Japanese anime series Beast King Go-Lion and mentioned in the Voltron franchise.
- Princess Allura (also known as Princess Fala in Japanese) becomes a new ruler of Arus after the death of her father Alfor, as well as the new pilot of the Blue Lion after Sven's retirement.
Asgard
[edit]- Odin Borson is the former king of Asgard and one of the four sons of King Bor Burison in the Marvel Universe. He is also the adoptive father of Loki after killing his father King Laufey in battle.
- Thor Odinson, formerly the prince of Asgard, becomes the next king when his father King Odin presumably dies. Although his biological mother is Gaea, the elder Earth goddess, he is raised by his stepmother and Odin's wife, Queen Frigga.
Kingdom of Askr
[edit]The Kingdom of Askr is a major setting in the mobile video game, Fire Emblem Heroes. It shares the same name with its Divine Dragon god, Askr.
- King Gustav and Queen Henriette (voiced by Edward Bosco and Mona Marshall)
- They are the rulers whose Kingdom of Askr is at war against the Empire of Embla, led by Princess Veronica and her older half-brother Prince Bruno. Gustav and many of his people protest his son Prince Alfonse who joins the kingdom's Order of Heroes, aided by the Summoner, though Henriette has shown support for Alfonse's desire to fight and receives several letters from her younger daughter Princess Sharena. When both Askr and Embla are under invasion by Hel, the realm of the dead, Gustav is killed by the evil Queen Hel, who had given him a scar on his face during their last battle, leaving his body under her command as one of her generals.[9] However, Gustav has to reunite with Henriette near the lake.
Astrea
[edit]- Queen Theodosia reclaimed and reconquered her kingdom of Astrea from the Kalovaxians in the Ash Princess novel series by Laura Sebastian.[10]
Asvarre
[edit]Asvarre is one of five kingdoms in the Japanese light novel series, Lord Marksman and Vanadis.
- King Artorias, the founder of Asvarre who according to the founding myth, he fought alongside the knights and united the island into a single kingdom. Although Artorias himself said he just punch all those he didn't like and when he realized it, he was already standing on top.
- Queen Zephyria, the first female monarch of Asvarre.
- King Zacharias, the former monarch of Asvarre and the father of Princes Germaine and Elliot and Princess Guinevere.
- Queen Guinevere, formerly the princess of Asvarre, declares neutrality in the civil war between her older brothers Germaine and Elliot, until she is courted by Tallard Graham and elected as Asvarre's new queen with Tallard as de facto king.
Atlantica
[edit]- King Triton (voiced by Kenneth Mars), the widowed sovereign of the underwater kingdom of Atlantica and the father of Ariel and other six Princesses in Disney's The Little Mermaid franchise.
Atlantis
[edit]Multiple fictional works have portrayed the legendary civilization of Atlantis as a monarchy (see Atlantis in popular culture).
Atlantida (L'Atlantide)
[edit]- Queen Antinea, the ruler of Atlantis in the novel Atlantida (also known as L'Atlantide) by Pierre Benoit and its several film adaptations.
Atlantis, the Lost Continent
[edit]- King Cronus (Kronos) (portrayed by Edgar Stehli) is the ruler of Atlantis who has been manipulated by the ambitious sorcerer Zaren, in the film Atlantis, the Lost Continent. He is the father of Princess Antillia.
Atlantis: The Lost Empire
[edit]Atlantis is the main setting of the Disney animated film, Atlantis: The Lost Empire, and its direct-to-video sequel Milo's Return. It is similar to the Aztec Empire and its people can usually speak in their own native language.
- King Kashekim Nedakh (voiced by Leonard Nimoy) was the elderly ruler of the lost kingdom of Atlantis. His wife, the Queen, was bonded to the powerful crystal and carried toward the Heart of Atlantis just before their kingdom vanished beneath the sea, leaving Kashekim a widower.
- Princess Kidagakash Nedakh (voiced by Cree Summer), Kashekim's daughter, becomes a new queen of Atlantis with Milo Thatch as her king. Like her late mother, Kida has been bonded with the crystal as well, only to protect her from immediate bloodshed.
DC Comics
[edit]- Ocean Master (Orm Marius) was the king of Atlantis in some DC Comics storylines and adaptations, including the "Throne of Atlantis" storyline.
- Aquaman (Arthur Curry) becomes the new king of Atlantis in the DC Universe.
The Fairly OddParents
[edit]Atlantis has occasionally appeared in the animated television series The Fairly OddParents, in which it is inhabited by merpeople.
- Greg (voiced by S. Scott Bullock), a king-like leader of Atlantis in the episode "Something's Fishy!".
- King Neptuna (voiced by Jeff Bennett), the ruler of Atlantis in the episode "Dadlantis".
Jabberjaw
[edit]Atlantis is occasionally featured in Hanna-Barbera animated series Jabberjaw episode "Atlantis, Get Lost".
- Queen Atlanta, the rightful but naïve ruler of Atlantis whose prime minister Dorsal plots to overthrow her to become a king. Jabberjaw and the rock group of the Neptunes are captured and brought to Atlantis where they find out about Dorsal's evil plan. So the team must expose his plan to Atlanta and save her kingdom.
Kull of Atlantis stories
[edit]- Kull the Conqueror, the warrior-king of Atlantis of the Thurian Age who appears in the eponymous short stories by Robert E. Howard and the film adaptation with the same name.
Marvel Comics
[edit]- Thallo, the King of Atlantis during the 15th century in the Marvel Universe.
- Immanu was an Atlantean Emperor in the 18th or early 19th century. He was killed by Skarka barbarians in a battle that destroyed the mid-Atlantic city Atlantis.
- Emperor Thakorr was the ruler of Atlantis for many generations, he was married to Queen Korra and birthed a daughter named Fen and a son named Daka.
- Namor becomes the new monarch (his title varies) of Atlantis after Thakorr's reign.
Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water
[edit]Atlantis (also known as Neo-Atlantis) is a major setting in the Japanese anime series, Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water, which is inspired by the works of Jules Verne. It closely resembles the culture of Ancient Egypt.
- Eleusis La Arwall was the former king of Atlantis, and the long-lost father of Princess Nadia, who acted as the captain of the Nautilus submarine under the alias of Nemo. He is based on the character of the same name from Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas and bears a striking resemblance to Captain Bruno J. Global from Super Dimension Fortress Macross.
- Benusis La Arwall was placed as the emperor of Neo-Atlantis under the name Emperor Neo through a coup d'état perpetrated by the evil Gargoyle, the leader of the Neo-Atlanteans who was able to control him like a puppet, to dethrone his father Captain Nemo. He eventually regained his free will and managed to sacrifice himself to save his sister Nadia.
The New Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
[edit]Atlantis is an underwater kingdom in Hanna-Barbera television series The New Adventures of Huckleberry Finn episode "All Whirlpools Lead to Atlantis".
- King Llandor, the ruler of Atlantis who trades places with Huck Finn, leading the evil Morpho's minions to mistaken Huck for Llandor as they capture him. Eventually, after Huck makes his escape with Tom Sawyer and Becky Thatcher, they help Llandor defeat Morpho and his minions.
Attilan
[edit]Attilan is a city-state inhabited by the Inhumans in the Marvel Universe. It is ruled by the House of Agon.
- Black Bolt is the King of Attilan with Medusa as his Queen.
- Maximus the Mad is the false King of Attilan.
Kingdom of Aurea
[edit]The Kingdom of Aurea is an antagonistic setting in the Netflix film, Damsel.
- Queen Isabelle (portrayed by Robin Wright)
- She is the treacherous queen regnant of the Kingdom of Aurea who arranges her son Prince Henry to marry Elodie, the daughter of Lord Bayford. After the wedding, however, Elodie discovers that she is used to repay the Aurean royal family's ancient debts, with Isabelle describing the pact between the first king and the dragon, where he had to sacrifice his three daughters, such as Princess Victoria, for peace (see princess and dragon). Henry then insists on carrying Elodie to the dragon's lair and throws her into the chasm. But Isabelle is alerted that Elodie has escaped from the dragon, forcing her to kidnap Elodie's younger sister Floria as a replacement. And after being informed by her stepmother Lady Bayford, Elodie returns to confront the dragon and rescue Floria. Elodie later exposes the kingdom's treachery, and the redeemed dragon burns down the palace with all the royals and nobles inside.[11]
Empire of Avalon
[edit]The Empire of Avalon is a political power featured in the video game, Final Fantasy Dimensions.
- Emperor Elgo of Avalon
- He is a mysterious figure who briefly accompanies the Warriors of Light, Sol, Aigis, Sarah and Dusk. Although he claims to be a wandering prophet, Elgo eventually reveals himself as the ruler of the Avalonian Empire that the Warriors are after. He explains to them he planned to use the powerful crystals to achieve immortality from the beginning. He also explains that to carry his plans, he utilizes the power of Nil to easily move between both worlds of Light and Dark. He is then defeated by the Warriors of Light and Darkness as the light absorbed by Nil explodes and destroys all of Avalon, thus permanently ending Elgo's reign.
Kingdom of Avalonia
[edit]The Kingdom of Avalonia is a large island country in the video game, Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors.
- Queen Curtana (voiced by Emma Fielding)
- She is a widowed sovereign of the Kingdom of Avalonia who insists upon wearing the Rorrim Mask, which is used to contain Xiphos the Death Bringer in a powerless form since his defeat five years prior. Claiming to be unwell, she flees from the public eye and to her hideaway in the Galantyne Glades. Her son, Prince Anlace, is particularly concerned as he asks the Hero to help him learn what's troubling the queen's behavior.[12] Eventually, when Curtana is located at the top of the Tower of Mirrors, the Hero slices the mask off of her face, actually freeing Xiphos who has taken control of her all along.
Avalor
[edit]Avalor is the fictional Hispanic kingdom in the Disney Junior animated series, Elena of Avalor.
- King Raul and Queen Lucia (voiced by Néstor Carbonell and Andrea Navedo) were the rulers of Avalor and the parents of Princesses Elena and Isabel. They were both killed by Shuriki, the evil sorceress who plots to take over their kingdom.
- Elena Castillo Flores (voiced by Aimee Carrero), the former crown princess, becomes the queen of Avalor after her parents' deaths. Her primary goal is to protect her kingdom from the clutches of Shuriki.
Kingdom of Aytolis
[edit]The Kingdom of Aytolis is featured in the video game, Fire Emblem Warriors.
- Queen Yelena of Aytolis (voiced by Nicole Balick)
- She is a queen dowager and the mother of twins Prince Rowan and Princess Lianna. When the Kingdom of Aytolis is under attack by the monsters, she gives her children and Prince Darios of Gristonne her kingdom's legendary relic, the Shield of Flames, before they become separated. Yelena is soon captured by the possessed Darios and his father King Oskar who are holding her hostage, preparing to sacrifice her to resurrect the evil Chaos Dragon Velezark. But after she is rescued by the twins, Darios instead sacrifices Oskar to revive Velezark. Yelena later becomes the queen mother after crowning Rowan and Lianna as Aytolis's new rulers.
Kingdom of Azadistan
[edit]The Kingdom of Azadistan is a developing constitutional monarchy in the Middle East from the Japanese anime series, Mobile Suit Gundam 00. Its name is a reference to a short-lived government in Tabriz, Iran.
- Marina Ismail, First Royal Princess of Azadistan
- She is the princess of the Kingdom of Azadistan who has been elected as a constitutional monarch after the national parliament declared monarchic rule as a measure to save her country from imminent socioeconomic collapse. However, after her exile from Azadistan, Marina goes into hiding with the anti-government military group called Katharon, where she serves as a caretaker for the orphan children within their organization.
Azania
[edit]- Emperor Seth, the Oxford-graduated ruler of the imperial African nation of Azania who is assisted by his college friend Basil Seal to modernize his empire following a civil war in the novel Black Mischief by Evelyn Waugh.
B
[edit]Baam Empire
[edit]The Baam Empire is featured in the Japanese anime series, Tōshō Daimos.
- Emperor Leon, the Baam-seijin Leader
- He was a compassionate monarch of the Baam Empire, and the father of Prince Richter and Princess Erika, whose personal adviser Olban usurped the throne by assassinating him since none of his children had reached the age of maturity as the rightful heir. During the council meeting with the Earth forces, Leon was poisoned by Olban's right-hand man, Georiya, causing the Baams and Earthlings to go under war. To atone for Emperor Leon's death, Erika works as a field doctor while Ritcher serves as the admiral for the Baam forces against Earth until he discovers that Georiya is the one who has killed Leon.
Principality of Badakhshan
[edit]The Principality of Badakhshan is featured in The Heroic Legend of Arslan novel series by Yoshiki Tanaka. It is named after a historical region in Northern Afghanistan.
- Kayumars was the last Prince of Badakhshan before its annexation and conquest by the Kingdom of Pars. Following the death of King Gotarzes II of Pars, the civil war had broken out in his nation that decided that Pars was no longer to be relied upon and allied itself with the Kingdom of Shindra. Upon hearing this news, Pars invaded the lands of Badakhshan, and Kayumars sent out a distress call to Shindra requesting aid. He then threw himself off one of the city towers, and every last one of the two thousand ministers and generals of the Shindran faction were killed by the conquering Parsians.
Kingdom of Baden-Württemberg
[edit]The Kingdom of Baden-Württemberg is a breakaway state in the Hearts of Iron IV mod, Spartakus: World in Revolution. It is named after the German federal state.
- Albrecht I, the ruler whose Kingdom of Baden-Württemberg was declared as a political union between the restored monarchies of Baden and Württemberg, as well as the former Prussian Province of Hohenzollern.
Baharuth Empire
[edit]The Baharuth Empire is featured in the Japanese light novel series, Overlord.
- Jircniv Rune Farlord El Nix
- He is the current emperor of the Baharuth Empire who is known as the "Bloody Emperor" for violently purging many people who gets in his way and replacing them with whomever he sees as more fitting, establishing an absolute monarchy. Upon learning about the evil Sorcerer King Ainz Ooal Gown, Emperor Jircniv intends to turn him into a pawn by sending several workers into the Great Tomb of Nazarick and blaming the Re-Estize Kingdom, until he learns of his true nature. Afterwards, Jircniv ultimately gives up an alliance against Nazarick, submits to Ainz and becomes his vassal.
Balandor
[edit]Balandor is a kingdom featured in the White Knight Chronicles video game series.
- King Valtos (voiced by Bob Joles)
- He was the previous ruler of Balandor whose wife, Queen Floraine, was assassinated by his royal advisor Demian "Sarvain" Ledom, the evil commander of the Magi organization, causing him to believe it was the Archduchy of Faria that killed her and thus escalate the fight between the two nations. However, Valtos eventually saw the war in its true light, so he approached Archduke Dalam of Faria with a peace treaty to be held on his daughter Princess Cisna's 18th birthday. But the Magi proceeded to attack during the ball, and its general Dregias assassinated King Valtos just when he tried to take Cisna to safety.
- Queen Cisna (voiced by Kari Wahlgren)
- Formerly a princess in the first game, she becomes a new ruler of Balandor after her parents' tragic deaths in the sequel White Knight Chronicles II. She initially remains muted for years since she has witnessed the assassination of her mother Floraine until she regains her voice when General Dregias kills her father Valtos. She has also been kidnapped by the Magi due to her ability to unlock the sealed White Knight but is rescued by her childhood friend Leonard and his allies. As a ruling queen, Cisna sends Leonard and his team to Faria to save its princess Miu during the civil war and later starts a battle against the Magi (now the reborn Yshrenian Empire).
Balemont
[edit]Balemont is a European kingdom in the holiday television film, A Prince for Christmas.
- The King and Queen Ariana (portrayed by Maxwell Caulfield and Kelly LeBrock)
- They are the rulers of Balemont who arrange the marriage between their son and heir, Prince Duncan, and Isabelle de Montavia for Christmas Day. But much to his dismay, Duncan runs away incognito to the village of East Aurora in the United States where he changes his name to David. There, he meets the young waitress Emma, who has just broken up with her ex-boyfriend the car salesman Todd. But after his identity is exposed, David returns home to Balemont and persuades the King and Queen to cancel their planned wedding.
Balsteros Empire
[edit]The Balsteros Empire is featured in the Japanese anime series, The Pilot's Love Song. It was once ruled by the La Hire family before the revolution.
- Gregorio and María La Hire
- They were the former rulers of the Balsteros Empire whose monarchy was abolished by the Wind Revolution. King Gregorio was overthrown and executed, and in the aftermath of the revolution, Queen María was imprisoned alongside her son the former crown prince Karl. Before her subsequent imprisonment, María was a pilot and was a big influence in Karl's desire to become a pilot himself. After Queen María's execution, Karl escapes prison until he is rescued and adopted by Michael Albus and his daughter Ariel, during which he is renamed Kal-el Albus.
Balt-Rhein Empire
[edit]The Balt-Rhein Empire is the antagonist of the Japanese anime series, Altair: A Record of Battles. It is loosely based on the Holy Roman Empire, and its capital St. Michael bears a strong resemblance to Mont-Saint-Michel.
- Emperor Goldbalt XI
- The dignified and stoic ruler of the Balt-Rhein Empire who is close to his villainous prime minister, Virgilio Louis, and passively allows him to take charge of the empire's expansionist campaign, although he is fully aware of his schemes. Goldbalt seemingly shares Louis's belief that his empire, in order to survive, must keep conquering other nations. Goldbalt also has two sons, Günther and Gustav.
Kingdom of Baltia
[edit]The Kingdom of Baltia (Baldea) is featured in the video game, Langrisser: The Descendants of Light, and its sequel, Langrisser II.
- King Alfador (Illzach)
- He was renowned by his people as a kind and benevolent monarch of the Kingdom of Baltia, regardless of their social status. The kingdom's era of peace, however, ended when the villainous Emperor Pythion (Digos) of the Dalsis Empire invaded the Baltian Castle. Alfador saw the castle would not be able to stand and urged his son Prince Garrett (Ledin) to escape to the town of Sulras (Salrath), with his chief vassal and sword master Bladarov (Volkoff) accompanying him. Alfador then lost his life while defending the castle, leading it to fall to Dalsis and many of the commanders to be taken prisoner. But Garrett and the rest of his allies return to retake the castle, free the prisoners, and then confront Pythion who was after the magical Sacred Sword Langrisser (Warsong).
Machine Empire of Baranoia
[edit]The Machine Empire of Baranoia is an antagonistic race of machines in the Japanese tokusatsu television series, Chouriki Sentai Ohranger.
- Emperor Bacchus Wrath (voiced by Tōru Ōhira) was a violent monarch whose Machine Empire of Baranoia invaded Earth with the intention of enslaving out all of humanity and bringing about machine rule. He was built 600 million years ago by an ancient machine race.
- Kaiser Buldont (voiced by Tomokazu Seki), formerly the prince of Baranoia, became a new ruler after his father Bacchus Wrath was destroyed by the mecha Oh Blocker. Initially a mischievous and spoiled child, he found his father's head and received his remaining energy, reconfiguring into the adult form. He was also married to his cousin, Princess Multiwa, with whom he had a son Buldont Jr. The couple, however, were killed by the mecha King Pyramider, and Buldont's mother Empress Hysteria sacrificed herself after the Ohrangers promised her not to harm Buldont Jr.
Baron
[edit]Baron is a powerful monarchy in the video game, Final Fantasy IV, its DS remake and the sequel The After Years.
- The King of Baron was a ruler who adopted Cecil Harvey and Kain Highwind at very young age, raising them as his own. He was killed by the Lord of Water, Cagnazzo, who replaced him as an imposter to trick Cecil into stealing the Water Crystal from Mysidia and bombing the village of Mist. But the King's spirit is trapped in the secret second throne room of Baron Castle. He is then reincarnated as Odin, the summoned monster.
Baronia
[edit]- The King of Baronia, the monarch whose son and heir Prince Paul has been taken prisoner in the castle tower at the Cornish coast until the Arnold children rescue him, in The Secret series of novels by Enid Blyton.
Beanbean Kingdom
[edit]The Beanbean Kingdom is the main setting of the video game, Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, and its 3DS remake. It is inhabited by the Beanish and is the neighboring land to the Mushroom Kingdom.
- Queen Bean, the obese monarch whose Beanbean Kingdom is under attack by the Beanish witch Cackletta, feeding her a Belly Blech worm, which turns her aggressive towards the brothers Mario and Luigi. Prince Peasley, the Beanbean Kingdom's prince and hero, is transformed into the monster Draohoho by Cackletta, who has used Princess Peach's stolen voice to steal the Beanstar, until the brothers save him. The brothers soon cure Queen Bean with the Chuckola Reserve soda, suggested by her adviser Lady Lima.
Belgardia
[edit]- King Maxmilian (portrayed by Ferdinand Gottschalk) is the dotty ruler of the impoverished European kingdom of Belgardia and the father of Princess Tania (aka Catherine Bell) in the film King Kelly of the U.S.A..
Belgravia
[edit]Belgravia is a kingdom ruled by the Wyndham family in The Princess Switch film trilogy on Netflix. It is named after the district in Central London.
- King George and Queen Caroline Wyndham (portrayed by Pavel Douglas and Sara Stewart)
- The rulers of Belgravia who in the first film to the series betroth their son Crown Prince Edward to Lady Margaret Delacourt, Duchess of Montenaro. Before their royal wedding, however, Margaret switches places with her look-alike Stacy De Novo, a young baker from Chicago who visits Belgravia for the baking competition with her friend and assistant Kevin Richards. During the switch, King George suspects something is off with the "duchess", instructing his butler Frank De Luca to watch over her. Frank takes a photo of Margaret and Stacy switching back and is about to show it to George to expose the ruse, but Caroline intercepts. Instead of attending the baking contest in person, Queen Caroline fakes illness to send both Edward and Margaret to this competition in her place. After the contest, Margaret and Stacy admit their switching and Prince Edward later marries Stacy, making her the princess of Belgravia.
Benwick
[edit]Benwick is a fairy kingdom in the Japanese manga series, The Seven Deadly Sins.
- King Ban, the member of the Deadly Sins bearing the Sin of Greed, has been made by the fairies as a ruler of Benwick after escaping Baste Dungeon to tend to the Sacred Tree. He is even married to Queen Elaine, the fairy princess and the guardian saint of the Fountain of Youth, with whom he has a son Lancelot. He is a modernized version of the king of Benoic with the same name in Arthurian legend.[13]
Kingdom of Bern
[edit]The Kingdom of Bern is part of the fictional continent of Elibe in the video game, Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade, and its prequel The Blazing Blade.
- King Hartmut was the founder of the Kingdom of Bern who was the original wielder of both Eckesachs sword and the Binding Blade sword and led a group of eight powerful warriors called the Eight Legends in an attack on the Dragon Sanctuary in order to defeat the evil demon dragon, Idunn, during the Scouring war, framed by future generations as the greatest hero of the whole Scouring.
- King Desmond was a crucial ruler of the Kingdom of Bern in The Blazing Blade. He was married to Queen Hellene, the noblewoman from Etruia, with whom he had a son and heir Prince Zephiel. But his marriage to Hellene had come to an end with a separation as he engaged in a relationship with his mistress, which yielded their daughter Princess Guinivere. Desmond hated his son Zephiel being around Guinivere, so he sent him away from her.
- King Zephiel, formerly a crown prince, became a new ruler of the Kingdom of Bern after faking his own death to slay his father Desmond with his sword during the funeral. In The Binding Blade, Zephiel gradually attempts to take over Elibe with the help of Idunn, wishing to crush all of humanity and give the entire world to the dragons. However, his kingdom was stopped by the combined forces of the Lycian League and Etruia led by General Roy, the young nobleman of House Pherae.
- Princess Guinivere becomes a queen regnant and current ruler of the Kingdom of Bern after defeating her older half-brother Zephiel and ending a war, aided by General Roy and his army, in spite of the protests of some aristocrats.
Bialya
[edit]- The Queen Bee was an evil crime lord who established an inroad into the dictatorship of the terrorist nation of Bialya in the DC Universe.
- Queen Beatriz, the Queen Bee's sister, became the new ruler of Bialya but was later toppled presumably from power.
Queendom of Bilbali
[edit]The Queendom of Bilbali is the second largest settlement in Estalia in the miniature wargame, Warhammer.
- Juana la Roja, the queen of Bilbali who is believed to be considering a strike against the Dukedom of Brionne or licensing privateers to attack the city-state Marienburg's shipping, while her nation's ships have become more active in the New World with the consequent risk of conflict with the Elves. She is based, at least name-wise, on Juana la Loca (Spanish for Joanna the Mad).
Bluesphere Empire
[edit]The Bluesphere Empire is featured in the Japanese light novel series, Wise Man's Grandchild.
- Herald von Richmond
- Herald was a duke of the House of Lords who was put to the throne as the emperor of the Bluesphere Empire. He framed Oliveria von Schtradius, the rightful heir to the throne, as a child abductor that led many common people into burning his house and killing his pregnant wife, Aria. Several years later, Oliveria returned as Oliver Schtrom, having his devil servant Zest to kill Emperor Herald and transforming all the citizens of the Bluesphere Empire into demonoids.
Boiling Isles
[edit]The Boiling Isles is a main setting of the Disney Channel animated series, The Owl House. It is inhabited by the witches and magical creatures.
- Philip Wittebane/Emperor Belos
- He is the mysterious and sinister masked man who rules the Boiling Isles in the Demon Realm, creates the Coven system to restrict the knowledge and use of magic, and spends his time planning and preparing for what he calls the "Day of Unity" to enter Luz Noceda's home in the Human Realm on Earth. In Season 2, it is revealed he is actually a human witch hunter from the Human Realm bent on destroying all of witchcraft.
Bongo Congo
[edit]- King Leonardo (voiced by Jackson Beck) is an anthropomorphic lion who is the well-being but often inept ruler of the fictional African kingdom of Bongo Congo in the animated television series, King Leonardo and His Short Subjects.
Borogravia
[edit]Borogravia is featured in the Discworld series of novels by Terry Pratchett.
- Duchess Annagovia is the ruler of Borogravia at the time of events of Monstrous Regiment. The Duchess achieved virtual godhood amongst her subjects due to the growing number of impractical and inconvenient 'Abominations' issued by Nuggan, the resident god of Borogravia. The war between Borogravia and neighbouring Zlobenia was, in part, motivated by the Prince Heinrich's attempt to assert his claim to the Duchy, believing that the Duchess had been dead for some time.
Borovia
[edit]- King Otto (voiced by Timothy West) is the monarch of the land of Borovia and the single father of Princesses Lucy and Loretta, in the British animated series The Big Knights.
Borsovia
[edit]- King Boris is the monarch of Borsovia, a neighboring kingdom to Rubovia, in the British children's series, A Rubovian Legend.
Bremagne
[edit]Bremagne is one of the Eleven Kingdoms in the series of Deryni novels by Katherine Kurtz.
House of Erispoé
- King Erispoé Méen, reigned from 555 to 577.
- King Hoël le Magne, reigned from 577 to 598.
- King Meyric I, reigned from 598 to 609.
- King Gurmhaillon, reigned from 609 to 635.
- King Judicaël, reigned from 635 to 645.
- King Chilperich, reigned from 645 to 651.
- King Pléon, reigned from 652 to 673.
- King Mériadec, reigned from 673 to 680.
- King Ursion I, reigned from 680 to 701.
- King Gisloald, reigned from 701 to 722.
- King Adalbéron, reigned from 722 to 762.
- King Ursion II, reigned from 762 to 777.
- King Ryol I, reigned from 777 to 793.
House of Faucon
- King Faucon I, reigned from 793 to 820.
- King Déodat, reigned from 820 to 822.
- King Faucon II, reigned from 822 to 841.
- King Gérard, reigned from 841 to 855.
- King Quintin, reigned only in one year.
- King Enguerrand, reigned from 855 to 886.
- King Théofrid, reigned from 886 to 893.
- King Adalbéron II, reigned from 893 to 894.
- King Manassés, reigned from 894 to 919.
- King Leothéric, reigned from 919 to 942.
- King Valentin, reigned from 942 to 944.
- King Joscerand I, reigned from 944 to 947.
- King Théofrid II, reigned from 947 to 977.
- King Raculphe I, reigned from 977 to 989.
- King Harduin, reigned from 989 to 1006.
- King Théofrid III, reigned from 1006 to 1031.
- King Otton, reigned from 1031 to 1033.
- King Joscerand II, reigned from 1033 to 1050.
- King Théofrid IV, reigned from 1050 to 1055.
- King Raculphe II, reigned 1055 to 1076.
- King Charibert, reigned from 1076 to 1107.
- King Meyric II, reigned from 1107 to 1118.
- King Ryol II, currently reigns since 1118.
Bretonnia
[edit]Bretonnia is a highly martial Human feudal kingdom of the Old World in the miniature wargame, Warhammer. It is based on Arthurian legends and medieval France, and its monarch is formally named the "Royarch" in Bretonnian language.
- Gilles le Breton
- The founder and first king of Bretonnia. Gilles' identity had long been hidden behind the magical persona of the Green Knight, the greatest champion of the Lady of the Lake. His true identity was revealed when he returned to Bretonnia during the End Times and took up the crown once more.
- Louis the Rash
- Guillaume
- Baudoin the Dragonslayer
- Louis the Righteous
- The brother of the infamous Vampire, Red Duke, leader of the Great Crusades Against Araby.
- Philippe the Strong
- Louis the Brave
- Louis the Young
- The son of Louis the Brave. He knighted Repanse de Lyonesse and made her Duchess of Lyonesse.
- Louen Orc-Slayer
- Jules the Just
- Gaston de Beau Geste
- The king of Bretonnia during the Affair of the False Grail.
- Charlen
- Theobald II
- The enemy of the Lichemaster, Heinrich Kemmler. He was slain destroying the Lichemaster's dark fortress.
- Philippe V
- Feramand
- Louen Leoncoeur
- The penultimate warrior-king of Bretonnia and the duke of Couronne who is renowned as a noble and just ruler. On the battlefield, King Louen wears the blessed Crown of Bretonnia, wields the legendary Sword of Couronne and is the fearsome Royarch coming the smite evil from his lands.
Bretzelburg
[edit]- King Ladislas of Bretzelburg, in the Spirou et Fantasio comic series.
Brugge
[edit]Brugge was a small kingdom, now a vassal state of Temeria, in The Witcher novel series by Andrzej Sapkowski.
- King Venzlav, the ruler of Brugge during the 13th century, who was often criticized for his apparent leniency towards the dryads of Brokilon.
Kingdom of Brune
[edit]The Kingdom of Brune is featured in the Japanese light novel series, Lord Marksman and Vanadis.
- Faron Soleil Rauy Blainville de Charles
- He was the benevolent king of Brune whose only daughter Princess Regin had presumably died, causing him to breakdown mentally and suffer an illness that began afflicting his body and rendering him unable to keep the ruthless Duke Maximilian Ganelon and Duke Felix Thenardier in check. It is later revealed Faron was poisoned by Ganelon's minions to keep him mind broken and ill while killing him slowly. After the Brune Civil War ended, he was reunited with Regin and congratulated Tigrevurmud Vorn and his friends for saving her and ceasing Ganelon and Thenardier's plan. In his dying throes, King Faron gave Tigre the title of Knight of the Moonlight, an ancient title which was only given to a hero who became the next king.
- Regin Estelle Loire Bastien do Charles
- She is the former princess and sole heir to the throne who has been raised as a boy under the name of "Prince Regnas", as the Kingdom of Brune does not have a history of ruling queens, so only a selected few people know her true gender. After the Zhcted Kingdom invades Brune, she fakes her death and exiles herself to one of Zhcted's territories, Agnes. Later, after being rescued by Tigre from soldiers of the Muozinel Army, she exposes her identity to him and his allies, asking them to help regaining the throne that is rightfully hers. She then becomes the first queen regnant of Brune after her father Faron's death and eventually marries Tigre when he ascends as King of Zhcted and Brune.
Burger King Kingdom
[edit]- Burger King is the reigning monarch of the Burger King Kingdom and the primary mascot of the fast-food restaurant chain of the same name. He performed magic tricks that were mostly sleight-of-hand, known as the "Marvelous Magical Burger King", in the mid 1970s until the late 1980s.
Buronia
[edit]Buronia is an island kingdom in the Netflix television series, Prince of Peoria.
- King Maxemil Vanderklaut II (portrayed by Johnathan McClain)
- He is the ruler of Buronia who in one episode "The King Arrives" travels to Peoria, Illinois to bring his son Prince Maxemil Vanderklaut III (or Emil for short) back to their kingdom. But Emil's friends Teddy Jackson and Sydney Quinn have to find a loophole in the kingdom's law that would allow Emil to stay in Peoria. However, in the last episode "The Summer of Teddy & Emil", the King gets injured by falling off the balcony over a banana peel in his castle, leading Prince Emil to be called back home and take charge.
Byzantos
[edit]Byzantos is an empire featured in the Brotherband novel, The Caldera, by John Flanagan. Its name is possibly based on the Byzantine Empire.
- Emperor Constantus the First
- He was the founder and first emperor who built Byzantos in the eastern lands when the Toscan Empire became too large and unwieldly to control and subsequently split into separated east and west nations. He also built his empire's capital on a strategical point that was defended three-ways by water and secure behind high walls he rose.
- Empress Justina
- She is a widowed empress regent of Byzantos who has practically taken over the reign after the death of her husband the previous emperor, gaining the allegiance of the imperial guards, captained by Olaf Attelson, and a vast collection of the nobles. She deems her son Constantus too young to rule and is known for her unpredictable temper.
- Emperor Constantus II
- He is the heir to the throne who is technically placed as a new ruler of Byzantos after his father's death, in spite of his young age. His bodyguard is Olaf Attelson, captain of the imperial guards, and he has been kidnapped and held for ransom by Mygros, the corsair captain of the Vulture pirates, for a period of three months in his island hideout. However, Olaf and the Heron brotherband rescue Constantus and return him to his empire.
C
[edit]Cadonia
[edit]Cadonia is featured in the two-act musical, King of Cadonia.
- The Duke of Alasia is an heir presumptive who is too timid to inherit the throne and dreads above all things being called upon to rule an unstable country of Cadonia. He is the reluctant father of Princess Marie.
- King Alexis is the rightful sovereign of Cadonia who leaves his country in his disguise, being tired of the limitations that have been placed on his freedom, and eventually returns to acknowledge that Cadonia is fortunate enough to secure a trusted monarch.
Cagliostro
[edit]Cagliostro is the smallest European grand duchy in the Japanese anime film, Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro. It is derived from the Arsène Lupin novel The Countess of Cagliostro.[14]
- Count Lazare d'Cagliostro
- He was a villainous regent of Cagliostro whose arranged marriage would cement his power and recover the country's fabled ancient treasure, for which he needs the ancestral rings of both his and Princess Clarisse. Count Cagliostro sent out his men to find Clarisse in attempt to marry her with their rings. He was ultimately killed and crushed by the mechanism between the arms of the castle's clock tower after pursuing Clarisse and Arsène Lupin III, a gentleman thief who disrupted the wedding ceremony and foiled his evil plan. He is based on Italian occultist Count Alessandro di Cagliostro.
- Lady Clarisse d'Cagliostro
- She is the last princess and rightful heiress of Cagliostro whose parents, the previous duke and duchess, were killed in a fire which destroyed the grand ducal palace. In spite of the Count's evil plan to marry, Clarisse is repulsed by his greedy and cruel personality and flees his presence during the try-on of her bridal dress. She is a friend to Lupin III who she has been rescued from her forced marriage to the Count. Later, after the Count was killed and defeated, she becomes a new ruler of Cagliostro. She is named after Clarisse d'Etigues, the wife of the original Arsène Lupin in The Countess of Cagliostro.
Caingorn
[edit]Caingorn is part of the Hengfors League, located west of the Kestrel Mountains, in The Witcher novel series by Andrzej Sapkowski and the film adaptation, The Hexer.
- King Niedamir (portrayed by Rafał Królikowski), the ruler of Caingorn and the first king of Hengfors League. He initially reigns from the Royal Palace in Caingorn but later moves from his capital to the city of Hengfors.
Calbia
[edit]Calbia is a small Balkan kingdom in the Doc Savage story, The King Maker, by Lester Dent and Harold A. Davis.[15]
- Da Le Galbin was the first king of Calbia who has been overthrown when his kingdom is under siege.
- Clark "Doc" Savage, the scientist and detective, has been chosen by the Kingmaker to be the new ruler of Calbia during the terrorism.
Caledonia
[edit]Caledonia is a European sovereign kingdom in television series Scandal season five episode "Heavy Is the Head". It is based on the United Kingdom.[16]
- Queen Isabel (portrayed by Dearbhla Molloy), former monarch of Caledonia. She makes a state visit to the United States to negotiate with President Fitzgerald Grant the opening of a new naval base and arranges the assassination of her daughter-in-law, Princess Emily, after she became pregnant during an affair with one of her security details. Isabel is based on Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom.
- Prince Richard (portrayed by Adam Fergus) becomes monarch of Caledonia. After Olivia Pope reveals to him the role his mother played in the death of his wife Emily (having been originally hired to deal with press reaction to the incident), he forces her to abdicate on grounds of 'ill health'. He refuses to allow the United States to open a naval base in his kingdom. Richard is based on King Charles III of the United Kingdom.
Empire of Calormen
[edit]The Empire of Calormen is southeast of Narnia in The Chronicles of Narnia novel series by C. S. Lewis. Its imperial monarch is known as the "Tisroc".
- Ardeeb Tisroc, the ancestor of Aravis Tarkaan who was said among the Calormenes to be descended from Tash, the god of Calormen.
- Illsombreh Tisroc, Ardeeb's only son who became a ruler of the Empire of Calormen and was the father of Kidrash Tarkaan (Aravis's great-grandfather).
- Rabadash, the son and heir of the previous Tisroc, becomes the new ruling Tisroc of the Empire of Calormen but has been turned into a donkey by Aslan who declares that he must return to the temple of Tash.
Kingdom of Camelot
[edit]The Kingdom of Camelot is a nation within the landmass of Britannia in the Japanese manga series, The Seven Deadly Sins. It is the based on the English castle and court of the same name in Arthurian legend.
- Arthur Pendragon is a young king of Camelot and the wielder of the Holy Sword Excalibur. He is later resurrected as the "King of Chaos" by Merlin with the power to manipulate reality from becoming a vessel of Chaos. He is based on the famous medieval king of Camelot.[17]
Candy Kingdom
[edit]The Candy Kingdom is a major setting in the Adventure Time franchise.
- Princess Bonnibel "Bonnie" Bubblegum (voiced by Hynden Walch), the Gum Golem, is the ruler of the Candy Kingdom who tasks her close friends Finn Mertens and Jake the Dog with quests in service of her kingdom.
- In Fionna and Cake's dimension, Prince Gumball (voiced by Neil Patrick Harris), the gender-swapped version of Princess Bubblegum, is also the ruler of the Candy Kingdom who tasks his friends Fionna Campbell and Cake the Cat with quests in service of his kingdom as well. As a human, he is a former barista and pastry chef named Gary Prince.
- Only a special dimension in the animated series, Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake, is the one which Candy Queen whom Princess Bubblegum is cursed by the Winter King's crown and changes madness into, Candy Queen is also a ruler of the Candy Kingdom.
Candy Canyon Kingdom
[edit]The Candy Canyon Kingdom is a virtual reality setting in The Amazing Digital Circus episode, "Candy Carrier Chaos!"
- Princess Loolilalu (voiced by Vera Tan), the AI Candy Humanoid, is the ruler of the Candy Canyon Kingdom who helps the human players in the forms of the circus characters recovering a maple syrup tanker stolen by bandit non-player characters, led by Gummigoo. She also has to banish the candy-eating Fudge Monster after he started eating her citizens.[18]
Caronia
[edit]Caronia is a fictional Balkan kingdom in television series Get Smart season 3 episode "The King Lives?" It is a parody of Ruritania in The Prisoner of Zenda.
- King Charles IX (portrayed by Don Adams)
- He is the rightful heir to the throne of Caronia whose half-brother the prime minister, Prince Basil, plots to kill him by colluding with KAOS, the "international organization of evil", so that he can take over the throne. However, Maxwell Smart (aka Agent 86) goes undercover as Charles due to being his look-alike while recovering for his coronation, leading Basil to order the kidnapping of Agent 99 to use her in exchange for Charles's whereabouts. King Charles has also been betrothed to Princess Marta of Esterhagen who has mistaken Maxwell for him. In the two-part episode "To Sire, with Love", Charles travels to Washington to secure a loan from the United States to keep his royal army strong but has been kidnapped and held hostage by Rupert of Rathskeller for the Royal Diamond Scepter below his kingdom's embassy.
Carpathia
[edit]Carpathia is a Balkan country in the play, The Sleeping Prince, and it's film adaptation, The Prince and the Showgirl.
- Prince Charles is the widowed prince regent of Carpathia whose mother-in-law is the Dowager Queen and who is in love with American actress Mary Morgan (or Elsie Marina in the film). He and his mother-in-law are inspired by King Carol II and Queen Marie of Romania.[19]
- King Nicholas VIII, Charles's son, has been set to become a monarch of Carpathia even though he is still a teenage boy. He is inspired by King Michael I of Romania.
Castlebury
[edit]Castlebury is a major setting in the Hallmark Channel holiday television film, A Princess for Christmas.
- Duke Edward (portrayed by Roger Moore)
- He is the ruling duke of Castlebury whose butler Paisley Winterbottom gives an invitation to his distant grandchildren, Maddie and Milo Huntington, to spend Christmas with them at his country. His son Prince Ashton soon starts falling in love with Maddie and Milo's maternal aunt, Jules Daly, the antique store worker who is fired due to the financial troubles. However, Ashton already has a girlfriend, Lady Arabella Marchand du Belmont, even when he verifies her at the Christmas Eve ball. Ashton also had a brother, Charles, in which Edward disowned him for marrying Jules' late sister.
Harmonious Empire of China
[edit]- Hong Tianguang, the emperor of the Harmonious Empire of China in the Hearts of Iron IV mod, Pax Britannica.
Chita
[edit]Chita, officially the Transbaikal Principality, is a Russian warlord state in the HOI4 mod, The New Order: Last Days of Europe.
- Mikhail II is a member of the House of Romanov who currently serves as the Tsar of Chita, although he doesn't have the actual claim to the Russian Throne, because his parents' marriage was morganatic.
Cidaris
[edit]Cidaris is a small kingdom on the western shore of the Continent in The Witcher novel series by Andrzej Sapkowski and the television series adaptation. It is ruled by the Cidarian Dynasty.
- King Mathen was the ruler of Cidaris in the late 1240s and the father of Ethain. He was perceived as fat, stupid and superstitious, and apparently didn't understand the art
- King Ethain (portrayed by Luke Cy), formerly the prince of Cidaris, becomes a ruler after the death of his father, King Mathen. During the Northern War II, he utilizes guerilla tactics, coordinating his actions with pirates from the Isles of Skellige and rebels from the kingdom of Verden, led by its king Kistrin. And after the war ends, Ethain is one of the negotiators of the peace treaty.
Cintra
[edit]Cintra is one of the Northern Kingdoms in The Witcher novel series by Andrzej Sapkowski and the television series adaptation. It is ruled by the House of Raven.
- Cerbin was the first king of Cintra and the founder of the House of Raven. His name means "crow" or "raven" in Elder Speech.
- Correl was the second king of Cintra, and the firstborn son of King Cerbin and Queen Becca who is the only one known by name among an untold number of his siblings.
- Coram I, the third known king of Cintra who had decided to forge an alliance with Temeria and thus married his son Coram II with Princess Fiona, the daughter of King Goidemar of Temeria, after ensuring she wasn't the child of Falka.
- Coram II became the fourth king of Cintra after his father Coram I passed away. However, he did not reign for long as he himself died due to his poor health while trying to participate in the knight tournament in any possible way, for he loved tournaments but was not very capable of chivalrous feats.
- Corbett was the fifth known king from a young age when his father Coram II died, marrying Princess Elen of Kaedwen shortly afterwards. His rule, however, was considered a very bad time in Cintra's history as he neglected foreign policies and government in favor of womanizing and getting drunk, even having dissatisfied people being sent to prison, exiled or killed.
- Dagorad became the sixth king of Cintra at a very young age after his father Corbett died unexpectedly, possibly from his depraved lifestyle. He was married to Adalia, the widowed duchess of Temeria, with whom he had the only daughter Queen Calanthe.
- Calanthe Fiona Riannon (portrayed by Jodhi May) was the queen of Cintra and the grandmother of Princess Cirilla Fiona Elen Riannon. Better known as the "Lioness of Cintra" and "Ard Rhena" ("High Queen" in Elder Speech), she was known for her bravery and beauty. She died during the Slaughter of Cintra.
Kingdom of Cloister
[edit]The Kingdom of Cloister is featured in the film, Jack the Giant Slayer, a loose adaptation of both "Jack the Giant Killer" and "Jack and the Beanstalk".
- King Brahmwell (portrayed by Ian McShane)
- He is the ruler of the Kingdom of Cloister whose daughter Princess Isabelle is carried into the sky by a massive beanstalk. He sends orphaned farmhand Jack, the treacherous Lord Roderick, and his most trusted knight Elmont to retrieve Isabelle (see princess and dragon). While all the other knights are killed by a race of giants, save for Elmont, Jack rescues Isabelle from them and their leader, Fallon, who are commanded by Roderick with a magical crown to eat her and conquer the world for him. Ahead of his daughter's safe return, Brahmwell orders the beanstalk cut down to prevent the giant invasion.
Clonmel
[edit]Clonmel is a kingdom in the fictional island continent of Hibernia in the Ranger's Apprentice novel series by John Flanagan.
- Halt O'Carrick, the former crown prince and retired Ranger, was meant to be the heir to the throne of Clonmel but has been sabotaged by his younger twin brother Ferris, as it is revealed in The Kings of Clonmel.
- Ferris O'Carrick was the King of Clonmel who attempted to kill Halt at least triple time when they were young. He was said to be jealous of power, but generally weak monarch.
- Sean O'Carrick, Halt and Ferris's nephew, takes the throne and becomes a new ruler of Clonmel after Ferris was killed by the infamous Genovesan Assassins and Halt abdicated this throne.
Clover Kingdom
[edit]The Clover Kingdom is featured in the Japanese manga series, Black Clover, ruled by the House of Kira.
- King Augustus Kira Clover XIII
- He is an arrogant and petty King Clover, and the head of the House of Kira, who thinks of himself to be worthy of praise and respect. However, he is overshadowed by the far more competent and charismatic Wizard King and gets especially jealous of Julius Novachrono. Augustus takes every opportunity to try and hog the center of attention for himself, even motivating his decision to take credit for the Royal Knights which Julius actually devised.
Cloud Kingdom
[edit]The Cloud Kingdom is a land that floats high in the sky in the animated film, Barbie and the Magic of Pegasus.
- Rayla, the Cloud Queen (voiced by Kathleen Barr)
- The ruler of the Cloud Kingdom who lets Princess Brietta, who has been turned into a Pegasus by the evil sorcerer Wenlock, live in her kingdom and later tells Brietta's younger sister, Princess Annika, that the only thing that can defeat Wenlock and save Brietta's kingdom is a build-up magic wand called the Wand of Light. Queen Rayla also gives Brietta and Annika a small bell to ring whenever they need their help; she sends two Pegasus to the princesses after Annika uses the Wand of Light to change Brietta back into a human. In the end, Queen Rayla and Princess Brietta lift the Wand of Light into the sky, turning it into a star.
Kingdom of Clow
[edit]The Kingdom of Clow (also known as Clow Country) is featured in the Japanese multiverse manga series, Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle.
- Clow Reed was a sorcerer who ruled as the king of Clow. It is later revealed that Clow Reed had replaced Fujitaka, the original king of Clow and the father of Prince Tōya and Princess Sakura, as he foresaw Syaoran's wish of turning back time.
- Tōya, formerly the prince of Clow during his father Fujitaka's reign in the original timeline, becomes the new king following Clow Reed's death. He is a capable and responsible monarch who is rather protective of his younger sister Sakura and dislikes Syaoran because of their close relationship. He is an alternate version of Touya Kinomoto from Cardcaptor Sakura.
Kingdom of Concordia
[edit]the Kingdom of Concordia is a kingdom of the dragon masters in the video game, Final Fantasy Type-0.
- Andoria Kaya Tranka Fam Forturio (voiced by Catherine Taber) was the queen of Concordia who, in an effort to stop war, evoked Fabula Pact peace agreement, forcing the ceasefire. During the peace talks, however, she was assassinated by the conspirators of both her kingdom and the Milites Empire, resulting in Class Zero being framed for her murder.
Cordinia
[edit]- Queen Isadora (portrayed by Jane Seymour) is the regnant of the small country of Cordinia, the mother of Prince Leopold (aka Leo James) and the mother-in-law of Emily Taylor in the Hallmark Channel holiday television film A Royal Christmas.
Cornelia
[edit]Cornelia is featured in the original Final Fantasy video game and its alternate prequel, Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin.
- The King of Cornelia is a ruler whose daughter Princess Sarah is kidnapped by the evil knight Garland while his wife Queen Jayne confines herself within her chambers in a deep depression. He asks the four youthful Warriors of Light to rescue Sarah so that he can reward them by rebuilding a drawbridge to allow them to travel the town of Pravoka (see princess and dragon).
Corona
[edit]Corona is an island kingdom featured of Disney's Tangled franchise. It is inspired by Mont-Saint-Michel.
- Herz Der Sonne, the first king of Corona whose journal holds his kingdom's secrets that were made in his time and acts as a map to the underground tunnel system he built. Corona was in bitter war with their rival kingdom of Saporia and was invaded by Der Sonne's former enemy, General Shampanier, for whom the king later declared their love. He married Shampanier to make her his queen, and their union brought peace between their kingdoms.
- Robin XI, the second previous king of Corona and the father of Queen Arianna and Willow.
- Queen Arianna and King Frederic, the former monarchs of Corona and the biological parents of Rapunzel. They release several floating lanterns into the sky each year to celebrate their missing daughter's birthday.
- Queen Rapunzel, formerly a princess and heir, becomes a current monarch of Corona, with Eugene Fitzherbert (aka Flynn Rider) as her king, when her parents' memories have been erased by Varian and Andrew in the season finale of the animated series, Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure.
Coronado
[edit]Coronado is an underwater kingdom below the city of Nueva Vista in Disney Junior series Elena of Avalor special "Song of the Sirenas". It is inhabited by the merfolk, known as sirenas in Spanish.
- King Pescoro (voiced by Edward James Olmos)
- He is the sirena monarch of Coronado who has saved a human woman named Camila from drowning after the other sirenas sunk human ships. He wraps her in magical kelp, transforming her into a sirena herself, before he marries her to become his queen. However, Pescoro and Camila forbade all contacts with humans who hate sirenas for the attacks on their ships. But their children, Princess Marisa and Prince Marzel, befriends Princess Elena of Avalor to help her defeat the evil sorceress Shuriki.
Costa Luna
[edit]Costa Luna is a small Caribbean kingdom in the Disney Channel television film, Princess Protection Program.
- Queen Sofía Fioré (portrayed by Sully Díaz), the widowed dowager whose husband the King of Costa Luna had died long before she has been captured and forced to marry the evil General Kane. She later becomes a queen mother when her daughter Rosalinda becomes a new queen.
- General Magnus Kane (portrayed by Johnny Ray Rodríguez), the villainous dictator from the neighboring country of Costa Estrella, has invaded and taken over Costa Luna as well as plotting to marry Queen Sofía.
- Rosalinda María Montoya Fioré/Rosie Gonzalez (portrayed by Demi Lovato), a former princess, becomes a rightfully crowned queen of Costa Luna after dethroning General Kane. She has been escorted by the Princess Protection Program, a secret organization agented by Major Joe Mason whose daughter Carter Mason befriends Rosalinda.
Kingdom of Cradleland
[edit]The Kingdom of Cradleland is a Northern European country in the Japanese light novel series, Chivalry of a Failed Knight by Riku Misora.
- Johann Cristoph von Collbrand is formerly the First Prince who becomes the King of Cradleland after being forced to kill his father when the former rebel Or-Gaule takes control over his kingdom. He is also the original member of Team Cradleland for the intended tournament that will decide the fate of the Kingdom of Cradleland and the Vermillion Empire.
Kingdom of Crimea
[edit]The Kingdom of Crimea is part of the fictional continent of Telluis in the video game, Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance, and its sequel Radiant Dawn.
- King Ramon Crimea was a previous ruler of the Kingdom of Crimea and the brother of the Gold Knight Renning (aka Bertram), one of the Four Riders of the Daein kingdom. He and his wife, the Queen, were personally killed by the villainous King Ashnard of Daein, who broke into the Crimean castle during the Mad King's War.
- Queen Elincia Ridell Crimea, formerly a princess in Path of Radiance, becomes a new ruler of the Kingdom of Crimea following the death of her father Ramon. Her kingdom, however, is still undergoing recession from Daein's former invasion, so she attempts to rebuild the weakened kingdom with her milk siblings Lucia and Geoffrey, Count Bastian of Fayre, and Ranger Ike the Radiant Hero on the side. In Fire Emblem Awakening, Elincia is a royal Falcon Knight.
Crocodile Isle
[edit]Crocodile Isle (also known as Kremling Island) is an antagonistic mountainous nation in the Donkey Kong video game series. It is inhabited by the anthropomorphic crocodile people, called the Kremlings.
- King K. Rool
- He is a large, obese leader of the Kremlings and the ruler of Crocodile Isle. The archnemesis of Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong, K. Rool repeatedly tries to steal their Banana Hoard by any means. He also pilots a variety of vessels, including the Gangplank Galleon pirate ship, the Flying Krock aircraft, and the fish-shaped Knautilus submarine.
Crystal Kingdom
[edit]The Crystal Kingdom is a story book location in Nick Jr. animated series Dora the Explorer episode "Dora Saves the Crystal Kingdom".
- The Greedy King (voiced by Richard Kind), who initially refused to share with others in the Crystal Kingdom, learns to share everything, passing the crown to Allie.
- Allie (voiced by Sabrina Jiang) was a normal persevered citizen of the Crystal Kingdom who then aids Dora and Boots to save the kingdom and take the Greedy King's place as queen.
Empire of Cyrilia
[edit]The Empire of Cyrilia is a "glittering land of ice and snow" in the Blood Heir novel trilogy by Amélie Wen Zhao. It is ruled by the Mikhailov family.
- Aleksander Mikhailov
- He was the former emperor of Cyrilia whose daughter, the former crown princess Anastacya Mikhailov, is the only known Blood Affinite, meaning she has the power to control the blood of those around her, including her own. After her powers resulted in the accidental deaths of eight people at an outdoor market, causing rumors to spread about the "Blood Witch of Salskoff", Aleksander and his wife Empress Kateryanna had hidden her within the palace at the capital city of Salskoff for many years. Aleksander was poisoned by Pyetr Tetsyev, the alchemist formerly employed at his palace, and Anastacya was mistakenly accused of his murder and was imprisoned.
- Luka Mikhailov
- He becomes the new emperor of Cyrilia after his parents Aleksander and Kateryanna's tragic deaths but is a victim of an assassination attempt. Firstly, the Affinite trafficker Alaric Kerlan hires Ramson Quicktongue who plots to kill Emperor Luka. At the palace, however, Luka's mind is manipulated by his aunt Morganya, who is responsible for the conspiracy to kill him, forcing him to announce his abdication. His sister Anastacya, who along with Ramson has escaped from prison, uses her Affinity to break the spell. But as Luka announces he will cede the throne to Ana, he is killed by Morganya's ally, imperial advisor Sadov, allowing her to assume the throne.
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[edit]Dale
[edit]- Bard the Bowman becomes king of Dale in the novel The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien.
Kingdom of Dalmasca
[edit]The Kingdom of Dalmasca is a small desert nation within the region of Ivalice in the video game, Final Fantasy XII, and its sequel, Revenant Wings.
- Raminas B'nargin Dalmasca
- He was the king of Dalmasca whose sons had perished from illness and warfare, leaving his daughter Ashelia the only surviving heir to the throne. When the Empire of Archadia started its advance towards both Dalmasca and its northern neighbor, the Kingdom of Nabradia, King Raminas married Ashelia to Prince Rasler Heios Nabradia to secure an alliance so that the two nations could stand together. However, Archadia invaded Nabradia, destroying its capital city Nabudis during an experiment with the Midlight Shard, a Nabradian royal heirloom and national treasure which was actually a piece of deifacted netgicate, a powerful source of the magical energy. Raminas put Rasler in charge of the Dalmascan army against Archadia, but Rasler was killed in the Battle of Nalbina Fortress. After Archadia took Nalbina Fortress, Raminas surrendered and signed a peace treaty proposed by its emperor Gramis Gana Solidor. But the treaty-signing was a trap, having Judge Gabranth kill the king in an elaborate ruse, allowing the Empire of Archadia to take over the Kingdom of Dalmasca.
- Ashelia "Ashe" B'nargin Dalmasca
- She is the crown princess and the sole surviving heiress to the Dalmascan throne who fights to liberate her kingdom from the Empire of Archadia. Following the tragic deaths of her father King Ramnas and her husband Prince Rasler of Nabradia, she drives to accumulate the power she needs to take revenge on Archadia. She also serves as a leader of the Resistance under the alias Amelia before joining urchin Vaan and his group. In Revenant Wings, Ashelia becomes the queen of the Kingdom of Dalamsca and rejoins her friends in fighting the mysterious Judge of Wings.
Damcyan
[edit]Damcyan is a desert principality featured in the video game, Final Fantasy IV, and its sequel, The After Years.
- Edward Chris von Muir
- Edward is the crown prince of Damcyan and heir to the throne who grew up very mild-mannered. Although he is required to be educated in politics, he shows much more interest in music and becomes a bard as he often travels the land with his harp. When his region is raided and his lover Anna is killed by the Red Wings of Baron, the elite air force led by the evil sorcerer Golbez that are pursuing the Fire Crystal, Prince Edward joins Cecil Harvey's group in order to take revenge on Golbez. He plays his harp to send out a melody which causes the Dark Elf to lose control. Edward later joins the airship fleet against the Giant of Babel and becomes the 7th king of Damcyan when he helps rebuild his nation after the defeat of the mastermind Zemus.
Danland
[edit]Danland is a major setting in the Princess Academy novel trilogy by Shannon Hale.
- King Laren
- He is a widowed ruler of Danland who lives in the mountainous village of Mount Eskel with his daughters Princesses Marda and Miri, where the people make a living by quarrying expensive stone from the mountain called linder. Laren forbids Miri from setting foot in the quarries, making her feel like an outcast in the community. However, Miri becomes obliged along with all other eligible girls when the messenger from King Laren declares that Mount Eskel would be the home of the future princess. As a result, the "princess academy" is established to train every girl, including Princess Miri and her lowlander friend Britta Paweldaughter, to come of age until the crown prince comes for a bride of his choice.
Dar-Shan
[edit]Dar-Shan is a kingdom in a parallel dimension from Earth in the Hanna-Barbera animated series, Wildfire.
- Queen Sarana (voiced by Amanda McBroom)
- She was the regnant of Dar-Shan who was about to marry her consort, Prince Cavan. But her wicked stepsister Lady Diabolyn wanted to take over the throne as she placed a curse on the couple, for which they would be together only one year until they die after that time. One year later, shortly after the birth of her daughter Princess Sara, Sarana fell ill and entrusted her baby to a mystical talking horse, Wildfire, to bring her to Earth with a magical amulet as her only link with her past. Wildfire deposits Sara in Montana where she is raised in a farm by her father Cavan, who is now named John Cavanaugh due to his amnesia. Thirteen years later, Sara discovers her true identity as a princess-in-hiding and is destined to fight Diabolyn with Wildfire, sorcerer Alvinar, Dorin and his colt Brutus, preventing her from becoming Dar-Shan's new queen.
Dark Kingdom
[edit]The Dark Kingdom is the first antagonist of the Sailor Moon franchise.
- Queen Beryl
- She was the ruler of the Dark Kingdom who was able to summon Prince Endymion of the Golden Kingdom, whom she had the affections to, as a lifeless thrall to her side. She recruited her four reincarnated generals called the Four Kings of Heaven to find the Silver Crystal that revived Endymion with a fragment inside him. Unfortunately, Beryl failed in her attempt to get the Silver Crystal and was killed by Sailor Venus with the Holy Moon Sword.
- Queen Metaria
- She is the true mastermind and the amorphous energy being of the Dark Kingdom who associates with the corrupted Queen Beryl and is responsible for the fall of the Silver Millennium. She is an incarnation of Chaos, the final arch-villain, and summons a reborn Beryl into her service to obtain the Silver Crystal that she takes its power as her own. But after Sailor Moon and Tuxedo Mask restore the Silver Crystal and then escape with it, Metaria has been destroyed as the Silver Crystal's power was used to bring the entire populations of Earth back to life.
Darwen
[edit]Darwen was a kingdom that was stuck in a thousand-year war on the Continent in the Netflix series, The Witcher: Blood Origin.
- Queen Neera, the ruler of Darwen who was protected by the Serpent Clan. When she and the Serpent Clan arrived in the rival kingdom of Xin'trea for peace treaty, they unknowingly fell into a trap with the other monarchs and their own clans as Princess Merwyn planned a coup. Neera and the rest quickly met their ends when they were set upon by an otherworldly beast. Her kingdom was then absorbed into the Golden Empire under Empress Merwyn.
Daventry
[edit]Daventry is a kingdom whose royal family completes each mission to save their country in the King's Quest video game franchise.
- King Edward the Benevolent
- He was the original monarch of Daventry who sent his royal knight, Sir Graham, to retrieve three lost treasures that were stolen by the evil, treacherous witch Dahlia (who disguised herself as a beautiful princess of Cumberland) and restore peace to his kingdom. Edward also wanted Graham to ascend his throne as Daventry's new king, since he had no heir to take over, before he would die.
- King Graham
- Formerly a knight, he becomes the new ruler of Daventry after King Edward's death and rescues Princess Valanice of Kolyma, who has become his queen, with whom he has twins Prince Alexander (aka Gwydion) and Princess Rosella. He has also been sent by an owl named Cedric to the land of Serenia to rescue not only his royal family but also his future daughter-in-law Princess Cassima of the Green Isles from the evil wizard Mordack. In the episodic video game series, Graham tells his granddaughter Princess Gwendolyn all about his previous adventures.
Kingdom of Davern
[edit]The Kingdom of Davern is a small nation featured in the video game, Yes, Your Grace.
- King Eryk
- He is a main character who rules the Kingdom of Davern with his wife Queen Aurelea and their daughters Princesses Lorsulia, Asalia and Cedani. However, King Beyran of the neighboring barbarian kingdom of Radovia threatens to invade Davern if Eryk does not arrange Lorsulia to marry him. But when Eryk marries Lorsulia to Prince Ivo of Atana, Ivo's father King Talys dies from a poisoned drink, leading him to declare war and abuse Lorsulia. While managing a finite amount of resources, Eryk later realizes that it was Ivo who poisoned Talys after accidentally switching the cups at the wedding.
Kingdom of Del Bar
[edit]The Kingdom of Del Bar is part of the fictional continent of Xadia in the Netflix animated series, The Dragon Prince.
- King Florian was the ruler of the Kingdom of Del Bar on the rugged mountains. He was killed by Moonshadow Elf Assassins after they were resurrected by Lord Viren as part of a plan to goad the Human Kingdoms into waging war against Xadia.
Kingdom of DeLuxia
[edit]The Kingdom of DeLuxia was a fallen nation in the video game, Code of Princess.
- King Golgius de Lux
- He was the exiled monarch whose Kingdom of DeLuxia has been under attack by monsters and the Distron Army, led by Queen Distiny. He entrusted his daughter and heir, Princess Solange Blanchefleur de Lux, with the mission to protect the holy sword DeLuxcalibur just as the royal family was blamed for the monster attack. Solange uses the DeLuxcalibur sword to find the cause of the monsters' violent behaviors while avoiding the Distron Army, who are seeking for the DeLuxcalibur.
Devildom
[edit]Devildom is featured in the visual novel game, Obey Me!
- The Demon King is the ruler of the Devildom, but resides at the bottom as he has no interest in the affairs of the three worlds. His son, Diavolo, is the heir to the throne and the president of the Royal Academy of Diavolo student council.[20]
Diamond Castle
[edit]The Diamond Castle is located in an unknown kingdom in Europe (presumably near Greece) in the animated film, Barbie & the Diamond Castle.
- Dori, Phaedra, and Melody (formerly Lydia), the Muses of Music.
- The Muses of Music are a trio of women who are in charge of music all over the world. Lydia was one of them, but she grew jealous and left Dori and Phaedra behind, later surrounding them and turning them into statues. She later came back for the Diamond Castle and tried to force Melody, the apprentice, to tell reveal the secret hiding spot. Melody eventually defeated Lydia and her dragon Slyder with the help of Liana and Alexa, Princesses of Music, and she takes Lydia's place as the third muse. They are physically based on Greek goddesses.
Ding Dong Dell
[edit]Ding Dong Dell is featured in the video game, Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch, and its sequel Revenant Kingdom. Its ruler is referred to as "His/Her Meowjesty".
- King Tom Tildrum XIV (voiced by Lewis MacLeod) was the monarch of the kingdom of Ding Dong Dell who was heartbroken by the evil wizard Shadar and gave a lack of enthusiasm to Oliver whom he was later cured by using that enthusiasm. He was the soulmate of Ms. Leila's pet cat, Timmy Toldrum.
- King Leonhard Tildrum (voiced by Richard Ridings) was the previous monarch of Ding Dong Dell whose villainous advisor Otto Mausinger poisoned him to assume control of his kingdom.
- King Evan Pettiwhisker Tildrum (voiced by Claire Morgan) is the young and rightful heir of Ding Dong Dell who prepares himself to assume the throne, following his father's untimely death. He is usurped from his castle and sets out with his ally Roland Crane to defeat Otto Mausinger and reclaim his kingdom.
Kingdom of Dínom-Danom
[edit]- King Tobias (portrayed by Zoltán Greguss), the ruler of Dínom-Danom in the Hungarian television film, A palacsintás király.
Dipan
[edit]Dipan is a fallen island kingdom in the video game, Valkyrie Profile, and its sequel, Valkyrie Profile 2: Silmeria.
- King Barbarossa of Dipan
- He was the last monarch of Dipan who wished to gain independence from the gods after his only daughter, Princess Alicia, unwittingly became the vessel for the imperfectly transmigrated soul of Silmeria, the youngest of three Valkyrie sisters. He was later executed as Dipan fell into destruction, with his wife Queen Malabeth desperately taking her own life.
Disney Castle
[edit]Disney Castle is featured in the Kingdom Hearts video game series.
- Mickey Mouse plays the role of the King of Disney Castle who is an experienced Keyblade Master and travels to different worlds to battle the forces of darkness, alongside his loyal allies Sora, Donald Duck and Goofy.
- Minnie Mouse is the Queen of Disney Castle who rules when her husband Mickey is absent.
Djelibeybi
[edit]Djelibeybi is featured in the Discworld series of novels by Terry Pratchett.
- Khuft, who founded Djelibeybi seven-thousand years before the events of Pyramids. Venerated as a patriarch, he was a camel herder evading retribution for selling poor quality camels.
- Pta-ka-ba, mentioned as being king when Djelibeybi ruled half of the Klatch continent from the Circle Sea to the Rim Ocean.
- Khat-leon-ra-pta, mentioned as being queen when Howondaland was conquered during the Second Empire.
- Kheneth XIV, mentioned in relation to time dilation that occurred during the construction of his tomb.
- Pteppicymon XXVII, father of Teppic and Ptracia.
- Pteppicymon XXVIII (aka Teppic), the main character in Pyramids. His education at the Assassins' Guild in Ankh-Morpork gave him a cosmopolitan nature which clashed with the hidebound traditions of the Kingdom and his High Priest Dios.
- Ptraci I, Teppic's half-sister who implements numerous reforms to the old kingdom after her half-brother's abdication.
Donpa Kingdom
[edit]The Donpa Kingdom is mentioned in the video game, Team Sonic Racing.
- Dodon Pa (voiced by Kyle Hebert), the anthropomorphic alien tanuki, is the King of the Donpa Kingdom and the President of the Donpa Motors automotive corporation who invites Sonic the Hedgehog and his company to compete in the series of team-based races.
Dor
[edit]- King Philip (voiced by James Nesbitt), the widowed monarch of the fictional French kingdom of Dor and the father of Princess Pea in the book The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo and its animated film adaptation.
Kingdom of Dõwã
[edit]The Kingdom of Dõwã is a main setting in the Japanese anime series, ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept.
- King Falke II
- He is an old monarch of the Kingdom of Dõwã whose daughter Princess Schnee was killed in a train accident, leaving his grandchildren Jean and Lotta Otus orphans. As he is already getting elderly, his kingdom has been subdivided into 13 states and his grandson Prince Schwann plots to ascend the throne. Each of the 13 states have many agencies that are controlled by the unique civilian organization, called ACCA.
Drakon Empire
[edit]The Drakon Empire is featured in the Fleetway Publications comic series, Sonic the Comic. The Drakons are a race of alien fish.
- Emperor Ko-Dorr, the head of the House of War who rules the Drakon Empire alongside Sister Haggra of the House of Magic and Master Scholar of the House of Knowledge and makes a deal with Dr. Robotnik, offering to help defeat Sonic the Hedgehog, if in exchange Robotnik would help him to acquire the seven Chaos Emeralds. Ko-Dorr is very ambitious and hopes to rule all three Houses himself.
Dream Land
[edit]- King Dedede is a self-proclaimed monarch of Dream Land, although he has no interest in actually reigning, in the Kirby video game franchise. He is the archrival of the title character as he steals Dream Land's food supply, prompting him to travel to his castle and confront him.[21]
Dreamland
[edit]Dreamland is featured in the animated television series, Disenchantment. It is ruled by the House of Grunkwitz.
- King Zøg Grunkwitz (voiced by John DiMaggio)
- He is a hot-tempered, overweight ruler of Dreamland whose first wife, Queen Dagmar, poisoned the wine, which was meant for him, but accidentally poisoned herself after their daughter Princess Bean switched their glasses. Zøg has been remarried to Queen Oona, a humanoid reptile from the kingdom of Dankmire, with whom he has a son, Prince Derek. However, he and Oona are divorced, leaving him for his brief date with Ursula, a selkie who is half bear and half woman. He is a reference to King Zog I of Albania.
- Queen Tiabeanie Mariabeanie de la Rochambeau Grunkwitz (voiced by Abbi Jacobson)
- Formerly a princess, Bean is crowned queen of Dreamland after her father King Zøg is deemed too crazy and unfit to reign their kingdom. She accidentally shoots Zøg, leading royal advisor Odval and his partner in crime the Arch Druidess to rig her trials, have her sentenced to death by burning and briefly make her half-brother Derek to be a de facto king. However, Zøg grows mentally insane after being buried alive and later shares the throne with Queen Bean. She is bisexual, or pansexual, as she has initially been set to marry Prince Merkimer of Bentwood but eventually begins a relationship with Mora the Mermaid.
Dressrosa
[edit]Dressrosa is an island kingdom within the New World in the Japanese anime series, One Piece. It is ruled by the Riku family.
- Riku Doldo III
- He is the king of Dressrosa who the Don Quixote Pirates has taken over his kingdom, with their captain Don Quixote Doflamingo dethroning him to become the usurper king and top officer Diamante killing his older daughter Princess Scarlett. But his younger daughter Princess Viola (aka Violet) has joined them in order to prevent Doflamingo from killing him until betraying the crew. Doldo enters the Corrida Colosseum under the alias of "Ricky" to compete for the Mera Mera no Mi Fruit. After Monkey D. Luffy and his Straw Hat Pirate crew defeat the Don Quixote Pirates, Doldo becomes the recrowned king, and his granddaughter Rebecca abdicates her position as a crown princess to Viola.
Tontatta Kingdom
[edit]The Tontatta Kingdom is a little nation hidden in Green Bit, an island next to Dressrosa. It is inhabited by the tiny dwarves, who together known as the Tontatta Tribe.
- Tonta-Chief Gancho
- The dwarf king of the Tontatta Kingdom who believes that Usopp of the Straw Hat Pirates is the descendant of Mont Blanc Noland. He and the other dwarves request Usopp to lead them in the battle against the Don Quixote Pirates, before they march to Dressrosa with him and Nico Robin through an underground passage. Gancho's daughter, Princess Mansherry, has been taken captive by the Don Quixote Pirates due to her power of the Heal-Heal Fruit that gives her the ability to instantly heal the people's injuries with her tears. Both Gancho and Mansherry then introduce themselves to the Dressrosa denizens when King Doldo returns to the throne.
Druidia
[edit]Druidia is featured in the Mel Brooks film Spaceballs, a spoof of various well-known sci-fi films and popular franchises, primarily Star Wars.
- King Roland (portrayed by Dick Van Patten)
- He is the ruler of the planet Druidia who attempts to arrange his spoiled daughter Princess Vespa to marry the narcoleptic Prince Valium. However, while Vespa flees with her droid guardian Dot Matrix, she finds herself being pursued by the Spaceball ships, led by President Skroob and his enforcer Dark Helmet, who plot to use her as ransom to obtain Druidia's air for their own planet. Roland hires the mercenary of the Eagle 5 Winnebago ship, Lone Starr, and his half-man and half-dog alien sidekick, Barf, to rescue Vespa and Dot. But Dark Helmet later disguises himself as King Roland in order to trick Vespa into his grasp. He extorts the air shield code from the real Roland by threatening to have a plastic surgeon reverse the princess's nose job before he imprisons her and Dot. After retrieving the air from the giant Mega-Maid and freeing Vespa and Dot, Lone Starr reveals himself as the prince and thus Roland lets him marry Vespa.
Drusselstein
[edit]Drusselstein is a Germanic kingdom and the home country of Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz in the Disney Channel animated series, Phineas and Ferb.
- The King and Queen of Drusselstein
- The unnamed King and Queen are never named or seen. But in the Season 2 episode "Make Play", their 15-year-old daughter Princess Baldegunde is seen visiting Danville to give the "Drusselsteinian Favorite Son" award to Mayor Roger Doofenshmirtz while trading places with her look-alike, Candace Flynn.
Dulcinea
[edit]Dulcinea is featured in the animated film, Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper.
- King Dominick (voiced by Mark Hildreth)
- He is a young, rich monarch of Dulcinea who plays the instruments. He has been betrothed to Princess Anneliese by her mother Queen Genevieve, but is mistakenly in love with Erika, the pauper girl who impersonates Anneliese. He disguises himself as a page in hopes to find true love without any pretense. And after rescuing Erika from Madame Carp and Genevieve's advisor Preminger, Dominick later makes her his queen consort under his royal marriage.
Lordship of Duloc
[edit]The Lordship of Duloc is featured in Dreamworks' Shrek franchise.
- Lord Maximus Farquaad (voiced by John Lithgow)
- In the first animated film to the series, Farquaad was the ruthless diminutive nobleman who ruled the Lordship of Duloc and attempted to get rid of all the fairy tale creatures, offering a bounty for their capture and then exiling them to Shrek's swamp. He wanted to become a king and make Duloc the kingdom, but the Magic Mirror stated that he had to marry a princess to be one. He decided on Princess Fiona who was beautiful enough to be his own queen. To bring Fiona over to him, however, Farquaad sent Shrek and Donkey to go rescue her from the dragon-guarded tower as their deed in order to move the fairy tale creatures out of Shrek's swamp. He later proposed to Fiona to have her marry him by sunset, but not until she transformed into an ogre like Shrek just after sunset. Lord Farquaad then rejected his bride, trying to banish her back to the tower and sentence Shrek to death, shortly before the Dragon who had guarded the tower devoured him whole. The musical adaptation reveals that Farquaad's parents were one of the Seven Dwarfs and a princess from "The Princess and the Pea", who were the previous rulers of Duloc.
DunBroch
[edit]- King Fergus (voiced by Billy Connolly) is a warrior monarch of the fictional Scottish kingdom of DunBorch, the father of Princess Merida and Princes Harris, Hubert and Hamish, and the husband of Queen Elinor in the Disney-Pixar animated film Brave.
Kingdom of Dundrasil
[edit]The Kingdom of Dundrasil is the ancient ruins in the fictional continent of Erdrea in the video game, Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age.
- King Robert "Rab" (voiced by Alex Norton)
- He is the former ruler of the Kingdom of Dundrasil whose daughter Princess Eleanor has been in the courtship with Irwin, the soldier who served as the head of her Guard. Robert was asked by Irwin to permit his marriage to Eleanor, to which he gladly accepted. Sixteen years after the army of monsters attacked and destroyed Dundrasil, Rab becomes a spell-caster and martial artist as he fights with heavy wands or claws, supporting his long-lost grandson, the Luminary, as a member of his party.
- King Irwin and Queen Eleanor (voiced by Jamie Ballard and Joy McAvoy)
- They were the final monarchs of the Kingdom of Dundrasil, succeeding King Robert due to his elderly. Irwin was attending the Colloquy of Kings, when the evil sorcerer Mordegon and his army of monsters invaded Dundrasil, with he and Eleanor intending to escape with their infant son and Princess Jade of Heliodor, only to be murdered by Jade's father King Carnelian possessed by Mordegon. Irwin and Eleanor's son, the Luminary, survives the attack and is found floating down a river in the village of Cobblestone where he is adopted by an old man named Chalky and his daughter Amber.
Dunwyn
[edit]- King Gregor (voiced by Michael Rye), benevolent ruler of Dunwyn and the father of Princess Calla in the Disney animated television series Adventures of the Gummi Bears.
Duren
[edit]Duren is part of the fictional continent of Xadia in the Netflix animated series, The Dragon Prince.
- Queens Annika and Neha were the lesbian married couple and the previous rulers of Duren who were killed during the fight with Dragon King Avizandum (aka Thunder).
- Queen Aanya, Annika and Neha's daughter, becomes a new ruler of Duren after her mothers' tragic deaths. She is wise beyond her years, although she is still a child.
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[edit]Earlshide Kingdom
[edit]The Earlshide Kingdom is a major setting in the Japanese anime series, Wise Man's Grandchild.
- Diseum von Earlshide
- He is the king of the Earlshide Kingdom, and the father of Crown Prince August and Princess May, who recommends salaryman Shin Wolford to attend his Magic Academy when his adopted grandfather "Sage" Merlin Wolford forgets to teach him common sense. Diseum has been a friend with Merlin and his ex-wife Melida Bowen after hailing them as heroes since they had seized the calamity that brought near extinction to his kingdom in his days at the Magic Academy.
Earth Kingdom
[edit]The Earth Kingdom is featured in the Avatar: The Last Airbender franchise. The ruler of the Earth Kingdom is known as the "Earth King" or "Earth Queen".
- Earth King Kuei, the 52nd monarch of the Earth Kingdom. He first appears in the second season of the original animated television series, Avatar: The Last Airbender.
- Earth Queen Hou-Ting, the 53rd monarch of the Earth Kingdom, the daughter of Kuei and the great-aunt of Prince Wu. She first appears in the third season of the sequel series, The Legend of Korra.
East Europan Imperial Alliance
[edit]The East Europan Imperial Alliance, commonly referred to as "the Empire", is the antagonistic nation at the fictional continent of Europa in the Valkyria Chronicles video game series.
- Maximilian Gaius von Reginrave (voiced by Matthew Yang King)
- He is the ambitious prince and heir to the imperial throne behind the invasion of the Principality of Gallia. Although his father is the currently ruling Emperor, Prince Maximilian is an absolute commander of the Empire's occupation forces in Gallia. His hand-picked generals are Berthold Gregor and Radi Jaeger, who together known as the Drei Stern, as well as the noble Valkyria Selvaria Bles. But in the end, Maximilian is killed in final battle against the Gallian Militia's seventh platoon, Squad 7.
Eastern Commonwealth
[edit]The Eastern Commonwealth is featured in the novel series The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer.
- Emperor Rikan, the former ruler of the Eastern Commonwealth who died of the plague.
- Emperor Kaito "Kai", formerly crown prince, becomes a new ruler of the Eastern Commonwealth following his father's death.
Eblan
[edit]Eblan is featured in the video game, Final Fantasy IV, the DS remake of the same name and its sequel, The After Years.
- King and Queen Geraldine
- The former rulers whose kingdom of Eblan had been under attacked. And as their people evacuated to the Cave of Eblan, the King and Queen were abducted and turned into chimeric monsters by mad scientist Dr. Lugae, the self-proclaimed "brains behind Golbez's operation". When they were kept atop of the Tower of Babil, their son and heir Prince Edward zoomed back there to rescue them. However, the King and Queen sacrificed themselves to ensure they at least died with their minds intact.
- Prince Edward "Edge" Geraldine
- He is a skilled ninja and only heir of Eblan who joins Cecil Harvey and his party to travel back to the Tower of Babil to take back the stolen crystals and revenge himself upon Rubicante, the Lord of Fire. There, he is made to watch helplessly as his parents kill themselves rather than be forced to kill him. After defeating Zemus, the mastermind behind the evil sorcerer Golbez's actions, Edge returns to Eblan where he soon becomes its new king by the time of The After Years.
Edenia
[edit]Edenia is one of the realms featured in the Mortal Kombat video game franchise. It closely resembles the Garden of Eden, hence its name.
- King Jerrod
- He was the original ruler of Edenia, and the biological father of Princess Kitana, whose kingdom was invaded by Emperor Shao Kahn of Outworld, resulting in a forceful merging of the two realms. His finest warriors, however, lost in the Mortal Kombat tournaments and he himself was defeated and killed by Kahn's evil forces. In Mortal Kombat (2011), Jerrod's soul takes control of the body of warrior Ermac, quelling several other souls fighting to assert themselves after Kahn is defeated, before he returns to his realm to reclaim his kingship.
- Queen Sindel
- She becomes the queen dowager after her husband Jerrod was killed during Outworld's invasion in Edenia. As Shao Kahn adopts her daughter Kitana, Sindel commits suicide rather than become his consort. However, she is resurrected by Kahn with the assistance of sorcerer Shang Tsung in Earthrealm. Soon after her revival, she has been brainwashed with no knowledge of her true past until Kitana convinces her of it, turning her against Kahn.
Edinburgh
[edit]Edinburgh is a kingdom within the landmass of Britannia in the Japanese manga series, The Seven Deadly Sins. It is named after the capital city of Scotland.
- Deathpierce, the former Holy Knight of Liones and second-in-command of the Pleiades of the Blue Sky, is a grudgeful king of Edinburgh, resolving to rebuild it as a human-only kingdom after its destruction by the Vampires. His ability is Melody in which allows him to control the rhythm flow of magic similarly to a song, allowing him to delay magical attacks by a considerable amount of time, thereby rendering any offensive magic used against him ineffective.
Kingdom of Edolas
[edit]The Kingdom of Edolas is a parallel universe to Earth-land in the Japanese anime series, Fairy Tail.
- King Faust
- He is the former ruler of the Kingdom of Edolas who replenishes his land's magic using inner-dimensional anima portals that absorb magic power from Earth-land and crystalize it as lacrima. He is soon prevented by the Earth-land wizards from committing genocide against the cat-like Exceed race using a giant lacrima formed from the residents of Magnolia Town. Faust is also the controller of the dragon-shaped mecha called Doroma Anim (meaning "Dragon Knight" in native language of Edolas), which is said to be illegal. He is the Edolas counterpart of Makarov Dreyar.
- Prince Mystogan
- He is the prince of the Kingdom of Edolas and the former S-Class wizard of the Fairy Tail team in Earth-land. He returns to his homeland to restore the crystallized city caused by his father Faust by sending it through the anima portal from ramming it into the Exceed kingdom. And after banishing his father and returning all of Earth-land's stolen magic, Mystogan becomes the new king of Edolas. He is the Edolas counterpart of Jellal Fernandes.
Kingdom of Elbe
[edit]The Kingdom of Elbe was a country and former vassal state of the antagonistic Empire within the Special Region in the Japanese anime series, Gate: Thus the Japanese Self-Defense Force Fought in Their Land. It is named after the major river in Germany and the Czech Republic.
- King Duran
- He is the ruler of the Kingdom of Elbe who has been the second wave of forces sent by the Empire to recapture Alnus hill from the "invaders" of the Japanese Self-Defense Forces. However, Duran eventually poses secretly as a disabled refugee at Alnus after his forces were annihilated and is rehabilitated by the JSDF with prosthetic limbs and medical treatment. He then serves as a pivotal person in allowing the JSDF to cross his kingdom and help soldier Yōji Itami defeat the Fire Dragon, and as a member of the pro-imperial coalition against Emperor Zorzal.
Eldant Empire
[edit]The Eldant Empire is featured in the Japanese anime series, Outbreak Company.
- Petralka Anne Eldant III
- Although she is actually a teenage girl with childish face, she is a reigning empress of the Eldant Empire following her parents' mutual deaths. Petralka starts developing her deep feelings for Shinichi Kanō, the hardcore otaku, after having him read manga for her but has initially been jealous of his half-elven maid, Myusel Fourant, due to her close relationship with Shinichi and how well she has learned to speak and write in Japanese. She ultimately attempts to capture Shinichi's attention, asking him to teach her the Japanese language as well and not wanting to fall behind a "lowly peasant". Her cousin Garius En Cordobal, the gay knight and captain of her imperial guards, becomes interested in some yaoi manga and develops his crush on Shinichi after being influenced by Minori Koganuma.
Kingdom of Eldia
[edit]The Kingdom of Eldia (formerly the Empire of Eldia) is a post-apocalyptic nation in the Japanese anime series, Attack on Titan. It was originally ruled by the Fritz family in the ancient time, and then by the Reiss family in the current time.
- Karl Fritz, King of the Walls
- He was the 145th king whose people of Eldia retreated and confined to the last territory of Paradis Island after the downfall of the Empire of Eldia during the Great Titan War. To protect Eldia and other nations of the world from the Empire of Marley, King Karl built the three walls: Wall Maria, Wall Rose and Wall Sheena, all of which are named after the three daughters of King Fritz, the founder of Eldia. He also established the Reiss family to continue his royal bloodline with his heirs maintaining the ceasefire between Paradis and Marley, while he himself even took on the form of the Founding Titan to influence his blood-related successors.
- Lord Rod Reiss
- He was the former king of Eldia and the true King of the Walls whose family have been the power behind the throne in Wall Sheena for generations, with each family head bestowed the power of the Founding Titan. When his daughter Princess Historia was born, Rod sent her and his wife Queen Alma to live on a land he leased, until his entire family was slaughtered by Dr. Grisha Yeager when he stole the Founding Titan during the incident of Wall Maria. When he was reunited with Historia, Rod tried to convince her to eat Grisha's son, Eren Yeager. But when Historia refused, he transformed into a massive and crawling Abnormal Titan, threatening the Orvud District. He was then killed after being cribbled by Eren and the Levi Squad using a cache of barrels filled with gunpowder.
- Historia Reiss/Krista Lenz
- She is the last surviving heiress of the Kingdom of Eldia and the illegitimate child of the Reiss family. She lives on her family's farm within Wall Rose, during which time she only has minimal interaction with her mother Alma. Alma is then killed by King Rod's elite squad led by Kenny Ackerman after the fall of Wall Maria. But before Historia herself is killed, her father attempts to spare her by ordering she live among Wall Maria refugees under her alias of "Krista Lenz". She later joins the 104th Training Corps, the branch of the military dedicated to training and educating new recruits to become members of three other military branches: the Garrison Regiment, the Survey Corps and the Military Police Brigade. Eventually, Historia is a member of the Survey Corps and assumes the throne as the queen of Eldia and the Queen of the Walls.[22]
Elephant Country
[edit]The Elephant Country is a West African kingdom in the Babar children's book series by Jean de Brunhoff.
- Babar is an anthropomorphic African bush elephant who is a selected king of the Elephant Country after the original king dies from eating a bad mushroom. He resides in his kingdom's capital, Celesteville, which is named after his consort Queen Celeste. He is also the father of Princes Pom and Alexander and Princesses Flora and Isabelle, and the grandfather of Prince Badou and Princess Lulu.[23]
Elfhame
[edit]Elfhame is featured in The Folk of the Air series of books by Holly Black.[24]
- High King Cardan Greenbriar and High Queen Jude Greenbriar (née Duarte) are the current monarchs. Cardan had succeeded Cardan's father High King Eldred, and Cardan had married Jude thus making her High Queen. The monarchs have a special magical connection to the land.
- Jude is not a queen consort, but a co-monarch.
Kingdom of Elfrieden
[edit]The Kingdom of Elfrieden is the primary setting of the Japanese light novel series, How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom.
- Albert Elfrieden
- Although not technically part of the royal family, he is the former king of the Kingdom of Elfrieden under the marriage of Queen Elisha Elfrieden, regarded as a friendly, yet overall weak, monarch. In order to satisfy the demands of the Gran Chaos Empire for either supporting funds or a summoned hero, King Albert orders the summoning which brought Kazuya Souma to the world. Then, after seeing Kazuya's initial plans, he abdicates the throne to him and arranges for his daughter Princess Liscia to be married to Kazuya.
- Liscia Elfrieden
- She is the tomboyish crown princess of the Kingdom of Elfrieden who becomes the primary queen, with Kazuya as her king, following her father's abdication. Together, Liscia and Kazuya have to annex the Principality of Amidonia into their nation to create the Kingdom of Friedonia after the One Week War. Liscia, however, is very tolerant of Kazuya's philandering, even encouraging him to take more wives such as Roroa, princess of Amidonia, Aisha Udgard, daughter of the elven chief, and Juna Doma, granddaughter of the duchess, though she remains adamant about wanting to remain the first wife.
Elusia
[edit]Elusia is a sorcerous kingdom in the fictional continent of Elyos in the video game, Fire Emblem Engage.
- King Hyacinth (voiced by Brook Chalmers)
- He was the cunning ruler of Elusia who worshiped Sombron, the evil Fell Dragon that has been sealed away by the Divine Dragon Lumera one thousand years ago. He sent out his army to attack Lumera's castle, stealing most of her powerful Emblem Rings to revive Sombron. Veyle, the sorceress and Sombron's daughter (who was actually controlled by him through her evil self), also proceeded to attack Lumera's adopted (and Sombron's biological) child, Alear. But Lumera sacrificed herself to save Alear's life. With Lumera's death, Alear assisted the kingdoms of Firene and Brodia against Elusia and later confronted Hyacinth. This, however, did not stop Hyacinth from reviving Sombron as he himself sacrificed King Morion of Brodia and then got eaten up by Sombron, allowing him to take control of Elusia.
- Princess Ivy (voiced by Reba Buhr)
- She is the crown princess and heir apparent of Elusia who hates growing up in the castle, stating the place to be safe for no one and not fit for a child to live in. She has decided to join Alear and their allies as she gives them two Emblem Rings after Veyle steals the rest of them to allow her father Sombron to corrupt people to his side. In the "Fell Xenologue" alternate storyline, Ivy is crowned queen of Elusia and wields the Bracelet of the Strategist. But her reign eventually leads to a declining economy which drives her mad. To save her kingdom, she convinces her subjects to become Sombron's followers in order to revive him, wherein she ritually sacrifices most of them to him, including her father Hyacinth, and all her half-siblings, except for her younger half-sister Princess Hortensia who escapes to the Queendom of Solm. Later, Queen Ivy dies wishing that she could apologize to Hortensia after the Solmic army ceases her ritual.
The Empire
[edit]The Empire, formally known as the Empire of Man, is an electoral monarchy in the miniature wargame, Warhammer. It is based on the Holy Roman Empire.
- Sigmar Heldenhammer
- The first emperor, founder of the Empire, and its current patron deity. Sigmar is the object of devotion for the state religion of the Cult of Sigmar, the most powerful religious institution of the Empire.
- Siegrich
- Hedrich I
- Fulk
- Wilhelm I
- The emperor who was considered a tyrant. He was buried in Altdorf and his ghost was rumored to haunt the city. He was reanimated by Vlad von Carstein during the End Times.
- Hündrod the Furious
- Sigismund II the Conqueror
- Siegfried the Lawgiver
- Hasso
- Siegfried I
- A corrupt emperor who rode a Dragon. He died at the Battle of Fates and was burned by his own mount.
- Joachim II
- Jürgen the Opulant
- Ludwig II the Fat
- Boris Goldgather
- A corrupt emperor who died of the Black Death.
- Mandred II Skavenslayer
- Before his election as emperor, Mandred II united the Empire to defeat the Skaven during the Black Death and the Skaven Wars that followed.
- Otto
- The first in a series of weak emperors that had no real power over the Elector Counts.
- Beatrice the Monumentally Cruel
- The empress during the Age of Wars.
- Wilhelm II
- The emperor from Stirland. His election sparked the start of the Time of Two Emperors.
- Hjalmar the Tyrannical
- The first and only emperor from Nordland. He was deeply unpopular during his reign, and after his death Nordland was stripped of its status as an Electoral Province.
- Frederik III
- Dieter III
- Sigismund IV
- The emperor during the siege of Altdorf. He was slain in combat with the Greenskins.
- Maximilian III
- He proclaimed himself Sigmar's true heir. During his reign, rumors arose that Ghal Maraz was a forgery, ostensibly created by Bretonnian minstrels on behalf of the Ottilian emperors.
- Carolus II
- Magritta
- The last woman to be elected as empress. She was refused the crown by the Grand Theogonist of Sigmar, which began the Dark Ages and a long period of Imperial disunity.
- Magnus I the Pious
- As a general, Magnus was the victor at the battle of Kislev during the Great War Against Chaos. He reunited the Empire and founded the Colleges of Magic. He is considered the greatest emperor after Sigmar himself.
- Leopold Unfähiger
- The emperor directly following the reign of Magnus the Pious. Prior to his election as emperor, he was the Elector Count of Stirland.
- Eckhardt III
- Dieter IV
- An incompetent emperor who sold Marienburg and the Westerland their independence from the Empire in return for a significant bribe.
- Wilhelm III the Wise
- The first emperor of the Holswig-Schliestein dynasty.
- Matthias IV
- The father of Mattheus II. He disappeared without a trace after mingling with the people in disguise to learn their true feelings about their emperor. Imposters that claim to be him still turn up.
- Mattheus II
- Luitpold I
- Karl Franz I
- The current emperor and the greatest stateman and general in the Empire and perhaps the entire Old World. Being elected to the imperial throne, he follows his father Luitpold I's footsteps and is hailed as a patron of the arts and sciences, as a military innovator and as a valiant general.
Empire of the Isles
[edit]The Empire of the Isles is the main setting of the Dishonored video game series, ruled by the Kaldwin family.
- Jessamine Kaldwin (voiced by April Stewart) was the empress of the capital of the Empire of the Isles, Dunwall, and the lover of Royal Protector Corvo Attano, in the first video game Dishonored. She was killed by Daud, the leader of the assassins known as the "Whalers", who had kidnapped her daughter Princess Emily Kaldwin and blamed Corvo for her murder.
- Emily Drexel Lela Kaldwin (voiced by Erica Luttrell) becomes a new empress of the Empire of the Isles in the video game sequel, Dishonored 2. She, however, has been deposed by Delilah Copperspoon, the witch who claims to be her mother's half-sister and successor to the throne, and Duke Luca Abele, the acting ruler of Serkonos. Subsequently, Empress Emily and Corvo travel to Karnaca, the coastal capital of Serkonos, to take down those involved in the coup and reclaim the throne.
Enchancia
[edit]Enchancia is a primary setting in the Disney Junior animated series, Sofia the First. It is ruled by the House of Winslow.[25]
- King Gideon Winslow IV was the previous ruler of Enchancia who ordered the guards to chase the trolls, who were banging clubs outside his castle, back under the cave and banish them there for three generations. But his wife mistakenly took the Crown of the Gnomes (aka the Crown of Blossoms), a magical tiara in which used for the kingdom's annual Festival of Plenty.
- King Roland Winslow I (voiced by Travis Willingham) succeeded his father Gideon as he was considered to be one of the best kings Enchancia has ever had, but put his heroics above his family life, and later had his widow Grand Mum to be the grand queen upon his death, although his royal sorcerer Goodwyn the Great saved his life nine and a half times, until their son Roland II ascended the throne.
- King Roland Winslow II (also voiced by Travis Willingham) is the current ruler of Enchancia, the father of twins Princess Amber and Prince James and the brother of Duchess Matilda, who in the pilot Once Upon a Princess marries the former cobbler Miranda Cordova to make her his queen, with whom he has a stepdaughter Sofia. He gives Sofia the Amulet of Avalor, a magical necklace in which has been coveted by his royal sorcerer Cedric who wants to use its power to take over the kingdom but fails after falling into an enchanted sleep during the ball.
Endostan
[edit]Endostan is a fictional Middle Eastern sultanate in Canadian television series Relic Hunter season 3 episode "Star of Nadir".
- The Sultan of Endostan (portrayed by Carlo Rota)
- He is a widowed monarch of Endostan whose wife, Queen Danielle (formerly an archaeologist), had died from mysterious circumstances in the desert. He invites Sydney Fox and her assistant Nigel Bailey to attend the queen's funeral. Sydney believes that her friend Danielle was searching for the Star of Nadir, an ancient diamond that was stolen by a thief of Baghdad in 1423 A.D. But despite this, the Sultan commits his daughter Princess Alia to marry Jamal Mustafa, whose father Hakim Mustafa is one of the leading conservative factions. Alia, however, has other plans: she, Sydney and Nigel go looking for the Star of Nadir to finish her stepmother's research, only to discover that Omar, the head of security, is the one responsible for Danielle's death and has been working for Hakim. The trio return to the palace to give the Star to the Sultan as Jamal turns against his father.
Equestria
[edit]Leading Equestria are five powerful regnant coregency princesses from the My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic franchise.
- Princess Celestia (voiced by Nicole Oliver), the Princess of the Day and Joy.
- Princess Luna (voiced by Tabitha St. Germain), the Princess of the Night and Dreams.[26]
- Princess Cadence (voiced by Britt McKillip), the Princess of Love and Family.
- Princess Twilight Sparkle (voiced by Tara Strong), the Princess of Magic and Friendship.[27]
- Princess Flurry Heart, the Princess of Light and Hope.
Empire of Erebonia
[edit]The Empire of Erebonia is part of the fictional continent of Zemuria in the video game, The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel.
- Emperor Eugent Reise Arnor III
- He is the ruler of the Empire of Erebonia who resides at the Valflame Palace with his consort Empress Priscilla in the empire's capital, Heimdallr, and he has been presumably assassinated by the cursed Ash Carbide in III but manages to survive his injuries in IV. Eugent is the father of Prince Olivert and the stepfather of Crown Prince Cedric and Princess Alfin.
Erebor/Lonely Mountain
[edit]- Thrór, King of Erebor ("the Lonely Mountain") who is mentioned in the novel The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien and appears in its film adaptation. He is the grandfather of Thorin Oakenshield.
Kingdom of Erusea
[edit]The Kingdom of Erusea (formerly the Federal Republic of Erusea) restores its monarchy in the video game, Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown, ruled by the D'Elise royal family.
- Rosa Cossette D'Elise
- She is a defensive yet pacifistic princess and heir who is set to become a ruler of Erusea after her father, King D'Elise, was killed in the bombing of the kingdom's capital, Farbanti. She has been convinced by the militaristic factions within the Erusean armed forces that the International Space Elevator is declared war on the Federation of Osea that seek to command the continent of Usea as with its 48th president, Vincent Harling, wanting to destroy the entire space elevator. After discovering that she has been misled, Princess Rosa joins the Osean aircraft mechanic, Avril Mead, in sabotaging the space elevator and ending the Lighthouse War.[28]
Kingdom of Estard
[edit]The Kingdom of Estard is a town and castle in the video game, Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past.
- King Donald is a ruler of the Kingdom of Estard, and the father of Prince Kiefer and Princess Lisette, who has a taste for "wine, women and adventure". His kingdom is surrounded by the mysterious islands, so his son Kiefer joins with his best friend the Hero and the rest of the party to travel to the pasts through some ancient ruins and defeat the Demon Lord Orgodemir who is responsible for the islands' disappearance.
Estrovia
[edit]- King Igor Shahdov (portrayed by Charlie Chaplin) is an exiled monarch who comes from his kingdom of Estrovia to New York City, deposed by the revolution, in the British film A King in New York.
Eternal Empire
[edit]The Eternal Empire is a galactic nation in the video game, Star Wars: The Old Republic.
- Emperor Valkorion (voiced by Darin De Paul), the Sith Lord known as the "Immortal Emperor".
- Arcann (voiced by Erik Todd Dellums), Valkorion's son.
- Vaylin (voiced by Natasha Loring), Arcann's younger sister.
Eternia
[edit]Eternia is a fictional planet in the Masters of the Universe franchise.
- King Grayskull
- He was the original ruler of Eternia who resided in the Castle Grayskull alongside his wife, the sorceress queen Veena. He waged battle against the Snake Men, led by the ruthless King Hiss, and was then challenged by Hordak, who planned to conquer Eternia. As Grayskull was dying in battle, he proclaimed that his successor would wield sword to defend Eternia. Grayskull and Veena were the ancestors of Prince Adam/He-Man and Princess Adora/She-Ra.
- King Miro
- He was the former ruler of Eternia who had vanished for many years, held captive by the evil enchantress. Restored to his nation, Miro was taken to Etheria by his grandson Prince Adam to meet his granddaughter Princess Adora.
- King Randor
- He succeeds his father Miro as the current ruler of Eternia. Along with his wife, Queen Marlena, Randor is proud of Prince Adam being honest and kind but is disappointed in him being reluctant, not realizing his dual identity. His half-brother is Keldor, who becomes the evil Skeletor determined to conquer Eternia.
Euphrania
[edit]Euphrania is a small European kingdom in The Slipper and the Rose, a musical retelling of "Cinderella".
- The King and Queen of Euphrania (portrayed by Michael Hordern and Lally Bowers)
- The rulers of Euphrania who want a political alliance to prevent the neighboring country of Carolsveld from making war on them and have arranged for their son Prince Edward to marry Carolsveld's princess, Selena. But Edward repeatedly denounces arranged marriage for he only prefers to marry for love, so the advised King suggests that the royal ball is the perfect way to help him choose his bride. His nephew the Duke of Montague is delighted, and Edward has no choice but to accept. At the ball, however, Prince Edward dances with ragged servant Cinderella instead of an actual princess. This later causes the King to send the Lord Chamberlain to convey Cinderella, stating that the prince can only marry a neighboring princess to protect Euphrania against war. But in the end, the fairy godmother convinces the King and Queen to change the law so that Edward can marry Cinderella, as with the Duke of Montague and the chosen bride marrying to fulfill the alliance.
Land of Ev
[edit]The Land of Ev is featured on the Oz novel series by L. Frank Baum.
- King Evoldo was the previous ruler of the Land of Ev who was a cruel despot as he sold his wife, the Queen of Ev, and his five sons and five daughters to the Nome King in exchange for a longer life after purchasing the clockwork man Tik-Tok.
- Princess Langwidere, Evoldo's vain and spoiled niece, has taken the throne as the regent of the Land of Ev and has a collection of thirty interchangeable heads that she keeps in a cabinet studded with gems. She switches her heads, instead of her clothing, to match her current state of mood whenever she pleases.
- King Evardo XV, eldest of Evoldo's ten children, becomes a new and current ruler of the Land of Ev after his cousin Langwidere is relieved to give up the throne to him.
Kingdom of Evenere
[edit]The Kingdom of Evenere is part of the fictional continent of Xadia in the Netflix animated series, The Dragon Prince.
- Queen Fareeda was the ruler of the Kingdom of Evenere. She was killed by Moonshadow Elf Assassins after they were resurrected by Lord Viren as part of a plan to goad the Human Kingdoms into waging war against Xadia.
Duchy of Eylstadt
[edit]The Duchy of Eylstadt is a small alpine country in the Japanese anime series, Izetta: The Last Witch.
- Ortfiné "Finé" Fredericka von Eylstadt
- Finé is a tomboyish, strong-willed and devoted crown princess and only heir of the Duchy of Eylstadt. She is forced to take command of her country's defense when her father, Archduke Rudolf von Eylstadt, dies from an unknown illness shortly after the beginning of the Germanian invasion of Eylstadt. She is soon crowned as the archduchess at the White Witch's castle and is reluctant to send her childhood friend and the last known descendant of the Weisse Hexe of Eylstadt, Izetta, into battle for her and her country's protection.
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[edit]Kingdom of Fabul
[edit]The Kingdom of Fabul is featured in the video game, Final Fantasy IV. It is populated and defended by a squadron of monks.
- Master Yang Fang Leiden (voiced by Dan Woren)
- He is a high ranked leader of the monks of Fabul and an undisputed expert in martial arts. Despite this, he is a composed man, and so does not bask in his glory but rather tries his best to be respectful. When training atop Mt. Hobs, the monks are attacked and perished by a swarm of monsters, leaving Yang to be a sole survivor as he returns to Fabul with Cecil Harvey and his allies who help him battle against the sorcerer Golbez. Later on, after the defeat of the evil Zemus, Yang becomes the king of Fabul with his wife Sheila as the queen. In the sequel, The After Years, King Yang tries to train his daughter, Princess Ursula Fang Leiden, who expresses herself to be a strong monk like him, much to his frustration.
Holy Kingdom of Faerghus
[edit]The Holy Kingdom of Faerghus is part of the fictional continent of Fódlan in the video game, Fire Emblem: Three Houses, and its spinoff, Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes.
- King Lambert Egitte Blaiddyd (voiced by Patrick Seitz)
- He was the ruler of the Holy Kingdom of Faerghus who chose Anselma von Arundel (one of Emperor Ionius's consorts), who fled the Adrestian Empire with her brother Lord Volkhard and her daughter Princess Edelgard, to be his queen under the alias of "Lady Patricia" during the Insurrection of the Seven. Lambert eventually died during the ensuing slaughter after the Tragedy of Duscur. He was the father of Crown Prince Dimitri.
- Rufus Blaiddyd
- Originally granted the title of Grand Duke of Itha, he assumed the role of the regent of the Holy Kingdom of Faerghus as his nephew Dimitri was too young to inherit the throne after the death of his younger brother Lambert. It is mentioned that Rufus's temporary reign was jeopardized by rumors that he was complicit with the Tragedy of Duscur to claim the throne for himself as well as being a womanizer.
- Dimitri Alexandre Blaiddyd (voiced by Chris Hackney)
- Formerly the crown prince, he becomes the new king of the Holy Kingdom of Faerghus after the fall of the Garreg Mach Monastery. He provides Saint Seiros (aka Archbishop Rhea) and the remaining Knights of Seiros asylum as they do battle with his stepsister "Emperor" Edelgard and her empire for years, with Byleth Eisner eventually tipping the scale of the war decisively in favor of the Adrestian Empire, before Dimitri has been defeated in battle and then dies (ending varies). Dimitri is also the leader of the Blue Lions House at the Officers Academy, along with Princess Edelgard of the Black Eagles and Duke Claude of the Golden Deer.
Kingdom of Fanelia
[edit]The Kingdom of Fanelia is a nation within the alternate planet of Gaea in the Japanese anime series, The Vision of Escaflowne. It is inhabited by the Draconians, the mystical winged humanoid race in which are the descendants of the people of Atlantis.
- Van Slanzar de Fanel
- He is the prince and heir of the Kingdom of Fanelia who is half-Draconian on his mother Queen Varie's side. Following the passing of his father King Goau, Van is placed as a new king, despite being a teenager, and his older brother Folken Fanel is estranged to the Empire of Zaibach. He is also the pilot of Escaflowne, the legendary mecha which can transform into a flying dragon, as he makes a teamwork with Hitomi Kanzaki, the human girl whose home planet Earth is called the "Mystic Moon" by Gaea, and Allen Schezar, the gallant knight from the neighboring kingdom of Asturia. In the anime film Escaflowne, Van is a leader of the rebellious Dragon Clan while his brother Folken is a master of the Black Dragon Clan.
Fantastica/Fantasia
[edit]- The Childlike Empress, ruler of Fantastica in the novel The Neverending Story by Michael Ende (ruler of Fantasia in the film adaptation).
Kingdom of Far-Far Away
[edit]The Kingdom of Far-Far Away is featured in DreamWorks' Shrek franchise. It is a parody of Hollywood, California.
- King Harold (voiced by John Cleese) was the ruler of the Kingdom of Far-Far Away, the late father of Princess Fiona and the father-in-law of Shrek. He was originally a frog who just became a human king but was later changed back by the Fairy Godmother.
- Queen Lillian (voiced by Julie Andrews) is the widowed dowager of the Kingdom of Far-Far Away, mother of Princess Fiona and mother-in-law of Shrek, and also the leader of the pack of Princesses.
Faramore
[edit]Faramore is a central setting in the animated video game, Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore.
- King Rahklin (voiced by Brandon Acosta)[29]
- He was the kindhearted ruler whose kingdom of Faramore was under attack by Demon Lord Daimur and the traitorous Duke Nodelki of Amelog. In response, Rahklin and his daughter Arzette, along with his advisor Wogram and the "unlikely hero" Dail, sealed Daimur in the Book of Oakurin using the magic of the Jewel of Faramore. Rahklin then ordered the protection of the Jewel that was shattered into five shards to prevent Daimur's release. Ten years later, however, Nodelki recovers the shards and frees Daimur who grants him magic powers and exacts revenge on Faramore.
- Princess Arzette "Arzy" (voiced by Angel Haven Rey)[30]
- She is a warrior princess who has been called to defeat Demon Lord Daimur and his four minions. Wielding her sword and magic, her goal is to relight the Sacred Beacons and recover the Sacred Candles to clear away Daimur's dark fog while retrieving the five Jewel shards from his forces. After her father King Rahklin died during her quest, Arzette becomes the queen of Faramore for defeating Daimur and Duke Nodelki and decides to reform the monarchy into a democracy.
Faria
[edit]Faria is an archduchy featured in the White Knight Chronicles video game series.
- Archduke Dalam (voiced by Michael Ensign)
- He was the previous ruler of Faria who had been in a large conflict with the Kingdom of Balandor since its queen Floraine was killed supposedly by the Farian assassin (who was actually the evil Demian "Sarvain" Ledom of the Magi). But after the war, King Valtos of Balandor came to Dalam with his proposal of peace to be held during the 18th birthday of his daughter Princess Cisna for which he accepted. During the ball, however, Dalam sacrificed himself to save his daughter Princess Miu from a knife that Magi commander Belcitane threw at her. He died happily, knowing peace could come between two nations as he gave Miu a royal crest.
- Archduchess Miu (voiced by Natalie Lander)
- Formerly a princess, she becomes a new ruler of Faria after her father Dalam's tragic death. Her planned coronation to become an archduchess has been intervened by the Farian Civil War when she falls victim of assassination. She has been aided by dancer Kara who disguises herself as the male general Scardigne to escape to safety until she is found and rescued by Leonard and his team. With their help, Miu establishes peace in her lands. After finally becoming the reigning archduchess, she forms an alliance with the newly crowned Queen Cisna to attack the Magi (now the reborn Yshrenian Empire).
Fel Empire
[edit]The Fel Empire is a constitutional hereditary monarchy in the Star Wars franchise.
- Jagged Fel, the first Emperor of the Fel Empire and founder of the Fel dynasty.
- Fel II, Jagged Fel's son who succeeded him as the second Emperor.
- Roan Fel, the third Emperor who took control of the Fel Empire on Coruscant following the Sith–Imperial War; however, he was soon deposed by Darth Krayt, who founded his own Sith Empire.
- Marasiah Fel, Roan and Elliah's daughter who became the first Empress by the end of the Second Imperial Civil War. She was also a member of the Imperial Knights.
Ferelden
[edit]Ferelden is featured in the Dragon Age video game series, and the setting of the first game, Dragon Age: Origins. For hundreds of years, it has been ruled by members of the Theirin family.
- Calenhad Theirin, the Silver Knight, the first king of united Ferelden.
- Moira the Rebel Queen, who fought to reclaim the throne after the neighboring empire of Orlais conquered Ferelden in the Blessed Age.
- Maric, Moira's son, who became king in exile after his mother was killed during the rebellion and eventually reclaimed Ferelden's independence in the early years of the Dragon Age.
- Cailan, Maric's son, who became king following Maric's disappearance at sea.
- Anora, Cailan's wife, who ruled after his death at the beginning of the Fifth Blight. Her solo reign was overshadowed by her father Loghain's enforced regency.
Kingdom of Figaro
[edit]The Kingdom of Figaro is featured in the video game, Final Fantasy VI.
- King Edgar Roni Figaro
- He is the young, consummate womanizer who rules the Kingdom of Figaro. Flirtatious yet heroic, he claims allegiance to the cruel Empire of Gestahl but also provides support and aid secretly to the rebel group of Returners. His younger twin brother, Prince Sabin Rene Figaro, flees the royal court to hone his martial arts skills and is the first ally to former Gestahlian general Celes Chere. Edgar also helps Terra Branford make contact with the Returners when his kingdom is torched subsequently by Kefka Palazzo, the Empire's court mage, while reuniting with Sabin along the way.
Kingdom of Fiore
[edit]The Kingdom of Fiore is part of the fictional continent of Ishgar in the Japanese anime series, Fairy Tail.
- Toma E. Fiore is the former king of the Kingdom of Fiore who disguises himself as Mato, the pumpkin mascot of his kingdom's annual Grand Magic Games tournament. Following the battle with the Alvarez Empire, he relinquishes his position to his daughter Princess Hisui.
- Hisui E. Fiore, the former princess, becomes the reigning queen of the Kingdom of Fiore after her father's abdication following the war with the Alvarez Empire.
Fire Kingdom
[edit]The Fire Kingdom is a supporting state in the Adventure Time franchise.
- The Flame King (voiced by Keith David)
- He is a villainous former ruler of the Fire Kingdom who in the Season 3 episode "Incendium" is convinced by Finn Mertens's quest to let his evil daughter Flame Princess date Finn. He has attempted to exile Flame Princess to the Land of Ooo out of fear that she would one day usurp the throne, but he instead has to lock her up after Princess Bubblegum returns her. However, in the Season 5 episode "Earth & Water", Flame King has been overthrown by his daughter and Cinnamon Bun and in the Season 8 episode "Bun Bun" begins residing in the cave as the "king of chipmunks".
- Phoebe the Flame Princess (voiced by Jessica DiCicco)
- She is a naïve, short-tempered teenage princess of the Fire Kingdom as well as one of Finn's close friends (and ex-girlfriend). As an heir apparent, Flame Princess has been locked up in the giant lantern by her father Flame King since she was a toddler until Finn permits for a date. In the Season 5 episode "Frost & Fire", she destroys the Ice Kingdom and is saddened by the way Finn betrays her. She soon overthrows her evil father and becomes the Flame Queen as she installs a new government and outlaws lies of any kind.
Fire Nation
[edit]The Fire Nation is featured in the Avatar: The Last Airbender franchise. The ruler of the Fire Nation holds the title of "Fire Lord" and is the head of a royal family in which the Fire Lord's children are known as "princes" and "princesses".
- Sozin, the Fire Lord who started the Fire Nation's war against the other three nations.
- Azulon, the son and successor of Sozin.
- Ozai, the son of Azulon. He is the Fire Lord during most of the original animated television series, Avatar: The Last Airbender.
- Zuko, the son of Ozai, becomes Fire Lord after his father is defeated by Avatar Aang.
- Izumi, the daughter of Zuko. She appears in the fourth season of the sequel series, The Legend of Korra.
Firekeep
[edit]Firekeep is the volcano citadel containing the fiery powers in the 20th Century-Fox animated film, Fire and Ice.
- King Jarol (voiced by Leo Gordon)
- The wise and powerful ruler of Firekeep whose daughter Princess Teegra has been kidnapped by the subhuman troops sent by the evil Queen Juliana of Icepeak (see princess and dragon). He sends his son Prince Taro to Icepeak to bargain with Juliana's son Lord Nekron for Teegra's release. But Nekron uses his magic to kill Taro and his delegation, refusing to release Teegra. So in order to rescue the princess and destroy Icepeak, Darkwolf, the mysterious masked warrior, slays Nekron in which his dying agony explodes the glacier, prompting Jarol to unleash the volcano's lava that swiftly overcomes the glacier.
Firene
[edit]Firene is a benevolent kingdom in the fictional continent of Elyos in the video game, Fire Emblem Engage.
- Queen Ève (voiced by Megan Hollingshead)
- She is a kind ruler of Firene who wishes for a world without strife and conflict. When Firene is invaded by the Kingdom of Elusia, Ève's son, Crown Prince Alfred, leaves for Lythos to ask for assistance from Queen Lumera, only to ally with her adopted child Alear defending Lythos Castle. And Ève secretly gives her daughter, Princess Céline, a powerful Emblem Ring called the "Ring of the Caring Princess" to escape with it, knowing that Elusia is seeking it. But the Mage Dragon Zephia and her retainer General Nelucce hold Queen Ève hostage, interrogating her about the whereabouts of the Ring of the Caring Princess, which houses the Emblem spirit of Princess Celica of Zofia. After being rescued by Alear and their army, Ève allows Alfred and Céline to join them and wishes them luck. She also helps Alear in their quest to retrieve all twelve Emblem Rings.
Kingdom of Flanders-Wallonia
[edit]The Kingdom of Flanders-Wallonia is a Western European country in the Hearts of Iron IV game mod, Kaiserreich: Legacy of the Weltkrieg. It is a German puppet state that is deeply divided between the Flemish and Walloon populations.
- King Adalbert I is the third son of Kaiser Wilhelm II and the ruler of Flanders-Wallonia as he commands the Belgian army that are among the first to engage with the German armies during the Weltkrieg.[31]
Florin
[edit]Florin is the main setting of The Princess Bride by William Goldman. Its royal family appears more in the novel than in its film adaptation.
- King Lotharon, the elderly monarch, is declared to be terminally ill near the beginning of the book.
- Queen Bella, the king's second wife, is the most beloved person in the kingdom and has an excellent relationship with her stepson.
- Prince Humperdinck, heir to the throne, has to get married and wants the most beautiful woman in the world for his wife. He is crowned king after his father's death, although this turns out to be a dream sequence; the king is actually still alive during the entire story.
Floravia
[edit]- Princess Amelia (voiced by Erica Lindbeck), the look-alike of Barbie, is crowned to be a reigning queen of the European kingdom of Floravia in the animated film, Barbie: Princess Adventure.
Flower Kingdom
[edit]The Flower Kingdom is a neighboring land to the Mushroom Kingdom featured in the video game, Super Mario Bros. Wonder.
- Prince Florian
- He is the caterpillar-like prince who rules the Flower Kingdom. His kingdom's powerful treasure, the Wonder Flower, is seized by Bowser, the evil king of the Koopas, using its power to merge with Florian's castle and imprisoning his citizens. The two Italian-American brothers, Mario and Luigi, along with Princess Peach and Princess Daisy and an entourage of Toads and Yoshis, volunteer to help Florian defeat Bowser and restore order to his land by freeing the captured Poplins and collecting the Wonder Seeds. The team also has to collect six Royal Seeds in order to destroy each Cloud Piranha and grant access to the powerful Castle Bowser.
Flutterfield
[edit]Flutterfield is a small Spanish-based butterfly fairy kingdom on an island, cut off from mainland Fairytopia, in the animated film, Barbie: Mariposa, and its sequel, Barbie: Mariposa & the Fairy Princess.
- Queen Marabella (voiced by Jane Barr)
- The rightful ruler of Flutterfield whose magical glimmering lights protect her kingdom from the fairy-hunting creatures called the Skeezites, but she was poisoned by her evil servant Henna, causing her lights to dim gradually. Her son, Prince Carlos, is initially being hunted down by the guards to be locked in prison for "his own protection". Marabella is soon revived by Mariposa and her allies, Willa, Rayna and Rayla, with the antidote to the Ilios poison.
Kingdom of Foundation
[edit]The Kingdom of Foundation is an antagonistic nation featured in the Japanese anime film, Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Freedom.
- Aura Maha Khyber was an overarching queen of the Kingdom of Foundation and the captain of the BCI-183 Gullveig battleship, which served as her kingdom's flagship. She was killed in action as her personal guards, the Black Knight Squad, were defeated by Shinn Asuka and Hilda Haken.
Freezenburg
[edit]Freezenburg is a Scandinavian kingdom featured in the Disney Junior animated series, Sofia the First.
- King Henrik (voiced by Mick Wingert)
- He is the ruler of Freezenburg who sends out his royal gardener to find a flower that could help grow in his kingdom's wintery climate to brighten up the lives of his subjects. Then, the gardener comes back with such a flower called "Snowdrop" (later renamed "Nettledrop"), and Henrik is so delighted that he has more Snowdrops planted all over Freezenburg and holds the annual Winter Flower Festival to celebrate the planting. His younger daughter, Princess Hildegard, attends Royal Prep and befriends Princess Sofia of Enchancia and Olaf the talking snowman.
Kingdom of Frelia
[edit]The Kingdom of Frelia is part of the fictional continent of Magvel in the video game, Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones.
- King Hayden is a venerable sage king of Frelia and the father of Prince Innes and Princess Tana. He provides support for the royal twins of Renais, Prince Ephraim and Princess Eirika, both in supplies and in troops during the War of the Stones.
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[edit]Kingdom of Gabala
[edit]Gabala is a small kingdom, once ruling over a vast empire, in the novel Knights of Dark Renown by David Gemmell.
- King Ahak was determined to restore the former power of Gabala, and he reforge the empire.
- General Kar-schen was a clever and skilled commander of the army of Gabala, and he became the next ruler after Ahak's death.
Gaipajama
[edit]- The unnamed Maharaja is a ruler of the fictional Indian country of Gaipajama in the fourth volume of the Tintin comics. His son, the Crown Prince of Gaipajama, has been kidnapped by the fakir after Tintin discovers the drug smugglers' hideout. The Maharaja and the Crown Prince also appear in the fifth volume.
Galactic Empire
[edit]Multiple fictional works are set in the Galactic Empire.
Novels by Isaac Asimov
[edit]- Emperor Frankeen I, the first monarch of the Galactic Empire.
- Emperor Loris VI
- Emperor Aburanis, who introduces the "Law Codes of Aburanis".
- Emperor Kandar V
- Emperor Agis VI, followed by the Entun dynasty ca. 11,830 GE.
- Emperor Manowell, also known as the "Bloody Emperor".
- Emperor Stannel VI, the father of Cleon I.
- Emperor Cleon I, the last emperor of the Entun dynasty.
- Emperor Agis XIV, the third cousin of Cleon I.
- Emperor Daluben IV, who reigns during the time of the Seldon Trial.
- Emperor Stannel VII, who died in 104 FE.
- Emperor Ammenetic the Great, mentioned in Foundation and Empire.
- Emperor Cleon II, the last strong emperor of the Galactic Empire.
- Emperor Dagobert VIII, the final monarch of the Galactic Empire.
- Emperor Dagobert IX, the last emperor who flees the Great Sack of Trantor in 260 FE.
Star Wars
[edit]- Emperor Palpatine (portrayed by Ian McDiarmid), the ruler of the Galactic Empire in the Star Wars franchise.
Kingdom of Galea
[edit]The Kingdom of Galea is featured in The Sword of Truth novel series by Terry Goodkind and its television series adaptation, Legend of the Seeker. It is ruled by the Amnell royal family.
- Wyborn and Bernadine Amnell
- Their marriage was one to symbolize the joining together of their two lands into what is known as the Kingdom of Galea. They, however, were not happy in their marriage. Though they had a mutual respect and saw it as their duty as the king and queen to strengthen their land. Together they had two children, Princess Cyrilla and Prince Harold, but Queen Bernadine would eventually fall in love with another man. And King Wyborn was taken as a mate to the Mother Confessor, with whom he yielded his stepdaughter Kahlan Amnell.
- Cyrilla Amnell
- Formerly a princess, she became the new queen of the Kingdom of Galea after her parents' passing. Her brother Harold Amnell served as a general over the Galean armies, and she was holding a festival held in her palace. She had only been a queen for a short time, and during the war she was beheaded after having sex with the men of Emperor Jagang of Imperial Order. Very soon after, Jagang's men use Cyrilla's severed head as a ball to play a brutal game of Ja'La dh Jin (translate Game of Life).
Principality of Gallia
[edit]The Principality of Gallia is part of the fictional continent of Europa in the Valkyria Chronicles video game series. It is ruled by the archduke or archduchess and largely based on the Low Countries.
- Marquis Maurits von Borge (voiced by Dwight Schultz)
- He was the viceroy and the prime minister of the Principality of Gallia who was appointed as a regent against the claim to the throne of young Princess Cordelia; Borge took the opportunity to dethrone the previous Archduke of Gallia after leading secretly a rebellious group of nobles. He proclaimed that Cordelia was much too young and less experienced in politics and manipulated the events behind the scenes. He even attempted to manipulate the course of the war with both the Federation and the Empire using his influence. He was eventually killed at the hands of Prince Maximilian of the Empire.
- Cordelia gi Randgriz (voiced by Kate Higgins)
- In the first game Valkyria Chronicles, she is the former crown princess of the Principality of Gallia who ascends the throne after her parents' deaths, as a scion of the House of Randgriz, although she has not been formally crowned due to her young age. She had her Viceroy Borge acting as a true ruler of Gallia. However, as a rightful heiress, she began to change her demeanor after a kidnapping attempt and then became more self-confident as a leader. Cordelia later becomes the archduchess of Gallia in the sequel Valkyria Chronicles II but has been taken captive by the generalissimo, Count Gilbert Gassenarl, after being forced to fight in a civil war against the Gallian Revolutionary Army. However, she is saved by the Army and then leads personally the navy to win their final battle against Gilbert's son, Baldren Gassenarl. And after his defeat, Archduchess Cordelia has the remaining rebel surrender.
Sultanate of Gallopolis
[edit]The Sultanate of Gallopolis is a kingdom and city on the sands of southeastern Erdrea in the video game, Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age.
- The Sultan of Gallopolis (voiced by James Goode) grew up ruling the desert city and spoiled his son and heir, Prince Faris, with his guards. Upon hearing the word of the monstrous Slayer of the Sands, he sends Faris in right away to deal with the problem. But after the Slayer of the Sands is defeated, the Sultan bears witness to his son's cowardice. He also has the annual horse racing competition, to which Faris replaces himself with his doppelgänger, the Luminary, who can ride a horse but is acquainted by Sylvando, the traveling showman of Gallopolis's circus.
Kingdom of Gallowmere
[edit]The Kingdom of Gallowmere is a medieval island country in the MediEvil video game series and its comic adaptation, MediEvil: Fate's Arrow.
- King Peregrin
- He was the last monarch of the Kingdom of Gallowmere who ascended the throne when he was a teenager after his father, the previous King, choked to death on a piece of undercooked turnip. Under his reign, Peregrin prospered his kingdom for fifty years until a famine forced him to hire a new court magician, the evil sorcerer Zarok. However, Zarok plotted to overthrow the king and take over Gallowmere with his army of zombies and demons, sparking the Battle of Gallowmere. Although Peregrin won the battle, his champion Sir Daniel Fortesque was struck down by an arrow, thus making him the first to fall in the battle. Soon after Daniel was buried, King Peregrin declared him the "Hero the Gallowmere" not too long before he died. A hundred years later, Peregrin's ghost aids the resurrected Daniel in a quest to defeat Zarok who now casts a spell over the kingdom to plunge it into eternal night and steal the souls of the living.
Galra Empire
[edit]The Galra Empire is featured in the Japanese animated series, Beast King Go-Lion, and its American adaptation, Voltron.
- Emperor Zarkon (in Japanese known as Emperor Daibazaal)
- He was a ruthless and powerful sovereign of the Galra Empire, ruler of Daibazaal and formerly the Black Paladin of Voltron. He recovered all five Lions and wanted one for himself. Eventually, Zarkon has been killed by his son Lotor after 10,000 years of ruling his empire.
- Prince Lotor (in Japanese known as Prince Imperial Sincline)
- He was the heir to the throne of the Galra Empire who became its crowned emperor after his father's death. As an antihero, Lotor would join with the Voltron Force after his father Zarkon banished him from his empire. He later killed his father to ascend the throne as the "Blood Emperor" but has ultimately been defeated by Voltron and abandoned to die in the Quintessence, comprising the barrier between realities.
Gardania
[edit]Gardania is a European kingdom in the animated film, Barbie: Princess Charm School.
- Queen Isabella and King Reginald
- The previous rulers of Gardania. They were killed in a car accident planned by Dame Devin, the evil teacher at Princess Charm School who wants to rule their kingdom, when their daughter Sophia was a baby, leaving her an orphan.
- Princess Sophia/Blair Willows
- The lost princess of Gardania. She was raised under the name "Blair Willows" after a woman found her on the doorstep of her apartment. She later goes to Princess Charm School and through a portrait she sees and a fight against Dame Devin. Blair and her close friends Princess Isla and Princess Hadley discover she is, in fact, Princess Sophia. Following the defeat of Dame Devin, Sophia becomes a new and rightful ruler of Gardania.
Garlean Empire
[edit]The Garlean Empire is featured in the video game, Final Fantasy XIV.
- Emet-Selch was the founder and the first emperor of the Garlean Empire under the alias of Solus zos Galvus.
- Varis zos Galvus succeeds his grandfather Emet-Selch as the new emperor of the Garlean Empire.
Kingdom of Gazth-Sonika
[edit]The Gazth-Sonika Korslan Kingdom (also known as the Kingdom of Gazth-Sonika) is a war-torn country in the anime series, Madlax.
- King Cawthran Korslan IV is a ruler of the Kingdom of Gazth-Sonika and the leader of the Royal Army, his nation's main armed forces. His cousin, Jaham Korslan, is murdered and the Royal Army mistakenly accuses Madlax and Vanessa Rene who are attempting to publish data files of the involvement of Enfant, the worldwide criminal organization, in the civil war.
Gelfland
[edit]Gelfland is a modern kingdom featured in the direct-to-video film, The Prince and the Surfer, an updated adaptation of Mark Twain's classic novel The Prince and the Pauper.
- Queen Albertina (portrayed by Jennifer O'Neill)
- The queen regnant of Gelfland who sends her son Prince Edward to the United States, seeking for a trade treaty. There, Edward switches places with a Southern California surfer and skateboarder, Cash Canty, who wants to escape his boring life and be rich. During their switch, however, the evil, suspicious Minister Kratski plots to undermine Albertina's efforts and convert Gelfland into "Golfland". In the end, Edward and Cash reunite and save Gelfland.
Genovia
[edit]Genovia is featured in the book The Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot and its film adaptations.
- King Rupert Renaldi
- Queen Clarisse Renaldi
- Prince Philippe Renaldi (pretender)
- Queen Mia Thermopolis Renaldi
Genua
[edit]Genua is featured in the Discworld series of novels by Terry Pratchett.
- Tacticus, who conquered a vast empire for his native Ankh-Morpork, was installed as King of Genua after the extinction of the old royal bloodline due to interbreeding (its last King having tried to continue it with himself) as the rulers of Ankh-Morpork wished to dispose of him in a respectful manner. Upon becoming King, Tacticus attacked Ankh-Morpork, which he identified as the greatest threat to Genua, bringing about the end of its empire. Tacticus has been dead for two-thousand years prior to the start of the series.
- Baron Saturday, appearing in Witches Abroad, had been murdered prior to the events of the novel by Lady Lilith de Tempscire, a fairy godmother obsessed with narrative magic. He spends his afterlife as a zombie in the service of Mrs. Erzulie Gogol, a voodoo witch and his former lover. He is analogous with Baron Samedi.
- Ella Saturday becomes the Duchess of Genua in Witches Abroad. Also known as Emberella, she is the Discworld's version of Cinderella, with Lily having planned for her to marry the Duc, a frog-prince.
Germa Kingdom
[edit]The Germa Kingdom (also known as the Kingdom of Science) is a seafaring kingdom in the Japanese anime series, One Piece. It is ruled by the Vinsmoke family.
- Vinsmoke Judge
- He is the widowed king of the Germa Kingdom and the supreme commander of the military branch, the Germa 66, whose wife, Queen Sora, had died sometime during the childhood of their son the former prince Sanji. As a skilled scientist, he is also the former member of MADS where he was a research partner for the leading scientist, Dr. Vegapunk. Although initially fighting over Sanji for his hatred, King Judge and the rest of his children Princess Reiju and Princes Ichiji, Niji and Yonji become allies of both the Straw Hat Pirates and the Fire Tank Pirates after realizing Charlotte Lilin of the Big Mom Pirates deceives and intends to assassinate them.
Germania
[edit]Germania is an antagonistic powerful military country in the Japanese anime series, Izetta: The Last Witch. It is based on Nazi Germany.
- Kaiser Otto
- Otto is a whimsical and megalomanic Emperor of Germania who believes that witches exist, unlike most of his peers, since the actual existence of the Weisse Hexe of Eylstadt was substantiated. He intends to use the witches' powers in his bid for world conquest, even letting his nation to invade the Duchy of Eylstadt. He is loosely based on Adolf Hitler and Wilhelm II.
Kingdom of Germanicus
[edit]The Kingdom of Germanicus is a post-Armageddon sovereign state in Central Europe in the Japanese light novel series, Trinity Blood, by Sunao Yoshida.
- King Ludwig II, also known the Tyrant King, is a ruler of the Kingdom of Germanicus, the first cousin of Esther Blanchett, and the nephew of the late Queen Bridget II of Albion. He is named after the eccentric king of Bavaria.
Gerolstein
[edit]Gerolstein is a fictional grand duchy in the comic opera, La Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein.
- The Grand Duchess of Gerolstein
- She is a titular character who is the spoiled but charming young tyrant of Gerolstein and whose tutor and court chamberlain, Baron Puck, brings her up to have her own way. Owing to her being in an unhappy state of mind over the affair, Puck generates a war to amuse her. Although she is betrothed to the foppish Prince Paul, the Grand Duchess falls desperately in love with soldier Fritz but discovers that he has already been engaged to marry Wanda, leading her to conspire to assassinate him upon his return from the wedding ceremony. However, the Duchess becomes philosophic and decides to give up on Fritz and marry Prince Paul after all, learning that she cannot always get her way.
Gestahlian Empire
[edit]The Gestahlian Empire is a cruel militaristic nation in the video game, Final Fantasy VI.
- Emperor Gestahl is the ruler of the Gestahlian Empire who has discovered the lost secrets of magic and oversees the development of Magitek that fuels his empire's engine of world conquest. But in the end, Kefka Palazzo, who had served the empire as Court Mage, betrays and kills Gestahl to take the power for himself.
Gilneas
[edit]Gilneas is one of the seven human kingdoms in the Warcraft video game series. It is ruled by the Greymane family.
- Genn Greymane (voiced by Cameron Folmar), the former king of Gilneas and one of the original founders of the Alliance of Lordaeron who transforms into a werewolf-like Worgen following the loss of his kingdom and his son and heir, Prince Liam Greymane.[32]
- Tess Greymane (voiced by Elle Newlands), formerly the heir to the throne following her brother Liam's death, becomes the queen of Gilneas after its reclamation and her father Genn's abdication.
Gittish Empire
[edit]The Gittish Empire is an organization of bloodthirsty people in the video game, Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies.
- King Godwyn (also known in Japanese as Dark Emperor Ganasadai) was an evil leader who created the Gittish Empire after assassinating his father King Godfrey of the House of Gitt. In the battle with the angelic Celestrian Hero, Godwyn was slain by the Hero's mentor Aquila who had sacrificed himself.
Glaive Empire
[edit]- Dark Lord is the ruler of the Glaive Empire who seeks to gain eternal power from touching the Tree of Mana, in the video game Final Fantasy Adventure.
Gleeba
[edit]Gleeba is a desert kingdom featured in the video game, Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies.
- Queen Voluptua is a 19th monarch of Gleeba, succeeding her late father King Aqueus. A beautiful and vain desert queen, she cares about nothing other than herself, and therefore boasts her prized possession; her private bathing chambers on the second floor of the Mirage Mahal, leaving her kingdom to be on a water shortage. Voluptua also has her pet lizard she calls Dracky-Woo.
Kingdom of Glenbrook
[edit]The Kingdom of Glenbrook is part of the fictional continent of Norzelia in the video game, Triangle Strategy.
- King Regna Glenbrook (voiced by Daniel Riordan)
- He was the powerful ruler of the Kingdom of Glenbrook during the Saltiron War, a conflict between his kingdom, the Grand Duchy of Aesfrost and the Holy State of Hyzante. Regna was contacted and asked by Archduke Zigmunt Aesfrost for an alliance with him, regarding passage into Hyzante respond to its monopoly over salt. He agreed to allow Zigmunt's army to pass through his land, for in which case both Glenbrook and Aesfrost must maintain joint control over the source once they conquer Hyzante. As the Aesfrosti army marched on Hyzante, however, Symon Wolffort, one of Glenbrook's warriors sought out by the hierophant, drove their forces back. After meeting in secret with Symon, Regna agreed with him to withdraw themselves from the war and demanded Aesfrost and Hyzante to do the same, leading them to cease their fighting. He then split the Wolffort clan into three noble houses, House Wolffort, House Telliore and House Falkes.
- Prince Roland Glenbrook (voiced by Alan Lee)
- He becomes a sole surviving heir to the throne when Archduke Zigmunt's son, Gustadolph, invades the Kingdom of Glenbrook, killing his father Regna and older brother Prince Frani and capturing his younger sister Princess Cordelia in response to the assassination of Gustadolph's cousin Dragan in the Grand Norzelian Mine. Soon after his escape with House Wolffort, Roland has been handed over by his childhood friend and Symon's son, Serenoa Wolffort, to Gustadolph in order to bring all of his kingdom to heel. But Roland is freed shortly after through Cordelia's grace and returns to House Wolffort to drive Aesfrost from Glenbrook. He goes about trying to rebuild his kingdom along with Serenoa, Gustadolph's half-sister Princess Frederica, and bannerman Benedict Pascal. However, he is met with the cruel reality of being the new king as he executes all of his nobles for misappropriating reconstruction funds.
Glome
[edit]- Trom, the king of Glome in the novel, Till We Have Faces by C. S. Lewis.
Goblin Empire
[edit]The Goblin Empire is featured in the Fleetway Publications comic series, Sonic the Comic.
- Goblin King Roubal
- He is a powerful ruler whose Goblin Empire invades the Nameless Zone as he builds a castle next to the village of foxes and has the three Enchanter Kings and Errol Blackthorn over to negotiate. During their discussion, it is revealed that Roubal and the kings make a deal: the goblins will no longer attack the Nameless Zone as long as the Enchanter Kings perform an annual ceremony in which they promise to obey the Goblin Empire. If the kings refuse, Roubal will have his nation to go to war and wipe out the denizens of the Nameless Zone. But as the kings grudgingly agree, Tails and Errol's sister, Morain, break into the Goblin Castle and rescue them. When the goblin warriors nearly overwhelm Tails and Morain, the Enchanter Kings demand that King Roubal shall allow all the heroes to leave safely, which he does.
Golden Empire
[edit]The Golden Empire was a unified elven state in the Netflix series, The Witcher: Blood Origin.
- Empress Merwyn (portrayed by Mirren Mack), formerly the princess of Xin'trea, becomes a ruler of the Golden Empire after the coup of hers, Eredin Bréacc Glas and Balor against Xin'trea and the two rival kingdoms, Darwen and Pryshia.
Gondor
[edit]- Isildur was a previous king of Gondor in the novel The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien.
- Aragorn, descendant of Isildur, becomes King Elessar of Gondor.
Goodereste
[edit]Goodereste is a kingdom of humankind featured in the Japanese anime series, Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle.
- Aurora Nem Lis Goodereste
- She is the queen of Goodereste whose daughter Princess Syalis is kidnapped by the evil Demon King Twilight, the lord of the demon castle, sparking the war between humans and demons. Worrying about her daughter going missing, Queen Nemlis and her people entrust Dawner, the hero of the kingdom and Syalis's childhood friend and fiancé, with the task of rescuing the princess from the demon castle (see princess and dragon). But in her four-year slumber while imprisoned, Princess Syalis does not remember who Dawner is.
Kingdom of Gotha
[edit]The Kingdom of Gotha is featured in the video game, Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride, and its animated film adaptation, Dragon Quest: Your Story.
- Pankraz Gotha
- He was formerly the king of Gotha but left his homeland to search for his missing wife Madalena the prelate and for the Legendary Hero. He set out with his 6-year-old son Prince Luca on a long journey and met up with his old friend the servant Sancho. But in the end, while trying to protect Luca and the kidnapped prince Harry of Coburg, King Pankraz was killed by the evil bishop Ladja of the Order of Zugzwang, a cult that worships their grandmaster Nimzo.
- Luca Gotha (The Hero)
- He has been enslaved along with Prince Harry after his father Pankraz's tragic death, being forced to build a giant temple for the Order of Zugzwang where they remain for 10 years. At the age of 16, Prince Luca escapes the slavery and decides to strike back against the Order by finding with his travelling party the new Legendary Hero. And after his marriage, he returns to his homeland of Gotha where he is made a new king. But his wife, who has just given birth to their two children, is kidnapped by monsters, leading him and his wife to be turned into stones. Eight years later, King Luca is found and revived by his two children and later discovers that his son Alus Gotha is the Legendary Hero himself. He is also informed that his mother Madalena remains in the dark world of Nadiria. But upon reaching Mount Zugzwang, Mada is killed by Nimzo, leaving Luca and his party to confront and destroy him.
Grado Empire
[edit]The Grado Empire is part of the fictional continent of Magvel in the video game, Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones.
- Emperor Vigarde was a "silent emperor", a stalwart monarch of the Grado Empire. Although he was a peaceful man adored by his people, his empire unexpectedly launched an invasion against its ally, the Kingdom of Renais, ultimately slaying King Fado. Vigarde had died of illness but was resurrected with dark magic related to the Dark Stone, one of the two halves of the Fire Emblem split by Vigarde's son Prince Lyon. It is revealed that Lyon has taken the order of the Demon King Fomortiis to destroy the Sacred Stone of Grado and declare the invasion against all other nations in Magvel, eventually sparking the War of the Stones.
Gran Chaos Empire
[edit]The Gran Chaos Empire is featured in the Japanese light novel series, How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom.
- Maria Euphoria
- Better known as the Saint, Maria is the empress of the Gran Chaos Empire. She is the idealistic opposite to Kazuya Souma, king of Elfrieden, having held up the Declaration of Mankind's Common Front Against the Demon Race, or simply, the Mankind Declaration. After the One Week War and the annexation of the Principality of Amidonia, Empress Maria and King Kazuya forge a secret alliance in order to prepare for a full-on war with the Demon Lord's Domain. Maria is the older sister of Princess Jeanne Euphoria.
Grand Cathay
[edit]Grand Cathay is a populous empire of men ruled by a family of immortal Cathayan Dragons in the miniature wargame, Warhammer.
- Xen Yang, known as the Dragon Emperor, is the immortal Cathayan Dragon who is the ultimate ruler of Grand Cathay and the father of all the Cathayan Dragons and rules over the Celestial Empire's various administrative divisions.
Duchy of Grand Fenwick
[edit]The Duchy of Grand Fenwick is a tiny alpine nation in The Mouse That Roared novel series by Leonard Wibberley and its film adaptations. Its name is taken from Sir Roger Fenwick, the English knight who settled and founded there in 1370.
- Duchess Gloriana XII (portrayed by Peter Sellers)
- She is a ruler of the Duchy of Grand Fenwick who has started reigning at her young age (in the manner of young Queen Elizabeth II and Princess Grace Kelly) and whose prime minister, Count Rupert Mountjoy, plans to save her country's economy by declaring war on the United States of America after its company in California throws a copycat product on the market over the duchy's trademark, Pinot Grand Fenwick wine, leading the statelet to be threatened by bankruptcy. She lists her terms, with the world at her country's mercy, that all nuclear weapons must go through an inspection by impartial scientists. During the triumphant outcome of the war, Gloriana marries Field Marshal Tully Bascomb until he eventually dies for some time in The Mouse that Saved the West. In the film adaptation, Duchess Gloriana was portrayed as a parody of Queen Victoria who wears mourning for her "missing" consort Prince Louis of Bosnia-Herzegovina, thinks that the current U.S. president is Calvin Coolidge and owns the only motorcar in her land, the 1920s hand-cranked model. She is later succeeded by the new ruler, Duchess Gloriana XIII, in the sequel The Mouse on the Moon.
Kingdom of Grandshelt
[edit]- The King of Grandshelt, the monarch who is the liege of the royal guard (otherwise known generally as the "Knights of Grandshelt"), including Rain and Lasswell, in the video game Final Fantasy Brave Exvius.
Grannvale Empire
[edit]The Grannvale Empire (formerly the Kingdom of Grannvale) is one of the eight countries divided by the Twelve Crusaders in the Fire Emblem video games, Genealogy of the Holy War and Thracia 776.
- Saint Heim
- He was the leader of the Twelve Crusaders who became the founder and the first king of Grannvale following the downfall of the tyrannical Loptrian Empire. He was also the original wielder of the holy power of Naga, the Divine Dragon leader. Six other Crusaders, Baldr the Holy Knight, Saint Bragi, Ullr the Bowmaster, Fjalar the Mage Fighter, Thrud the Mage Knight, and Nál the Axe Fighter, were the founders of six duchies within the kingdom: Chalphy, Edda, Yngvi, Velthomer, Friege and Dozel respectively.
- King Azmur
- He was the final monarch of the Kingdom of Grannvale, and the head of the royal House of Belhalla, at the time of the Grannvalian war with the Kingdom of Isaac. His son and heir, Crown Prince Kurth, was assassinated by Duke Lombard of Dozel, who blamed Duke Byron of Chalphy and his son Lord Sigurd for the crime. Thus, a short while into his illness, the dying Azmur entrusted Duke Arvis of Velthomer to become the king of Grannvale via marriage to his long-lost granddaughter Princess Deirdre, not realizing they were actually half-siblings and Deirdre was already married to Sigurd.
- Emperor Arvis
- He is formerly the duke of House Velthomer who succeeds Azmur as Grannvale's next king in accordance with Azmur's wish. He marries Princess Deirdre, with whom he has twins Prince Julius and Princess Julia, and eventually recognizes Grannvale into an empire, restyling himself as an emperor and rising to power in a time of turmoil in both the Grannvale Empire and the continent of Judgral as a whole. Arvis is then overthrown by his son Julius who turns the empire into a tyrannical regime, until his rule is ended by Deirdre and Sigurd's son, Prince Seliph, and his liberation army.
Duchy of Gransys
[edit]The Duchy of Gransys is a main setting of the video game, Dragon's Dogma.
- Edmun Dragonsbane (aka the Wyrmking)
- He was the ageless duke who ruled the Duchy of Gransys for many years after conquering an evil dragon, Grigori. In actuality, he had not slain the dragon but had accepted its bargain and sacrificed his beloved in exchange for power sufficient to sate any desire. He and his subjects, even the Arisen, then lost their immortality upon defeating the Dragon. Edmun had several wives, including Lady Aelinor of Meloire,[33] although he had no heir and none of his family was known to be alive. Duke Edmun's false claim to have killed the Dragon is obviously inspired by that of King Casiodorus's in the film Dragonslayer.
Graustark
[edit]Graustark is a fictional Eastern European principality in the series of Ruritanian romance novels by George Barr McCutcheon and its film adaptations.
- Prince Ganlook, the previous ruler of Graustark who was killed in a war with the neighboring nation of Axphain in the 1870s.
- Princess Yetive, Ganlook's daughter who became a new ruler of Graustark. She was to be a fiancée to Prince Lorenz of Axphain in exchange for payment terms but later married an American man named Grenfall Lorry after Lorenz's death.
- Prince Robin, a young prince who was left to rule Graustark after his parents Yetive and Grenfall were killed in a railway accident near Brussels. As an adult, Robin was married to Crown Princess Bevra of Dawsbergen.
- Gregory, the illegitimate son of Prince Hedrik of Axphain inherits the throne as he restores the monarchy in Graustark after his exiled brother Prince Hubert was assassinated in the aftermath following World War I.
Dukedom of Greenvale
[edit]The Dukedom of Greenvale is a main setting in the Overlord video game spin-off, Overlord: Dark Legend. It is ruled by the Gromgard family.
- Duke Gromgard
- He is the former ruler of the Dukedom of Greenville, and the father of Lords Gromgard and Grenville and Lady Gerda, who is once mighty but has disgraced his country for his misadventure to acquire some of his lost assets. He returns from his quest empty-handed and finds that his wife Duchess Gromgard had run off with a strong, rich nobleman from another country, leaving him and his castle to fall into disrepair. His older brother Baron Gromgard (aka the Black Baron) was a previous ruler of Greenvale who was speculated that he was the "first" Overlord.
Gristonne
[edit]Gristonne is a neighboring kingdom to Aytolis in the video game, Fire Emblem Warriors.
- King Oskar of Gristonne (voiced by D. C. Douglas)
- He was a villainous sole ruler of Gristonne who sought to resurrect the Chaos Dragon, Velezark, that has been sealed away by the legendary Shield of Flames. But his son Prince Darios has reluctantly taken the Shield of Flames, leaving Velezark to possess his body. As Oskar intends to sacrifice Queen Yelena of Aytolis to revive Velezark, Darios pierces him with his Risyl sword, instead using his royal blood to revive the dragon and freeing himself from possession.
Grünewald
[edit]Grünewald is a tiny country within present-day Germany in the novel Prince Otto: A Romance by Robert Louis Stevenson.
- Prince Otto Johann Friedrich
- He is the prince who rules Grünewald and, upon learning from his people of his ineffectual ability to reign, seeks to better himself and prevent his country from revolution and war. Otto also enters the neighboring country of Gerolstein where he takes shelter for the night under his assumed disguise with farm-owner Killian Gottesheim and his daughter Ottilia and revolutionary Fritz. His unfaithful wife Princess Amalina Seraphina initially plots with Baron Heinrich von Gondremark, the prime minister of Grünewald, to usurp him before she later distrusts the baron and recalls her love for Otto.
Kingdom of Guardia
[edit]The Kingdom of Guardia is a main setting of the video game, Chrono Trigger.
- King Guardia XXI
- He was the 21st monarch of the Kingdom of Guardia during the Middle Ages. His wife, Queen Leene, and right-hand man, the Chancellor, have been kidnapped by the monstrous fiend called Yakra, who planned to cause chaos in his kingdom. The King participated the war between the humans and the fiends but has been injured in battle and was brought back to his castle to heal. Soon after his recovery, the King was asked by Crono and his allies, who travel through time and space, that he safeguards the powerful Rainbow Shell for future generations, so he agreed and had the shell kept as a royal heirloom.
- King Guardia XXXIII
- He is the 33rd monarch of the Kingdom of Guardia in the Present whose wife, Queen Aliza, had died of illness shortly after giving birth to their daughter Princess Nadia, who bears a striking resemblance to their ancestor Queen Leene. After Aliza's death, King Guardia has a stricter personality, which Nadia strongly dislikes as she wants to explore the lands under her alias "Marle". With her gone, the King becomes very distressed, not knowing that his daughter is time-traveling with Crono and Lucca and has been put on trial and nearly executed by Yakra XIII, the descendant of the original Yakra.
Gwynedd
[edit]Gwynedd is one of the Eleven Kingdoms, ruled by the House of Haldane, in the series of Deryni novels by Katherine Kurtz. It is based on the ancient Welsh kingdom of the same name.
- Augarin Alexander Haldane, 1st king of Gwynedd who reigned from 645 to 673.
- Aidan Alexander Haldane, 2nd king of Gwynedd, reigned 673 to 698.
- Llarik Broccan Haldane, 3rd king of Gwynedd, reigned 698 to 719.
- Ryons Gospatric Haldane, 4th king of Gwynedd, reigned 719 to 736.
- Bearand Llarik Donal Haldane, 5th king of Gwynedd, reigned 736 to 794.
- Ifor Augarin Niall Haldane, 6th king of Gwynedd who reigned from 794 until 822 during the Festillic Coup.
- Cinhil Donal Ifor Haldane, 12th king of Gwynedd who was the first of the Haldanes since the Festillic Coup, reigned 904 to 917.
- Alroy Bearand Brion Haldane, 13th king of Gwynedd, reigned 917 to 921.
- Javan Jashan Urien Haldane, 14th king of Gwynedd, reigned 921 to 922.
- Rhys Michael Alister Haldane, 15th king of Gwynedd, reigned 922 to 928.
- Owain Javan Cinhil Haldane, 16th king of Gwynedd, reigned 928 to 948.
- Uthyr Michael Richard Haldane, 17th king of Gwynedd, reigned 948 to 980.
- Nygel Rhys Owain Haldane, 18th king of Gwynedd, reigned 980 to 983.
- Jasher Owain Cinhil Haldane, 19th king of Gwynedd, reigned 983 to 985.
- Cluim Michael Reginaud Haldane, 20th king of Gwynedd, reigned 985 to 994.
- Urien Owain Rhys Michael Haldane, 21st king of Gwynedd, reigned 994 to 1025.
- Cinhil Aymeric Nygel Haldane, 22nd king of Gwynedd who shortly reigned in 1025.
- Malcolm Congal Aidan Julian Haldane, 23rd king of Gwynedd, reigned 1025 to 1074.
- Donal Blaine Aidan Cinhil Haldane, 24th king of Gwynedd, reigned 1074 to 1095.
- Brion Donal Cinhil Urien Haldane, 25th king of Gwynedd, reigned 1095 to 1120.
- Kelson Cinhil Anthony Haldane, former crown prince and 26th king of Gwynedd who currently reigns since 1120.
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[edit]Hagsgate
[edit]Hagsgate is a dreary town featured in the fantasy novel The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle and the animated film adaptation by Rankin/Bass.
- King Haggard (voiced by Christopher Lee)
- He was a miserable and cruel monarch who claimed the town of Hagsgates his kingdom. His loneliness and misery were only alleviated by the sight of unicorns, so he commanded the powerful Red Bull to trap all of them into the sea underneath his castle for his own pleasure. Haggard also adopted a foundling child named Lír, who he had found at the town's marketplace due to the prophecy.
- Prince Lír (voiced by Jeff Bridges)
- He is a skilled hero who has been adopted by King Haggard, making him the prince of Hagsgate. Unlike his adoptive father, he is courageous, honorable and compassionate for others. He falls in love with a beautiful young woman, Lady Amalthea, not realizing she is a unicorn transformed by magician Schmendrick until the end. Although his biological father is actually the town resident, Drinn, Lír becomes the new king of Hagsgate after Haggard's death.
Hakalo
[edit]Hakalo is a hidden South Pacific kingdom in the Disney Junior animated series, Sofia the First.
- King Kamea and Queen Halia (voiced by Kevin Michael and Monica Richardson)
- The rulers of Hakalo whose Emerald Key, the magical key that unlocks the passage to their island kingdom, is stolen by the evil sorceress Mamanu. Their daughter Princess Lei-Lani tries to stop her, but the Emerald Key is dropped into the sea as Lani is washed up on the shores of Enchancia where Princess Sofia finds her key. Learning that Princess Lani fell overboard, Kamea and Halia are unable to return to Hakalo without their Emerald Key until their daughter is found. In the end, Lani reunites with her parents after being escorted by the Enchancian royal family and keeping their key safe. Kamea, Halia and Lani also have the ability to manipulate the weather around the island.
Hallownest
[edit]Hallownest is an underground kingdom plagued by a supernatural disease in the video game, Hollow Knight.
- The Pale King was the former ruler of Hallownest and an ancient Wyrm.
- The White Lady (voiced by Zara Pellen) is a treelike being who is the former Queen of Hallownest as the wife of the Pale King.
Halwan
[edit]Halwan is a small North African kingdom in the Marvel Universe.
- Ahirom, the founder and first king of Halwan under the alias "King Ahirom of the Lion Throne".
- Haladj, the king of Halwan whose daughter, Princess Azir, was targeted by Master Khan as he and his minions stole and reactivated the Monstroid from a S.H.I.E.L.D. base, only when Iron Fist foiled their plans.
Heart Kingdom
[edit]The Heart Kingdom is featured in the Japanese manga series, Black Clover.
- Princess Lolopechka is a current monarch of the Heart Kingdom who amongst the line of queen regnants uses water magic and forms a pact with the Water Spirit Undine. She enters an alliance with the Clover Kingdom to invade the Spade Kingdom after being inflicted by the devil Megicula with a curse to have her die one year from the time Asta and the others arrived at her kingdom.
Kingdom of Heliodor
[edit]The Kingdom of Heliodor is part of the fictional continent of Erdrea in the video game, Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age.
- King Carnelian (voiced by Christopher Godwin)
- He is the ruler of the Kingdom of Heliodor who has attended the Colloquy of Kings in the neighboring nation of Dundrasil. However, Dundrasil was invaded and destroyed by the army of monsters, with evil sorcerer Mordegon possessing Carnelian to murder its rulers, King Irwin and Queen Eleanor. Sixteen years later, the Luminary who is Dundrasil's lost prince is brought before King Carnelian. But Carnelian accuses him of being an evil entity and throws him into the dungeon. The Luminary escapes along with Erik the thief and even teams up with Carnelian's exiled daughter Princess Jade to help save all of Erdrea from evil. Later, Carnelian and his retainers Jasper and Hendrik intercept the Luminary's party at the world tree Yggdrasil where it is revealed they are still under Mordegon's possession. And after Mordegon steals the Sword of Light and absorb the heart of Yggdrasil, the Luminary returns to the village of Cobblestone, turned into a fortified refuge for the people of Heliodor, where Carnelian and Hendrik apologize to the Luminary for their previous actions.
Heliohapt Kingdom
[edit]The Heliohapt Kingdom is a small country in the Japanese manga series, Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic. It is analogous to Ancient Egypt.
- Armakan Amun-Ra is a former king of Heliohapt who owns the Djinn Vassago.
- Sharrkan Amun-Ra is the exiled prince from Heliohapt and the swordsman of the Eight Generals of Sindria, who returns to ascend the throne as the new king after his brother Armakan's abdication to establish the International Alliance.
Helium
[edit]Helium is a red Martian kingdom in the Barsoom novel series by Edgar Rice Burroughs. It is inhabited by the humanoid red Martians whose ruler is known as Jeddak (male) or Jeddara (female).
- Jeddak Tardos Mors
- He is the ruler of Helium who resides in the greater city, known as Greater Helium. His title "Jeddak" may refer to as either an overlord or a high king in Barsoomian language. His son Mors Kajak is a Jed (prince or king) who rules the lesser city called Lesser Helium. Tardos Mors is the grandfather (or father in the film adaptation) of Princess Dejah Thoris and grandfather-in-law of Warlord John Carter.
Hobeika
[edit]Hobeika is the fictional Middle Eastern emirate in the French-Tunisian film, Black Gold.
- Emir Nesib (portrayed by Antonio Banderas) is the reigning sultan of Hobeika who defeated Sultan Amar of Salmaah in a border war to force him to agree to a peace pact, creating a no-man's-land out of a barren strip they called the "Yellow Belt" between their nations. Nesib even forced Amar to trade his sons, Princes Saleh and Auda, as hostages to rear them with his own children, Prince Tariq and Princess Leyla.
Kingdom of Horne
[edit]The Kingdom of Horne is featured in the video game, Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light.
- King Horne
- He is the ruler of the Kingdom of Horne whose younger daughter Princess Aire has been kidnapped by Louhi, the Witch of the North. When the 14-year-old boy, Brandt, presents himself to King Horne as a custom of entering manhood, he and his older daughter Princess Carino ask him to find Aire and save her from Louhi's mansion (see princess and dragon). But after Brandt and his team defeat Louhi and rescue Aire, the entire people of Horne are turned into stones by Louhi's curse and the king vanishes. When the party are sent fifteen years into the past, they discover that King Horne was attempting to make a deal with Louhi to obtain the ultimate magic in exchange for the baby Princess Aire. It is also revealed that the king was turned into a parrot by Satan, the demon of wrath who took over his true form. So the party defeat Satan and turn King Horne back to normal with the Lamp of Truth.
Hoshido
[edit]Hoshido is the fictional Japanese kingdom in the video game, Fire Emblem Fates.
- King Sumeragi (voiced by David Stanbra) was the sword master and previous ruler of Hoshido, with his first wife Ikona as its queen, who was tricked and then brutally killed by King Garon of Nohr. He was the father of Princes Ryoma and Takumi and Princesses Hinoka and Sakura and the stepfather of Corrin who has been taken and raised in a secluded fortress in Nohr.
- Queen Mikoto (voiced by Marisha Ray) was the younger sister of the late Queen Arete of Valla, who became the queen of Hoshido as the second wife of Sumeragi and ascended the throne after his death until she died in a surprise attack by Nohr. Originally a lover to the Dragon King Anankos, Mikoto was the biological mother of Corrin and the maternal aunt of Princess Azura.
- Ryoma (voiced by Matthew Mercer), the former prince and swordmaster, becomes the new king of Hoshido after his father and stepmother's tragic deaths (ending varies). Ryoma has the son and heir, Shiro, who grew up in a secluded realm.
Kingdom of Hydeland
[edit]The Kingdom of Hydeland is a central setting in the video game, Dragon's Crown.
- Princess Vivian is the heiress to the throne whose father, the King of Hydeland, killed himself to thwart a ritual by the malevolent Morneon religion to reawaken an ancient dragon that was sealed by the goddesses in the Illusionary Lands. Vivian, however, is controlled like a marionette via a hypnosis necklace by Prime Minister Gustaf who is attempting a political coup against her, and her uncle Count Dean is sacrificed by Morneon who are after the Dragon's Crown, the kingdom's artifact that is imbued with the power to control dragons. After Vivian is freed from the necklace and the ancient dragon is slayed, she is made the queen of Hydeland and inherits the Dragon's Crown.
Hyland
[edit]- Empress Endora is the monarch of Hyland who, as manipulated by the evil dark wizard Rashidi, conquers all of the other kingdoms, including Zenobia, within the continent of Zetegenia to form the Sacred Zetegenian Empire where she reigns alongside her son Prince Gares, in the video game Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen.
Hyrogoth
[edit]Hyrogoth is featured in the Disney Channel animated series, Dave the Barbarian.
- Zonthara (voiced by Joan Rivers) is the evil sorceress queen of Hyrogoth who keeps on trying to teach her daughter Princess Irmaplotz, the ex-girlfriend of Prince Dave of Udrogoth, to be eviler, although Irmaplotz is half-evil due to Zonthara's late husband, the King of Hyrogoth, being good.
Kingdom of Hyrule
[edit]The Kingdom of Hyrule is a primary setting in The Legend of Zelda video game franchise.
- King Gustaf was the King of Hyrule during Force Era. He is the earliest king of Hyrule to be known.
- King Daltus was the King of Hyrule, alsoduring Force Era. He was the son of Gustaf.
- The King of Hyrule was the Hyrulean monarch who reigned the Kingdom of Hyrule in The Adventure of Link.
- King Daphnes Nohansen Hyrule was the King of Hyrule during Era Without A Hero. He later became King of Red Lions in The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker.
- Queen Sonia was the first queen of the Kingdom of Hyrule alongside the Zonai king Rauru in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.
- King Rhoam Bosphoramus Hyrule was the King of Hyrule prior to Great Calamity Era.
- Princess Zelda is a rightful regnant for the Kingdom of Hyrule. Every princess that are born into Hyrulean Royal Family must be named "Zelda" as the law stated.
Gerudo Desert
[edit]The Gerudo are a race of desert-dwelling women who live in the Gerudo Desert located southwest of the Kingdom of Hyrule. The leader of the Gerudo resides in the Royal Palace at Gerudo Town.
- Urbosa was the chief of the Gerudo, but she got murdered by Calamity Ganon. She had electric powers, was the champion of the Gerudo, and was very protective of Princess Zelda. She is the ancestor of Riju.
- Makeela Riju is the current chief of the Gerudo, despite her young age, and the descendant of Urbosa.
Zora Tribe
[edit]Despite having status only as a tribe in the Kingdom of Hyrule, the Zora Tribe also have their own monarch who led the race and a control over Zora's Domain, which is a part of Lanayru Region.
- King Zora De Bon XVI was the previous ruler of Zora's Domain in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. Link gives him a letter from his missing daughter Princess Ruto, the Water Sage who has been trapped inside of the Zora's patron deity, Lord Jabu-Jabu.
- Queen Rutela was the queen of the Zora Tribe and the mother of Prince Ralis in The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess.
- Queen Oren is the ruler of Zora's Domain and one of the Seven Sages in The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds.
- King Dorephan is the former king of Zora that ruled the tribe for 200 years. He is the father of Princess Mipha and Prince Sidon.
- Princess Mipha was the princess of the Zora and the champion who piloted the Divine Beast Vah Ruta. She had healing powers and had a special bond with Link. She was the daughter of King Dorephan and the older sister of Prince Sidon until she was murdered.
- Prince Sidon reluctantly becomes the current king of Zora after his father Dorephan's abdication and sister Mipha's death in Tears of the Kingdom.
Hytopia
[edit]Hytopia is a fashion-obsessed kingdom in the video game, The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes.
- King Tuft, His Royal High-Tops
- He is the ruler of Hytopia whose daughter Princess Styla has been cursed by the Drablands witch, Lady Maud, to wear an irremovable brown jumpsuit. Depending on a prophecy's characteristics, Tuft summons Link and sends him and his two teammates to Drablands to defeat Lady Maud and lift Styla's curse.[34]
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[edit]Ice Kingdom
[edit]The Ice Kingdom is the main antagonist in the Adventure Time franchise.
- Ice King (voiced by Tom Kenny) is the ex-ruler of the Ice Kingdom who tasks Gunter the Penguin with quests in service of his kingdom. However, while Ice King is changed into Simon Petrikov by GOLB and his crown has changed into Ice Thing, Gunter has become a new ruler.
- In Fionna and Cake's dimension, Ice Queen, the gender-swapped version of Ice King, is also the ruler of Ice Kingdom who tasks Gunter the Penguin with quests in service of her kingdom as well.
Icepeak
[edit]Icepeak is the antagonistic citadel containing the powers of ice in the 20th Century-Fox animated film, Fire and Ice.
- Queen Juliana (voiced by Susan Tyrell)
- She was a tyrannical witch queen who along with her son and heir Lord Nekron ruled Icepeak to send forth a wave of glaciers that would destroy the other realms. While Nekron sent a delegation to Firekeep to surrender its king Jarol, Juliana sent her subhuman army to capture Jarol's daughter Princess Teegra in order to engage Nekron to marry her. Coming to Teegra's rescue, however, were Larn, the sole survivor of the tribal village, and Darkwolf, the mysterious masked warrior, who had given the time to penetrate Icepeak until King Jarol could release the lava flow. Soon after Nekron was slayed by Darkwolf, Queen Juliana, the subhuman troops and the entire realm of Icepeak were obliterated by the lava.
Ile-Rien
[edit]Ile-Rien is a titular nation in the fantasy novel series of the same name by Martha Wells. It is ruled by the Fontainon dynasty.
- King Fulstan was the previous ruler of Ile-Rien who died in the beginning of the novel The Element of Fire.
- Queen Ravenna was King Fulstan's consort and the dowager who was the true ruler of Ile-Rien and maintained the reign of her son Roland, seeing to its stability.
- King Roland is a weak monarch of Ile-Rien who reigns with his queen consort Falaise, whom his mother Ravenna selected in hopes that she could make her a fitting successor.
- The Fontainon Queen is a descendant of Queen Ravenna and King Fulstan who rules in the novels The Death of the Necromancer and The Fall of Ile-Rien trilogy. She is the mother of Prince Ilaron and Princess Olympe, whom she separates via different routes in fear of being able to make her escape safely during the invasion and conquest.
Illéa
[edit]Illéa is featured in The Selection series of novel by Kiera Cass, following absolute primogeniture.
- King Clarkson Schreave
- King Maxon Schreave
- Queen America Singer (consort)
- Queen Eadlyn
Illyria
[edit]Illyria is featured in the Disney+ original film, Secret Society of Second-Born Royals. It is a fictionalized version of the historical region in Western Balkan.
- King Robert (portrayed by Samuel Page) was the previous monarch of Illyria who has been killed by his brother Prince Edmond (aka Inmate 34). He was the late father of Princesses Eleanor and Samantha.
- Queen Catherine (portrayed by Élodie Yung) becomes a dowager of Illyria after her husband's tragic death until she takes up the duty to Eleanor.
- Crown Princess Eleanor "Ell" (portrayed by Ashley Liao) has been set to become a monarch of Illyria following her father's death. She promises her mother Catherine, younger sister Samantha and the Society that her first order as the new queen is to add parliament to their government.
Imperium of Man
[edit]The Imperium of Man, also called simply the Imperium, is a galaxy-spanning, interstellar Human empire in the miniature wargame, Warhammer 40,000.
- The Emperor of Mankind, often referred to by his faithful as the "God-Emperor", is the immortal perpetual and psyker who serves as the reigning monarch of the Imperium of Man and is described as the father, guardian and god of Humanity. He also sometimes referred to himself as "Revelation", known to the Forces of Chaos as the False Emperor or Corpse Emperor.
Incursean Empire
[edit]The Incursean Empire is featured in the Ben 10 franchise. The Incurseans are a race of the humanoid frog-like aliens.
- Lord Emperor Milleous is the former ruler of the Incursean Empire who seeks help from the team of Alien Force led by Ben Tennyson in rescuing his daughter Attea from the bounty hunter called SevenSeven. Attea, however, has to offer SevenSeven twice the money to dethrone Milleous. But Milleous escapes from the dungeon and reclaims the throne after Attea is defeated by Swampfire. In the television film Ben 10 Versus the Universe: The Movie, Milleous is the Grand Magistrate and a court judge of the Incurseans.
- Empress Attea, the former crown princess and military chief, becomes a new ruler of the Incursean Empire after her father Milleous forcefully abdicates the throne and has been taken into Plumber custody. She has SevenSeven to help her dethroning Milleous before, but she has been defeated by Swampfire and imprisoned by her father much to her dismay, along with her mother.
Kingdom of Inderaloka
[edit]The Kingdom of Inderaloka is a Malay kingdom featured in a Malaysian animated film, Upin & Ipin: The Lone Gibbon Kris.
- The King of Inderaloka was the ruler prior to its fall to Raja Bersiong. He was the father of Mat Jenin and possessed the Lone Gibbon Kris to be used for kingdom's liberation from Raja Bersiong's evil rule.
- Raja Bersiong became the ruler of the Kingdom of Inderaloka after managed to defeat King of Inderaloka.
- Mat Jenin is the current ruler of the Kingdom of Inderaloka. He is the rightful master of the Lone Gibbon Kris who ascended to the throne after successfully defeating Raja Bersiong.
Empire of Indochina
[edit]- Nam Hùng, the emperor of Indochina in the Hearts of Iron IV mod, Red Flood.
Insectra Empire
[edit]The Insectra Empire is an insect-typed alien nation in the Fleetway Publications comic series, Sonic the Comic.
- Dark Visor, the Grand Emperor
- The current ruler whose Insectra Empire has fought a 10,000-year war against the rival Blurrgh aliens. Although he claims that he intends to rule the entire galaxy, he also claims not to know why his people are at war with the Blurrgh. He even has indicated a desire, unknown to his people, to continue hostilities against the Blurrgh because of all the perks he gets, like expense accounts and company vehicles. However, when the Insectras and the Blurrgh land on the planet of the Kaamdaarn aliens, Visor's soldiers decide to end the war and settle down in peace, despite his objections that the war was his empire's tradition. Dark Visor is a parody of Darth Vader from the Star Wars franchise.
Kingdom of Ironforge
[edit]The Kingdom of Ironforge is the realm of the dwarfs in the Warcraft video game series, ruled by the Bronzebeard clan.
- King Magni Bronzebeard (voiced by Carlos Larkin) is a former monarch of the Kingdom of Ironforge during the Second War, and the older brother of Muradin and Brann Bronzebeard,[35] who defends his kingdom from the orcs and joins the Alliance of Lordaeron. During a ritual in the heart of Old Ironforge, he is turned to diamond, sacrificing himself to save the subcontinent of Khaz Modan from the Cataclysm.
Kingdom of Isaach
[edit]The Kingdom of Isaach is one of the eight countries divided by the Twelve Crusaders in the Fire Emblem video games, Genealogy of the Holy War and Thracia 776.
- King Od, the Sword Saint
- He was a member of the Twelve Crusaders who became the founder and the first king of Isaach following the downfall of the tyrannical Loptrian Empire. He was granted the Divine Sword Balmung by one of the twelve dragon gods.
- King Mananan
- He was the ruler whose Kingdom of Isaach was declared war against Grannvale for a perceived assault by the nation upon the sacred site of the fortress city of Dahna. Mananan set out to Grannvale to explain the situation but was killed by Duke Reptor of House Friege to keep the war between Isaach and Grannvale going. His son, Crown Prince Mariccle, had also died during this war. And his daughter, Princess Ayra, was part of the army of Lord Sigurd of Chalphy but had disappeared during the Battle of Belhalla. Mananan was also the grandfather of twins Prince Scáthach and Princess Larcei and their cousins Prince Shannan of Isaach and Prince Galzus of House Ribaut, as well as the great-grandfather of Princess Mareeta of Ribaut.
Isle of Ishmeria
[edit]The Isle of Ishmeria is a medieval island kingdom featured in the video game, Gemfire.
- King Eselred inherits Gemfire, the crown that is a symbol of utmost power and authority, using it to embark on his tyrannical reign that instills fear within the oppressed people of Ishmeria. But his daughter, Princess Robyn, seizes Gemfire and pries the six powerful gems loose, causing them to scatter themselves to different parts of the island. Furious upon learning about her actions, Eselred locks Robyn away in the tower where she has taken the crucial first step toward freeing her people. Eselred is later dethroned by the six wizard clans: the Blanches, the Lyles, the Flax, the Coryll, the Chrysalis, and the Molbrew, that have restored order and peace to the Isle of Ishmeria.
Ishruna
[edit]Ishruna is a royal capital city in the Japanese anime series, Life with an Ordinary Guy Who Reincarnated into a Total Fantasy Knockout.
- The King of Ishruna
- He is a widowed monarch who is overly protective of his daughter Princess Ugraine as he keeps her locked inside the palace all her life since his wife, the Queen of Ishruna, died after giving birth to her. The King also explains Hinata Tachibana (a man who is changed into a girl) and her childhood friend Tsukasa Jingūji a prophecy that says the hero summoned by the Goddess of Love is destined to defeat the Demon Lord and his kingdom is obligated to help them.
Ivalice
[edit]Ivalice is a unified kingdom of seven territories in the video game, Final Fantasy Tactics.
- King Ondoria Atkascha III
- He was the 18th king of Ivalice, the father of Prince Orinus Atkascha, and the half-brother and adopted father of Princess Ovelia. His kingdom had been recovering from the Fifty Years War against the neighboring kingdom of Ordalia, but Ondoria was fallen ill during Orinus's birthday celebration. He died soon after, leaving his wife Queen Ruvelia to become a dowager and his two children to be candidates for the throne. In the end, Ovelia becomes the queen of Ivalice, with her husband Delita Heiral as the king.
Land of Ix
[edit]The Land of Ix is featured in the novel, Queen Zixi of Ix by L. Frank Baum and its film adaptation, The Magic Cloak of Oz.
- Queen Zixi (portrayed by Juanita Hansen)
- She is an oldest living witch who rules the Land of Ix and, with the use of witchcraft, is able to appear young and beautiful to her subjects, but her reflection in the mirror shows her as old and ugly as she truly is. She learns of the magic cloak from minstrel Quavo and seeks to use it to make her reflection in the mirror as beautiful as she has made herself. To secure the cloak, Zixi disguises herself as the witchcraft teacher named Ms. Trust in which to lure Princess Fluff of Noland as her pupil. When her plan fails, she declares war on Noland, but her army has been defeated by a wish made on the cloak. She goes to Noland in disguise again, this time as Adlena who wants to be one of Fluff's serving maids. She then summons imps to make an exact duplicate of the magic cloak and switch it with the real one. When Zixi tries to use the cloak herself, however, its power does not work because she stole it. She realizes that she has been foolish to be unhappy with her lot and later rules her land with kindness and justice.
Izmir
[edit]Izmir is a major setting in the film, Dungeons & Dragons.
- Empress Savina (portrayed by Thora Birch) is a rightful ruler whose empire of Izmir has long been a divided land. She has been overthrown by an elite group of the powerful Mages led by the evil warlock Profion, wishes to hold of the mythical Rod of Savrille that would help her fight Profion, and enlists two thieves, Ridley Freeborn and Snails, for help.
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[edit]Jade Empire
[edit]The Jade Empire is a Far Eastern nation inspired by Chinese mythology in the video game of the same name. It is ruled by the imperial Sun dynasty.
- Emperor Sun Hai (voiced by Armin Shimerman)
- He is the villainous ruler of the Jade Empire who was once a dutiful and honorable monarch until he has become reclusive corrupted by his lust for power.[36] He is made immortal by the Water Dragon and creates Death's Hand by binding the spirit of his late brother, Prince Sun Kin, to the armor. Hai's brother Master Sun Li rescues an orphaned child, who he calls them the "Spirit Monk", raising them in the isolated village of Two Rivers and training them in martial arts. And Hai's daughter Princess Sun Lian goes on covert missions under her alias "Silk Fox".
Jaddur
[edit]Jaddur is a Middle Eastern city in the British film, Arabian Adventure.
- Caliph Alquazar (portrayed Christopher Lee)
- He is a ruthless and powerful sorcerer who poisons the rightful king of Jaddur in order to marry his wife. As a tyrant, he offers his stepdaughter Princess Zuleira's hand-in-marriage to Prince Hasan, the member of another royal family, if he can compete a dangerous quest for a magical white rose. So with the help of an orphaned boy named Majeed and a magic carpet, Hasan must have to face evil genies, fire-breathing monsters and treacherous swamps to reach the rose, defeat Alquazar and claim the hand of Zuleira.[37][38]
Jalpur
[edit]Jalpur is the fictional Indian kingdom in the Disney Junior animated series, Mira, Royal Detective.[39]
- Queen Shanti (voiced by Freida Pinto) is the monarch of Jalpur who appoints Mira to be a royal detective in her kingdom after solving a mystery that involved saving her younger son Prince Neel. Her older son is Crown Prince Veer, the heir apparent who is the aspiring king of Jalpur.
Jamatai
[edit]Jamatai (Yamatai) is the antagonistic ancient kingdom in the Japanese anime series, Steel Jeeg, and its sequel, Kotetsushin Jeeg.
- Queen Himika (voiced by Kazue Takahashi)
- The ruler of Jamatai who reawakens from her slumber in the underground after her kingdom's powerful relic, a bronze bell which archaeologist Professor Shiba uses to restore his son Hiroshi Shiba to life by means, rings for the reconquest of the Earth surface. Himika's henchmen have killed the professor in vain pursue of the artifact, leaving his thought to be uploaded on a supercomputer at a defense base. The giant fighting robot, Steel Jeeg, is built to defend modern Japan from the invasion of Himika's army of minions. In Kotetsushin Jeeg, Himika is the queen of the Haniwa Empire as she creates the "Haniwa Phantom Gods" to seek the bronze bell as well as revenge on the Build Base that had defeated her fifty years ago.
Jammbo
[edit]- The planet Jammbo is governed by King and Queen (actual names) in the Spanish-British animated children's television program, Jelly Jamm.
Jark/Jāku Empire
[edit]- Emperor Warusa, the evil ruler of the Jark Empire (Jāku Empire in Japanese) who sends his servants Belzeb, Falzeb and Taidar to conquer Earth, in the Japanese anime series Matchless Raijin-Oh.
Kingdom of Jehanna
[edit]The Kingdom of Jehanna is a desert country in the fictional continent of Magvel in the video game, Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones.
- Queen Ismaire was a former ruler of the Kingdom of Jehanna, the widowed queen of the White Dunes. During the War of the Stones, she defended her kingdom's Sacred Stone in a route of Princess Eirika of Renais. But during this battle, Ismaire was killed and the Sacred Stone of Jehanna was destroyed.
- Prince Joshua becomes a new ruler of the Kingdom of Jehanna after his mother Ismaire's death and the defeat of the Demon King Fomortiis. A wandering swordsman who loves to gamble, he is given a sword Audhulma and a tome Excalibur, the two Sacred Twin relics of Jehanna.
Jewelry Land
[edit]Jewelry Land is a kingdom of magical gems in the light gun shooter video game, Yoshi's Safari.
- King Fret of Jewelry Land
- He is a ruler whose kingdom of Jewelry Land is attacked by Bowser and his seven minions the Koopalings, during which they kidnap him and his son Prince Pine and steal twelve magic gems. Fret and Pine are friends with Princess Peach of the Mushroom Kingdom, who sends Mario and Yoshi to defeat Bowser, retrieve the gems and save Jewelry Land from earthquake.[40]
Judeopolonia
[edit]- King Moszko XII, the ruler whose dystopian kingdom of Judeopolonia replaces Poland in Central Europe, in the novel Roku 3333 czyli śnie niesłychanym by Julian Ursyn Niemcewicz.
Jutland
[edit]Jutland is a small Danish kingdom in the Valkyria Chronicles video game spin-off, Valkyria Revolution. It is analogous to the Ottoman Empire.
- Ophelia Augusta "Fifi" af Jutland
- She is the princess and heiress who takes position for sovereignty, although her father, the King of Jutland, is an actual reigning monarch. Princess Ophelia joins the "Anti-Valkyria Unit" called Vanargand on the front line to protect her country, alongside her bodyguard and lady-in-waiting Miranda Vilfort and her late brother Executive Officer Godot Vilfort. Her entire kingdom has economically been blockaded by the powerful Ruzhien Empire Ophelia opposes. She is also associated with the infamous Five Traitors led by Vanargand's captain, Amleth Grønkjær, as well as being able to manipulate her powerful song to negate a magical dirge of Brunhilde, the Valkyria.
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[edit]Kaedwen
[edit]Kaedwen is the largest of the Northern Kingdoms in The Witcher novel series by Andrzej Sapkowski and the adaptations in other media. It is ruled by the Dynasty of the Unicorn.
- King Dagread, the ruler of Kaedwen in 1165 and allowed Tetra Gilcrest to lead the sacking of Kaer Morhen.
- King Benda was the father of Elen, Deirdre, and possibly had an illegitimate daughter, Aideen, who ran away to Kovir. He was greeted as "grandfather" by Gemma when he and Radovid III arrived for the treaty negotiations.
- King Radowit II the Bold, the ruler of Kaedwen after the reign of Benda and before the rule of Henselt.
- King Henselt (portrayed by Edward Rowe), the ruler of Kaedwen and the vanquisher of the Nilfgaardian Empire. In the video game, The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings, Henselt has to strengthen his kingdom as a state and improves the lives of thousands of his people.
Kaelia
[edit]Kaelia is featured in the video game, Avalon Code.
- King Xenoncross, the founder of Kaelia who wielded his eponymous sword to defeat the demons and lead his people to glory. His Xenoncross Sword can eventually be used by his further descendants, specifically the new kings.
- King Xenonbart, the current ruler of Kaelia and the inheritor of the Xenoncross Sword. He is obsessed with leaving his mark on history and loses any interest in politics and human affairs in exchange for prestige and honor. Though nonetheless, he loves his daughter Princess Dorothea more deeply.
Kanterbury
[edit]Kanterbury is a major setting in the video game, Guardian Tales.
- Queen Camilla, the ruler of Kanterbury who evacuates her people and assists the Guardian Knight, her younger sister the Little Princess and Knight Captain Eva escape the Dark Magician, the leader of the Invaders who are attacking against Kanterbury. She and Eva ultimately separate the Knight and the Princess before they are both stroke by the Dark Magician.
Karlova
[edit]Karlova is featured in the novel The Rider by Edgar Rice Burroughs.
- King Constans, the ruler whose kingdom of Karlova has been a rival to the neighboring kingdom of Margoth for centuries and who negotiates a marriage alliance between his son Crown Prince Boris and Princess Mary of Margoth. But Boris has to trait places with a notorious highwayman, the Rider, for a week in order to avoid his father's arranged marriage.
Kingdom of Karlsberg
[edit]- King Ferdinand of the German kingdom of Karlsberg, the grandfather of Prince Karl Franz, in the operetta The Student Prince.
Empire of Karlsland
[edit]The Empire of Karlsland is a militaristic nation in the Strike Witches franchise. It is analogous to the German Empire.
- Emperor Frederick IV
- The ruler of the Empire of Karlsland whose social status of his country's military personnel is enthusiastically nationalist and, in part due to his neophiliac disposition, produces many high-performance weapons by means of technological and industrial prowess.
Katolis
[edit]Katolis is part of the fictional continent of Xadia in the Netflix animated series, The Dragon Prince.
- King Harrow was the previous, widowed ruler of Katolis whose wife, Queen Sarai, was killed by Dragon King Avizandum ("Thunder") whom he and his former advisor, the evil dark mage Lord Viren, had to kill in response to that. Harrow was the late father of young Crown Prince Ezran and the stepfather of High Mage Callum.
- Ezran, the former crown prince, becomes the new King of Katolis after his father Harrow was assassinated by Runaan, the leader of the Moonshadow Elves, towards the end of Season 2 and by the beginning of Season 3. He has the telepathic ability to talk to animals, including Avizandum's infant son Dragon Prince Azymondias.
Katvarna Empire
[edit]The Kartvarna Empire is a major setting in the Japanese anime series, Alderamin on the Sky.
- Chamille Kitra Katvarnmaninik
- She is the third princess of the imperial family whose Katvarna Empire is at war against the neighboring Republic of Kioka. Her father, the former emperor Arshankrut Kitra Katvarnmaninik, has abandoned her in Kioka where she would grow up with hatred for his mistreatment. She soon develops a precocious crush on a lazy womanizer, Ikta Solork, for rescuing her from drowning while onboard the ship. Chamille hates how her country is in the latter part of its decline, and as she comes of age to become the new empress, she wants to destroy it for the better.[41]
Kaznia
[edit]Kaznia is a war-torn Balkan kingdom in animated series Justice League two-part episode, "Maid of Honor".
- King Gustav (voiced by Alfred Molina)
- He was the hereditary ruler of Kaznia who gained immense world popularity through active contributions to an International Space Station, but at the cost of economic stability at home. After arranging his daughter Audrey to the space program's administrator, Vandal Savage, Gustav was poisoned by one of Savage's agents disguised as a chambermaid, becoming paralyzed by an apparent stroke.
- Princess Audrey (voiced by Dorie Barton)
- She is the heiress to the Kaznian throne and the jet-setting partygoer who is a friend to Wonder Woman after her rescue from the resistance group. She ends up being arranged to marry Vandal Savage, and shortly after the announcement, her father Gustav has been poisoned, leaving her to assume the throne. Later, after the Justice League defeats Savage and his agents, Audrey becomes the queen of Kaznia.
Principality of Kemerovo
[edit]The Principality of Kemerovo is a Russian warlord state featured in the Hearts of Iron IV mod, The New Order: Last Days of Europe.
- Rurik II is the ruler of Kemerovo. He claims to be a reincarnation of Rurik, the founder of the Rurik dynasty (also known as the Rurikids). His older son, Prince Yuriy Krylov, is the head of government and Kemerovo's potential ruler.
Kerack
[edit]Kerack was one of the minor Northern Kingdoms in The Witcher novel series by Andrzej Sapkowski.
- Osmyk, the first king of Kerack.
- Belohun, the second king of Kerack who reigned for 20 years.
- Viraxas, the third king of Kerack after his father Belohun's assassination.
- Tarrand, the fourth king of Kerack who loves history and poetry.
Khemed
[edit]- Mohammed Ben Kalish Ezab is the reigning emir of the fictional Arabian country of Khemed in the Tintin comics, which appears to be located upon the Red Sea.
Kingdom of Khura'in
[edit]The Kingdom of Khura'in is featured in the video game, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney − Spirit of Justice.
- Amara Sigatar Khura'in was Queen until an attempted assassination was carried out on her by her sister, Ga'ran. Although she survived the assassination attempt, it was officially announced that she had died, resulting in Ga'ran taking her place as the Queen of Khura'in. In reality her life was being used to benefit her sister's malicious needs, including acting as leverage over her children and husband's lives for the next 20 plus years. She survives yet another attempt on her life by Ga'ran during the game's events.
- Ga'ran Sigatar Khura'in became the Queen after her sister was supposedly "assassinated". She is best known for having formed the culture of Khura'in into one that displays a powerful prejudice towards defense attorneys, and ultimately leading an attorney genocide involving mass slaughter and imprisonment of Khura'in's lawyers. She is ultimately found to have never had an actual claim to the throne, and is found to be guilty of a multitude of charges.
- Rayfa Padma Khura'in, the daughter of Queen Amara and Dhurke Sahdmadhi, niece and adoptive daughter of Queen Ga'ran, and crown princess of Khura'in. As the next in line to the throne, she is to become the reigning Queen following the dethroning and subsequent arrest of Ga'ran. However, due to her inability to as of yet channel spirits, which is a requirement for a monarch in Khura'in, a regent is temporarily appointed.
- Nahyuta Sahdmadhi, the son of Queen Amara and Dhurke Sahdmadhi, and Queen Ga'ran's nephew. After Princess Rayfa ascends to the throne, he becomes a regent due to his sister's as of yet incapability to become the ruling monarch.
Kimlasca-Lanvaldear
[edit]Kimlasca-Lanvaldear (or Kimlasca for short) is a sovereign nation in the video game, Tales of the Abyss.
- King Ingobert VI
- He is the king of Kimlasca-Lanvaldear who adopts an archer girl named Meryl Oakland (aka Natalia Luzu Kimlasca-Lanvaldear), taking her to replace a stillborn Kimlascan princess. His kingdom fights with the Malkuth Empire over the fragments of a prophecy called the "Score", hoping to discover and fulfill the future. He is the uncle of Luke fon Fabre, son of his sister Duchess Susanne, who is the identical "replica" of a God-General, Asch.
Kina Kingdom
[edit]The Kina Kingdom is an infamous small island nation in the Japanese manga series, Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic. It is most likely based on Ancient Japan.
- Yamato Takeruhiko is the king of Kina and the dungeon capturer who own the Djinn Caim. He first appears to provide aid to Prince Hakuryuu's army in the Kou Civil War. One of the dissidents who disagrees with the idea of establishing the International Alliance, Yamato disappears with his entire kingdom to the Dark Continent, with the help from the powers of Hakuryuu's Djinn Zagan.
Kinkow
[edit]Kinkow is a Pacific island kingdom in the Disney XD television series, Pair of Kings.
- King Kunu and Queen Annabelle (portrayed by Amir Arison and Tara R. Cook)
- Kunu was the former ruler of Kinkow who married the archeologist, Annabelle, making her to be his queen with whom he had triplets Brady, Boomer and Boz. During the Tarantula Wars, King Kunu and Queen Annabelle were killed by Kaita the Bat-Rider, the leader of the Tarantula People who was later mummified.
- Kings Brady and Boomer (portrayed by Mitchel Musso and Doc Shaw)
- They are the fraternal twin brothers who are raised in their normal lives by their aunt Nancy and uncle Bill in Chicago. But when Mason Makoola, the royal adviser, arrives at their high school, Brady and Boomer learn that they are the rightful heirs to the throne of Kinkow. Their evil cousin Lanny is out to sabotage them, because he is supposed to be the heir to the throne until the twins relocate to Kinkow. To assume their roles as the co-kings of Kinkow, Brady and Boomer must rule together as a diarchy. Likewise, their lost triplet brother Boz is adopted in the neighboring island of Mindu and has become its king.
Kinmoku
[edit]Kinmoku is featured in the Sailor Moon franchise.
- Princess Kakyuu (also known as Princess Fireball in English)
- She is the ruler and future queen of Kinmoku who flees to Earth after her homeland was destroyed by Shadow Galactica. She is assisted by a trio of Sailor Starlights, Sailor Star Fighter, Sailor Star Maker and Sailor Star Healer, who on Earth disguise themselves as the male pop stars called The Three Lights.
- In both manga and the two-part anime film Sailor Moon Cosmos, Kakyuu was the guardian of Kinmoku who had been hiding in the incense burner held by Sailor Cosmos (disguised as the young Chibi-Chibi) and transformed into "Sailor Kakyuu" so that she could fight against evil. But she and Sailor Starlights were killed by Sailors Chi and Phi during the battle alongside Sailor Moon.
- In the original anime series, Kakyuu goes to Earth to find the "Light of Hope" that can defeat villainess Sailor Galaxia. In fear of Galaxia, she is found and protected by Chibi-Chibi and hides in an incense burner. Her three gendergueer assistants, Sailor Starlights, play the pop music to reach her, but not to avail as she still remains hidden from Galaxia until she is eventually released when she rescues Sailor Moon from a black hole. Kakyuu then recognizes Chibi-Chibi as the Light of Hope right before she dies. She, however, is revived by the reformed Galaxia's healing and returns home with Sailor Starlights to rebuild Kinmoku.
Kippernium
[edit]Kippernium is a small English kingdom in the children's book series Jane and the Dragon by Martin Baynton and its animated television series adaptation.
- Rathbonne "Caradoc" Cedric Bartok Kippernook (voiced by Juan Chioran)
- Caradoc is the good-humored and childish king of Kippernium. He is the younger brother of the previous monarch, the real "King Caradoc", whom he keeps the name so his people can remember him after his death before crowning. His children, Prince Cuthbert Hakan and Princess Lavinia Pernilla Kippernook, seem to be more mature than he is. However, it is common to hear insight and wisdom come from his lips when the need arises. After Cuthbert is rescued and brought back from a dragon by the adolescent protagonist, Jane Turnkey, Caradoc makes her a knight apprentice for her bravery.
Tzardom of Kislev
[edit]The Tzardom of Kislev is the most northerly Human realm of the Old World in the miniature wargame, Warhammer.
- Shoika
- The last khan-queen of the Gospodars and first ruler of the Tzardom of Kislev. She founded the city of Kislev, completed the conquest of the land and founded the tzardom.
- Alexandr Njevski
- Gospodar IV
- He founded the Gryphon Legion as a bodyguard of Winged Lancers loyal to the tzar. The Gryphon Legion later gained enough noteriety to act independently of the tzar.
- Taira Pavlovna
- Vassily Zykov
- Alexis Romanoff
- Kattarin the Bloody
- The infamous Lahmian Vampire tzarina of Kislev. She was killed and frozen solid by her son in a block of ice. Her corpse remains in the Bokha Palace as a warning to other Vampires.
- Pavel
- The only child of Kattarin. He brought his mother's reign of terror to an end by killing the vampire and claiming the throne.
- Vladimir Bokha
- Boris Bokha
- The son of Vladimir Bokha. He was the first High Priest of Ursun in four centuries and brought the Cult of Ursun back from the brink of extinction. He restored Kislev's greatness after a long period of stagnation following the Great War Against Chaos.
- Katarin the Ice Queen
- The daughter of Boris Bokha. She is the current Tzarina of Kislev and one of the most powerful Ice Witches to have ever lived. From the icy fastness of her capital city of Kislev, the tzarina rules her frigid land with an aloof majesty.
Kivukiland
[edit]- King Hekule (portrayed by Tongayi Chirisa) is the ruler of the Southern African kingdom of Kivukiland who has been cursed by a gemstone to be possessed by the spirit of Kunji Balanadin, in the South African film sequel Mr. Bones 2: Back from the Past.
- King Tsonga (portrayed by Fats Bookholane) is the new ruler of Kivukiland who longs for a son to be the heir to the throne, in the first film Mr Bones.
Kingdom of Klantol
[edit]The Kingdom of Klantol is featured in the video game, Shining Soul II.
- King Marcel and Queen Yvonne
- The rulers of the Kingdom of Klantol who possess the crystal in which reflects the current balance of light and darkness, only when it turns from shining to cloudy as the light becomes too strong. Their most trusted knight, Deatharte, becomes corrupted by darkness after eating the forbidden fruit left by Gillespie, the alchemist of the Chaos Knights. Deatharte pretends to obey King Marcel to search for his daughter Princess Camille who has been abducted by an army of goblins, but instead joins in the Chaos Knights. Because of this, Marcel later relies upon the young hero who learns that the goblins are taking Camille to the evil witch Wizari. After the defeat of Wizari and the Chaos Knights, however, a destructive power called Chaos is awakened by a violent shift in balance from darkness to light and spirits away the royal family until the hero rescues them and restores balance to the world.
Knighton
[edit]Knighton is a medieval-styled futuristic kingdom in the Canadian animated television series, Nexo Knights.
- King and Queen Halbert (voiced by Brian Drummond and Nicole Oliver)
- The rulers of Knighton whose daughter, Princess Macy Halbert, is the only female team member of the Nexo Knights, the five defenders of their kingdom. King Halbert, who is rather timid and inclined to panic or worry at the first sign of trouble despite his position, initially disagrees with Macy's desire to join the knights. But Queen Halbert, who has her fighting ability, approves of it and seems to be much more confident in tense situations. Both the King and Queen also have to give help to the Nexo Knights, such as with the King's giant humanoid mech.
Known Universe
[edit]- Shaddam Corrino IV, the Padishah Emperor of the Known Universe and the final monarch of the Corrino Empire in the novel Dune, the first book in the Dune franchise by Frank Herbert.
- Paul Atreides, the next Padishah Emperor of the Known Universe and first monarch of the Atreides Empire in the novel, Dune Messiah.
- Leto Atreides II, the God Emperor of the Known Universe and second monarch of the Atreides Empire in the novel, God Emperor of Dune.
Konigslawien
[edit]- König Albrecht von Falkenberg, the king of Konigslawien in the Hearts of Iron IV mod, Pillar of Flame.
Kou Empire
[edit]The Kou Empire is a large Far Eastern military nation in the Japanese manga series, Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic, ruled by the Ren family.
- Hakutoku Ren was the founder and the first emperor of the Kou Empire who unified smaller warring countries into a single nation. He was the first husband of Empress Gyokuen, by whom he was the father of Princess Hakuei and Prince Hakuryuu and two other sons who died in a fire with him under strange circumstances.
- Koutoku Ren became the second emperor after his brother Hakutoku's death and the second husband of Gyokuen to have three sons Princes Kouen, Koumei and Kouha, and seven daughters including Princesses Kougyoku and Kourin. On his deathbed, he named his wife to succeed him as the third ruler of the Kou Empire.
- Hakuryuu Ren, formerly the 4th prince, conquers the entire Kou Empire as the fourth emperor after he and the magi Judar have conquered its capital, Rakushou, and apparently killed his mother Empress Gyokuen. He later relinquishes the throne when he fails to quell a series of rebellions in his nation.
- Kougyoku Ren, formerly the eighth princess, becomes the fifth and current empress of the Kou Empire after her stepbrother Hakuryuu's abdication. She has a hard time ruling the empire in difficulties, until Alibaba Saluja helps her.
Kouka Kingdom
[edit]The Kouka Kingdom is featured in the Japanese anime series, Yona of the Dawn. It is governed by the five tribes: Sky, Fire, Wind, Earth and Water.
- Crimson Dragon King Hiryuu
- He was the Crimson Dragon God who descended from the heavens and took on a human form to rule the Kouka Kingdom. However, he was forced to fight against humans who were living in an era full of evil and thirst for power, where they forgot about the Gods. As the world was on the brink of extinction, four other Dragon Gods joined Hiryuu's side as human warriors and helped him lead Kouka to prosperity. But King Hiyuu died after clearing Kouka of evil, and the four Dragon warriors walked separately from his castle, leaving the kingdom to develop into five tribes.
- King Il of Kouka
- He was the pacifistic monarch of the Kouka Kingdom under the Sky Tribe whose daughter and heir, Crown Princess Yona, is the reincarnation of the Crimson Dragon King Hiryuu. According to Il, his wife Queen Kashi was killed by insurgents when Yona was six years old. But in truth, his older brother General Yu-Hon was the one who had killed Kashi. Il even sheltered Yona in the Crimson Dragon Castle, not allowing her to touch weapons and see the outside world.
- King Su-Won of Kouka
- He becomes the 11th king of the Kouka Kingdom after murdering his uncle King Il to avenge the alleged murder of his father Yu-Hon.[42] In the wake of his aunt Kashi's death, he comforted his cousin Yona and promised to be by her side in her mother's place. Su-Won is close childhood friends with Yona and her bodyguard Hak, the former general of the Wind Tribe, during which Yona secretly harbors romantic feelings for him.
Kingdom of Kovir and Poviss
[edit]The Kingdom of Kovir and Poviss, also known simply as Kovir, is one of the Northern Kingdoms located on the Gulf of Praxeda in The Witcher novel series by Andrzej Sapkowski.
House of Troyden
- Gedovius Troyden
- The king of Kovir who was the first one to be recognized as such by the neighboring kingdom of Redania. He ruled during the same period that King Radovid III ruled Redania.
- Gerard Troyden
- Gedovius' only son and the last king of Kovir to carry the family name, the House of Troyden. He arranged his daughter Princess Alicja, the last of the House of Troyden, to marry Edmund Thyssen.
House of Thyssen
- Esteril Thyssen
- The first of the Thyssens to sit on the throne, having ascended to it after the death of King Gerard Troyden of Kovir, the last of the House of Troyden. He was the son of Edmund Thyssen and Alicja Troyden and nephew to Ramona and Berengaria.
- Baldwin Thyssen
- The son of King Esteril and Agnes of Aedirn. He was named in honor of King Baldwin of Aedirn, his great-grandfather. He later married Blanka of Malleore who bore him one son: Esterad.
- Esterad Thyssen
- The king of Kovir and Poviss during the Second Nilfgaard War and the second cousin of King Demavend III of Aedirn. He died after he was ambushed by three assassins just outside his palace.
- Tankred Thyssen
- Esterad's only son, became the next king of Kovir and Poviss and was also a would-be suitor for Princess Cirilla Fiona Elen Riannon of Cintra.
Krayia
[edit]- Queen Nadya of Krayia
- The main character of the three-act play, The Queen Was in the Parlour, she has been reluctantly set to become a ruling queen after her father, the King of Krayia, was assassinated. Though being a widow of Archduke Alexander, Nadya is in the courtship with Frenchman Sabien Pastal but is forced to marry Prince Keri of Zalgar instead.
Kukuanaland
[edit]Kukuanaland is featured in the novel King Solomon's Mines by Sir H. Rider Haggard and its adaptations in other media.
- King Twala was an African monarch of Kukuanaland who had to murder his brother the previous king and drive his brother's wife and son, Ignosi, out to the desert to die. He ruled over his people, the Kukuanas, with ruthless violence until he was overthrown by the rebels of Ignosi and had his head lopped off by Sir Henry Curtis in a duel.
- King Ignosi (aka Umbopa) is the rightful monarch of Kukuanaland whose allies Allan Quatermain, Sir Henry Curtis and Captain Good gain support for him, as the rebellion breaks out, by taking the advantage of their foreknowledge of a lunar eclipse to claim that they would black out the moon as proof of his claim.
Kuntala
[edit]- King Jaya Varma was the ruler of Kuntala Kingdom and the brother of Princess Devasena in the Baahubali franchise. His entire kingdom was destroyed by King Bhallaladeva of Mahishmati, so he formed a rebellious group to free his sister. However, Jaya Varma was killed by Bhallaladeva in the war.
Kyrandia
[edit]Kyrandia is a titular fantasy land in The Legend of Kyrandia video game series.
- King William I created the covenant between the people of Kyrandia and the Other Kingdom of Nature.
- King Bernard IV used the powerful magic of the Kyragem to turn the enemy armies that attacked Kyrandia during his reign against their own commanders. He was succeeded by his nephew, Benjamin the Gardener.
- King William the Generous was brutally slain together with his wife, Queen Katherine. Their death was blamed on Malcolm, the court jester.
- King Brandon, the son of William and Katherine, was raised by his grandfather Kallak after his parents' death. He is the protagonist of the first Legend of Kyrandia game.
Kyrat
[edit]- King Pagan Min (originally named Gang Min) is the eccentric and violent tyrant of the unstable Himalayan country of Kyrat and the adoptive brother of Yuma Lau in the video game, Far Cry 4. He renamed himself after a historical Burmese king when his father died.
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[edit]Lancre
[edit]Lancre is featured in the Discworld series of novels by Terry Pratchett.
- Ynci the Short-Tempered is mentioned in Lords and Ladies as a legendary founding monarch of Lancre, her portrait inspiring the prospective Queen Magrat to fight off an Elvish invasion. Ynci is in fact fictional, her armour that Magrat dons being made from cookware only a few generations old. She is a parody of Boudica.
- Champot was the King of Lancre about a thousand years before the events of Wyrd Sisters who built the traditional royal residence of Lancre Castle and was killed by beheading at the hands of his nephew. His ghost (whose head is often separated from his body) mentors the recently assassinated King Verence on the nature of ghosts.
- Ronald III is mentioned in Witches Abroad as being a particularly unpleasant monarch, the reason why 'Ronald' in Lancre is rhyming slang for 'turd'.
- Lully I is mentioned in Lords and Ladies as something of a historian and a romantic, responsible for creating the fiction of Ynci including commissioning a portrait of her.
- Gurnt the Stupid is mentioned in Lords and Ladies as having unsuccessfully attempted to establish an aerial attack force using ravens.
- My-God-He's-Heavy I is mentioned in Carpe Jugulum in relation to the Lancrastrian tradition of people being called exactly what the priest says at their Christening.
- Griminir the Impaler is mentioned in Wyrd Sisters and Carpe Jugulum as being Lancre's only vampiric monarch, living off blue steak to avoid drinking blood but nevertheless shed blood during her reign. She reigned from 1514-1553, 1553-1557, 1557-1562, 1562-1567, and 1568-1573.
- Queen Bemery was mentioned in Wyrd Sisters as having reigned from 670-722.
- Thargum was mentioned in Wyrd Sisters as a previous king poisoned by Verence I's father.
- Gruneberry the Good is mentioned in Wyrd Sisters, having ruled from 906-967.
- Verence I was the King of Lancre in Wyrd Sisters whereupon he was murdered by his cousin, Duke Felmet.
- Duke Felmet was the ruler of Lancre during the events of Wyrd Sisters during which time he mistreated both the land and his subjects.
- Verence II has been the King of Lancre since the events of Wyrd Sisters. The former court fool, he was crowned King after the refusal of Tomjon (Verence I's supposed heir) to become King at the expense of his acting career, on the grounds that they were half-brothers; this was understood to mean that their father was Verence I but believed by Granny Weatherwax and Nanny Ogg to mean the former fool. Verence II rules the kingdom seriously (having learned that being a fool was no laughing matter). Whilst his well-meaning but often unsuccessful reforms are appreciated by his subjects, they would prefer a king who orders them around and carouses a lot because they would know their place under such rule. He is married to Magrat Garlick and has a daughter, Princess Esmeralda Margaret Note Spelling of Lancre, and two other children.
Larhgoz
[edit]Larhgoz is a Estalian kingdom in the miniature wargame, Warhammer.
- King Vidar VII, known as the mage-king, is a ruler whose petty kingdom of Larhgoz is beset by famine. Because of this, he seeks to conquer the near Republic of Vedenza during the War of Beasts.
Lastrilha
[edit]- Otávio de Cáseres (portrayed by Alexandre Borges), the King of Lastrilha in the Brazilian television series, Deus Salve o Rei.
Lendard
[edit]Lendard is a fictional planet in the Kaede Cosmos containing at least two kingdoms in the Japanese manga series, Edens Zero.
- Queen Shaya Le Lendard
- She is formerly a ruthless human queen of one of the kingdoms in Lendard. She becomes an android woman by the name of God Acnoella and one of the Oración Seis Galáctica (Spanish for "Galactic Prayer Six"), a group of six outlaws who are capable of "crushing" planets. Known as the "Mother of Dragons", God Acnoella commands cybernetic dragons she manufactures through the perpetual motion machine called Möbius.[43]
- Princess Elsie Le Lendard (aka Elsie Crimson)
- Formerly the crown princess, she is a benevolent space pirate captain and one of the Oración Seis Galáctica members who is notorious for conquering the "seven cosmic seas".[43] She delivers the Edens Zero spaceship to Shiki Granbell, the sole human denizen of the robot-inhabited Granbell Kingdom theme park planet, to repay a debt to his adoptive grandfather the Demon King Ziggy. After dying on her consumed home planet with her childhood fiancé James Holloway, the prince of another one of the kingdoms in Lendard whose code name is "Justice", Elsie is reborn as the new queen in Universe Zero and the director of operations for the Interstellar Union Army. Elsie is modeled after Erza Scarlet from the Fairy Tail series.[44]
Kingdom of Leonster
[edit]The Kingdom of Leonster was one of the four small countries comprising the Republic of Munster in the Fire Emblem video games, Genealogy of the Holy War and Thracia 776.
- King Calf and Queen Alfiona
- They were the last monarchs of the Kingdom of Leonster whose son, Prince Quan, had married Lady Ethlyn, the daughter of the exiled Duke Byron of House Chalphy and the sister of Lord Sigurd, and had two children Princess Altena and Prince Leif. Prior to that, Calf was an acquaintance of King Mananan of Isaach, who he held him in the utmost respect. During the attack of the Kingdom of Thracia, Calf was killed by Duke Raydrik of Munster, and Alfiona ordered General Dryas to flee Leonster with his men to aid the Lance Knight Finn and Princess Lachesis of Agustria in their escape with Leif.
Holy Levamme Empire
[edit]The Holy Levamme Empire is featured in the Japanese anime film, The Princess and the Pilot.
- Juana del Moral (voiced by Seika Taketomi)
- She is the daughter of the noble family del Moral with silvery hair who is meant to become a princess consort as the wife of Crown Prince Carlo of Levamme. However, the royal marriage is abruptly postponed as the Holy Levamme Empire is at war with its enemy state, the Amatsuvian Empire. Juana soon becomes subjected to an assassination attempt when the fighter pilots of Amatsuvia bombard her mansion and kill her father, Diego del Moral. But Charles Karino, the mercenary air pilot who is often mistreated due to his mix-blood of Levamme and Amatsuvian native, escorts her back to the mainland by flying past the enemy line. Juana later becomes the empress of Levamme and goes on creating lasting peace between the two warring countries.[45]
Kingdom of Liberl
[edit]The Kingdom of Liberl is part of the fictional continent of Zemuria in the video game, The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky.
- King Edgar von Auslese III was the 25th monarch of the Kingdom of Liberl who was keen to advance his kingdom's orbal technology by donating a large amount of money to the Zeiss Engineering Factory.
- Queen Alicia von Auslese II becomes the 26th and current monarch of the Kingdom of Liberl after her father Edgar's death.[46] She is the grandmother of Crown Princess Klaudia von Auslese and the aunt of Duke Dunan von Auslese.
Grand Duchy of Lichtenburg
[edit]The Grand Duchy of Lichtenburg is a country located in the Balkans in the film The Son of Monte Cristo, a possible sequel to The Count of Monte Cristo.
- Grand Duchess Zona (portrayed by Joan Bennett)
- She is a rightful ruler whose ruthless General Gurko Lanen is the behind-the-scenes dictator of the Grand Duchy of Lichtenburg. She makes her own escape pursued by the hussar troop in hopes to get aid from Napoleon III of France, until she is rescued by Count Edmond Dantès Jr., the grandson of the original Edmond Dantès.
Liechtenhaus
[edit]Liechtenhaus is a tiny European principality in the Italian film, Pretty Princess.
- Prince Max (portrayed by David Warner) is the ruler of Liechtenhaus who due to the country's bankruptcy might have to sell his royal palace to the American developers as a casino complex if he could not get an infusion of cash quickly. But he still has a daughter, Princess Sofia, and the dowry he would get from marrying her off to unappealing.
Lilliput and Blefuscu
[edit]Lilliput and Blefuscu are the warring island nations inhabited by the tiny people in the travel novel Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift.
- Golbasto Momarem Evlame Gurdilo Shefin Mully Ully Gue is an emperor of Lilliput whose denizens tie down Lemuel Gulliver who has been washed ashore after a shipwreck. When Gulliver gives assurances of his good behavior, Emperor Golbasto allows him to live in Lilliput and go around the city on condition that he cannot hurt anybody.
- The Emperor of Blefuscu is a ruthless ruler whose nation has been attacking and subduing the neighboring island of Lilliput. In spite of the protest against two nations, Gulliver aids Lilliputians by towing Blefuscu's warships far out to sea.
There are also multiple depictions of different monarchs of Lilliput and Blefuscu in various adaptations.
The New Gulliver
[edit]- In the 1935 Soviet live-action/stop motion film, the King of Lilliput makes decision to the use the young pioneer Petya Konstantinov (who dreams himself as Gulliver) for military purposes. He puts his scepter up to Petya's nose to wake him up, and then he puts him into action to join the Lilliputian armed forces.
Gulliver's Travels (1939)
[edit]- In the 1939 animated film, King Little of Lilliput and King Bombo of Blefuscu (voiced by Jack Mercer and Tedd Pierce) have been arranging the royal wedding between their respective children, Princess Glory and Prince David, only to end up declaring war over which national anthem is to be played at the wedding. In the end, Lemuel Gulliver decides to combine both songs into one, demanding two nations to share their peace once more.
The 3 Worlds of Gulliver
[edit]- In the 1960 loose film adaptation, the Emperor and Empress of Lilliput (portrayed by Basil Sydney and Marian Spencer) are the rulers in the style of India who want to use Dr. Lemuel Gulliver in a war against Blefuscu as well as Brobdingnag, the land of giants.
The Adventures of Gulliver
[edit]- In the Hanna-Barbera animated TV series, King Pomp (voiced by John Stephenson) is the ruler of Lilliput[47] who lets Gary Gulliver and his dog Tagg to stay at his kingdom after being rescued from a hawk. He is the father of Princess Flirtacia, one of Gulliver's Lilliputian allies.
The New Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
[edit]- In one episode of the live-action/animated series, "The Little People", King Bigun of Lilliput (voiced by Paul Frees) attempts to wed Huck Finn to his daughter Princess Tina. However, Tina is already in love with a handsome hunter Bitto, and Huck, Tom Sawyer and Becky Thatcher help the Lilliputians escape from the savage tribesmen, led by Injun Joe. The Lilliputians in this show are depicted as descendants of those who first encountered Gulliver.
Gulliver's Travels (2010)
[edit]- In the 2010 modernized film, King Theodore and Queen Isabelle (portrayed by Billy Connolly and Catherine Tate) are the Lilliputian rulers whose kingdom has been invaded by the Blefuscudians and the robot-wielding commander, General Edward Edwardian, who wants to pursue his love for Theodore and Isabelle's daughter, Princess Mary. But Lemuel Gulliver (portrayed by Jack Black) ultimately defeats Edward, and his assistance Horatio gets Theodore's permission to court Mary.
Kingdom of Liones
[edit]The Kingdom of Liones is featured in the Japanese manga series, The Seven Deadly Sins.
- Bartra Liones is a former king of Liones, the father of Princesses Margaret and Veronica and the adoptive father of Elizabeth Liones.[48] His inherent power is Vision, which allows him to acknowledge the future of a second Holy War.
- Meliodas, the captain of the Seven Deadly Sins, becomes the new king of Liones after his father-in-law Bartra's abdication, with Elizabeth as his queen. Originally the demon prince and the leader of the Ten Commandments, he possessed the fragment of his father the Demon King's soul embodying Love until he turned his head when he fell in love with the Goddess Elizabeth, causing the Holy War to occur.
Little Kingdom
[edit]The Little Kingdom is the main setting in the British animated series, Ben & Holly's Little Kingdom, ruled by the fairy Thistle family.
- King and Queen Thistle (voiced by Ian Puleston-Davies and Sara Crowe)
- They are the rulers of the Little Kingdom, and the parents of Princesses Holly, Daisy and Poppy, for whom Nanny Plum the tooth fairy serves as both their general housekeeper and their daughters' nanny. King Thistle is often grumpy and hungry, and Queen Thistle can be overwhelmed by the trouble Daisy and Poppy cause with their magic, though they both can be quite the kind, gentle and loving parents.
Loathing
[edit]- King Ralph XI, the ruler of Loathing who is taken prisoner in prism by the Naughty Sorceress in the video game, Kingdom of Loathing.
Lordaeron
[edit]Lordaeron was a kingdom featured in the Warcraft video game series.
- Terenas Menethil II (voiced by Earl Boen)
- He was the last true king of Lordaeron and one of the primary founders of the original Alliance of Lordaeron, the first time in almost three thousand years the human kingdoms were united since the breaking of Arathor. Ruling for over five decades, including the period of the Second and Third Wars, Terenas acted as a patron of the Alliance and sought to keep it united as political issues had arisen. His death at the hands of his own son Arthas deprived the Alliance of its leadership at a critical moment in history.
Kingdom of Lorule
[edit]The Kingdom of Lorule is an alternate version of the Kingdom of Hyrule in the video game, The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds.
- Princess Hilda
- She is an evil counterpart of Princess Zelda who rules the Kingdom of Lorule.[49] Her Triforce has been destroyed by the Lorulean Royal Family, so she plots to save her kingdom by stealing Hyrule's Triforce, conspiring with the evil sorcerer Yuga. But in the end, after being double-crossed by Yuga, Hilda decides to take Zelda, Link and the Triforce back to Hyrule, to which both Link and Zelda use it to restore Lorule by reviving its own Triforce.[50]
Kingdom of Lovely Locks
[edit]The Kingdom of Lovely Locks is a main setting in the animated television series, Lady Lovely Locks and the Pixietails.
- Princess Lovely Locks (voiced by Tony St. Vincent)
- She is a young monarch of the Kingdom of Lovely Locks whose long hair with streaks contains her magic powers, hence her name. With the help of the fairy-like animals called the "Pixietails", as well as her allies Maiden Fair Hair, Maiden Curly Crown, wizard Shining Glory and Prince Strong Heart, and her pets Silky Mane the pony and Silky Pup the dog, Princess Lovely Locks defends her kingdom against the attack of Duchess Raven Waves, the evil ruler of Tangleland who plots to overthrow her by trying to cut her hair.
Kingdom of Lucis
[edit]The Kingdom of Lucis is featured in the video game Final Fantasy XV and its adaptations in other media. It is ruled by the Caelum dynasty.
- Somnus Lucis Caelum
- Better known as the Founder King, he was the founder and the first king of the Kingdom of Lucis who took a martial approach to quelling a plaque of darkness, called the Starscourge, subsequently taking his older brother Ardyn Izunia's place as the chosen king but accidentally killing Ardyn's fiancée the oracle, Aera Mirus Fleuret, expunging Ardyn's existence from history. As the Lucii spirit, Somnus is commonly known as the Mystic.
- Crepera Lucis Caelum
- Believed to be the first queen, she thus spurned the watch of the public eye and took to the shadows to enact her rule.
- Tonitrus Lucis Caelum
- A king famous for his personality; to his people, a kind, loving, and just king; to his enemies, a veritable demon of merciless brutality.
- Mors Lucis Caelum
- He was the 112th king of the Kingdom of Lucis who, after the empire of Niflheim deployed its robot army of the magitek infantry, consolidated the power of a magical barrier called the Wall over the kingdom's capital, Insomnia (also known as the Crown City), and his son Regis returned from his trip across the land during the Great War. He also had young Cor Leonis, who survived a battle with warrior Gilgamesh (aka the Blasemaster), serving as his own bodyguard. Later, King Mors died in M.E. 729.
- Regis Lucis Caelum CXIII (voiced by Jim Pirri)
- He became the 113th king of the Kingdom of Lucis following his father's passing. As a ruling monarch, Regis safeguarded the Crystal and protected Insomnia using the Wall and the hereditary Ring of the Luci. But maintaining the Wall drained the King of his life energy, causing him to age rapidly. In the web anime series Brotherhood: Final Fantasy XV, King Regis fought off the Daemon monster that almost killed his son Prince Noctis, but the two became estranged as his health failed to meet the Wall's energy demands and Noctis came to terms with his future as Lucis's new king. In the end, Regis died fighting General Glauca of Niflheim as the Ring of the Luci was cut from his hand.
- Noctis "Noct" Lucis Caelum (voiced by Ray Chase)
- Formerly the crown prince and heir to the throne, he was chosen by the Crystal as the "True King" when he was a child. Upon receiving the news of his kingdom's invasion by Niflheim after his marriage to Princess Lunafreya Nox Fleuret of Tenebrae, Noctis later becomes the True King himself to save the world of Eos from the Starscourge at the cost of his life. He sacrifices himself by purging the Starscourge, destroying the spirit of Niflheim's chancellor Ardyn Izunia in the afterlife with the aid of the Lucii spirits.
Kingdom of Lucrece
[edit]The Kingdom of Lucrece is a medieval kingdom in the anthology video game, Live A Live.
- The King of Lucrece (voiced by Andrew Wheildon) was a ruler who lent his daughter Princess Alethea's hand to the knight Oersted after the fight with his rival Streibough. However, Alethea was kidnapped by subordinates of the Lord of Dark, leaving Oersted and his allies to go and rescue her (see princess and dragon).[51] But after defeating the Lord of Dark that was actually a lesser monster in disguise, Oersted was tricked by a magical illusion into killing the King of Lucrece, causing his people to denounce Oersted as a demon and Alethea to blame him before killing herself.
Lugash
[edit]Lugash is a mountainous South Asian kingdom in The Pink Panther film series.
- The Maharajah of Lugash, the former ruler who gave the "Pink Panther" diamond to his daughter Princess Dala as a gift, in the original Pink Panther film. This diamond has soon been fallen into a heist attempt of a gentleman jewel thief, Sir Charles Lytton, and his nephew, George Lytton, from Dala who is now exiled to Cortina d'Ampezzo after the Maharajah's death and the subsequent military takeover of Lugash.
- King Haroak (portrayed by Oliver Cotton), the new ruler of Lugash who visits Nice, France, accompanied by his daughter Princess Yasmin, in the final film Son of the Pink Panther. But Haroak has been forced by French mercenary Hans Zarba to abdicate the throne as Hans's henchmen kidnap Yasmin, until Gendarme Jacques Gambrelli rescues her and defeats Hans.
Kingdom of Lumbria
[edit]The Kingdom of Lumbria is a magical land featured in the Netflix animated film, Spellbound.
- King Solon and Queen Ellsmere (voiced by Javier Bardem and Nicole Kidman)
- They are the unhappily married monarchs of the Kingdom of Lumbria who have been transformed into feral beasts after their constant arguing in the dark forest, causing their kingdom to split in two. Princess Ellian, Solon and Ellsmere's daughter and heiress to the throne, has to save her parents and break the spell with the help of her pet creature Flink and the Oracles of the Sun and Moon, Sunny and Ludo.[52] One year later, Solon and Ellsmere become separated but still rule Lumbria and love Ellian as they throw her 16th birthday for her.
Lusitania
[edit]Lusitania is an empire featured in The Heroic Legend of Arslan novel series by Yoshiki Tanaka.
- Innocentius VII is an emperor of Lusitania and the ruler of the occupied kingdoms of Myriam and Pars. His younger brother Guiscard is the Supreme Commander of the Royal Lusitanian Army and Grand Vizier. Emperor Innocentius becomes infatuated with Queen Tahamine at first sight and wishes to marry her, but she is already married to King Osroes V of Pars.
Lutha
[edit]The Balkan kingdom of Lutha is featured in the novel The Mad King by Edgar Rice Burroughs.
- King Leopold was the former ruler of Lutha. He was killed by one of the henchmen of his uncle Prince Peter of Blentz.
- Barney Custer becomes the new king of Lutha, with Princess Emma Von Der Tann as his queen.
Luna
[edit]Luna is a kingdom on the moon, descended from earthen colonies in The Lunar Chronicles series of novels by Marissa Meyer. The Lunar people have become distance from earthens and have gained magical abilities.
- Queen Lavana (main antagonist)
- Queen Cinder
Lux Aurea
[edit]Lux Aurea is the land of the Sunfire elves in the Netflix animated series, The Dragon Prince.
- Queen Aditi, mediator of the arch dragons during the conflict following the death of former queen Luna Tenebris which would result in Avizandum ("Thunder") ascending to become King of Dragons. She would later be slain by the Startouch elf, Aaravos.
- Queen Khessa, great-granddaughter of Queen Aditi and older sister of Janai and Prince Karim, was the new ruler of Lux Aurea but was also slain by Aaravos.
- Queen Janai, Khessa's younger sister, the former Golden Knight of Lux Aurea who joined forces with King Ezran of Katolis, Prince Callum, Commander Amaya, Last Dragonguard Rayla, the armies of the Kingdom of Durren, and the Broken Links in the battle against Lord Viren. A lesbian Sunfire elf, she would go on to fall in love with Amaya and would propose to her which was accepted.
Lyria
[edit]Lyria is a small kingdom which shares the lands with Rivia in the Dol Angra valley, in The Witcher novel series by Andrzej Sapkowski and the television series adaptation, ruled by the House of Raven.
- Berrik
- Egon
- Impecca
- Kalis (portrayed by Isobel Laidler)
- Meve (portrayed by Rebecca Hanssen) becomes the queen dowager after the death of her husband King Reginald of Rivia, dubbed the "Merry Widow". She is related to King Foltest of Temeria and Queen Calanthe of Cintra, with whom she shares a close friendship since their youth.
Lyrobia
[edit]Lyrobia is an African nation in animated series Totally Spies! episode "Queen for a Day". It contains desert and rainforest environments, with an Arabic-inspired culture.
- Queen Tassara (voiced by Dawn McMillan)
- She is a rightful queen regnant of Lyrobia who plans to sign a peace treaty with King Milanalwayskumar of Kenyopia to end a 20-year war between their kingdoms. She, however, has fallen victim to a strange kidnapping attempt just when the three secret agent girls, Sam, Clover and Alex, are sent to protect her. Clover goes undercover as Queen Tassara to be kidnapped in her place. Sam, Alex and the real Tassara follow her trail, only to discover that it is actually Tassara's younger sister, Princess Makeda, who plots to prevent her from signing the peace treaty and escalate the war in order to become the queen of both Lyrobia and Kenyopia. But Tassara and the trio manage to seize Makeda and her minions and imprison them. The trio then helps Queen Tassara to sign the peace treaty with Milanalwayskumar.
M
[edit]Macedon
[edit]Macedon is part of the fictional continent of Archanea in the Fire Emblem video game series. It is named after the ancient kingdom of Macedonia.
- King Iote was the founder and the first monarch of Macedon who, during the War of Liberation, was but one of many slaves of the Dolhr Empire before he and some of the other slaves escaped captivity and commenced a rebellion against Dolhr. Iote wielded his own shield in his uprising, which later became one of his kingdom's national treasures.
- King Osmond was the next ruler of Macedon who came into conflict with his son Prince Michalis over the kingdom's course at the onset of the War of Shadows. He wished to ally with the Holy Kingdom of Archanea. However, Osmond has been assassinated by Michalis with a persuasion of the evil wizard Gharnef.
- King Michalis, formerly the prince, becomes a tyrant of Macedon after assassinating his father as he leads his kingdom into an alliance with the Dolhr Empire during the War of Shadows. He also kidnaps his younger sister Princess Maria in order to force his middle sister Princess Minerva and her order of knights, the Whitewings, to obey him. But after the battle with the Archanean League, Michalis is deposed by Prince Marth of Altea with the aid of Minerva.
Madripoor
[edit]Madripoor is the Southeast Asian principality in the Marvel Universe.
- Prince Baran was the previous ruler of Madripoor who has been murdered by General Coy.
- Madame Hydra becomes a deposed ruler of Madripoor as HYDRA, the terrorist organization, takes over the entire nation.
- Sharon Carter, another ruler of Madripoor, is also known for Power Broken.
Maecht
[edit]Maecht was a kingdom in the southern part of the continent in The Witcher novel series by Andrzej Sapkowski.
- King Akerspaark was the original monarch whose kingdom of Maecht was expanded and subjugated by the Niflgaardian Empire into the Province of Metinna, leaving the now "march" of Maecht.
- King Hoët becomes a ruler of Maecht in an election when Akerspaark died in acute pneumonia sometime after being stabbed by hit men.
Kingdom of Magritta
[edit]The Kingdom of Magritta, is the largest and one of the most important settlements in Estalia in the miniature wargame, Warhammer.
- King Carlos IX, the actual ruler of Magritta whose shipowners fatcion are trying to ingratiate themselves with the puppet king, in order to undermine relations with the city-state of Marienburg whose trades seem to favor the merchants of Tilea and disadvantage the Estalians.
Mahishmati Kingdom
[edit]Mahishmati Kingdom is a major setting in the Baahubali franchise.
- King Somadeva Vijaya was the reigning Maharaja of Mahishmati Kingdom and the father of Bijjaladeva and Vikramadeva.
- Bijjaladeva (portrayed by Nassar), the former prince of Mahishmati Kingdom, was meant to be the heir to the throne but has been replaced by his brother Vikramadeva whom he hated the most after having bad habits, like drinking. He even became more jealous of his nephew Amarendra who has been claimed to be the new king.
- King Vikramadeva (portrayed by Prabhas) had been the ruler of Mahishmati Kingdom after replacing his older brother Bijjaladeva due to his bad habits.
- Rajamatha Sivagami Devi (portrayed by Ramya Krishnan), Bijjaladeva's wife, became a regent of Mahishmati Kingdom as she assumed the guardian role of the throne, raising both her nephew Amarendra and her son Bhallaladeva to be worthy heirs until it was decided that one of them would be the new King.
- Amarendra Baahubali (portrayed by Prabhas), son of Vikramadeva, has been a selected King of Mahishmati Kingdom, as chosen by his aunt Sivagami, with Princess Devasena of Kuntala as his queen.
- Bhallaladeva (portrayed by Rana Daggubati), son of Bijjaladeva and Sivagami, became the King of Mahishmati Kingdom as he relieved his cousin and foster brother Amarendra, whom he has been envious of, of his official duties. He was later killed and defeated by his nephew Mahendra.
- Mahendra Baahubali (portrayed by Prabhas), son of Amarendra and Devasena, becomes a new King of Mahishmati Kingdom after defeating his evil uncle Bhallaladeva and slaying his adoptive cousin Bhadrudu.
Malacuria
[edit]Malacuria occasionally appears in the animated television series Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles season 3 episode, "April Fool".
- Emperor Aleister (voiced by Pat Fraley)
- He is the Malacurian ambassador who comes to the United States with a sample of Lydium 90 and hosts a masquerade ball in New York to celebrate relations between two countries. But his bored daughter, Princess Mallory, trades places with her look-alike April O'Neil (a la The Prince and the Pauper) for a night on the town. Aleister later arrests the evil Shredder and his two mutant henchmen, Bebop and Rocksteady, who have kidnapped "Mallory" (actually April) in order to get the Lydium 90 shard.
Malaria
[edit]Malaria is a former kingdom, and later a republic, in the animated film Igor.
- King Malbert (voiced by Jay Leno)
- He was the greedy and manipulative tyrant of Malaria who planned to keep his entire kingdom in complete darkness and make his people evil by creating various doomsday device, aided by some villainous scientists, as well as blackmailing the rest of the world into paying each town not to unleash these devices. He even had his hunchbacked people, who are referred to by the derogatory name "Igor", being employed as lowly minions for the scientists whose latest weapons were showcased at an annual Evil Science Fair. One Igor, however, created a sweet female monster named Eva with the help of his friends Scamper and Brain, leading Malbert and Dr. Schadenfreude to send him to an "Igor Recycling Plant". But Igor escaped from the recycling plant and Malbert was crushed to death by his weather ray, thereby leaving Malaria to be the republic with Igor as the president.
Maldonia
[edit]- The King and Queen of Maldonia, who cut off their son Prince Naveen from their riches but are later the parents-in-law of Tiana when she becomes the Maldonian princess, in the Disney animated film The Princess and the Frog.
Malkuth Empire
[edit]The Malkuth Empire is a sovereign nation in the video game, Tales of the Abyss.
- Emperor Karl Malkuth V
- He was the previous ruler of the Malkuth Empire who had four noble concubines and whose wife and consort, Empress Malkuth, was the one with the lowest status.
- Emperor Peony Upala Malkuth IX
- Karl's son who becomes a new ruler of the Malkuth Empire after his siblings had died in a struggle for the throne. His empire fights with the kingdom of Kimlasca-Lanvaldear over fragments of the "Score" prophecy, in hopes for the discovery of the future.
Mandorra
[edit]Mandorra is an Iberian kingdom featured in the film, The Brigand.
- King Lorenzo (portrayed by Anthony Dexter)
- He was the ruler of Mandorra who has been overthrown by his cousin Prince Ramon. After the assassination attempt, Lorenzo's distant relative and the rogue exile resembling him, Captain Carlos Delargo, takes over the throne in order to thwart Ramon and his plotters. King Lorenzo also had his fiancée, Princess Teresa, who Delargo falls in love with.
Manjipoor
[edit]Manjipoor is a mystical Indian kingdom featured in the Australian television series, The Elephant Princess.
- Queen Nefari of Manjipoor (portrayed by Diana Glenn)
- She was the headstrong queen regnant whose royal family contain their magic powers. Her land was moved to a parallel dimension, by magical means, for its protection. She also had a royal Indian elephant with transporting jewel named Anala, as the elephants are revered as part of the kingdom's culture. Nefari had her chief advisor, Omar, by whom she was the mother of Princess Liliuokalani. However, she had to send her daughter away along with Anala for her protection before she died sometime later.
- Liliuokalani Parasha Persephone Amanirenas/Alexandra Wilson (portrayed by Emily Robins)
- Although she is a rock singer and songwriter, she is actually the princess and rightful heiress of Manjipoor. Liliuokalani is adopted by the Wilson family in Melbourne, Australia, renaming her to simply Alexandra (or Alex for short), until Anala and the royal family's faithful servant Kuru come to her. While learning to master her own magic powers, Alex has to defend her royal inheritance against Vashan, her devious cousin who plots to rule over Manjipoor. In the season 1 episode "Revelation", she is set for her role as proper princess to reign. However, she steps down from the throne after being lied to about the identity of her biological father. Though she and all her subjects must save her kingdom from Vashan and the 600-year-old witch, Diva.
Margoth
[edit]Margoth is featured in the novel The Rider by Edgar Rice Burroughs.
- King Alexis, the ruler whose kingdom of Margoth has been a rival to the neighboring kingdom of Karlova for centuries until they negotiate a marriage alliance between his daughter Princess Mary and Crown Prince Boris of Karlova. However, Mary intends to get out of Alexis's proposal marriage in cahoots with her nurse Carlotta.
Marl Kingdom
[edit]Marl Kingdom is a main setting of the Rhapsody video game series.
- Ferdinand Marl E.
- He is the former prince of Marl Kingdom who becomes the king when he turns eighteen and marries heroine Cornet Espoir, succeeding his mother Queen Siegrind Marl.[53] In Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure, Prince Ferdinand has been turned to stone accidentally by a sexy witch, Majorly, who is meant to put him to sleep until he is rescued by Cornet and her fairy puppet friend Kururu. In the following sequel, Ballad of the Little Princess, King Ferdinand and Queen Cornet have a tomboyish daughter, Princess Kurusale Cherie Marl Q. (or Kururu for short), which is named after Cornet's puppet friend.
Marshovia
[edit]- King Achmet (portrayed by George Barbier), the ruler of Marshovia in the film, The Merry Widow.
Maruhage Empire
[edit]The Maruhage Empire (in English known as the Chrome Dome Empire) is the main antagonist of the Japanese anime series, Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo.
- Tsuru Tsurulina III (Czar Baldy Bald III in English)
- He was a cruel and powerful old tyrant who was actually a demon cyborg appearing to be a human. As the emperor of the Maruhage Empire, he used "Red Magic Shinken" to avoid the attacks of his enemies and attack them back and the "Blue Magic Shinken" to destroy souls and minds. He wanted to destroy all of humanity to get the Hair Kingdom's source of power, the "Hair Ball", for himself. When he finally got the "Hair Ball" and took advantage of a vacuum in power, he declared his recently destroyed nation as the "Neo-Maruhage Empire". However, Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo and his allies went into battle and destroyed Tsuru Tsurulina III once and for all to retrieve the "Hair Ball".
- Tsuru Tsurulina IV (Czar Baldy Bald IV in English)
- Also known as Smoothie IV in the manga, he becomes the current emperor of the Maruhage Empire from a very young age. Unlike his predecessor, the young emperor does not want the "Hair Ball" to have a hair ability at all. He decides to enact the "New Emperor Playoff" where all powerful warriors of his empire were gathered together in a battle to determine the next emperor in order to regain his grip after being forced by the Hair Hunters. But his younger brother Hydrate takes over his tourney to become the emperor of the Reverse Maruhage Empire.
Principality of Meara
[edit]The Principality of Meara is one of the Eleven Kingdoms, ruled by the House of Quinnell, in the series of Deryni novels by Katherine Kurtz.
The reigns of the ruling princes lasted from 651 to 1055.
- Prince Mear mac Quinnell, the 1st ruler of Meara, reigned 651 to 688.
- Prince Archambald, the 2nd ruler of Meara, reigned 688 to 716.
- Prince Jolyon I, the 3rd ruler of Meara, reigned 716 to 731.
- Prince Aldebert, the 4th ruler of Meara, reigned 731 to 755.
- Prince Janus, the 5th ruler of Meara, reigned 755 to 762.
- Prince Armon, the 6th ruler of Meara, reigned 762 to 806.
- Prince Judhael I, the 7th ruler of Meara, reigned 806 to 822.
- Prince Arturus, the 8th ruler of Meara, reigned 822 to 845.
- Prince Justin, the 9th ruler of Meara, reigned 845 to 874.
- Prince Alban, the 10th ruler of Meara, reigned 874 to 877.
- Prince Jorianna, the 11th ruler of Meara, reigned 877 to 892.
- Prince Jubal mac Adam, the 12th ruler of Meara, reigned 880 to 906.
- Prince Austin, the 13th ruler of Meara, reigned 906 to 928.
- Prince Jehan, the 14th ruler of Meara, reigned 928 to 948.
- Prince Jordon mac Jonatan, the 15th ruler of Meara, reigned 948 to 965.
- Prince Ithel mac Judah mac Austin, the 16th ruler of Meara, reigned 965 to 972.
- Prince Joël, the 17th ruler of Meara, reigned 972 to 976.
- Prince Judhael II, the 18th ruler of Meara, reigned 976 to 1001.
- Prince Jolyon II, the 19th ruler of Meara, reigned 1001 to 1025.
- Prince Roisian, the last ruler of Meara whose daughter Princess Annalind married King Malcolm of Gwynedd in 1025.
Afterwards, the Mearan pretenders of the House of Quinnell were attempting to secure independence for their nation, but a series of military expeditions by King Malcolm and his descendants had succeeded in maintaining Gwynnedan reign in Meara.
- Princess Annalind, the daughter and heiress of the last reigning prince.
- Prince Judhael III, a pretender from 1045 to 1109.
- Prince Caitrin, the last Quinnell pretender who was defeated by King Kelson of Gwynedd in 1124.
There were also the pretenders of the House of Ramsay of Cloome.
- Prince Dafydd, the pretender from 1124 to 1126.
- Prince Jolyon III, the last scion of Meara who renounced the claim to the throne in 1128.
Kingdom of Melromarc
[edit]The Kingdom of Melromarc is a main setting in the Japanese anime series, The Rising of the Shield Hero.
- Mirellia Q. Melromarc
- She was the queen regnant of the Kingdom of Melromarc who held the true power behind the throne. She returned from a diplomatic tour of the world to help the Legendary Heroes defeat her kingdom's religion, the Church of the Three Heroes. Furious at her king consort Aultcray Melromarc XXXII and eldest daughter Malty S. Melromarc for their crimes, Mirellia disowned them and revoked their nobility as punishment. Outlawing the Church of the Three Heroes, she wished to make things right with Naofumi Iwatani and did her best to support him. She also specialized in ice magic and employed several ninja-like bodyguards called "Shadows" to keep watch on each of the Heroes. While investigating the aftermath of the Guardian Beast Phoenix battle, Queen Mirellia was killed in an ambush arranged by Malty.
- Melty Q. Melromarc
- Formerly the second princess, she becomes the new queen of the Kingdom of Melromarc after her mother Mirellia was assassinated. Unlike her older sister Malty who is a malevolent psychopath and pathological liar, she is kind and good-natured. And when Malty becomes disowned from the royal family after Mirellia exposes her crime with the Church of the Three Heroes, Melty has been placed to be the heiress to the throne. Like her mother, she is also a skilled diplomat, having traveled the world with her, as well as specializing in water magic.
Merania and Angosia
[edit]Merania and Angosia are the separated European kingdoms in the Hallmark Channel television film, Royal Hearts.
- King Viktor was the previous ruler of Ambrosia who had two sons whom he could not decide which one would be the new king. So he made his kingdom split into two, known as Merania and Angosia.
- Hank Pavlik (portrayed by James Brolin) is the heir to the throne of Merania who has to become a new monarch after his father's death. Otherwise Merania and Angosia would reunite into one kingdom.
- King Nikolas (portrayed by Lachlan Nieboer) is the ruler of Angosia who has ambitious plans to be an industrialized power and attempts to win a heart of Hank's daughter, Princess Kelly Pavlik, who is already in love with the royal stable boy named Alex.
Meribella
[edit]- King Frederick (voiced by Christopher Gaze) is the ruler of Meribella and the father of Princesses Victoria (Tori), Meredith and Trevi in the animated film, Barbie: The Princess & the Popstar.
Meridian
[edit]Meridian is featured in the animated television series, W.I.T.C.H.
- Queen Weira and King Zayden were the previous rulers of Meridian who can only be seen in flashbacks. They were the parents of Prince Phobos and Princess Elyon.
- Prince Phobos seeks to remain a ruler of Meridian, in spite of his sister Elyon being its rightful heiress, by defeating her and the Guardians of the Veil. He and his general, Lord Cedric, are the heartless tyrants who lust after Elyon's powers.
- Elyon Escanor/Elyon Brown, the lost Princess of Meridian, is the rightful heir to the throne who has been raised as a normal girl by Alborn and Miriadel to be protected from her evil brother Phobos. She then assumes her rightful place as the Heart of Meridian, and later Queen of Meridian, after defeating Phobos and Lord Cedric alongside the titular team of W.I.T.C.H.
Kingdom of Merlopia
[edit]The Kingdom of Merlopia is an underwater realm and kingdom deep in the Endless Sea in animated series Ninjago Season 14, Seabound. It is inhabited by the aquatic beings, called the Merlopians.
- King Trimaar (voiced by Ron Halder)
- He was the former ruler of the Kingdom of Merlopia and the Endless Sea. His son Kalmaar was growing interest in awaking the long-asleep giant sea serpent, Wojira, during which Trimaar disliked his obsessions. He was also the adoptive father of Benthomaar.
- Prince Kalmaar (voiced by Giles Panton)
- He is the tyrannical prince of the Kingdom of Merlopia. He performs the palace coup by striking his father Trimaar with his trident and declaring himself as a new king. Due to his hatred for those who live on land, including humans, Kalmaar leads the Merlopians to attack Ninjago City, while being obsessed with reawakening Wojira for her power to destroy all of the surface after he destroyed the surface world no one would have stop him. In Season 15, after being devoured by Wojira, his adopted brother Benthomaar becomes Merlopia's next king.
Meropis
[edit]Meropis is featured in the Archie Comics series, Sonic the Hedgehog.
- Queen Angelica and King Puff
- The rulers of the underwater city of Meropis who thought that Coral the Betta, a young priestess, was the one who caused the Shattered World Crisis but later saw her as the rightful priestess after defeating the Dark Gaia minions. Queen Angelica is more of a serious monarch and possesses a solemn dignity to match her position, while King Puff is rather less-dignified, short-tempered and immature and tends to inflate himself on instinct whenever he gets angry. However, both Angelica and Puff are not open-minded, seeing the explanation of Sonic for the misfortunes afflicting their city as "stupid" or "ridiculous". Angelica and Puff are the parents of Princess Undina who is a childhood friend to Coral.
Merryland
[edit]- Queen Dolly, the living wax doll who is a ruler of Merryland and resides in the Valley of Dolls where she adopts Dot Freeland and Tot Thompson, in the Oz novel series by L. Frank Baum.
Merroway Cove
[edit]Merroway Cove is an underwater kingdom in Disney Junior animated series Sofia the First special, "The Floating Palace".
- Queen Emmaline (voiced by Jodi Benson)
- She is the mermaid queen of Merroway Cove who along with the merfolk distrusts humans for the attack of her kingdom. But her daughters, Princesses Cora and Oona, befriend Princess Sofia of Enchancia whose Amulet of Avalor magically transforms her into a mermaid. Her chief advisor Plank proposes that she uses her magical trident to conjure a storm to sink the royal ship, called Floating Palace, which serves as a private yacht for the Enchancian royal family. But when Princess Oona is captured by Cedric, Enchancia's royal sorcerer who plots to steal the powerful Mermaid Comb she is wearing, Sofia and Cora have to rescue her and foil Cedric's plan with the help of Ariel. Later, Emmaline apologizes to Sofia and becomes friends with her family.
Kingdom of Metallicana
[edit]The Kingdom of Metallicana is a major setting in the Japanese manga series, Bastard!! Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy. Its name is a tribute to American heavy metal band Metallica.[54]
- The King of Metallicana
- He is the current monarch whose Kingdom of Metallicana is attacked by the Dark Rebel Army, led by powerful wizard Dark Schneider, who seek to resurrect Anthrasax, the demon goddess of destruction. The King's son Prince Lars Ul (noted to be named after Lars Ulrich of Metallica) is cursed to transform into a baby dragon since he used the "Dragon Knight" robot in an attempt to kill Dark fifteen years prior. And the King's daughter Princess Shelia Tuel is one of the four seals of Anthrasax, sent away to Crimson King Glory for her safety after the first three were destroyed.
Metinna
[edit]Metinna was one of the kingdoms to the south of Amell in The Witcher novel, The Last Wish, by Andrzej Sapkowski.
- Queen Zivelina, the ruler of Metinna who made a deal with the gnome Rumplestelt: her firstborn child in exchange for getting the crown. When Rumplestelt came for his reward, however, Zivelina refused and drove him off with magic. After a while, both the queen and her child died of the plague. Zivelina and Rumplestelt are similar to the Brothers Grimm's fairy tale, "Rumpelstiltskin".
Mewni
[edit]Mewni is featured in the Disney XD animated series Star vs. the Forces of Evil. It is ruled by the queen regnants, heads of the Butterfly dynasty.
- Queen Soupina Butterfly (aka Soupina the Strange)
- Queen Lyric Butterfly
- Queen Skywynne Butterfly (aka Skywynne, Queen of Hours)
- She once wielded the Royal Magic Wand, taking the form of a clock in her possession.
- Queen Solaria Butterfly (aka Solaria the Monster Carver)
- The second-born child of Queen Skywynne, she was the general of the Solarian Army whose goal was to eradicate all monsters.
- Queen Eclipsa Butterfly (aka Eclipsa, the Queen of Darkness)
- She once ruled Mewni during her time alongside her ex-husband King Shastacan, the prince of the Spiderbite Kingdom, until she left her kingdom, believing it to be for the best. Eclipsa travels to the present to help her descendant Queen Moon solve a mystery involving the true identity of her baby daughter Princess Meteora Butterfly whose alter ego was Miss Heinous, the headmistress of St. Olga's Reform School for Wayward Princesses. After reverting her daughter back to her true self, she becomes the current queen of Mewni as she regains her status until she returns the Royal Magic Wand to Moon.
- Queen Festivia Butterfly (aka Festivia the Fun)
- She was originally a peasant who was raised by the Magic High Commission to be the queen of Mewni and loved to throw parties.
- Queen Crescenta Butterfly (aka Crescenta the Eager)
- The second-born daughter of Queen Festivia who inherited the Royal Magic Wand, superseding her older sister Princess Dirhhennia the Heaped after she was deemed unfit to reign Mewni.
- Queen Rhina Butterfly (aka Rhina the Riddled)
- Queen Celena Butterfly (aka Celena the Shy)
- Queen Estrella Butterfly (aka Estrella the Drafted)
- Queen Comet Butterfly (aka Comet the Chef)
- She was the previous queen of Mewni who has been killed by the evil Toffee during his attack on her kingdom.
- Queen Moon Butterfly (aka Moon the Undaunted)
- She succeeded the throne and the leadership of the Magic High Commission after her mother's tragic death when she was a teenager. While reigning Mewni alongside her husband King River Butterfly, who is a member of the Viking-like barbarian family of Johansen, with a steady, calm and thoughtful hand, Moon's experience makes her overprotective of her daughter Star at times.
- Princess Star Butterfly (aka Star the Underestimated)
- In Season 3, Star temporary makes the reigning queen of Mewni when her mother goes missing and she leads an army against the monstrous Princess Meteora. However, after Queen Eclipsa takes the Royal Magic Wand and reverts Meteora back into an infant child, Star decides to return the throne and the wand to Eclipsa. She leaves her kingdom behind and gives up her title as princess and later learns that she is still connected to her human friend and love interest, Marco Diaz, though she was originally a girlfriend of Crown Prince Tom Lucitor of the Underworld.
Mille-Feuille Kingdom
[edit]The Mille-Feuille Kingdom is featured in the video game, Kaeru no Tame ni Kane wa Naru.
- Princess Tiramisu
- She is a crown princess who rules the Mille-Feuille Kingdom, known throughout the land for her beauty. When the evil Lord Delarin and his minions, the Croakians, invade the Mille-Feuille Kingdom and capture Tiramisu, a message is sent to the Prince of the Sablé Kingdom and Prince Richard of the Custard Kingdom, requiring them to Tiramisu's rescue (see princess and dragon). Tiramisu, however, goes into hiding to evade the capture, disguising herself as a witch named Mandola with her royal advisor Polnareff turning into a vulture-like Aasvogel. She creates the magic potions with which to transform the Sablé Prince, Richard and the others into frogs. After the defeat of Lord Delarin, Mandola turns back into Princess Tiramisu and weds the Sablé Prince to become the king and queen of the Mille-Feuille Kingdom.
Kingdom of Millinear
[edit]The Kingdom of Millinear is one of the three fantasy kingdoms featured in the video game, ASH: Archaic Sealed Heat.
- Princess Aisya (voiced by Satomi Akesaka)
- Aisya is a princess warrior who is set to become the first queen of the Kingdom of Millinear. During her coronation, however, a fiery Salamander burns her people into ashes. So she sets out in pursuit of the greater Flame Serpent, accompanied by her regent Bullnequ who is resurrected from the ashes, in order to restore her country.[1] She also has to fight against the Fire Dragon, as well as the soldier Bamyganant and the King of Sumnelthia, alongside her allies including Dan, the soldier of Sumnelthia, Emu, a member of the Forest People, and Princess Martitie of Aceshin.
Mirage Kingdom
[edit]The Mirage Kingdom has occasionally appeared in the Pokémon: Advanced Challenge episodes, "The Princess and the Togepi" and "A Togepi Mirage!"
- Princess Sara of the Mirage Kingdom
- She is rightfully the heiress to the throne who along with her parents, the King and Queen, find themselves involved in an attempted coup d'état by Colonel Hansen, the evil magistrate of the Mirage Kingdom, who wants to rule over both the kingdom and the Togepi Paradise. It is stated that the heir to the throne must be selected by a Togepi in order to become the next monarch. Sara soon finds one specific Togepi stolen by Team Rocket on behalf of Hasen, not realizing it is actually owned by Misty. Later on, however, the King and Queen are locked up in the dungeon, and Hansen is using Misty's Togepi to claim himself the new king. This leads to a confrontation, during which Misty's Togepi evolves into Togetic to save the other Togepi. After the subsequent arrest of Colonel Hansen, Princess Sara is given her own Togepi to allow her to ascend as the queen of the Mirage Kingdom.[55]
Mirkwood
[edit]- Thranduil, the elven king of the woodland realm of Mirkwood and the father of Legolas in the novel The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien and its film adaptations.
Island of Misfit Toys
[edit]- King Moonracer (voiced by Stan Francis), the winged lion and the ruler of the Island of Misfit Toys who collects each unwanted toy until Christmas Eve in the Rankin/Bass stop-motion holiday special, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.
Empire of Misurugi
[edit]The Empire of Misurugi is featured in the Japanese mecha anime series, Cross Ange: Rondo of Angels and Dragons.
- Jurai Asuka Misurugi (voiced by Koichi Yamadera)
- He was the former emperor of the Empire of Misurugi and the father of Prince Julio and Princesses Angelise and Sylvia. He and his wife Empress Sophia had always known that Angelise was a Norma, a person who is born without the ability to use the Light of Mana, but they kept it secret to protect her. However, Jurai was captured and sentenced to death for deception after Julio exposed the truth about Ange and Sophia was killed in her attempt to escape with Ange.
- Julio Asuka Misurugi (voiced by Kōsuke Toriumi)
- He is the highly ambitious prince who desires the throne for himself in order to take control of the Empire of Misurugi. During his sister Angelise's coronation, he exposes her status as a "Norma" to the public, strips her of all royal privileges, and exiles her to the island of Arzenal. Soon after his father Jurai is executed, Julio claims himself the new emperor but is eventually killed by the evil Embryo after being confronted by the fallen princess Ange.
Mobotropolis/Robotropolis
[edit]Mobotropolis is featured in the animated television series, Sonic Underground.
- Queen Aleena Hedgehog (voiced by Gail Webster), the former ruler of Mobotropolis and the mother of Sonic, Sonia and Manic Hedgehog. She has been overthrown by Dr. Robotnik who can seize control of her country, renaming it to "Robotropolis" under his command. Aleena has to separate her triplets to preserve the dynasty after being told by the Oracle of Delphius of a prophecy.[2]
Moldavia
[edit]Moldavia is featured in the television series, Dynasty.
- King Galen (portrayed by Joel Fabiani)
- He is the monarch of Moldavia who has been a friend to Alexis Colby for quite some time. At the end of Season 5, Alexis encourages the relationship by planning to wed her daughter Amanda to Galen's son Prince Michael, making her a Moldavian princess, although Michael himself was originally a lover to Duchess Elena. However, the wedding ceremony is interrupted by a political coup in attempt to kill King Galen. As Michael and the others eventually leave Moldavia, they are told that the King is killed during the attack. But at Season 6, Alexis learns that Galen is actually being held for ransom, so she and her lover Dex Dexter have to come and rescue him. Alexis then uncovers the schemes of the King who has been paralyzed and plans to reclaim his crown, offering to make her his queen and leaving Dex heartbroken.
Mon Cala
[edit]Mon Cala is featured in the animated series, Star Wars: The Clone Wars.
- Yos Kolina, 82nd King of Mon Cala who was assassinated by Separatist Riff Tamson.
- Prince Lee-Char (voiced by Adam McArthur), Yos Kolina's son who succeeds as the 83rd king.
Monteblanco
[edit]Monteblanco is a main setting in the silent film, The Merry Widow, a loose adaptation of Franz Lehár's operetta of the same name.
- King Nikita I and Queen Milena (portrayed by George Fawcett and Josephine Crowell)
- The rulers of Monteblanco whose nephew Prince Danilo Petrovich falls in love with a folly dancer, Sally O'Hara. When Danilo proposes to Sally, Nikita and Milena forbid the marriage because she is a commoner. They had a son and heir apparent, Crown Prince Mirko, to whom Danilo duels for Sally's affection. And after Mirko is assassinated, Prince Danilo becomes the heir to the throne and reclaims his engagement to Sally whose wealthy husband, Baron Sixtus Sadoja, has died from a stroke.[56]
Kingdom of Montemor
[edit]- Crisélia de Monferrato (portrayed by Rosamaria Murtinho), the queen of Montemor in the Brazilian television series, Deus Salve o Rei.
- Afonso de Monferrato (portrayed by Rômulo Estrela), the grandson of Crisélia who succeeded her as king of Montemor.
Montenaro
[edit]Montenaro is a country ruled by the Delacourt family in The Princess Switch film trilogy on Netflix.
- Lady Margaret Katherine Claire Delacourt (portrayed by Vanessa Hudgens)
- In the first film to the series, Margaret Delacourt is formerly the duchess of Montenaro and has been arranged to marry Crown Prince Edward Wyndham of Belgravia. Upon her arrival at Belgravia, however, she is drawn into a normal life without royalty as she trades places with Stacy De Novo, a young baker from Chicago who is her doppelgänger. After switching back, Margaret is sent by Edward's mother Queen Caroline to Belgravia's own baking contest where she and Edward present the award medal for Stacy and her friend Kevin Richards who have won this competition. In the sequel, Switched Again, Margaret's cousin Lady Fiona Pembroke tries to take over Montenaro disguising herself as Margaret. But Fiona has been exposed and arrested by Stacy as Margaret herself is rightfully crowned queen of Montenaro with Kevin becoming her consort. And in Romancing the Star, Queen Margaret teams up with Stacy and Fiona to track down Hunter Cunard, a wealthy master thief who steals the priceless Christmas relic called the "Star of Peace". Margaret and Stacy are similar to Prince Edward Tudor and Tom Canty from Mark Twain's novel The Prince and the Pauper.
Moon Kingdom
[edit]The Moon Kingdom was an ancient civilization that existed on the moon, ruled by the queen regnants, in the Sailor Moon franchise.
- Queen Serenity
- She was an incarnation of the moon goddess Selene who ruled the Moon Kingdom during the first Silver Millennium era. Princess Serenity, the Queen's only daughter and heiress to the throne, had a sacred duty to watch over the planet Earth, to which she fell in love with Prince Endymion of the Earth Kingdom. The Queen also had two advisors, Luna and Artemis, the two cats from the planet Mau. When the Dark Kingdom attacked the Moon Kingdom, Queen Serenity sacrificed herself to use the Silver Crystal to seal the amorphous dark energy, Queen Metaria, and reincarnate her daughter, Endymion, and the Sailor Guardians to be reborn on Earth.[57] She eventually saved her spirit within a computer to preserve her will, appearing as a hologram.
Empire of Mor Ardain
[edit]The Empire of Mor Ardain is a militaristic nation in the video game, Xenoblade Chronicles 2.
- Niall Ardanach (voiced by Daniel Buckley)
- He is the emperor of Mor Ardain and the younger cousin of Special Inquisitor Mòrag Ladair, though the two were raised together by his father and consider each other siblings. He is also a Driver, and Aegaeon is his Blade.
Morvania
[edit]- Princess Adriana Slododac (voiced by Cathianne Blore)
- In the Jem episode "The Princess and the Singer", Adriana, the modern princess and heir of the Eastern European country of Morvania, makes her escape from her secretary Dimitrios, only to bump into her look-alike and one of The Holograms rock group, Kimber Benton, at a marketplace. Her power-hungry cousin, Lexa, plots to kill her and claim the throne for herself. But her henchmen have accidentally kidnapped Kimber, mistaking her for the princess. Upon realizing this scam, Dimitrios plants a bomb on the stage where Jem and The Holograms are set to perform in order to kill the real Princess Adriana. However, music executive Eric Raymond and villainous rock trio The Misfits save Adriana and Jem and The Holograms right before the bomb explodes. The next week, Adriana turns eighteen and has become the new and rightful queen of Morvania.
Mushroom Kingdom
[edit]The Mushroom Kingdom is a primary setting in the Super Mario video game franchise, and its adaptations in other media.
- Princess Peach Toadstool
- She is the young founder and rightful regnant of the Mushroom Kingdom, raised by the Toads. She is initially a damsel in distress who is held captive by Bowser, the evil king of the Koopas (aided by his son and heir Bowser Jr. and seven minions the Koopalings), but is rescued by the two Italian-American brothers, Mario and Luigi (see princess and dragon). In the animated film The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Peach helps Mario saving Luigi, as well as their hometown in Brooklyn, New York City, from Bowser's clutches.[58]
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[edit]Naboo
[edit]Naboo is featured in the Star Wars franchise.
- Queen Padmé Amidala, Elected Queen of Naboo in the film Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace.
- Queen Jamillia, Elected Queen of Naboo in the film Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones.
- Queen Neeyutnee, Elected Queen of Naboo in Star Wars: The Clone Wars.
- Queen Apailana, Elected Queen of Naboo in the film Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith.
Isle of Naboombu
[edit]- King Leonidas, an anthropomorphic lion, is the greedy ruler of the animal-inhabited Isle of Naboombu who loves to play soccer but hates humans, in the Disney live-action/animated film Bedknobs and Broomsticks and its stage musical adaptation.
Narnia
[edit]Narnia is the main setting in The Chronicles of Narnia series of novels by C. S. Lewis, and its adaptations in other media.
- Aslan, the Great Lion
- Jadis, the usurper Witch Queen
- The kings and queens of old:
- Peter Pevensie, known as "High King Peter the Magnificent"
- Susan Pevensie, known as "Queen Susan the Gentle"
- Edmund Pevensie, known as "King Edmund the Just"
- Lucy Pevensie, known as "Queen Lucy the Valiant"
- Miraz
- Caspian X
- Rilian
- Tirian
Nautica
[edit]Nautica is an underwater kingdom below the inland sea of Erdrea in the video game, Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age.
- Queen Marina (voiced by Lydia Leonard) is the mermaid queen of Nautica and a powerful ally to the Luminary, the lost prince of Dundrasil. She has been intrigued by the tenacity and spirit of humankind and laments the fact that humans and merfolk cannot remain in love, due to their differences and the long lifespan merfolk compared to that of humans. She also has great faith in the world tree, believing that it was Yggdrasil's will that brought Michelle the mermaid and Kainoa the merman together, as well as leading the Luminary to meeting her.
Nayapuram
[edit]Nayapuram is a neighboring kingdom to Jalpur in the Disney Junior animated series, Mira, Royal Detective.
- The King and Queen of Nayapuram (voiced by Husein Madhavji and Tiya Sircar)
- They are the rulers of Nayapuram who along with their daughter and heir Princess Shivani travel all across other kingdoms in disguise to learn more about their people, including detective Mira and her allies in Jalpur.
Neathia
[edit]Neathia is a fictional alien planet featured in the Japanese-Canadian anime series, Bakugan Battle Brawlers. It is ruled by the Sheen family.
- Serena Sheen (also known as Celine Sheen in Japanese)
- She is the former queen whose people, the Neathians, attack the imperial planet of Gundalia. She goes and sends her younger sister Princess Fabia to Earth to get help from the Battle Brawlers against the Gundalians. She also calls the ancient "antimatter energy" to cover her home planet. But the Gundalian emperor Barodius uses his dragon-like Bakugan, Dharak, to break down the shield to steal and absorb the energy's power. Serena's biggest challenge is to keep the Neathians calm and safe while waiting for Fabia and the Brawlers to fight Barodius and his Twelve Orders. She later steps down her position to become an ambassador.
- Fabia Sheen
- She is formerly the princess of Neathia who becomes a new queen after her sister Serena's abdication. She has been the Haos Brawler (or Lumina in Japanese) for the Battle Brawlers and takes on the human form while visiting Earth. Her knight/ninja-like Guardian Bakugan is Aranaut.
Neighborhood of Make-Believe
[edit]The Neighborhood of Make-Believe is a kingdom inhabited by the hand puppet characters in the children's television series, Mister Rogers' Neighborhood.
- King Friday XIII is the imperious ruler of the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, the husband of Queen Sara Saturday, and the father of Prince Tuesday. He reappears in the flash animated series, Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood, where he has two sons Princes Tuesday and Wednesday and is the uncle of Chrissie.
Neolandia
[edit]Neolandia is part of the fictional continent of Xadia in the Netflix animated series, The Dragon Prince.
- King Ahling
- He is the ruler of Neolandia who has been gravely injured by one of Viren's shadow assassins, leaving his son and heir Crown Prince Kasef to temporarily ascend the throne as a new ruler. However, during the Battle of the Storm Spire, Kasef is killed by the young queen Aanya of Duren, who shoots him in the eye with an arrow.
Neptune City
[edit]- Queen Coralie (voiced by Leigh-Allyn Baker) is the mermaid queen of the underwater kingdom of Neptune City in the Disney Junior animated series, Jake and the Never Land Pirates.
Nerb Kingdom
[edit]The Nerb Kingdom is featured in the Archie Comics series, Sonic the Hedgehog. The Nerbs are a race of subterranean creatures, known for their nerdy appearance and unfriendly behavior.
- The Nerb King
- He was a former ruler of the Nerb Kingdom who met Sonic and the Knothole Freedom Fighters when they followed another Nerb to the Nerberhood, which is where its air and water supply were threatened by Dr. Robotnik's underground construction. Unlike most of the Nerbs, the king had a much more positive attitude towards the Freedom Fighters following Robotnik's defeat by the hands of Sonic. But Robotnik soon captured the Nerb King and his people, forcing them to harvest resources for the Eggman Empire. Later, the Nerb King mysteriously disappeared following the Foreman's rise to power.
New Human Empire
[edit]The New Human Empire is a sovereign state consisting of territories in Eastern Europe, the Levant and Northeast Africa in the Japanese light novel series, Trinity Blood, by Sunao Yoshida.
- Empress Augusta Vradica, styled "Augusta Vradica, the First and Only"
- Augusta is the founder and the first monarch of the New Human Empire, ruling over her kingdom as the heart of the Empire itself. Her real name is Seth Nightroad, the younger sister of Cain and Abel Nightroad and the third Crusnik. She led the Methuselah to the lands to save them from persecution around 800 years ago. She helped restore nature back to the lands, returning them to their former glory before the Armageddon. Though she does age, she still appears as a little girl but is well over 900-years-old.
Empire of Niflheim
[edit]- Emperor Iedolas Aldercapt, the evil ruler of Niflheim who seeks to conquer the world by toppling the Kingdom of Lucis, in the video game Final Fantasy XV and its adaptations in other media.
Night Court
[edit]The Night Court is featured in the novel series A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas. It is one of the seven courts of prythian, fully autonomous and ruled by a High Lord, who is chosen by the magic. It is usually a son of the previous High Lord, but it can be any male relative as only males can inherit.
- High Lord Rhysand of the Night Court
- High Lady Feyre of the Night Court
- In the second book of the series, Feyre is declared High Lady, the first ever and a co-ruler to Rhysand.
Nihon-Ja
[edit]Nihon-Ja is the fictional Japanese empire in the Ranger's Apprentice novel, The Emperor of Nihon-Ja, by John Flanagan.
- Emperor Shigeru Motodato
- He is the ruler of Nihon-Ja who is very popular with his people, known for his great courage and as a fair emperor. He and his cousin Shukin seek refuge at the mountains against the rebellion led by the ambitious Lord Arisaka and his army of an arrogant Senshi class who are tricked into believing that Shigeru was trying to usurp their authority. Shigeru then makes a friend with knight Horace Altman after assisting in stopping the rebellion, later making him his new Senshi swordsman after Shukin is killed by Arisaka in a duel while covering his retreat.
Nilfgaardian Empire
[edit]The Nilfgaardian Empire is featured in The Witcher novel series by Andrzej Sapkowski and the video game adaptation, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.
- Torres var Emreis
- He ruled the Nilfgaardian Empire from the Imperial Palace in the city of Nilfgaard since at least around 1135. He was considered to be the true founder of Nilfgaardian might.
- Fergus var Emreis
- The Nilfgaardian Empire's Imperator during the early part of the 13th century until he was overthrown by the Usurper and his supporters a few years before 1237. 20 years later in 1257, his son and heir, Emhyr var Emreis, avenged his death and regained the power.
- Emhyr var Emreis (voiced by Charles Dance)
- The intelligent and ruthless ruler of the Nilfgaardian Empire whose daughter Cirilla Fiona Elen Riannon is adopted by Geralt of Rivia. His empire has been at war against the Northern Kingdoms, both of which he loses.[59]
Empire of Ninjago
[edit]The Empire of Ninjago is a titular realm featured in the animated television series of the same name.
- The Emperor and Empress of Ninjago (voiced by Richard Newman and Ellen Kennedy)
- They were the former rulers of the Empire of Ninjago in Season 8, Sons of Garmadon. Their adopted daughter Princess Harumi (aka "The Quiet One"), whose biological parents had died during the attack of the Great Devourer in Season 1, is a leader of the Sons of Garmadon, a group of the criminal biker gang that acquire three Oni masks in order to resurrect Lord Garmadon from the Cursed Realm. The Emperor and Empress assigned Lloyd Garmadon and his ninja allies to protect the masks in the palace. But Harumi and the Sons of Garmadon attacked the palace in an attempt to retrieve the masks, leaving the Emperor and Empress to be killed in the destruction.
- Lord Garmadon (voiced by Mark Oliver)
- The master of destruction and Lloyd's villainous father who in Season 9, Hunted, proceeds to conquer the Empire of Ninjago, proclaiming himself as the new emperor with Princess Harumi serving as his second-in-command. At the end of this season, however, Garmadon has been imprisoned in Kryptarium Prison as his reign of terror is brought to an end until he is released to help the ninja defeat the demonic Oni in Season 10, March of the Oni.
Nohr
[edit]Nohr is the fictional European kingdom in the video game, Fire Emblem Fates.
- King Garon (voiced by Travis Willingham) is the villainous, brutal ruler of Nohr who decides to fight for Hoshido, killing its king Sumeragi and abducting his child Corrin. Following the death of Queen Katerina, Garon is remarried to the late Queen Arete of Valla with whom he has a stepdaughter, Princess Azura. He is the father of Princes Xander and Leo and Princesses Camilla and Elise.
- Xander (voiced by David Stanbra), the former crown prince and paladin, becomes the new King of Nohr to reign justly as he lays the foundation for a new era of peace and prosperity for his kingdom (ending varies). Xander has the son and heir, Siegbert the cavalier, who grew up in a secluded realm.
Kingdom of Noland
[edit]- King Bud (whose real name is Timothy) is a young, orphaned boy who becomes a monarch of the Kingdom of Noland with his sister Fluff (real name Meg) as its princess, in the novel Queen Zixi of Ix by L. Frank Baum and its film adaptation, The Magic Cloak of Oz.
Nome Kingdom
[edit]The Nome Kingdom is featured in the Oz novel series by L. Frank Baum, and its film adaptation Return to Oz. Its ruler is known as the "Nome King".
- Ruggedo of the Rocks (originally named Roquat the Red) is the villainous, stubborn Nome King who has been overthrown and loses his throne of the Nome Kingdom but still thinks of himself as a king.
- Kaliko, the former chamberlain, becomes the second Nome King after dethroning Ruggedo. He promises to be a good king during his reign, unlike Ruggedo.
Kingdom of Normandy
[edit]The Kingdom of Normandy is a balkanized state of France in the HOI4 mod, Pax Britannica.
- George I, the fourth son of George V, can be given the throne of Normandy if the League of Nations splits up France.
Kingdom of Norta
[edit]The Kingdom of Norta is featured in the Red Queen novel series by Victoria Aveyard. It was ruled by the Silver House Calore up until the abolition of the Nortan monarchy by the Scarlet Guard.
- Caesar Calore I
- Caesarion Calore
- Julias Calore I
- Tiberias Calore I
- Tiberias Calore II
- Caesar Calore II
- Julias Calore II
- Julias Calore III
- Marcas Calore
- Aerion Calore
- Andura Calore (first queen regnant)
- Tiberias Calore III
- Leonora Calore
- Tiberias Calore IV
- Tiberias Calore V
- Tiberias Calore VI
- Maven Calore
- Tiberias "Cal" Calore VII
Maven and Cal respectively are main characters in the series.[60]
Northern Water Tribe
[edit]The Northern Water Tribe is featured in the Avatar: The Last Airbender franchise. It is ruled by a hereditary monarchic chiefdom, compared to the Southern Water Tribe, located within the realms of the North Pole.
- Chief Arnook was the ruler of the Northern Water Tribe in Avatar Aang's time. His daughter Princess Yue was given life by the Moon Spirit, only to give it back when the Moon Spirit was killed in its fish form by Admiral Zhao of the Fire Nation Military.
- Chief Unalaq was the new ruler of the Northern Water Tribe, the father of twins Princess Eska and Prince Desna, and the paternal uncle of Avatar Korra, in the sequel series The Legend of Korra.
- Eska and Desna become the ruling chiefs of the Northern Water Tribe after their father is killed and defeated by their cousin Korra.[61]
Norton Kingdom
[edit]- King Norton III, the ruler of the Norton Kingdom and the head of the Norton Dynasty, in the Hearts of Iron IV game mod, Pax Britannica.
Kingdom of Nova
[edit]The Kingdom of Nova is featured in the video game, Long Live the Queen.
- Queen Fidelia was the late monarch of the Kingdom of Nova.
- Princess Elodie has to be trained to become the new queen of the Kingdom of Nova after her mother Fidelia's death but has been killed.
O
[edit]Kingdom of Occitania
[edit]- Louis II of Monaco becomes the King of Occitania if the League of Nations splits up France, in the Hearts of Iron IV game mod, Pax Britannica.
Oceana
[edit]Oceana is an underwater kingdom, inhabited by merfolk, in the animated film Barbie in a Mermaid Tale and its sequel Barbie in a Mermaid Tale 2.
- Queen Calissa (voiced by Nicole Oliver)
- She is a rightful ruler of Oceana who makes Merillia, the life force of the ocean, and has been overthrown and locked in by her evil sister Eris. Calissa is married to a human named Rip Summers with whom she has a daughter, Merliah Summers, who is half human and half mermaid. Because Merliah was born with human legs and not a mermaid tail, Calissa knew that it would be dangerous for her to live in Oceana looking like a human. So she gave up her daughter to Rip's father, Break Summers, who would take good care of her after Rip's death. Many years later, after Merliah (who now has her own tail) saves Oceana and sets Calissa free from her prison, she makes Merliah a crown princess and becomes a reigning queen again.
- Queen Eris (voiced by Kathleen Barr)
- Calissa's wicked and selfish sister who deposes and imprisons her to become a queen of Oceana. She rules unfairly and makes the ocean become sick and grow weaker since she cannot make Merillia properly. However, Eris has been deposed and sent into the deepest depths of the ocean by her niece Merliah. In the following sequel, Eris escapes from her prison with the help of Kylie Morgan, an Australian surfer who competes with Merliah, and reveals that she has the power to make anyone live through their worst nightmare. And with it, she plans to take over Oceana and spin Merillia once again. But in the end, Crown Princess Merliah ultimately defeats Queen Eris, leading her to experience her own worst nightmare; she is now stuck being a human and loses all of her magic powers.
Octopon
[edit]Octopon is a once-grand kingdom at the fictional planet Mer in the Hanna-Barbera animated series, The Pirates of Dark Water.
- King Primus
- He was the ruler of Octopon who had been captured alongside his aide Avagon by the evil Bloth, the ox-sized pirate captain of the Maelstrom warship, after his fleet was destroyed. Although the seven captains accompanying Primus were able to escape with the Thirteen Treasures of Rule, the king himself made his own escape across the dark water back to his kingdom and to his son and heir, Prince Ren. When he was washed ashore, Primus was found by Ren, who has been raised by the lighthouse keeper, and encouraged him to protect Octopon shortly before he perished. Prince Ren soon begins his quest to seek treasures on the Wraith ship aided by his crew of misfits; Tula the ecomancer, Ioz the rogue pirate, and Niddler the monkey-bird.[62]
Olympis
[edit]Olympis is a kingdom in the video game, Dragon Spirit, and its NES sequel, Dragon Spirit: The New Legend.[63]
- Amur and Alicia
- Amur is a warrior captain who is transformed into a powerful Blue Dragon by the sun goddess Arlia so he can rescue Princess Alicia of Olympis who has been captured by the serpent demon Zawell to be used as sacrifice. After defeating Zawell and the other demons, Amur and Alicia get married, becoming the king and queen of Olympis and having twin children, Prince Lace and Princess Iris. However, the evil Galda builds an army of demons, resurrects Zawell and captures Iris to hold her prisoner. Like his father King Amur, Lace transforms into a dragon to defeat Galda and save his sister (see princess and dragon).
Onderon
[edit]Onderon is featured in the animated series, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, and its spinoff, The Bad Batch.
- Ramsis Dendup (voiced by Barry Dennen), the king of Onderon during the Clone Wars.
- Sanjay Rash (voiced by Kirk Thornton), Ramsis's successor who gains the military support of the Separatist forces.
Oogaboo
[edit]Oogaboo is a small, poor kingdom in the Winkie Country, in the Oz novel series by L. Frank Baum.
- King Jol Jemkiph Soforth, the former monarch of Oogaboo whose wife, the Queen, was sharp-tongued and small-respected for him. He left his kingdom and escaped the Queen into the Land of Oz. Jol was the father of Queen Ann and Princess Salye Soforth.
- Queen Ann Soforth becomes a new monarch of Oogaboo following her father's abdication. She sets out to raise an army to conquer Oz but later join the Shaggy Man, Tik-Tok, Betsy Bobbin and Hank the Mule to set out for the Nome Kingdom where they rescue the Shaggy Man's brother.
Opar
[edit]Opar is the surviving colony of Atlantis, located deep in the African jungles, in the Tarzan novel series by Edgar Rice Burroughs.
- Queen La of Opar
- She is a high priestess and the ruler of the lost city of Opar. La is a beautiful witch whose Oparian men are, consequently, rather hideous bestial creatures. So much so, she only chooses Tarzan to be her own lover, because of his perfect and attractive physical appearance. But Tarzan is already in the relationship with Jane Porter as he escapes from La and manages to rejoin the Waziri tribe. After the Oparian men take Jane as a substitute victim, Tarzan returns to Opar and saves her from being sacrificed by the jealous Queen La. And La is crushed by Tarzan's spurning of her for Jane. However, in Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar, she is reencountered by Tarzan, who again rejects her and escapes along with her sacred dagger. She later finds herself unable to kill Tarzan after the Oparians recaptured him. She is also branded a traitor by Opar's high priest, Cadj, but Tarzan saves her and then persuades the other priests to reject Cadj and return La to her city.
Kingdom of Oriana
[edit]The Kingdom of Oriana is featured in the animated film, Felix the Cat: The Movie.
- Princess Oriana (voiced by Maureen O'Connell) is the rightful ruler of the Kingdom of Oriana who has been taken captive by the army of robots until she is rescued by Felix the Cat (see princess and dragon).
- The Duke of Zill (voiced by Peter Newman), the evil uncle of Princess Oriana, attempts to take over the Kingdom of Oriana with his robotic army.
Origami Kingdom
[edit]The Origami Kingdom is featured in the video game, Paper Mario: The Origami King.
- King Olly
- He is an origami figure who seeks to erase all Toads from existence by folding one thousand origami cranes, turning the Mushroom Kingdom into the Origami Kingdom. He even turns many of Bowser's minions, along with Princess Peach, into Folded Soldiers under his control. But his sister Olivia helps Mario freeing Princess Peach's castle from five decorative streamers that extend across the kingdom to prevent Toads from being transformed into origami.
Outworld
[edit]Outworld is an imperial realm featured in the Mortal Kombat video game franchise.
- Onaga, called the Dragon King, was the Emperor of Outworld millions of years ago before being overthrown by Shao Kahn.
- Shao Kahn was Emperor after overthrowing Onaga. He would conquer many other realms and attempt to conquer Earthrealm several times as well, though unsuccessfully.
- Mileena Kahn was a clone of Shao Kahn's stepdaughter Kitana mixed with Tarkatan DNA. She became Empress of Outworld after her father's death, but would later be deposed by Kotal Kahn. She would later launch a rebellion in an attempt to regain her throne. Her rebellion would fail however as she would be captured and killed by Kotal Kahn's advisor D'Vorah. In Mortal Kombat X, she called herself Kahnum rather than Kahn.
- Kotal Kahn was son of Kotal K'etz, ruler of the realm of Osh-Tekk, which was conquered by Shao Kahn. Kotal Kahn became Emperor after dethroning Mileena, a clone of Shao Kahn's stepdaughter Kitana. Mileena would later unsuccessfully attempt to take back her throne from Kotal Kahn.
- Kitana Kahn is a princess from the realm of Edenia, and the daughter of Queen Sindel, who would be appointed as the Empress of Outworld after Kotal Kahn was severely injured by her stepfather Shao Kahn.
Land of Oz
[edit]The Land of Oz is a titular setting in the Oz novel series by L. Frank Baum, and its adaptations in other media.
- King Pastoria
- He is the former ruler of the Land of Oz who reigned alongside his wife Queen Lurline, goddess of the fairies, but has been removed mysteriously from his position when the Wizard unexpectedly came to Oz and took over the throne as its new dominant ruler. It is later revealed that the wicked witch Mombi had enchanted Pastoria in the form of Tora the Tired Tailor with amnesia at the town of Morrow in the Quadling Country. He then returns to the Emerald City and forces Mombi disenchant him, executing her by water before stepping down as a king and opening a tailor shop called "The Tired Tailor of Oz" under his own name.
- Princess Ozma
- She becomes the new and rightful ruler of the Land of Oz after Glinda the Good Witch allows her to ascend the throne, following the abdication of her father Pastoria. Ozma was given from Pastoria to Mombi who placed a curse on her, turning her into a boy called Tippetarius (or Tip for short), to prevent her from ascending her throne until Glinda later changed her back and Ozma herself is established back in her place as the young official Queen of Oz. She is also the creator of Jack Pumpkinhead.
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[edit]Paladia
[edit]Paladia is a kingdom mentioned in the animated film, Barbie as the Island Princess.
- Queen Marissa (voiced by Kate Fisher)
- She is a queen dowager whose husband the King of Paladia had died during a storm while on a ship in the South Seas. Her long-lost daughter Princess Rosella has been washed up on a deserted tropical island where she is adopted by the animals with her nickname "Ro" due to her amnesia. Ten years later, while attending the wedding ceremony at the neighboring kingdom of Apollonia, Marissa reunites with Rosella as they sing a lullaby from Rosella's childhood together.
Palamecia
[edit]Palamecia is a brutal and war-hungry empire in the video game, Final Fantasy II.
- Emperor Mateus is the ruler of Palamecia who aims to conquer the world through demonic forces. His empire invades the kingdom of Fynn to destroy its resistance, and after capturing it, he begins the construction of the fearsome Dreadnought airship. In Soul of Rebirth, when Mateus is killed by Firion, his soul splits in two: one going to Hell and becoming the lord of Pandemonium, and the other going to Heaven to become the lord of Arubboth.
Kingdom of Palettia
[edit]The Kingdom of Palettia is featured in the Japanese anime series, The Magical Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess and the Genius Young Lady.
- Lumielle René Palettia
- She was the former queen of the Kingdom of Palettia, and the ancestor of the Palettia royal family, whose father the first king had made a contract with the Great Spirit. While seemingly around the same age as her descendant Princess Anis, Lumi is actually a human-turned-spirit who is close to a thousand years old, having completed a Spirit Covenant.
- Orphans Il Palettia
- He is the king of the Kingdom of Palettia whose wife, Queen Sylphine Maise, is formerly a fearsome warrior, raising their children Princess Anis and Crown Prince Algard in her spartan ways. While he truly cares for Anis and Algard, Orphans' royal responsibilities force him to put his kingdom first. The stress of reigning has also negatively impacted his health, looking older than he actually is and taking pills for regular stomach aches, which is not helped by Anis's antics.
- Anisphia Wynn "Anis" Palettia (aka Princess Peculiar)
- She is formerly the princess of the Kingdom of Palettia whose eccentric personality has caused her people to see her as a problem child, although she thinks of them more the anyone, ceding the throne out of a genuine belief that she would not be a good monarch. She also comes out to be lesbian due to her love for Euphyllia Magenta, the daughter of the prime minister who is a former fiancée to her brother Algard. Soon after King Orphans and Queen Sylphine step down and Prince Algard is disowned for his failed coup d'état, Anis and Euphy are married and become the country's new ruling queens.
Papilloma
[edit]- King Javier (portrayed by Rob Sitch), the last monarch whose tiny and poor Spanish kingdom of Papilloma would later become a republic, in the Kath & Kim spin-off film Kath & Kimderella. Although he actually has no children, Javier is the adoptive father of Prince Julio, for whom Kim Craig is to become engaged to.
Paradiso
[edit]Paradiso is featured in the manga series, Kilala Princess.
- Prince Rei is the rightful ruler whose kingdom of Paradiso has been taken over by his villainous bodyguard and servant Valdou and the Coup, whom his memories were erased by. In search for the princess of his own country, he travels to an ordinary town where he is found by a girl named Kilala Reno as he goes asleep. Rei then makes Kilala a princess herself under his marriage in order to save their kingdom together from Valdou.
Kingdom of Pars
[edit]The Kingdom of Pars is a major setting in The Heroic Legend of Arslan novel series by Yoshiki Tanaka. It is inspired by the ancient Iranian Empire and is ruled by the House of Kaykhusraw.
- King Kaykhusraw
- He was the first monarch and the founder of the royal House of Kaykhusraw who founded the Kingdom of Pars after Sage King Jamshid was killed by Zahhāk the Serpent King. Kaykhusraw defeated Zahhāk into Mount Damvand where he was sealed, and he was fondly claimed as the "Hero King", unifying the world into many nations. He is most likely based on both the Iranian mythical king Fereydun and his son Iraj from the Shahnameh.
- King Osroes V
- He was the 17th king of Pars, succeeding his father Gotarzes II. He was rumored to have been assassinated by his younger brother Andragoras for the throne and, possibly, the hand of his wife Queen Tahamine. But in truth, Osroes was just injured from falling off of his horse and then died from illness. His half-brother and adopted son, Hilmes, harbors his hatred towards Andragoras as he resides in the rival kingdom of Lusitania as "Silvermask".
- King Andragoras III
- He became the 18th king of Pars after his brother Osroes' passing. Ruthless and stubborn, Andragoras abandoned his daughter the former Parsian princess and adopted Arslan to be the crown prince, as to be stated that Pars is only led by the male monarchs. However, he had fallen victim to a treacherous plot of Lusitania, leaving his kingdom into the Lusitanian invasion, during which he was captured and imprisoned by his half-brother Hilmes. Soon after King Andragoras disappeared, he was thought to be dead by his people until he returned to fight alongside Arslan against King Innocentius VII of Lusitania.
- King Arslan
- He has been adopted by the House of Kaykhusraw from his commoner family in order to fill the place of a male heir. In his father Andragoras' absence, he is forced to recruit an army of 50,000 men for the "crime" of leading Parsian army during the Lusitanian invasion. When he became the 19th and final king of Pars, Arslan divides himself between defending his kingdom against external threats, including his cousin Silvermask who seeks the claim the throne for himself, and addressing the hopes and needs of his people.
Parthevia Empire
[edit]The Parthevia Empire is featured in the Japanese manga series, Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic. It is based on Ancient Persia.
- Davashadil IV was the 31st emperor of Parthevia who led his nation into victory against nearby continent. His firstborn daughter, Princess Serendine, who was the commander of the army known as the "Venomous Spider Princess of Parthevia", died when his empire destroyed the First Kingdom of Sindria.
- Ceylan Dikumenowlz Du Parthevia becomes the 32nd emperor of Parthevia after the deaths of his father Davashadil and older sister Serendine. When Alibaba Saluja seeks Ceylan's approval on opening the Kou Empire trading post in Parthevia, Ceylan approves without a second thought, knowing that King Sinbad of Sindria has exchanged talks with Alibaba earlier. He also tells Alibaba to wait for the Parliament's approval.
Patch Land
[edit]Patch Land is made of fabric, via the sock, in the video game Kirby's Epic Yarn.
- Prince Fluff
- He is a potential ruler of Patch Land who bears a resemblance to Kirby. His land is made out of seven pieces tied together by magic yarn, until they are separated by the evil sorcerer Yin-Yarn as part of his plan to take over Dream Land. So Kirby decides to help Fluff collect all seven pieces of magic yarn and restore Patch Land and then to defeat Yin-Yarn.[64]
Pi'illo Island
[edit]Formerly known as the Pi'illo Kingdom, it is the setting of the video game, Mario & Luigi: Dream Team.
- Prince Dreambert, the sole ruler whose Pi'illo Island was petrified in stone by the Dark Stone when Antasma the evil bat king shattered it. He requests that the brothers, Mario and Luigi, and the star sprite, Starlow, have to help free his imprisoned people, the Pi'illos, as they search for Princess Peach who along with Toadsworth is trapped underneath the Dreamy Pi'illo Castle.
Pixie Hollow
[edit]- Queen Clarion (voiced by Anjelica Huston) is the reigning fairy queen of the magical kingdom of Pixie Hollow in the secret heart of Neverland, who acts motherly to all of the fairies, including Tinker Bell, and is able to travel in the form of the golden pixie dust, in Disney's Tinker Bell film series.
Kingdom of Prairie
[edit]The Kingdom of Prairie is a floating archipelago in the video game, Tail Concerto.
- King Hound III (voiced by Jeff Hobbs)
- He is an anthropomorphic dog who is a noisy but kind monarch of the Kingdom of Prairie and whose adventurous daughter Princess Terria often runs out of the castle without an escort, much to his annoyance. Because of this, Terria has been kidnapped by the feline air pirates called the Black Cat Gang, led by Alicia Pris, who are seeking the five special crystals in which serve as the power source for the robotic Iron Giant, until police officer Waffle Ryebread saves her.[65]
Pride Lands
[edit]Leading the African savannah of Pride Lands (Swahili: Ardhi ya Kiburi) is the reigning family of lions from Disney's The Lion King franchise, which is influenced by the works of William Shakespeare.
- Mohatu
- He was the previous King of the Pride Lands during the events of The Lion King: Six New Adventures story, The Brightest Star.
- Ahadi
- The son of Mohatu and the father of Mufasa and Scar; the other previous King of Pride Lands during the events of the story A Tale of Two Brothers.
- Mufasa
- He was the King of the Pride Lands, with his mate Sarabi as its Queen, in the first animated film The Lion King whereupon he was killed by his wicked, sinister brother Scar with a stampede of wildebeest but has eventually become the heavenly spirit. Mufasa is inspired by the character of King Hamlet (Hamlet).
- Scar
- He was formerly the new King of the Pride Lands of which he mistreated both the entire savanna and his subjects with a group of hyenas by his side until he was dethroned by his nephew Simba. Scar is inspired by the character of King Claudius (Hamlet).
- Simba
- He becomes the rightful King of the Pride Lands after the death of his father Mufasa and the defeat of his evil uncle Scar as he and his mate and childhood friend, Queen Nala, bring back peace and good nature to their subjects. Simba is inspired by the title character from Hamlet and Lord Capulet from Romeo and Juliet.
- Kiara
- The firstborn cub of Simba and Nala. She is the lioness who has been set to become the new Queen of the Pride Lands, with Kovu as her prince consort, in the film sequel The Lion King II: Simba's Pride. Kiara is inspired by the character of Juliet Capulet (Romeo and Juliet).
- Kion
- The second-born cub of Simba and Nala and Kiara's younger brother. He is the former leader of the Lion Guard and later crowned King of the Tree of Life with Rani as his Queen, in the Disney Junior animated series The Lion Guard.
Prydain
[edit]Prydain is an eponymous Welsh kingdom in The Chronicles of Prydain novel series by Lloyd Alexander. Its ruler is known as the "High King".
- Achren was the evil sorceress who formerly ruled Prydain as its queen, until her tyranny was ended by her consort and former student Death-Lord Arawn.
- Math was the High King of Prydain during most of The Chronicles of Prydain novels.
- Gwydion, formerly a prince, briefly becomes High King of Prydain after Math's death in the final novel The High King.
- Taran becomes High King of Prydain at the end of the novel The High King, with Princess Eilonwy of Llyr as his queen.
Pryshia
[edit]- King Midir was the last monarch of Pryshia before the coup was staged, killing him and absorbing his kingdom into the Golden Empire under his betrothal Empress Merwyn, in the Netflix series, The Witcher: Blood Origin.
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[edit]Qalif
[edit]Qalif is a small country in the Middle East bordering Saudi Arabia in the novel series The Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot.
- Mohammed bin Zayed Faisal, the reigning sheikh of Qalif, threatens to behead his son Prince Rashid for marrying a commoner, but both Rashid and his bride escape and seek refuge in the United States. He imposes martial law after his own wife is caught fleeing over the border into Saudi Arabia, but she survives and escapes. Genovia offers refuge to Qalifi refugees, to which Genovian schools are required to take in refugee children, with Mohammed's grandson Prince Khalil attending the Royal Genovian Academy.
Kingdom of Quel'Thalas
[edit]The Kingdom of Quel'Thalas is the realm of the blood elves in the Warcraft video game series. It was ruled by the Sunstrider dynasty.
- Dath'Remar Sunstrider
- He was the leader of the Highborne who survived the War of the Ancients. He became the founder of the Kingdom of Quel'Thalas as its high king, and the first of the royal House of Sunstrider.
- Anasterian Sunstrider (voiced by Cameron Folmar)
- The last high king of Quel'Thalas. His reign from the realm's capital, Silvermoon City, had ended with his death at the hands of Prince Arthas Menethil during the Scourge invasion of Quel'Thalas. He is succeeded by his son Prince Kael'thas, the last of the House of Sunstrider, and the regent lord Lor'themar Theron.
Sultanate of Qumar
[edit]The Sultanate of Qumar is an oil-rich Middle Eastern country in the television series, The West Wing. It is formerly a British protectorate and bears resemblance to the State of Qatar.
- The Sultan of Qumar
- He is a dictatorial ruler whose Sultanate of Qumar is a former ally to the United States, hosting a major US air base. His entire country, however, is criticized for its harsh treatment of women. Though he is never shown or named during the course of the show, as the country itself is introduced in the third season, the Sultan has a brother, Abdul Ibn Shareff, the defense minister and the member of the Bahji terrorist network who has been assassinated by President Josiah Bartlet in charge of his attempt to destroy the Golden Gate Bridge. The Sultan also has his son and heir, Umar Usef, the crown prince of Qumar who in the fifth season serves as the Qumari ambassador to the United States.
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[edit]Radaxian
[edit]Radaxian is a main setting of the Alex Kidd video game series.
- King Thunder (also known as King Sander or King Thor)
- In the first game Alex Kidd in Miracle World, Thunder was defeated when his kingdom of Radaxian has been invaded by the evil alien emperor, Janken the Great, who turned many of his subjects into stones. Although it was initially thought that King Thunder and his wife, Queen Patricia, have been captured by Janken, their son and heir Prince Egle has actually been held captive by him inside of his castle, along with Egle's fiancée Princess Lora. In The Enchanted Castle, it is revealed that Thunder is still alive and now located on the planet Paperock. His long-lost son Alex Kidd travels to the planet to rescue him, but later discovers that the King is there of his own accord with Janken's son Ashra as his servant.
- King Egle (also known as King Igul)
- Formerly the prince, he becomes the new king of Radaxian, in which he initially rules as its regent, after his brother Alex Kidd defeated Janken the Great and rescued him and his fiancée Princess Lora. Egle had assumed leadership of his kingdom following his father's disappearance not too long before Janken captured and imprisoned him. Later, in spite of Egle's warning to Alex not to go to the dangerous planet Paperock, he has been told that his father Thunder is resided on that planet. And thereafter, his kingdom makes peace with Planet Paperock.
Kingdom of Ragnanival
[edit]The Kingdom of Ragnanival is a mountainous human kingdom in the video game, Odin Sphere.
- Demon Lord Odin, also known as King Odin, is the ruler of Ragnanival located in the frozen mountains of the northwestern realm of Erion.
Rain Dukedom
[edit]The Rain Dukedom is featured in the Japanese anime series, The World Is Still Beautiful.
- Tohara has been a former monarch of the Rain Dukedom, the true mastermind, and the rain-summoning teacher.
- Teteru Lemercier, Tohara's son-in-law, is the reigning duke of the Rain Dukedom and the father of Princesses Mira, Nia, Kara and Nike Lemercier.
Rainbow Kingdom
[edit]The Rainbow Kingdom is a titular setting in the Netflix animated series, True and the Rainbow Kingdom.
- The Rainbow King (voiced by Eric Peterson) is the humble and sympathetic ruler of the Rainbow Kingdom who, though possessing a wealth of knowledge, shares his wisdom in riddles adding fun to True's adventures complexity.
- The Day Queen (voiced by Addison Holley) is the official queen whose purpose is to bring daylight to the Rainbow Kingdom when it becomes daytime.
- The Night Queen, Day Queen's sister, is the other official queen who is responsible for bringing moonlight to the Rainbow Kingdom when it is nighttime.
Theocracy of Rausten
[edit]The Theocracy of Rausten is part of the fictional continent of Magvel in the video game, Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones.
- Divine Emperor Mansel is a pious ruler and pontifex of the Theocracy of Rausten. He exiles Riev, who was once a bishop of Rausten, for worshipping the Demon King Fomortiis until Riev returns to attack his palace, Rausten Court, with the remnants of the Grado Empire to go against him. But Mansel is protected by the forces of Prince Ephraim and Princess Eirika, the royal twins of Renais, to whom he bequeaths the Sacred Stone of Rausten for their battle against the Demon King.
- Princess L'Arachel succeeds her uncle Mansel as the next ruler of the Theocracy of Rausten. She has been traveling Magvel incognito, accompanied by her hired guards Dozla and Rennac, and is known to have been aware of the strife across the continent during the early stages of the War of the Stones.
Ravka
[edit]Ravka is the setting in the novel Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo and the Netflix adaptation of the same name. It is based on early 19th century Czarist Russia.
- King Nikolai Lantsov of Ravka (portrayed by Patrick Gibson), the former illegitimate heir to the throne who is abdicated.
- Zoya Nazyalensky (portrayed by Sujaya Dasgupta), the appointed dragon queen of Ravka and the Grisha Squaller with the ability to summon wind.
Razkavia
[edit]Razkavia is a Germanic kingdom in the novel The Tin Princess by Sir Philip Pullman.
- Prince Rudolf briefly becomes the new King of Razkavia following his father's death but has been murdered during the coronation.
- Adelaide Bevan, who had recently become a crown princess, becomes the reigning queen of Razkavia after her husband Rudolf got killed.
Re-Estize Kingdom
[edit]The Re-Estize Kingdom is featured in the Japanese light novel series, Overlord. It is ruled by the Vaiself family.
- Ramposa Ryle Vaiself III
- He was the previous king of the Re-Estize Kingdom who struggled to keep his country united amidst political infighting and invasions by other nations, such as the Baharuth Empire and the Sorcerer Kingdom, as well as struggling to balance his duties as both a reigning king and a father to Princes Barbro and Zanac and Princess Renner. However, Ramposa was ultimately unable to save his country against the Sorcerer Kingdom.
- Zanac Valleon Igana Ryle Vaiself
- The second son of King Ramposa, he desires to ascend the throne, sparking a rivalry with his older brother Crown Prince Barbro, though he genuinely cares for his kingdom and its people. Soon after Barbro's death, Zanac becomes the crown prince himself and the king regent of the Re-Estize Kingdom after the launch of a coup. He leads his kingdom in a futile war against the Sorcerer Kingdom but has ultimately been slain by traitorous nobles. In high regard for the steady recovery, Sorcerer King Ainz Ooal Gown heels Prince Zanac and holds the utmost respect from him. But his death greatly angers Ainz and gives the nobles their "just rewards" by having intelligence investigator Neuronist Painkill slowly torture them and their families until they die.
Redania
[edit]Redania is a wealthy realm which profits from trade and agriculture and one of the Four Kingdoms, in The Witcher novel series by Andrzej Sapkowski and the television series adaptation. It is ruled by the Redanian Dynasty.
- Radovid I the Great
- His reign has been much lauded for making great strides for the kingdom, and Radovid's actions in life have been held up as the ideal model for many a ruler.
- Dambor the Black
- The only son of Radovid I not to die before reaching 30. He married Maria Pulcheria with whom he had one son, Vestibor. He continued his father's policy of colonizing the land.
- Vestibor the Proud
- He was called "Proud" not because of prance, but to give the splendor of his people and the whole court. However, he wasn't a very memorable monarch during his reign, the so-called Seven Years' War with Temeria took Novigrad and the Delta of the Pontar, and a coalition of northern realms occupied the fertile river valleys of Nimnar and Buina.
- Radovid II the Sailor
- He was known for growing as a sea power during his reign. He often went on long cruises, but his last ship never came back as he soon became the only king of Redania who disappeared without a trace. Numerous legends had sprung up with many waiting for his return during the rules of his son King Radovid III the Red and later his grandson King Vridank the Elf. Radovid II was married to Princess Cirra of Cintra.
- Radovid III the Red
- He was an energetic and shrewd ruler and was determined to regain the prestige accorded his great-grandfather. He married Princess Viviana of Lyria.
- Vridank the Elf
- Presumably Radovid III's son. He was named "the Elf" because of his exceptional beauty and for the admiration he had for the Aen Seidhe.
- Vizimir I the Old
- The second son of King Radovid II and Queen Cirra, became the king of Redania after his brother, Radovid III, and nephew the recently crowned king Vridank were killed off after the rebellion of Vridank's daughter, Falka.
- Radovid IV the Bald
- The king who established the coat of arms for Redania and also annexed the kingdom of Yamurlak after the death of its secular king Abrad.
- Heribert the Quarrelsome
- The heir to the throne who secretly married Diana de Saint-Villiers, the noblewoman from Temeria, against his father Radovid IV's will. He was most famous for quarreling with the Chapter of Sorcerers for money by trying to impose a tax on magic and spells and being generally hostile to mages, resulting in them applying a boycott on Redania.
- Vizimir II the Just (portrayed by Ed Birch)
- The king of Redania whose sorceress Philippa Eilhart served as an advisor in his court. He was married Princess Hedwig of Malleore, with whom he had two daughters, Dalimira and Milena, and one son, Radovid. During the coup d'état on Thanedd Island, Vizimir was murdered by an elf assassin who was allegedly and mentally controlled by Philippa.
- Radovid V the Stern (portrayed by Hugh Skinner)
- The only son of King Vizimir II and Queen Hedwig and the brother of Princesses Dalimira and Milena, is the current king of Redania and the ally of Philippa Eilhart.
Remlia
[edit]Remlia is a fantasy kingdom featured in the NES video game, Astyanax: The Warrior of Remlia. It is a possible mistranslation of Lemuria.
- Princess Rosebud is a ruler of Remlia who is taken captive by the evil wizard Blackhorn to drain the power she possesses. Her fairy friend and advisor, Cutie, summons a 16-year-old boy from Greenview High School, Astyanax, to rescue her (see princess and dragon).[66] After Cutie sacrifices her life and Blackhorn is defeated, Rosebud transports Astyanax back to his world where he and the reborn Cutie see her vision saying this is a reward for their bravery.
Kingdom of Renais
[edit]The Kingdom of Renais is part of the fictional continent of Magvel in the video game, Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones.
- King Fado was a warrior king and the general of Renais who ordered his army to lay down their arms and urged his daughter Princess Eirika to escape with knights Seth and Franz as he stayed at his castle when his kingdom was invaded by the Grado Empire led by its stalwart emperor Vigarde. While finding out why Grado had invaded, Fado was killed by the empire's forces.
- Prince Ephraim, the kind-hearted lord, becomes the new ruler of the Kingdom of Renais after his father's tragic death in invasion and after recovering five Sacred Stones with his twin sister Eirika and Emperor Vigarde's son Prince Lyon and defeating the Demon King Fomortiis.
Rhino Land
[edit]- Lord Rataxes is a ruthless black rhinoceros who is a tyrannical king of Rhino Land, taking the war against King Babar of the Elephant Country, in the Babar book series by Jean de Brunhoff. Although he is the monarch de jure of his realm, his more intelligent consort Lady Ratatxes is the de facto ruler.
Rigel
[edit]Rigel is an empire in the fictional continent of Valentia in the video game, Fire Emblem Gaiden, and its remake, Echoes: Shadows of Valentia.
- Emperor Rudolf (voiced by Jamieson Price), the Gold Knight and the previous ruler of the Rigelian Empire who posed as a malevolent tyrant and invaded the neighboring kingdom of Zofia as part of his plan to instigate the rise of the true heroes in Valentia to combat the corrupting influence of the two gods, Mila the Earth Mother and her brother Duma the War Father. He was the uncle of Berkut and the biological father of Prince Alm.
- Albein Alm Rudolf (voiced by Kyle McCarley), formerly the crown prince and rightful heir, ascends the throne after his father Rudolf was killed in battle, uniting his empire of Rigel with Zofia into the One Kingdom of Valentia as its founding king, with his wife and former foster sister Princess Celica of Zofia becoming a queen. In Shadows of Valentia, Alm's cousin Berkut has been a possible heir apparent to the imperial throne.
Kingdom of Ringford
[edit]The Kingdom of Ringford is a magical fairy forest nation in the video game, Odin Sphere.
- Queen Elfaria was the previous queen of Ringford, before her daughter Mercedes, she was the leader of the Fairy race and the ruler of the Kingdom of Ringford located in the southern realm of Erion,
- Queen Mercedes was the child fairy princess of Ringford, she is known to be sweetest, playful and cheerful young carefree girl, the death of her mother forced her to accept heavy and difficult responsibilities that her mother previously handled at early age.
Rivia
[edit]Rivia was a small kingdom in the Dol Angra valley, at the foot of the Mahakam mountains, in The Witcher novel series by Andrzej Sapkowski.
- King Reginald, also known as "the Courageous", was the ruler of Rivia from at least 1249 until his death in 1259, leaving his wife Queen Meve of Lyria as an interim successor.
Robo-Hungarian Empire
[edit]- Emperor Nikolai
- In the Futurama episode "The Prisoner of Benda", Bender attempts to steal Emperor Nikolai's crown with the aid of a consciousness switching machine built by Professor Farnsworth and Amy in order to avoid being identified. After the robbery goes wrong and he convinces Nikolai that he is a robot in a human's body, Bender manages to switch consciousness with him (in a robot wash bucket's body), planning to live like an emperor whilst Nikolai can live a free 'peasant' robot's life. However, this goes wrong when both Nikolai's wife and head of security plan to murder the Emperor and blame the burglar.
Rodeghan
[edit]- Prince Wallace "Wally" (voiced by Rob Paulsen)
- In the Kim Possible episode "Royal Pain", Wally is the snobbish, spoiled and arrogant prince and heir of Rodeghan whose ancestors are ruthless tyrants. The Knights of Rodeghan follow an ancient prophecy predicting that the monarchy would end with Wally, who is meant to become the next ruler as King Wallace III. As such, Kim Possible allows Prince Wally to hide out in Middleton High School for protection, only when he ends up running against her for class president. The prophecy is finally fulfilled when Wally decides to convert his kingdom into a democracy following his father King Wallace II's retirement.
Rohan
[edit]- Eorl the Young, the founder and the first King of Rohan in the novel Unfinished Tales by J. R. R. Tolkien.
- Helm Hammerhead, the nineth King of Rohan and the father of Princes Haleth and Háma and Princess Hèra.[67]
- Théoden, King of Rohan in the novel The Lord of the Rings.
- Éomer, maternal nephew of Théoden, becomes King of Rohan after his uncle's demise in the Pelennor Fields.
Grand Duchy of Rosaria
[edit]The Grand Duchy of Rosaria is featured in the video game, Final Fantasy XVI, ruled by the Rosfield family.
- Archduke Elwin Rosfield
- The ruler of the Grand Duchy of Rosaria, the father of Clive and Joshua Rosfield, and the first husband of Duchess Anabella. Despite not being a Dominant of the Phoenix, he inherited the throne and treated his elder son Marquess Clive with kindness when he could.[68] Elwin was brutally assassinated before his younger son Joshua during the attack of the Holy Empire of Sanbreque, causing Joshua to lose control of his Dominant powers and transform into Phoenix.
Kingdom of Rosas
[edit]The Kingdom of Rosas (also known as the Kingdom of Wishes) is a magical Spanish country on an island off of the Iberian Peninsula in the Disney animated film, Wish.
- King Magnifico (voiced by Chris Pine)
- He is the sorcerer king who along with his wife, Queen Amaya, is the founder of the Kingdom of Rosas. Magnifico is a sole keeper of hundreds of wishes entrusted only to him by every people from all over the world. But his royal assistant Asha, the Afro-Spaniard girl who senses a coming darkness that no one else does, makes a passionate wish to a star in need to help protect the kingdom.[69] His name "Magnifico" is Spanish, Portuguese and Italian for "magnificent".
- Queen Amaya (voiced by Angelique Cabral)
- Formerly the queen consort, she becomes a sole ruler of the Kingdom of Rosas after her evil husband Magnifico is sealed inside the mirror of his magical staff by Asha and the rest of the entire citizens. Upon sensing the presence of the Star who is sent to Earth by Asha and her goat Valentino, Amaya begs Magnifico not to make forbidden black magic to take away their people's wishes, for which he does so to increase his own powers. In the end, Queen Amaya helps the citizens making their wishes come true on their own.
Kingdom of Rosenblum
[edit]The Kingdom of Rosenblum is a neighbor to the Empire of Misurugi in the Japanese anime series, Cross Ange: Rondo of Angels and Dragons.
The King of Rosenblum (voiced by Jin Urayama) is one of the leaders present during the meeting between the world leaders. He and his royal family are one of the few elites who are aware of the island of Arzenal. Even his daughter Princess Misty admires the excellence of Angelise, the deposed princess of Misurugi, but ends up as her hostage during the "Festa Festival", with the King himself calling her and her brother Emperor Julio monsters for letting it happen.
Rota
[edit]Rota is a city-state on the Northside of Kanto in the Pokémon anime film, Lucario and the Mystery of Mew.
- Lady Ilene is a current queen residing in Cameran Palace at the center of Rota.[70] Ash Ketchum and his friends arrive at Cameran Palace for the annual Aura Guardian tournament, which honors Sir Aaron, an ancient hero aided by Lucario who sacrificed himself at the Tree of Beginning to save Rota and was an honored knight to Ilene's ancestor, Queen Rin.[71] Ilene has her Pokémon, Mime Jr., and is assisted by her servant Jenny.
Rubovia
[edit]- King Rufus XIV is the ruler of the eponymous kingdom of Rubovia, father of Prince Rupert and husband of Queen Caroline, in the British children's series A Rubovian Legend.
Ruritania
[edit]Ruritania is a Central European kingdom in the novel The Prisoner of Zenda by Anthony Hope and its adaptations in other media.
- King Rudolf V, the heir of Ruritania, has been drugged by his half-brother Duke Michael of Strelsau on the eve of his coronation and has been imprisoned in the castle of Zenda.
- Queen Flavia, formerly the princess, becomes a monarch of Ruritania alone after King Rudolf was buried in the novel sequel, Rupert of Hentzau.
Ruzhien Empire
[edit]The Ruzhien Empire is the main antagonist of the Valkyria Chronicles video game spin-off, Valkyria Revolution. It is essentially analogous to the Russian Empire.
- Klaudiusz Powlovich Kiev (voiced by Darin De Paul)
- He is a powerful emperor of the Ruzhien Empire who is claimed to be a national hero for transforming a small country into the largest nation in all of the continent of Europa. Assisted by the Grand Generals and Valkyria Brunhilde, Emperor Klaudiusz maintains an iron grip on his empire but also shows his willingness to be pragmatic when it benefits him, including the induction of Prince Maxim Laertes of Ipseria into his inner circle.
Ryugu Kingdom
[edit]The Ryugu Kingdom is a country located on Fishman Island in the Japanese anime series, One Piece. It is inhabited by the fish-men and the merfolk.
- King Neptune
- He is a giant coelacanth-type merman who rules the Ryugu Kingdom and whose captain of the New Fishman Pirates, Hordy Jones, has assassinated his wife, the mermaid queen Otohime, leaving him in rage mistakenly towards the humans. He intends to capture Monkey D. Luffy and his Straw Hat Pirate crew in response to this crime. However, Neptune and the Straw Hat Pirates discover that Hordy is the one who gets away with it by placing the blame on the human pirates. He also orders the Straw Hat Pirates to rescue his daughter the Mermaid Princess Shirahoshi who has been kidnapped by Vander Decken IX. His name is derived from the god of freshwater and the sea in Roman mythology.
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[edit]Sachstein
[edit]Sachstein is one of the five major kingdoms in the Japanese light novel series, Lord Marksman and Vanadis. It is a rival to the Kingdom of Brune and also used to be allied with the Kingdom of Asvarre.
- August Benedict Von Rothschild Sachstein
- He is the current high king of Sachstein, known for his stern and expressionless demeanor. He apparently smiles when he finds out about the death of Felix Aaron Thenardier, Duke of Nemetacum, at the end of the civil war because he despises the man on how he treated his subjects and subordinates. King August also orders Hans von Klugel, one of the three top-ranked generals for Sachstein Army, to lead an expedition force of 20,000 to invade Brune following the betrayal of Asvarre.
Sadida Kingdom
[edit]The Sadida Kingdom is featured in the French animated television series, Wakfu.
- King Oakheart Sheran Sharm is a jolly ruler of the Sadida Kingdom who, despite his "king" status, is not familiar with formalities. He temporarily leaves his position to his son Armand when the Tree of Life is sick. It is later revealed that Oakheart lays gravely ill and expects to pass away soon.
- Prince Armand Sheran Sharm is an arrogant young man who acts like a ruler of the Sadida Kingdom when his father is away. He later gets annoyed constantly by how his sister Amalia does not care about politics, due to the King's illness.
- Princess Amalia Sheran Sharm has taken her mother's position as the Queen of the Sadida Kingdom in the Special Episodes.
Kingdom of Sahrani
[edit]The Kingdom of Sahrani is the Atlantic island nation in the video game, ARMA: Armed Assault, and its expansion pack, Queen's Gambit.
- King Joseph III was the monarch of the Kingdom of South Sahrani who ordered his Royal Army Corps to mobilize due to the act of war and denounced Prime Minister Torrez of the Democratic Republic of Sahrani. He then became the king of Sahrani after the Southern kingdom and Northern republic were reunified. However, while on a tour through the country, Joseph and his son and heir Crown Prince Orlando were killed in an aviation accident as the helicopter got crashed.
- Queen Isabella Ximénez, formerly a princess, becomes the new monarch of the Kingdom of Sahrani as she quickly assumes power over the country, following the sudden deaths of her father Joseph and older brother Orlando. She, however, receives reports from her trusted intelligence sources that Prince Orlando actually survives the helicopter crash. Isabella is either overthrown (killed or escapes) or manages to get her brother killed.
Saint Tulipe
[edit]Saint Tulipe is a monarchical microstate featured in the Italian film, Madly in Love.
- Re Gustavo VI (portrayed by Adolfo Celi)
- He is the king of Saint Tulipe who rules alongside his consort Queen Betsy. He and his family visit Rome, Italy, where he tries to appeal to its national bank for a loan to buoy his nation's financial crisis. But his rebellious daughter Princess Cristina sneaks away from the embassy and engages in a sighting tour of the city, during which she meets bus driver Barnaba Cecchini who falls in love with her. In the end, after Barnaba's sympathizers shower the royal family with money, Gustavo approves him to marry Cristina.
Saiunkoku
[edit]Saiunkoku is a titular empire based on ancient China in the Japanese light novel series The Story of Saiunkoku by Sai Yukino. It is ruled by the Shi clan.
- Emperor Shi Senka
- He was a very ruthless emperor of Saiunkoku whose reign was known to be tumultuous and bloody, leaving the imperial court with corruption and in chaos. Senka had six empress consorts, but he never visited each of them again after they bore him six sons. He was lenient towards his sons, including Seien and Ryuki, and instead chose to save each of their lives at least once to honor the dying request of the only one woman he truly loved, Princess Ou Tsuyuri.
- Emperor Shi Ryuki
- He becomes the new emperor of Saiunkoku after his father Senka died from protecting his second eldest half-brother Prince Seien from a deadly curse sent by the Hyou clan and Seien's mother Suzuran. He has the Grand Adviser making a startling offer for Lady Shurei, the only daughter of the aristocratic Kou clan, to join the imperial household for six months as Ryuki's consort as well as teaching him to be a responsible monarch. Ryuki also has Seien, who is now adopted by Shurei's father Kou Shoka, going after her as his bodyguard.
Salmaah
[edit]Salmaah is the fictional Middle Eastern sultanate in the French-Tunisian film, Black Gold.
- Sultan Amar (portrayed by Mark Strong) is the ruler of Salmaah who has been defeated by Emir Nesib of Hobeika in a border war and has been forced by him to agree that the "Yellow Belt" barren strip would belong to neither, turning it into a no-man's-land between their nations. Amar is the father of Princes Saleh and Auda, whom he had forcedly to trade to Nesib who would rear them with his children, Prince Tariq and Princess Leyla.
Samavia
[edit]Samavia is a fictional Eastern European kingdom in the novel The Lost Prince by Frances Hodgson Burnett. It was originally ruled by the House of Fedorovitch during the Middle Ages.
- King Fedorovitch, the original monarch of Samavia whose son Prince Ivor Fedorovitch mysteriously disappeared, leaving his kingdom into civil wars similar to the Wars of the Roses between the Houses of Iarovitch and Maranovitch over the next five centuries.
- King Michael Maranovitch, the previous monarch of Samavia who was assassinated early in the 20th century, leading civil war to break out as Nicola Iarovitch sought to gain the crown.
- Stefan Loristan, the patriot who plans to overthrow the cruel dictator in Samavia. His son Marco eventually discovers that Stefan is actually Samavia's rightful king, the descendant of the lost prince Ivor Fedorovitch.
Kingdom of San d'Oria
[edit]The Kingdom of San d'Oria is a large and powerful monarchy in the video game, Final Fantasy XI.
- King Destin R d'Oraguille
- The ruler of the Kingdom of San d'Oria and the father of Princes Trion and Pieuje and Princess Claidie. His wife and consort, Queen Leaute I d'Oraguille, is the daughter of the marquess of Tavnazia. Destin is involved in many parts of the San d'Oria Missions.
Holy Empire of Sanbreque
[edit]The Holy Empire of Sanbreque is a theocracy in the video game, Final Fantasy XVI, ruled by the Lesage family.
- Emperor Sylvestre Lesage
- He is the ruler of the Holy Empire of Sanbreque, the second husband of Duchess Anabella Rosfield of Rosaria, and the father of the gay crown prince Dion and Prince Olivier. After initially striking the bargain with Anabella, Sylvestre comes under influence of the evil avatar Ultima working through Olivier's form, causing him to become increasingly war-focused, disinherit Dion and abdicate the throne to the real Olivier.
Sanc Kingdom
[edit]The Sanc Kingdom is a fallen pacifist nation in the anime series, Mobile Suit Gundam Wing, ruled by the Peacecraft family.
- Marticus Rex (King Peacecraft)
- He was the last reigning monarch prior to the creation of United Earth Sphere Alliance. Under his rule, the Sanc Kingdom cultivated a peaceful diplomatic and economic friendship with the Colonies through their political representative, Gundam pilot Heero Yuy. However, Heero was nearly assassinated as the Sanc Kingdom was invaded and conquered. King Peacecraft was killed soon after the Alliance was created, and an increasingly militaristic stance was taken against the Colonies.
- Queen Relena Peacecraft
- Although she is the daughter of King Peacecraft, Relena is sent into hiding during the invasion of the Sanc Kingdom, where she is adopted by Vice Foreign Minister Darlian, diplomat of the United Earth Sphere Alliance. Her separated brother, Milliardo Peacecraft, becomes the soldier of the Organization of the Zodiac under the alias of Zechs Merquise to seek revenge on the Alliance for his family's murder by working his way through the inside. Because Milliardo would not seek to take the throne of the Sanc Kingdom for himself, as he felt he is unworthy to rule the pacifist nation, he leaves it to Relena. Relena soon returns to her home nation to restore the kingdom and thereby takes up her post as its new queen. She is also in the strong relationship with Heero Yuy, to whom she is later married at the end of the sequel novel series Frozen Teardrop.
Santovasku Empire
[edit]The Santovasku Empire is a technologically advanced, interstellar alien nation in the Japanese manga, Outlanders, and its original video animation adaptation.
- Emperor Quevas XIII
- He was the ruthless and supreme ruler of the Santovasku Empire who was informed that the imperial "sacred planet" was infested with humans of Earth while Togo, the supreme commander of the Japanese Self-Defense Force, was preparing for an impending war with the alien invaders. Resorting to mind control, Quevas sent his empire's fleet commander, Battia Bureitin Rou, to retrieve his impulsive daughter Crown Princess Kahm who went to Earth to escape her confined life. He initiated the invasion of Earth solely to eradicate Neo, the ancient sorcerer of the Yoma Clan who posed a threat of his life. In a final confrontation, Tetsuya Wakatsuki invaded the imperial palace to rescue Kahm before she herself fatally wounded Quevas with a sword stab, thereby triggering the utter destruction of the Santovasku Empire.
Sarasaland
[edit]- Princess Daisy is the tomboyish sovereign of Sarasaland in the Mario video game franchise. In Super Mario Land, Daisy was once taken captive by Tatanga, an evil alien who attempts to marry her and conquer her entire country, until she is rescued by Mario. Throughout the rest of the video game series, however, Daisy remains a very feisty princess, unlike Princess Peach.
Saronia
[edit]Saronia is a sprawling kingdom in the video game, Final Fantasy III, and the DS remake of the same name.
- King Gorn Restor
- He was the former ruler whose malicious advisor Gigametz had taken control over his mind to plunge Saronia into a civil war, ordering all the kingdom's soldiers to fight each other by threat of execution. He even exiled his son Prince Alus when he spoke out his action. But when Alus returned with the four Light Warriors, Gigametz attempted to have King Gorn kill him with a knife, but the love for Alus had caused Gorn to break the spell and turn the knife on himself. And after the defeat of Gigametz in his true form as Garuda, one of the monstrous servants of powerful warlock Xande, the dying king apologized to Alus, to which he accepted.[72]
- Prince Alus Restor
- He is the crown prince of Sadornia who uses his white magic to help the Light Warriors, the four orphans from the remote village of Ur named Luneth, Arc, Refia and Ingus. He has been exiled from his kingdom by his involuntary father Gorn, until he returns with renewed conviction to reason with him. After Gorn stabbed himself for the sake of the love of his son, Alus becomes the new king of Saronia. But his duties as a new ruler means he can no longer see his close friend Arc.
Sasan Kingdom
[edit]The Sasan Kingdom is a small and landlocked religious country in the Japanese manga series, Magi: The Labyrinth Of Magic and it's spin-off Magi: Adventure of Sinbad. It is possibly named after the Sasanian Empire but also Sasan, the ancestor of the Sasanian dynasty.
- Darius Leoxses is a former knight king of Sasan and the father of Princes Mystras and Spartos. While initially he wanted to keep his kingdom away from the influence of the outside world, after being defeated by King Sinbad of Sindria and understanding that the power of the Djinns is not unique, he agrees on letting his older son Mystras travel with Sinbad.
- Spartos Leoxses, formerly the prince of Sasan, becomes the new king after his father Darius's abdication to establish the International Alliance. He has been killed in the war against the Parthevia Empire and joins the Eight Generals of Sindria after his death.
Sauslind Kingdom
[edit]The Sauslind Kingdom is featured in the Japanese light novel series Bibliophile Princess by Yui. It is ruled by the Ashelard family.
- Christopher "Chris" Selkirk Ashelard
- He is the crown prince and soon-to-be king of the Sausland Kingdom who takes Lady Elianna Bernstein for his fiancée, but only because of the added perk of gaining access to his royal library.[73] His uncle, Theodore Warren Ashelard, is a curator of the Royal Archives.
Kingdom of Sauville
[edit]The Kingdom of Sauville is a small French-speaking country in the Japanese anime series, Gosick.
- Rubert de Gilet
- He is the king of Sauville from the year 1897 who personally witnesses the supernatural powers of the alchemist, Leviathan. Despite his fears about his powers, he leads the kingdom with Leviathan's guidance. He is also married to the beautiful French lady, Coco Rose, at the time they became the king and queen. But in 1900, Rubert attempts to kill Coco upon his discovery on her mulatto son and kills her maid who switched places with the queen.[74] During World War I, when Sauville is attacked by enemy forces and its capital Saubrème is looted, King Rubert orders the repatriation of non-Sauvillean citizens to their respective countries.
Seagundia
[edit]Seagundia is a magical underwater kingdom in the animated film, Barbie: The Pearl Princess.[75]
- King Nereus and Queen Lorelei (voiced by Mark Oliver and Rebecca Shoichet)
- They are the rulers of Seagundia whose royal family are able to use magic over pearls. Their brother-in-law, Caligo, wants his son Fergis to be the heir to the throne. But their newborn daughter, Princess Lumina, has already been made the rightful heiress, so Caligo arranges with Scylla the potion maker to kill her in exchange for payment. Scylla, however, cannot bring herself to kill the princess as she instead raises her far away as her niece. While remaining distraught about their daughter's disappearance for seventeen years, Nereus and Lorelei lock themselves in their royal castle. They agree to give their nephew Fergis the Pearl of the Sea medallion to make him the new heir, although Lorelei hopes their both medallion and kingdom would go to Lumina. Caligo also asks Scylla to poison Nereus's merberry nectar at the toast of the royal ball for Fergis. However, Lumina, who now works as a hairstylist, uses the pearl magic to protect Scylla while Nereus and Lorelei imprison Caligo and his guards the Trident Squad during their family reunion. King Nereus is named after the Greek God of the Sea, and Queen Lorelei's name is from the rock headland on the Rhine River.
Principality of Selgina
[edit]The Principality of Selgina is a mountainous country situated in the Himalayas which appears in the Japanese kaiju film, Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster.
- Princess Maas Doulina Salno (portrayed by Akiko Wakabayashi)
- Salno is a rightful monarch of the Principality of Selgina whose uncle wants to kill her so that he may rule. She is sent to Japan where she becomes possessed by a Venusian alien, claiming to be a prophetess who predicts about the alien-dragon King Ghidorah, while suffering an amnesia after jumping off an exploding plane.[76] Naoko Shindo, the reporter, takes Salno to a hotel for an interview and saves her from Malmess, the assassin sent by Salno's uncle. Shindo, Salno and the twin Shobijin fairies then evacuate when Godzilla and Rodan are converging on the city and battling throughout the countryside. After being shot in the head by Malmess, Princess Salno remembers her true identity and blames him as a traitor right before he falls to his death.
Holy Kingdom of Seyruun
[edit]The Holy Kingdom of Seyruun is featured in the Japanese anime series, Slayers.
- Philionel El Di Seyruun
- He is the crown prince and heir of the Holy Kingdom of Seyruun and the father of Gracia Ul Naga and Amelia Wil Telsa Seyruun. His father Eldoran Seyruun, who is technically the current king, is old, sickly and bedridden, so he more or less runs the kingdom for him. Due to the death of his wife who was killed by the assassin and the absence of his elder daughter Princess Gracia who now calls herself "Naga the Serpent", Phil is very close with and protective of his younger daughter Princess Amelia.
Kingdom of Shaanxi
[edit]The Kingdom of Shaanxi is one of the splinter states that were formed out of the collapse of the People's Republic of China in the tabletop role-playing game, Shadowrun.
- Chiangsiu Chou was the king of Shaanxi whose allies overthrew a junta installed by a military coup that had controlled his state. He was later assassinated by communists loyal to Beijing who opposed secession.
- Michelle Chou, Chiangsiu's daughter who is half-Chinese and half-British, becomes the queen of Shaanxi when she helps the rebels from Britain overthrow the military dictatorship and then seize control of her kingdom. She is married to her royal consort Fanqua Tsen, with whom she has a son Prince Jingqi Chou-Tsen. But Jingqi is killed in an assassination attempt against Queen Michelle one year before she has another son Bao-Zhi, to whom she secures the throne to make him the legal successor.
Shakobi
[edit]Shakobi is an African nation featured in Disney Channel series That's So Raven season 3 episode, "The Royal Treatment".
- The King of Shakobi
- Although the King is never seen and named, he sends his son Prince Tendaji to the United States where he can propose to a girl of his choice with three special gifts. At San Francisco, Tendaji goes to the fictional Bayside High School as an exchange student where he is made fun of by other students due to his cultural garb until Raven Baxter defends him. For her kindness, he gives Raven a sacred feather and then calls his father to confirm this. His second proposal gift is a seashell after spending time at Raven's house. Raven is then given the Shakobian dress, the final proposal gift, from her friends Eddie Thomas and Chelsea Daniels, and Tendaji invites her to his homeland where their royal marriage will take place. Upon realizing this, however, Raven rejects the marriage, explaining that she was unaware of the Shakobian traditions and is too young to be married.[77]
Shimmervale
[edit]Shimmervale is a Maltese-based crystal fairy kingdom in Fairytopia, powered by the untouchable crystallites, in the animated film sequel, Barbie: Mariposa & the Fairy Princess.
- King Regellius (voiced by Russell Roberts)
- He is a widowed fairy king of Shimmervale who is very skeptical towards Mariposa because his kingdom believes something untrue about the butterfly fairies like herself in Flutterfield. But his daughter Princess Catania quickly befriends Mariposa as they eventually have to defeat the evil fairy, Gwyllion, who has turned the crystallites into rocks, causing Shimmervale to freeze. In the end, Regellius apologizes to Mariposa for misjudging her and makes peace with the butterfly fairies by attending the ball where he dances with Queen Marabella of Flutterfield.
Kingdom of Shindra
[edit]The Kingdom of Shindra is a supporting setting in The Heroic Legend of Arslan novel series by Yoshiki Tanaka. It is likely based on the ancient Indian kingdom of the Early Cholas.
- King Karikala II
- He was the kind and wise king of Shindra and the father of Princes Gadevi and Rajendra. In order to decide his successor, since he did not trust his elder son Gadevi, he proposed that they settled it with a duel before the gods. When Rajendra's champion, Daryun, won the duel, Karikala made Rajendra the crown prince.
- Prince Rajendra
- He has been officially made the crown prince of Shindra after Daryun won the duel before the gods and arresting his older half-brother, Prince Gadevi. He has led the invasion of the Kingdom of Pars, hoping to take advantage of the political situation, only when he is forced to make an alliance with Prince Arslan. Soon after his father Karikala passes away, despite his young age, Rajendra becomes the next king of Shindra.
Kingdom of Shintaro
[edit]The Kingdom of Shintaro is a nation on top of the mountain in animated series Ninjago Season 13, Master of the Mountain.
- King Vangelis/The Skull Sorcerer (voiced by Deven Mack)
- He is the villainous monarch of the Kingdom of Shintaro who acquires his power from an ancient skull, called the Skull of Hazza D'ur, which can resurrect the undead Awakened Warriors. He takes control of the Dungeons of Shintaro hidden beneath his kingdom and enslaves the tribes of the elf-like Geckles and the brutish troll-like Munce to mine Vengestone for Princess Harumi of Ninjago and the Crystal King. But one of the ninjas, Cole, defeats Vangelis using the Spinjitzu Burst and he himself is arrested and dethrone by his daughter Vania.[78]
- Princess Vania (voiced by Sabrina Pitre)
- She is the princess and heir of the Kingdom of Shintaro. She takes an instant liking to Cole and aids the ninja, led by Lloyd Garmadon, upon the discovery of mines beneath the kingdom. When her father Vangelis is defeated, Vania becomes the queen of Shintaro and pledges her alliance to Cole and the ninja, while being a lover to the former.
Kingdom of Silesse
[edit]The Kingdom of Silesse is one of the eight countries divided by the Twelve Crusaders in the Fire Emblem video games, Genealogy of the Holy War and Thracia 776.
- King Ced, the Wind User
- He was a member of the Twelve Crusaders and the original wielder of the Book of Forseti who fought in the Holy War and contributed to the downfall of the tyrannical Loptrian Empire. At the war's conclusion, Ced became the founder and the first king of Silesse.
- Queen Lahna
- She was the queen dowager, ruling over the Kingdom of Silesse after the death of her husband the former King. Her only son, Prince Lewyn, ran away from Silesse to travel the world as a result of the inheritance squabbles initiated by the King's brothers, Duke Myos of Tófa Castle and Duke Daccar of Zaxon Castle. Lahna later died when the Grannvale army invaded Silesse in the aftermath of the Battle of Belhalla.
- King Lewyn
- Formerly the errant prince of Silesse, he becomes a new king with his wife Erinys, the Holy Pegasus Knight, as the queen. He emerges as an important figure in the liberation wars against the Grannvale Empire, serving as the personal advisor of Prince Seliph. When Lewyn goes missing and Erinys falls ill, their son Prince Ced departs Silesse to find his father, and his sister Princess Fee has to follow him. But at the end of the war, Lewyn declines to return to Silesse with Ced and Fee, insisting that he will be a liability to the restoration of his kingdom.
Silverland
[edit]Silverland is a major setting in the Japanese anime series, Princess Knight.
- The King and Queen of Silverland
- The current rulers of Silverland whose villainous nobleman, Duke Duralumin, would repress the people if his son Plastic is to become a king and he himself to be his regent. The law has stated that only a young prince can prevent the evil duke from inheriting the throne, but the King and Queen just happen to have a daughter anyway. Thus, the King has to announce that this child, Sapphire, is a boy instead of a girl, preventing Duralumin from finding out the truth. However, Duralumin and his henchman Baron Nylon attempt to prove that Prince Sapphire is really a girl as they often scheme to take over Silverland. Soon after Duke Duralumin stages a coup d'état to conquer Silverland, following the orders of the evil Mr. X of the X-Union, the King and Queen have been executed by being dropped in the sea but are later resurrected when the young angel Tink (or Choppy in English dub) sacrifices his mortal life.
- Princess Sapphire (Princess Knight in English)
- The princess and heir of Silverland who has been assigned female at birth but is raised as the boy; Tink accidentally gives her both a blue heart for a boy and a pink heart for a girl shortly before her birth.[79] Sapphire has briefly been crowned to be Silverland's new king after her father's disappearance. But unfortunately, she is sentenced to the Coffin Tower after her mother the Queen and Duke Duralumin reveal her true gender identity. She also dons a couple disguises, a Zorro-style masked crime fighter known as the Phantom Knight and an unnamed maiden with a blond wig, for she has been in her multi-faceted relationship with Franz Charming, the actual prince from the neighboring kingdom of Goldland.
Sindria Kingdom
[edit]The Sindria Kingdom is an Indian-based island country in the Japanese manga series, Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic.
- King Sinbad was the first young monarch and the leader of the Alliance of the Seven Seas who founded the Sindria Kingdom after establishing an agreement with the Parthevia Empire, his birthplace. He is based on Sinbad the Sailor, the Middle-Eastern hero from One Thousand and One Nights.
- Dragul Nor Henrius Govius Menudias Partenuvonomias Dumid Os Kartanon, nicknamed "Drakon", is a former general and noble of the Parthevia Empire who becomes the king of Sindria following Sinbad's abdication. He has been turned into a dragon-like creature after being mortally wounded by his brother Barbarossa, losing his human form in the process called "Assimilation".
Skellige
[edit]Skellige is an archipelago and one of the Northern Kingdoms in The Witcher novel series by Andrzej Sapkowski, ruled by the Clan Tuirseach.
- Harald an Craite, popularly called "the Cripple", was King of the Skellige Isles from Clan an Craite who ruled Skellige in the 10th century.
- Bran Tuirseach, the jarl of An Skellig ("small" or "lesser Skellig" in Elder Speech) who ruled as the king of Skellige but was killed by a bear while hunting it.
- Eist Tuirseach (portrayed by Björn Hlynur Haraldsson), who succeeds his brother Bran as the new jarl and king of Skellige.
Slumberland
[edit]Slumberland is a realm within Little Nemo's dream in the comic strips Little Nemo in Slumberland by Winsor McCay and the animated film adaptation.
- King Morpheus "Morphy" (voiced by Bernard Erhard)
- He is the king of Slumberland who despite being a child at heart is a much more serious sovereign. He summons Little Nemo to his realm where he can soon be the playmate of his daughter Princess Camille. Morpheus protects Slumberland from nightmares or bad dreams with the help of his royal scepter, an ancient weapon of power. However, he has been kidnapped by the evil Nightmare King who Nemo accidentally releases. Nemo, Camille, Professor Genius and Flip the green-faced clown must rescue King Morpheus from the dark realm of Nightmare Land. In the real world, Morpheus is the ringmaster, while his daughter Camille rides on an elephant, in the circus that stops in Nemo's town.
Kingdom of Sniflheim
[edit]- Queen Frysabel (voiced by Maya Lindh) is the ruler of the Kingdom of Sniflheim in northwest Erdrea, succeeding her late father King Gustaf, in the video game Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age.
Sodden
[edit]Sodden was a former kingdom located around the Yaruga river between Cintra, Brugge, and Riverdell, in The Witcher novel series by Andrzej Sapkowski.
- King Gutram was the ruler of Sodden who was married twice. From his first marriage, he had a son, Prince Ekkehard, and from his second a daughter, Princess Sancia.
Island of Sodor
[edit]The Island of Sodor is a main setting in the book series The Railway Series by Rev. W. Awdry and Christopher Awdry, and its adaptations in other media.
Kingdom existed from 1099 to 1263.
- Sigmund, the elected first king who reigned from 1099 to 1116.
- The last king was Andreas, who died in the Battle of Largs in 1263, along with his heir apparent, Prince Peter.
Afterwards, the island became a Regency, and the last Regent, Sir Arnold de Normanby, was made Earl of Sodor by King Henry IV. The surname was later altered to Norramby. In 1753, the Earldom was extinguished by attainder; but in 1873, after popular petition, Queen Victoria graciously restored the title to the rightful pretender, John Arnold Norramby. The Earls were active on the Council of the Duchy of Lancaster, and, as there is no Duke of Lancaster, the Earls were popularly, albeit nominally, called Dukes of Sodor. They were:
- John Arnold Norramby, 1st Duke of Sodor, reigned 1873 to 1894.
- Henry John Norramby, 2nd Duke of Sodor, reigned 1894 to 1915.
- Charles Henry Norramby, 3rd Duke of Sodor, reigned 1915 to 1941, and served in the First World War (also known as the Great War).
- Robert Charles Norramby, 4th Duke of Sodor, reigned 1941 to 1943, killed in action in the Second World War.
- Richard Robert Norramby, 5th Duke of Sodor, reigned since 1943, succeeded in his third year.
Both the 4th and 5th Dukes are mentioned in Duke the Lost Engine, while the 5th comes into Very Old Engines, where he opens the loop line of the Skarloey Railway.[80] There is also King Godred, ruler of Sodor during Middle Ages whose crown was stolen by thieves, mentioned in the animated special Thomas & Friends: King of the Railway.
Sol Empire
[edit]- Princess Blaze the Cat serves as an independent, pyrokinetic monarch of the Sol Empire in her home dimension, in the Sonic the Hedgehog video game series and its IDW Publishing comic adaptations. She has the ability to create and manipulate fire in any way she pleases and is the appointed guardian of the seven Sol Emeralds in which she uses them to transform into "Burning Blaze". She is an alternate version of Sonic.[81] In the 2006 video game, Blaze travels through time alongside Silver the Hedgehog.
Principality of Soleanna
[edit]The Principality of Soleanna (also known as the City of Water)[82] is the sovereign island country in the video game, Sonic the Hedgehog (2006). It is inspired by Venice, Italy.
- The Duke of Soleanna (voiced by David Wills)
- The original ruler of the Principality of Soleanna, he was a chief scientist who during Shadow and Silver's time travel led his technicians a research program, called "Solaris Project", to manipulate time with the country's omnipotent sun god, Solaris, for the betterment of mankind as well as resurrection of his dead wife, the Duchess of Soleanna. But after the scientific accident, the wounded Duke handed over the Scepter of Darkness to Shadow to seal Mephiles the Dark, Solaris's conscious mind, and then used a Chaos Emerald to seal Iblis, Solaris's destructive power, within the soul of his daughter Elise right before he died.
- Princess Elise III (voiced by Lacey Chabert)
- The only daughter of the Duke and Duchess, she becomes a new ruler of the Principality of Soleanna, in spite of her young age, as she resides in the new castle when the old one at Kingdom Valley slowly falls into disrepair. However, Elise gets abducted by Doctor Eggman in an attempt to harness Iblis to help conquer the world, but she is rescued by Sonic multiple times (see princess and dragon).[2] She has been told from her late father to never cry lest her tears unleash Iblis and destroy the world. Elise is also assisted by her two ladies-in-waiting, Anna and Sophia.
Queendom of Solm
[edit]The Queendom of Solm is a neutral nation in the fictional continent of Elyos in the video game, Fire Emblem Engage.
- Queen Seforia (voiced by Afi Ekulona)
- She is a free-spirited queen regnant of Solm, and the mother of Crown Princess Timerra and Prince Fogado, who rules by example with heroic acts. She has briefly been captured by the Four Hounds, an organization led by the Mage Dragon Zephia and allied with the Kingdom of Elusia, and the brainwashed Princess Hortensia before she is rescued by her royal guard with Alear's army fighting them. Seforia helps Alear in their quest to retrieve the twelve Emblem Rings.
Kingdom of Somnia
[edit]- King Somnus, the monarch of the Kingdom of Somnia who rules alongside his wife Queen Apnea and is asked by the amnesiac Hero to retrieve Ra's Mirror, a magical artifact that is said to reflect the truth, in the video game Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation.
Kingdom of Sphere
[edit]The Kingdom of Sphere is a nation on the moon in the Japanese visual novel, Yoake Mae yori Ruriiro na.
- King Lyones Theo Earthlight (voiced by Masashi Hirose)
- He was originally a commoner attending the Lunar College who had later married Princess Cefilia Fam Earthlight to become the king and queen of the Kingdom of Sphere. Together they had a daughter, Feena Fam Earthlight, but Cefilia died sometime after. Lyones has also known Chiharu Asagiri, a traveling archeologist whose son Tatsuya Asagiri meets Princess Feena when comes down to Earth.
Kingdom of Stella
[edit]The Kingdom of Stella (also known as the Land of the Stars) is part of the fictional continent of Ishgar in the Fairy Tail anime film, Dragon Cry.
- King Animus
- He was an evil dragon who took on the human form as the king of Stella, with Zash Caine and Sonya as his aides. He intended to use the Dragon Cry, a mystical staff found by Zash in the dragon graveyard, for a ritual. However, Sonya implored Natsu Dragneel and his team of Fairy Tail to leave the staff, warning them that Animus's ritual could prevent a potential magical catastrophe from destroying the kingdom, for which Natsu rejected. After touching the Dragon Cry, Sonya refused to give it to Animus which led him to possess her, revealing his true form in front of Natsu. But as he escaped Sonyas's body using the staff's magic, Zash stole the staff for himself, seeking revenge against the Kingdom of Fiore for exiling him. Later, after Zash was killed, Sonya destroyed the Dragon Cry staff, causing King Animus to die peacefully.
Sto Lat and Sto Helit
[edit]Sto Lat and Sto Helit are featured in the Discworld series of novels by Terry Pratchett.
- Olerve the Bastard, the King of Sto Lat assassinated on the orders of the Duke of Sto Helit in Mort.
- Queen Kelirehenna I, originally Princess Keli, the daughter of Olerve the Bastard. In Mort, her assassination on the orders of the Duke of Sto Helit was meant to result in his ascension to the throne, the unification of Sto Lat and Sto Helit, the federation of the nations of the Sto Plains and a century of peace. However, after being saved by Mort, Death's human apprentice, she manages to ascend to throne after Death arranged for the timeline to be permanently altered.
- Mortimer Sto Helit, former apprentice to Death, is invested as the Duke of Sto Helit by Queen Kelirehenna as a reward for saving her life, after the previous Duke died after his lifetimer was destroyed in a fight between Mort and Death. Mort marries Death's adoptive daughter Ysabell and adopts the family motto Non Temitis Messor (Don't Fear The Reaper). Both he and Ysabell die in a carriage crash in Soul Music after refusing Death's offer of immortality.
- Susan Sto Helit has technically been the Duchess of Sto Helit since the death of her parents Mortimer and Ysabell Sto Helit in Soul Music but instead pursues a teaching career in Hogfather and Thief of Time and wishes to be referred to as "Miss Susan". She wishes simply to be normal despite having inherited many supernatural traits from her adoptive grandfather Death, such as the ability to walk through solid matter.
Stromgarde
[edit]Stromgarde is a human Kingdom in the Warcraft video game series.
- Thoras Trollbane
- The warrior king of Stromgarde and the founding member of the Alliance of Lordaeron during the Second War. After he was ultimately killed by his son Galen, he was resurrected by the Deathlord of the Knights of the Ebon Blade during the third invasion of the Burning Legion in order to join the ranks of the new Four Horsemen and protect all of Azeroth once more.
- Galen Trollbane
- The next ruler of Stromgarde prior to the Cataclysm. He took leadership of Stromgarde following the ultimate demise of his father Thoras and rejoined the Alliance. After his death at the hands of the Horde seeking Trol'kalar, he was resurrected on the orders of Sylvanas Windrunner and sought to obtain the sword for her. Around the time of the Burning Legion's third invasion, he declared himself king of a now undead-inhabited Stromgarde, but was ultimately slain by the Knights of the Ebon Blade.
- Danath Trollbane
- He has been considered by some people of Stromgarde to be their legitimate ruler with the death of his cousin Galen. Ultimately, he fulfills this desire and becomes the leader of a newly rebuilt Stromgarde during the Fourth War, before the Horde lays siege to his kingdom during the Battle for Stromgarde.
Stormhold
[edit]Stormhold is the magical kingdom in the novel Stardust by Neil Gaiman and its film adaptation.
- The King of Stormhold, the 81st lord of Stormhold, and father of Lady Una, Lord Primus, Princes Secundus, Tertius, Quartus, Quintus and Sextus and Lord Septimus.
- Lord Tristran Thorne, son of Dunstan Thorne and Lady Una, nephew of Lord Primus, Princes Secundus, Tertius, Quartus, Quintus and Sextus and Lord Septimus, and husband of Yvaine (daughter of the Moon).
Stormwind
[edit]Stormwind is a kingdom controlling much of the southern continent of Azeroth in the Warcraft video game series and its film adaptation. It is ruled by the House of Wrynn.
- Llane Wrynn (portrayed by Dominic Cooper)
- The king of Stormwind during the First War in both the first game, Orcs & Humans, and the film adaptation. He was killed by the half-orc Garona Halforcen, but before his death, wished that the champion of his kingdom would become a commander of the Human Forces against other orcs. He was also a beacon of hope for his people in times of darkness.
- Varian Wrynn (voiced by Chris Metzen)
- Varian became the next king of Stormwind after his father Llane's death. He ruled with fierce love for his people and his son Prince Anduin. He was then killed by warlock Gul'dan's forces on the Broken Shore in World of Warcraft: Legion.
- Anduin Llane Wrynn (voiced by Josh Keaton)
- He is the crown prince who is named the new ruler of Stormwind when his father Varian is abducted by the Defias Gang. But due to his young age, Anduin is unable to reign, and the task of regency has been given to Bolvar Fordragon, the high lord and venerated paladin of the Alliance.[83] In Legion, after Varian is killed on the Broken Shore, Anduin permanently assumes the throne as Stormwind's next king. He travels to the Broken Shore where he meets with Genn Greymane and Velen. There, he finds his father's sword and, after being told by his vision to do "what a king must do", declares he is ready to lead his kingdom against the Burning Legion. He has also taken a position as a leader of the Alliance.[84]
Suari
[edit]Suari is an Arab monarchy in the television series, Columbo season 5 episode, "A Case of Immunity".
- King Hamid Kamal (portrayed by Barry Robins)
- He is a young and liberal monarch of Suari who is on a diplomatic visit to the United States where he meets up with Lieutenant Frank Columbo. Hassan Salah, the chief diplomat of the Legation of Suari, murders during that trip in hopes of shifting power within his government. Kamal listens closely from the next room that Lieutenant Columbo has gotten Salah, who is under diplomatic immunity, to confess to the murder and stay in the U.S. to sign a confession and waive his immunity from prosecution.
Kingdom of Sumnelthia
[edit]The Kingdom of Sumnelthia is one of the three fantasy kingdoms featured in the video game, ASH: Archaic Sealed Heat.
- King Sumnelthia III (voiced by Masashi Hirose) created the Mechanics in a bid to conquer the world and sent Jeekwawen, the mercenary swordman, and Dan, the soldier in his kingdom, to attack Princess Aisya of Millinear and her group. He was also allied with the soldier Bamyganant to secure the Mechanics' future domination of the world, placing Dan and the sentient Mechanic Cootrolan under their control against the party. King Sumnelthia was then killed by Bamyganant after activating the Mechanic army and generating the powerful Fire Dragon.
Sun Kingdom
[edit]The Sun Kingdom is a neighboring country to the Rain Dukedom in the Japanese anime series, The World Is Still Beautiful.
- Sheila was a selected queen of the Sun Kingdom as the wife of the former King, although she was a commoner. She lived an isolated life in the castle with her son Livius, due to her low social status, until she died.
- Livius Orvinus Ifrikia (Livius the First) is the young king of the Sun Kingdom who begins his campaign to conquer the world after his parents' deaths, even though he is actually still a young boy.
Land of Sweets
[edit]The Land of Sweets is a kingdom which dwells the gingerbread and candy people in the two-act Christmas ballet, The Nutcracker, by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, a loose adaptation of E. T. A. Hoffmann's short novel The Nutcracker and the Mouse King.
- The Nutcracker Prince
- He is the rightful ruler of the Land of Sweets who is cursed to transform into a wooden nutcracker. He is soon picked up in the German city of Nuremberg as a Christmas gift to Clara Stahlbaum (Marie Stahlbaum in the story) from her godfather and talented toymaker, Drosselmeyer. But when the Mouse King and his army of rodents invade Clara's parlor, the Nutcracker comes to life to attack them with Clara, the gingerbread men and the tin soldiers at his side. He then transforms back into a human prince and takes Clara to the Land of Sweets where the Sugar Plum Fairy serves as his regent. Presented with chocolate from Spain, coffee from Arabia, tea from China and candy canes from Russia, Clara is placed to be the princess consort to the Nutcracker.
Syldavia
[edit]- Muskar XII is the king of the fictional Balkan country of Syldavia in the eighth volume of the Tintin comics. Another Syldavian kings mentioned in the same volume are, among others, Muskar I, the fictional first king, and Ottokar IV, whose scepter serves as the plot basis of it.
Sylvania
[edit]Sylvania is featured in the French play Le Prince Consort and its film adaptation The Love Parade.[85]
- Queen Louise (portrayed by Jeanette MacDonald)
- She is the regnant of Sylvania in her own right who has been royally fed-up with her people's preoccupation with whom she would marry. She later marries Count Alfred Renard, the military attaché to the Sylvanian Embassy in Paris who promises to be her obedient consort, despite his qualms.
Symkaria
[edit]Symkaria is a small eastern European country within the Balkans in the Marvel Universe.
- King Phillip, the ruler of Symkaria after World War II who awarded Ernst Sablinov, the successful hunter of Nazi war criminals, with Castle Sable.
- King Stefan, Phillip's son and successor and an ally of Silver Sable.
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[edit]Talokan
[edit]- Namor, the first and actual King of the underwater kingdom of Talokan at the Atlantic Ocean in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Talys
[edit]Talys is an island kingdom situated off Archanea's eastern coast in the video game, Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light, and its DS remake.
- Mostyn, the first king of Talys who has united the island tribes into a kingdom. A close friend of King Cornelius of Altea, his daughter Princess Caeda becomes fast friends with Cornelius's son Prince Marth after his exile. But during the six-year War of Shadows, Talys is invaded by the Galder Pirates. Marth, Caeda, and several other knights rebel the pirates and rescue King Mostyn. He then concludes that he is ready to battle the Dolhr Empire by sending out Marth and his allies.[6] Eventually, Marth and Caeda become engaged to be married.
Tamarang
[edit]Tamarang is a kingdom featured in The Sword of Truth novel series by Terry Goodkind and television series Legend of the Seeker episode, "Puppeteer".
- Queen Milena (portrayed by Geraldine Brophy)
- She was the former ruler of Tamarang who in the first novel, Wizard's First Rule, had the third and last Box of Orden. Darken Rahl, the Lord Rahl of D'Hara, purchased that box and began travelling towards Milena's palace by the time his son Richard Cypher and Mother Confessor Kahlan Amnell reached Tamarang. Milena was killed by Mord-Sith Denna, who works for Darken Rahl.
- Princess Violet (portrayed by Maisy McLeod-Riera)
- She was the princess of Tamarang who in Phantom ascended the throne to become a new queen after her mother Milena's death. She had Six the Witch Woman, who had healed her from injury, serving as her advisor. But in reality, Six tutored her in a strange magic power, treating her as a puppet used in her fiendish schemes. In Confessor, Violet was put under a spell by another Witch Woman, Shota, and created the "ghostie gobbly" creatures in order to destroy her former playmate, Rachel. But Rachel was able to force the ghostie gobblies into killing her instead.
Tangea
[edit]Tangea is featured in the animated television series, Buzz Lightyear of Star Command.
- King Nova (voiced by John O'Hurley) is the alien monarch of Tangea. He is overprotective of his daughter Princess Mira Nova, the heiress to the Tangean throne, and clearly disapproves of her choice of being a rookie Space Ranger. Therefore, King Nova has an estranged relationship with Mira as well as Captain Buzz Lightyear, although he still deeply cares about Mira as he helps out in bringing her out of a debilitating energy addiction.
Tangu
[edit]Tangu is a desert kingdom featured in the Disney Junior animated series, Sofia the First.
- King Habib and Queen Farnaz
- The rulers of Tangu whose son Prince Zandar is a student of Royal Prep where he is a close friend to Prince James of Enchancia. In the season 3 episode, "New Genie on the Block", while James' royal family arrive to see Habib and Farnaz for the Museum Opening Party, Princess Sofia accidentally releases Kazeem the young genie out of his magic lamp. Investigating all the commotion of Kazeem running loose by granting wishes for many people of Tangu, Habib blames Zandar who is outlooking for Kazeem until Sofia tells him she is responsible for this. He and Farnaz are shown to dislike mischief as they support their decision to cancel the Museum Opening Party. But after Sofia insists on fixing everything to undo Kazeem's spells, King Habib delightedly announces that the party is back on. And during the party, Habib and Farnaz watch their son Zandar doing the magic carpet dance with Sofia.
Kingdom of Tantal
[edit]The Kingdom of Tantal is a hermit country featured in the video game, Xenoblade Chronicles 2.
- King Eulogimenos Tantal (voiced by Keith Bartlett) is a ruler of the Kingdom of Tantal whose son, Crown Prince Ozychlyrus Brounev Tantal, leaves the country's borders against his wishes to travel the world, causing Ozychlyrus to be banished. He also captures Pyra, the first half of the humanoid Aegis blade, to intend to use the ether accelerator to destroy her, believing that this will keep the world safe. But Pyra's Driver, Rex, and his allies rescue her with the help of Eulogimenos's son who now goes by the name of Zeke von Genbu, to which the king apologizes for his actions.
Taronia
[edit]- King Anatol XII (portrayed by Henry Stephenson) is the ruler of the Ruritanian kingdom of Taronia and the father of the ailing Princess Catterina in the film Thirty-Day Princess.
Temeria
[edit]Temeria is one of the Northern Kingdoms in The Witcher novel series by Andrzej Sapkowski and the adaptations in other media. It is ruled by the Temerian Dynasty.
- King Dezmod
- King Abdank
- King Adalbert
- King Lambert
- King Geddes
- King Gardik
- King Goidemar
- King Cedric
- King Griffin
- Queen Bienvenu La Louve
- King Medell
- King Foltest (portrayed by Shaun Dooley), the ruler of Temeria who is involved in an incestuous affair with his sister Princess Adda producing his niece named after her, although both a mother and a daughter die in childbirth. Five years later, however, a dead daughter, Adda the White, is cursed to become an undead monster called a striga that kills the villagers. Foltest forbids his people to destroy the striga and hires Geralt of Rivia to lift the curse of the niece he dearly loves.
Terrasen
[edit]- Aelin Galathynius is the Queen of Terrasen, and Faerie Queen of the West in the Throne of Glass novel series by Sarah J. Maas.
Themyscira
[edit]- Shim'Tar Hippolyta is the Amazon queen of the island nation of Themyscira whose sister Antiope, the former queen, was a plotter of coup d'état in the DC Universe. She is the mother of Princess Diana (better known as Wonder Woman) and has been a member of the Justice Society of America. Hippolyta also travels to Man's World, assuming briefly the role of Wonder Woman in one story from Sensation Comics, although she mainly remains on the island.
Kingdom of Thornwood
[edit]The Kingdom of Thornwood is featured in the video game, Shining in the Darkness.
- King Drake of Thornwood
- He is the rightful ruler of the Kingdom of Thornwood who summons his loyal knight, Mortred, to escort his daughter Princess Jessa to the local shrine. But unfortunately, both Mortred and Jessa have disappeared, and the evil sorcerer Dark Sol appears to threaten Thornwood. Dark Sol plans to not return Jessa unless Drake hands his kingdom over to him, but Mortred's child defeats him and rescues Jessa (see princess and dragon).
Kingdom of Thracia
[edit]The Kingdom of Thracia is one of the eight countries divided by the Twelve Crusaders in the Fire Emblem video games, Genealogy of the Holy War and Thracia 776.
- Dáinn the Dragon Knight and Njörun the Lance Knight
- They were the two siblings who were the members of the Twelve Crusaders fighting in a revolution against the tyranny of the Loptrian Empire. Dáinn wielded the Heaven Lance Gungnir and Njörun wielded the Earth Lance Gáe Bolg, all granted by the dragon gods. At the war's conclusion, Dáinn and Njörun became the founders and the first monarchs of the Kingdom of Thracia, then encompassing the entire Thracian Peninsula.
- King Travant
- He was the ruler of the Kingdom of Thracia during the rise of the Grannvale Empire and the inheritor of the Gungnir lance. In the Aed Massacre, Travant was responsible for the deaths of Prince Quan and Princess Ethlyn of Leonster but was subsequently cowed into submission to the Grannvalian occupation of the District led by Duke Bloom of House Friege. He even took Quan and Ethlyn's daughter, Princess Altena, and the Gáe Bolg lance back with him to his nation, adopting and raising her as his own daughter along with his only biological son Prince Arion.
- King Arion
- Formerly the prince of Thracia, he becomes the king after his father Travant was killed during the war between his kingdom and the liberation army of Prince Seliph, placing himself in opposition to his adoptive sister Altena. Arion is later hired as a mercenary by Prince Julius of the Grannvale Empire and deploys late in the battle to attack Chalphy Castle, while Seliph's forces are distracted in the north. He is then convinced by Altena to at least cease his opposition and ally with Seliph instead.
- Prince Leif Faris Claus
- He is a deposed heir from the fallen kingdom of Leonster who rallies a resistance army in an attempt to defeat the Grannvale Empire, prompted by the destruction of the village of Fiana and the kidnapping of his lover Princess Nanna, the cousin of King Ares of Agustria, and his friend Mareeta, the noble princess of Isaach. Following his cousin Seliph's victory against Julius, Leif, along with his lost older sister Altena and the former king Arion, unifies Thracia and the Republic of Munster into a single nation, forming the New Kingdom of Thracia with himself as its king.
Kingdom of Titania
[edit]The Kingdom of Titania is a walled human kingdom in the video game, Odin Sphere.
- King Gallon was the previous ruler of Titania before his second son, Edmund, took the throne following his death.
- King Edmund is the current ruler of Titania. He is the weakest king in Erion.
Torenth
[edit]Torenth is one of the Eleven Kingdoms in the series of Deryni novels by Katherine Kurtz and the main setting in King Kelson's Bride, ruled by the Houses of Furstán.
- Wencit Furstán, the previous king of Torenth and the uncle of Alroy and Liam who reigned from 1110 to 1121.
- Alroy Arion II Furstán d'Arjenol became the new ruler of Torenth following his uncle's death in 1121 but died under suspicious circumstances in 1123.
- Liam Lajos II Lionel László Furstán d'Arjenol becomes a current king of Torenth with his mother, Princess Morag Furstána, and uncle, Duke Mahael, serving as his primary regents.
Kingdom of Torna
[edit]The Kingdom of Torna is the main setting for the video game, Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Torna – The Golden Country.
- The Tornan King (voiced by Ramon Tikaram) is the ruler of the Kingdom of Torna during the Aegis War, the brother of High Prince Zettar and the father of Prince Addam Origo. His kingdom has been massively damaged as Addam's Aegis Blade, Mythra, unleashes her power to defeat Malos who has launched an attack on the capital, Auresco.[86] While Zettar flees on his own, the King gets crushed to death by falling debris.
Toydaria
[edit]- Katuunko, the king of Toydaria in the animated series Star Wars: The Clone Wars.
Trigan Empire
[edit]The Trigan Empire is a titular nation that is apparently modelled on Ancient Greece and the Roman Empire in The Rise and Fall of the Trigan Empire comic series by Mike Butterworth.
- Emperor Trigo
- Formerly the leader of the Vorg tribe, he is crowned as the founder of the Trigan Empire after his brother Brag allows him to become a sole ruler. Trigo had a vision of the Lokan Empire where the Vorg tribesmen would not be united, giving up their nomadic existence for they would soon become extinct. Instituting a treaty with the kingdom of Hericon, Trigo rises to sovereignty and faces many threats to his empire and himself following the attack between the nation of Tharv and the Lokan Empire, while his brother Klud tries to assassinate him. Trigo was married to Lady Ursa, the sister of King Kassar of Hericon, with whom he would have triplet sons, although two of them were later killed. He is also the uncle of Brag's son, Janno.
Kingdom of Tristain
[edit]The Kingdom of Tristain is part of the fictional continent of Halkeginia in the Japanese anime series, The Familiar of Zero.
- Henrietta de Tristain
- She is the princess of the Kingdom of Tristain, and the only daughter of King Henri and Queen Marianne, whose element is Water Magic. Following her father's death, Henrietta becomes Tristain's new queen and has to defend her country from the invasion of the Kingdom of Albion after her lover Wales Tudor, crown prince of Albion, was assassinated. She is also a childhood friend to Louise Françoise Le Blanc de La Vallière, who she offers knighthood. She is named after Henrietta Anne Stuart, Princess of England and Scotland.
Kingdom of Trodain
[edit]The Kingdom of Trodain is a major setting in the video game, Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King.
- King Trode (voiced by Jon Glover)
- He is an eponymous monarch, consumed with the well-being of the Kingdom of Trodain and especially his daughter Princess Medea. But Dhoulmagus, the kingdom's court jester, steals the ancient Godbird Scepter and casts a spell on Trodain castle, turning Trode into a hideous toad-like troll, Medea into a horse and the rest of the castle's inhabitants into petrified plants. So Trode and Medea, along with the heroic Trodain guard who hasn't been affected, set out on a quest to break the spell. Along the way, Trode offers wisdom and insight for the Hero, Jessica the mage, Yangus the bandit and Angelo the Templar Knight as they travel around the world in search for Dhoulmagus. But after defeating Dhoulmagus and retrieving the Godbird Scepter, Trode and Medea are still under a curse. Jessica later reveals that the scepter contains the spirit of Rhapthorne, the demon lord, speculating that it is not Dhoulmagus who maintains the curse on Trodain. Before long after defeating Rhapthorne, King Trode, Princess Medea and the people of Trodain are finally returned to normal.
Tryphemia
[edit]- King Pausole is the mythic monarch of Tryphemia in the novel The Adventures of King Pausole by Pierre Louÿs[87] and its opérette adaptation.
Kingdom of Turan
[edit]The Kingdom of Turan is featured in The Heroic Legend of Arslan novel series by Yoshiki Tanaka.
- King Tokhtamysh, the former ruler of Turan who invaded the Kingdom of Pars in order to strengthen his currently weak political influence.
- King Ilterish, the general of the large army of Turan who murders Tokhtamysh for retreating the from the battlefield against Pars and proclaims himself king.
Kingdom of Tycoon
[edit]The Kingdom of Tycoon is featured in the video game Final Fantasy V and its anime OVA adaptation Legend of the Crystals.
- Alexander Highwind Tycoon
- He was the widowed king of the Kingdom of Tycoon and the guardian of the Wind Crystal who traveled across the sea to kill Hiryu the dragon-like wind drake to extract medicine from its tongue for his ailing wife, Queen Tycoon, but lost his biological daughter Princess Sarisa who was then found by the pirates. Unfortunately, the Queen died by the time the crystals began to shatter. When the wind currents began to slow and stale, King Alexander uses Hiryu's body to travel to the Wind Shrine, quelling the worries of his other daughter and heir Princess Lenna, before bearing witness to the Wind Crystal shattering and he suddenly disappeared afterward. It is later revealed that Alexander was controlled by the ancient sorcerer Exdeath in attempt to destroy the last of the four Crystals, before he reunited with both Lenna and Sarisa and then sacrificed himself to save Lenna and her allies, Bartz Klauser, King Galuf Baldesion and his granddaughter Princess Krile Baldesion. But his spirit, alongside the other spirits of the Warriors of Dawn, appeared to suppress Exdeath's control of the Void when he used it on the heroes at the Rift.
- Lenna Charlotte "Reina" Tycoon
- Formerly a princess, she becomes a reigning queen of the Kingdom of Tycoon, despite her young age, after her long-lost sister Sarisa Scherwil abandoned the throne to rejoin the pirates, following their father's death and Neo Exdeath's ultimate defeat. Sometime later, Queen Lenna, Bartz Klauser and the rest of the remaining heroes visit the Guardian Tree and solemnly vow to continue protecting the world and its four Crystals that are restored and reunified as peace returns.
- Queen Lenna Tycoon
- She is the new queen of the Kingdom of Tycoon in Final Fantasy: Legend of the Crystals. As a ruling queen, she has to make sure that the Wind Crystal is safe. But when her royal advisor Blue Mage warns her that the Crystals are going missing and the world is in danger again, Queen Lenna vows to protect the Wind Crystal as the last hope to restore order to the world. She sends the general of her kingdom's air force, Valkus, and the flag-airship Iron Wings to make sure the Crystal is safe. The Queen later tells the new heroes about Deathgyunos, the God of Oblivion, who will destroy the world if he is reborn by the evil wizard Ra Devil. She also sends Prettz and his friend Linally, Bartz's direct descendant, to find the Dragon which can transport them to the Black Moon where they would combat Ra Devil. In the end, Lenna restores the recovered Crystals to their rightful places.
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[edit]Udrogoth
[edit]Udrogoth is featured in the Disney Channel animated series, Dave the Barbarian.
- King Throktar and Queen Glimia (voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson and Erica Luttrell) are the proper rulers of Udrogoth and the parents of Prince Dave and Princesses Candy and Fang. They are away fighting evil across the world, although they can communicate to their children via the crystal ball of Glimia's brother Oswidge the "sorcerer", which seems to operate like a telephone.
- Princess Candace "Candy" Barbarian (also voiced by Erica Luttrell), the eldest of Throktar and Glimia, is left in charge as a princess regent of Udrogoth while her parents are away but has a contemporary "valley girl" attitude; she would rather go shopping and hang out than rule her kingdom. However, Candy has to protect the kingdom from evil with her martial arts skills, alongside her muscular brother Dave and younger sister Fang.
The Underground
[edit]- King Asgore Dreemurr of the Underground, the king of all monsters, ex-Husband of Toriel and the father of the primary antagonist, Prince Asriel Dreemurr (aka Flowey), in the video game Undertale. He is a benevolent, goat-like monster with a golden beard and white fur and speaks with a Southern accent.
Underland
[edit]- The Lady of the Green Kirtle is an evil Northern Witch who reigns as the queen of Underland in The Chronicles of Narnia novel series by C. S. Lewis. She is the main antagonist in The Silver Chair, in which she kidnaps Prince Rilian and enslaves him by her witchcraft to conquer Narnia until she has been foiled by Eustace Scrubb, Jill Pole and Puddleglum.
The Underworld
[edit]Multiple fictional works feature the mythical realm of the Underworld as being led by the monarch.
Pan's Labyrinth
[edit]- An unnamed and also benevolent King of the Underworld (portrayed by Federico Luppi) is the father of Princess Moanna (aka Ofelia), the child protagonist in the Spanish film Pan's Labyrinth.
Star vs. the Forces of Evil
[edit]- Queen Wrathmelior Lucitor is a giant demon queen who rules the Underworld with her Mewman husband King Dave in the Disney XD animated series, Star vs. the Forces of Evil. She is the mother of Crown Prince Tom Lucitor.
Unikingdom
[edit]The Unikingdom is a main setting in the animated television series, Unikitty!
- Princess Unikitty is the ruler of the Unikingdom who deals with the threats of the evil Master Frown and goes on the misadventures with her brother Prince Puppycorn, Dr. Fox the scientist, Hawkodile the bodyguard, and Richard the royal advisor.
Urado Kingdom
[edit]The Urado Kingdom is part of the fictional continent of Rumeliana in the Japanese anime series, Altair: A Record of Battles. It is based on Wallachia and Hungary.
- King Zsigmond III
- He is the polite and honorable, but also strict and stoic, ruler of the Urado Kingdom who tries his best to follow the kingdom's isolationist traditions, in spite of the fact that Urado grew very impoverished during his reign. Zsigmond is persuaded by Tuğril Mahmut Pasha to ally with the Türkiye Stratocracy, although he nearly makes a treaty with the Balt-Rhein Empire, recognizing his kingdom's dire situation and weakened state. He is the father of Princesses Gertrude and Margit.
Kingdom of Uraya
[edit]- Raqura, the Queen Regnant of Uraya (voiced by Teresa Gallagher) whose kingdom has been on the brink of war with the Empire of Mor Ardain, in the video game Xenoblade Chronicles 2.
Urland
[edit]Urland is a post-Roman kingdom situated near the River Ur in the film, Dragonslayer.
- King Casiodorus Ulfilas (portrayed by Peter Eyre), the ruler of Urland who consequently sends the wizard's apprentice, Galen Bradwarden, with a magical amulet to rescue his daughter Princess Elspeth from a 400-year-old dragon, Vermithrax Pejorative (see princess and dragon). Casiodorus then claims that he has killed the dragon, when in truth, it was actually killed by Galen who sacrifices himself for this purpose.
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[edit]Kingdom of Valendia
[edit]The Kingdom of Valendia is a major setting in the role-playing video game, Princess Crown.
- Elfaran De Valendia
- She was a warrior queen who had to protect the Kingdom of Valendia by banishing the evil demon lord Lalva. She successfully prevented the demonic forces, who were seeking the royal blood, from resurrecting Lalva.
- Gradriel De Valendia
- She is the princess and heir to the throne of the Kingdom of Valendia. As a newly appointed queen after the death of her mother Elfaran, despite her young age, she goes on a quest to fight against the demon invasion along with the knight Edward Glowstar, the noble pirate Portgus, and the witch-in-training Proserpina. Together, Princess Gradriel and her allies must prevent Lalva's resurrection and retrieve the crown of the neighboring kingdom of Volga that is stolen by the sorcerer Leon.
Kingdom of Valentine
[edit]The Kingdom of the Valentine is a human magical kingdom in the video game, Odin Sphere.
- King Valentine
- He was the maternal grandfather of the valentine twins, and his goal is to ultimately cause the End of the World out of a madness caused by his daughter Princess Ariel's apparent betrayal. He was in a revenant form.
Kingdom of Valis
[edit]The Kingdom of Valis is part of the fictional continent of Lodoss in the Japanese media franchise, Record of Lodoss War. Unlike most of the kingdoms, Valis traditionally relies on the holy knights to become ruling kings instead of those of royal bloodline.
- King Fahn
- He was a holy knight and one of the "Six Heroes" who became the king of Valis prior to the War of the Demon King. He wielded his Holy Sword of Valis to duel with his former ally and another one of the Six Heroes, Emperor Beld of Marmo, declaring the War of Heroes. During the final battle, however, Fahn was struck down by Beld right before Beld himself was killed by King Kashue of Flaim and Karla the Grey Witch.
- Princess Fianna
- The daughter of King Fahn, she is the princess of the Kingdom of Valis. When she was a baby, Fianna was kidnapped and held for ransom to be sacrificed to the red dragon, Shooting Star (see princess and dragon). However, she was rescued by the kingdom's infamous knight, Tessius, to which it sparked a civil war where he died in dishonor. As a young woman, Princess Fianna becomes attracted to Etoh, the priest of Valis, after being rescued from Karla by Tessius's son and the swordsman of the Kingdom of Alania, Parn. Though not considered an heiress to the throne, as the successor is chosen from the knighthood, she marries Etoh and gains political power as the queen of Valis after her father's death.
Valley of the Wind
[edit]The Valley of the Wind is a small nation on the post-apocalyptic Earth in the Japanese manga Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind by Hayao Miyazaki and its anime film adaptation.
- King Jhil
- He was the ailing monarch whose kingdom the Valley of the Wind was invaded by the Empire of Torumekia. He had eleven children, but his daughter Nausicaä was the only one who survived long enough to be his heir. Both manga and film differ in Jhil's ultimate fate. In manga, his death was attributed to long-term poisoning caused by the Sea of Corruption; in film, he was killed during the Valley's invasion by Torumekian troops.
- Princess Nausicaä
- She is the princess and heir of the Valley of the Wind. During the war between empires of Torumekia and Dorok, she takes the responsibilities of her bedridden father Jhil and succeeds him to the throne. Courageous and caring, Nausicaä has a special connection with animals and the natural world. Her name is derived from the Phaeacian princess Nausicaa, which means "ship burner".
Empire of Valua
[edit]The Empire of Valua is the main antagonist of the video game, Skies of Arcadia.
- Empress Teodora (voiced by Fay Lumley)
- The corrupt tyrant whose Empire of Valua seeks the six powerful Moon Crystals to reawaken the colossal living weapons of destruction, called the Gigas, and conquer the world. She directs the Valuan Armada, a fleet of warships commanded by Lord Galcian and Vice-Captain Ramirez, to find the crystals. But in the end, after finally retrieving the Moon Crystals, Galcian and Ramirez call the Rains of Destruction down upon Valua, killing Teodora and seizing the control of the Valuan Armada in a bid to dominate the world.
- Prince Enrique (voiced by Robb McCulloch)
- He becomes the new emperor of the Empire of Valua after his villainous mother Teodora dies from the lack of concern during the Rains of Destruction. He has no influence over his government's tyranny and has thus joined in with Vyse and his crew members of the air pirates, called the Blue Rogues, after helping them escape the empire's grand fortress by stealing the Delphinus airship. And after defeating the Valuan Armada to end the Rains of Destruction, Enrique marries Princess Moegi of Yafutoma to be his empress and, with a promise of benevolent reign, oversees the reconstruction of his empire's capital.
Varania
[edit]Varania is a small principality in Europe in the book, The Mystery of the Silver Spider by Robert Arthur Jr.
- Duke Stefan, the ambitious nobleman and the head of the conspirators, rules Varania in the intervening time as he and his men steal the Silver Spider, a piece of jewelry which is the most treasured item of Varanian history. The rightful heir to the Varanian throne is Prince Djaro who forms an instant friendship with the Three Investigators, Jupiter Jones, Peter Crenshaw and Bob Andrews. The Three Investigators travel to Varania to expose Stefan's plot and help Djaro to prevail.
Kingdom of Varuna
[edit]The Kingdom of Varuna is a major setting in the video game, Alundra 2: A New Legend Begins.
- King Varuna
- The rightful ruler of the Kingdom of Varuna who has been imprisoned by the evil Baron Diaz and replaced by a wooden doll. Diaz, untrusting of the powerful sorcerer Mephisto, plots to take over the entire kingdom by marrying the King's daughter, Princess Alexia, to claim the throne. However, Alexia has to rescue her father to free their kingdom with the help of Flint the young pirate hunter.
Kingdom of Verdane
[edit]The Kingdom of Verdane was one of the eight countries divided by the Twelve Crusaders in the video game, Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War.
- King Batu was the last and pacifistic monarch of the Kingdom of Verdane prior to its Grannvale annexation. He had three sons: Prince Munnir, the ruler of Marpha Castle; Prince Cimbaeth, the ruler of Genoa Castle; and Prince Jamke, who alone is suspicious of the influence of Sandima, the dark priest of the Loptr Church, upon his father and brothers.
Verden
[edit]Verden is one of the minor kingdoms in The Witcher novel series by Andrzej Sapkowski.
- King Ervyll, the ruler of Verden during the 13th century.
- King Kistrin, the son of King Ervyll and possibly Queen Eliza. During the Second Northern War with Nilfgaard, his father betrayed the rest of the North and swore fealty to Nilfgaard. Opposed to this move, Kistrin started an uprising and successfully removed his own father from the throne and succeeded him as king. Ultimately he helped shape the peace treaty that ended the wars.
Vermillion Empire
[edit]The Vermillion Empire is a small European country in the Japanese light novel series, Chivalry of a Failed Knight by Riku Misora.
- Sirius Vermillion (voiced by Hideyuki Hori)
- Sirius is the current emperor of the Vermillion Empire whose younger daughter, Princess Stella Vermillion, is a top A-rank Blazer. He disagrees with Stella's idea of traveling to Japan, to the point that his wife Empress Astrea needs to imprison him so that Stella can go. As a Blazer himself, Emperor Sirius has the supernatural ability to create and manipulate flames, just like Stella, as a part of the Nature Interference.
Principality of Veronica
[edit]The Principality of Veronica is part of the fictional continent of Ishgar in the Fairy Tail anime film, Phoenix Priestess.
- Prince Cream, Duke of Veronica
- He is the selfish and vain prince who rules the Principality of Veronica. He is proud of himself and his beauty and desires immortality as he orders the Mages of Carbuncle to bring Éclair, the priestess of the ancient Fire Village who holds the half of the mystical Phoenix Stone, back to him. Cream plans to combine the Phoenix Stone with the other half in his possession to summon a phoenix that would grant him immortality, which he successfully does so during the ceremony. However, the phoenix only appears to destroy everything around the nation as Lucy Heartfilia, Natsu Dragneel and the rest of Fairy Tail team rescue Éclair.
Vers Empire
[edit]The Vers Empire is a nation that rules the planet Mars in the Japanese anime series, Aldnoah.Zero.
- Rayregalia Vers Rayvers
- He was the first emperor and the scientist who founded the Vers Empire in 1972 when he declared Mars's independence from the planet Earth after being recognized as a rightful master by the Aldnoah technology that had burned its activation processes into his genes, giving him supreme authority over them. Utilizing Aldnoah's power monopoly, Rayregalia based his empire's authority on the military force and created a class of warlords who swore fealty to him and soon became the Martian Knights. In 1997, he abdicated the throne due to health problem. However in 1999, when his son and heir Gilzeria was killed in action, Rayregalia was forced to return to the throne.
- Gilzeria Vers
- He became the second emperor of the Vers Empire following his father's retirement in 1997. Rayregalia's illness allowed him to ascend the throne and used his people's jealousy of Earth to maintain order on the empire. Emperor Gilzeria only reigned the Vers Empire for two years until his tragic death when he whipped the Orbital Knights into a frenzy and sent them against Earth, causing the conflict spurring Heaven Fall during the First Earth-Mars War. He was killed in the war at that time, leading his father to reclaim the throne and become the guardian of his two daughters Princesses Asseylum and Lemrina.
- Asseylum Vers Allusia
- Formerly a princess, she becomes the empress of the Vers Empire after the deaths of her father Gilzeria and grandfather Rayregalia. Her younger half-sister Lemrina Vers Envers and close friend Slaine Troyard have been waging the Second Earth-Mars War against the planet Earth in her name, and she herself eventually regains control of her empire. Her goal is to make peace with Earth by separating the imperial military from Slaine's forces, in which he has allied by using Princess Lemrina in disguise to claim the position for himself and exposing his treachery. Asseylum has been a love interest to Inaho Kaizuka but has been betrothed to Count Klancain, who has saved her from assassins and shares her desire for peace, to help her cement her position as the ruling empress.
Videoland
[edit]Videoland is featured in the animated/live-action television series, Captain N: The Game Master. It is inhabited by the video game characters, mainly the ones from Nintendo.
- King Charles Oberonn (voiced by Long John Baldry) is the original sovereign of Videoland who has been banished to the Mirror World by the evil Mother Brain. He is the father of Princess Lana and Prince Lyle.
- Princess Lana (voiced by Venus Terzo) serves as the regent of Videoland when her father is banished. She has been trained to defend herself from a young age and is able to keep up with Kevin Keene and his dog Duke, Simon Belmont, Mega Man and Kid Icarus (together known as the N Team) throughout their adventures.
Vigoor Empire
[edit]The Vigoor Empire is a landlocked Western Asian nation in the Ninja Gaiden video game series.
- The Holy Vigoor Emperor
- An unnamed emperor was the villainous immortal figurehead and the representation of the evil deity Vigoor, whose imperialistic empire had a modern military with a black ops division, ready to make any dissidents disappear in the night. In Ninja Gaiden (2004), the Emperor sent the Greater Fiend Doku with his army of samurai warriors to retrieve the Dark Dragon Blade sword by raiding the Hayabusa Village and massacring most of its villagers, leaving Ryu Hayabusa, the lone survivor of his village, bent on revenge. The Vigoor Emperor was then in possession of the Dark Dragon Blade as he eagerly ordered his army and black ops to try eliminating Ryu who was fighting his way in the empire's capital, Tairon. However, after rescuing Rachel from Doku, Ryu entered the realm and killed the Emperor to reclaim the Dark Dragon Blade. In Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword, the Vigoor Emperor was resurrected in his deity form by ancient goddesses Ishtaros and Nicchae with the power of the Dark Dragonstones. But the Dark Dragon himself began to manifest and encased Ishtaros in a cocoon, thus destroying the symbolic Emperor before he could resurrect the Fiends completely.
Vulgaria
[edit]- Baron and Baroness Bomburst (portrayed by Gert Fröbe and Anna Quayle), the villainous tyrants of Vulgaria who reside in the lavish castle and hate children as they send out the Child Catcher to abduct and imprison each of them, including Jeremy and Jemima Potts, in the film Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.[88]
Principality of Vyatka
[edit]The Principality of Vyatka is a Russian monarchist state in the Hearts of Iron IV mod, The New Order: Last Days of Europe.
- Vladimir III is the tsar of the Principality of Vyatka and the head of the exiled House of Romanov who acts as a propagandistic figurehead of his regime during the pre-German Civil War period of the warlord state.
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[edit]Wakanda
[edit]- Olumo Bashenga, a Wakandan warrior known as the original Black Panther and first king of Wakanda in the Marvel Universe.
- T'Chanda, the king of Wakanda during World War II.
- T'Chaka, the father of T'Challa and previous king of Wakanda.
- T'Challa, son of King T'Chaka and former prince, becomes the new King of Wakanda and also the current Black Panther.
- Erik Killmonger (portrayed by Michael B. Jordan), an extremist anti-Western and the false King of Wakanda.
- Shuri (portrayed by Letitia Wright), the princess of Wakanda who becomes the new Black Panther in the film, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever after her brother T'Challa's death as well as a new queen.
- M'Baku (portrayed by Winston Duke), the de facto King of Wakanda during Shuri's absence.
Kingdom of Waloed
[edit]The Kingdom of Waloed is a militarily advanced nation in the video game, Final Fantasy XVI.
- Barnabas Tharmr is the king of Waloed who uses Eikon Odin to dominate the continent of Ash. He brings chaos to the world of Valisthea and seeks to bring Marquess Clive Rosfield of Rosaria, in contact with other Dominants of the realm for a nefarious purpose that threatens all of mankind.
Wei-Ling
[edit]Wei-Ling is a Chinese empire featured in the Disney Junior animated series, Sofia the First.
- Emperor Quon and Empress Lin-Lin (voiced by James Sie and G. K. Bowes)
- They are the rulers of Wei-Ling whose daughter Princess Jun is a classmate and friend to Princess Sofia of Enchancia. In the season 1 episode, "Tri-Kingdom Picnic", the imperial family of Wei-Ling are gathered alongside the kingdoms of Enchancia and Khaldon for the annual Tri-Kingdom Picnic. But while the royals are competing for the Golden Chalice Trophy, Emperor Quon is doubtful because he thinks he is too clumsy to participate. This, however, is quickly resolved when King Roland of Enchancia plays badly on purpose to make Quon feel better. In the season 2 episode, "Princesses to the Rescue!", while the Enchancian royal family visit Wei-Ling, Quon and Lin-Lin's son Prince Jin sets off with Prince James to search for the ancient treasure of the Jade Jaguar. But when Jin, James and their fathers are trapped in the jaguar's den, Sofia, Jun and Princess Amber rescue them with the help of Fa Mulan.
Westeros
[edit]Westeros is a fictional continent within the world of the novel series A Song of Ice and Fire by George R. R. Martin and its television adaptation Game of Thrones. Most of the continent consists of a realm known as the Seven Kingdoms. The sovereign who rules the Seven Kingdoms is given the title "King of the Andals, the Rhoynar and the First Men, Lord of the Seven Kingdoms and Protector of the Realm."
- Aegon I Targaryen (Aegon the Conqueror)
- Conquered Six of the Seven independent Kingdoms of Westeros.
- Aenys I Targaryen
- Firstborn son of King Aegon I, heir to the Iron Throne.
- Maegor I Targaryen (Maegor the Cruel)
- Second-born son of King Aegon I. Usurped the Iron Throne from the legal heir, his nephew, Prince Aegon the Uncrowned (firstborn son of Aenys I).
- Jaehaerys I Targaryen (Jaehaerys the Conciliator, The Old King)
- Third-born son of King Aenys I. Legally usurped the Iron Throne from his uncle, King Maegor I.
- Viserys I Targaryen (The Young King, in House of the Dragon: Viserys the Peaceful)
- Grandson of King Jaehaerys I. Chosen over his cousin Rhaenys and her children Laena and Laenor by the Great Council of 101 AC.
- Aegon II Targaryen
- Firstborn son of King Viserys I. Usurped the Iron Throne from the legal heir, his half-sister, Princess Rhaenyra, firstborn daughter of King Viserys I.
- Aegon III Targaryen (the Dragonbane)
- Grandson of King Viserys I, son of Rhaenyra and Daemon.
- Daeron I Targaryen (the Young Dragon)
- Firstborn son of King Aegon III.
- Baelor I Targaryen (Baelor the Blessed)
- Second-born son of King Aegon III, brother to King Daeron I.
- Viserys II Targaryen
- Grandson of King Viserys I, brother to King Aegon III, uncle to King Baelor I.
- Aegon IV Targaryen (the Unworthy)
- Firstborn son of King Viserys II.
- Daeron II Targaryen (the Good)
- Firstborn son of King Aegon IV.
- Aerys I Targaryen
- Second-born son of King Daeron II.
- Maekar I Targaryen (the Anvil)
- Fourth-born son of King Daeron II.
- Aegon V Targaryen (the Unlikely)
- Fifth-born son of Maekar I. Chosen over Princess Vaella (granddaughter of Maekar I) and Prince Maegor (grandson of Maekar I) at the Great Council of 233 AC.
- Jaehaerys II Targaryen
- Second-born son of King Aegon V
- Aerys II Targaryen (the Mad King)
- First-born son of King Jaehaerys II
- Viserys III Targaryen (the Beggar King), pretender
- Second-born son of King Aerys II Targaryen, and younger brother of Prince Rhaegar Targaryen.
- Daenerys I Targaryen, pretender
- Younger sister of Rhaegar and Viserys, becomes heiress of the Iron Throne after her husband Khal Drogo murders Viserys.
- Aegon VI Targaryen (Young Griff), pretender
- Alleged son of Prince Rhaegar Targaryen and Princess Elia Martell (it was supposed that both mother and son had been murdered by Gregor Clegane).
- Robert I Baratheon
- Crowned King after his first cousin once removed, King Aerys II Targaryen, was killed during Robert's Rebellion
- Joffrey I Baratheon
- Known to the Seven Kingdoms as the eldest son of King Robert I. Actually a bastard born of incest between Robert's wife, Cersei Lannister, and her brother Jaime Lannister. Rule disputed by his uncle Stannis Baratheon, Lord of Dragonstone.
- Tommen I Baratheon
- Younger brother to King Joffrey I, also a bastard born of his mother and uncle's incestuous relationship.
The current monarch of the Seven Kingdoms is King Tommen I Baratheon.
- Cersei I of the House Lannister
- King Robert I Baratheon's widow, and mother of Joffrey and Tommen, self-proclaimed Queen after her younger son's suicide.
- Daenerys I Targaryen (Stormborn)
- Daughter of King Aerys II, becomes Queen by right of conquest after the Battle of King's Landing before being assassinated by her nephew and lover Jon Snow.
- Brandon I (the Broken) of the House Stark
- Elected King by the assembled Lords Paramount of the Seven Kingdoms after the death of both Queens, Cersei and Daenerys.
Westfalin
[edit]Westfalin is featured in Princess of the Midnight Ball, a fairy tale retelling of "The Twelve Dancing Princesses" by Jessica Day George.
- King Gregor
- Crown Princess Rose
- Crown Prince Galen
- Princess Lily
- Princess Jonquil
- Princess Hyacinth
- Princess Violet
- Princess Daisy
- Princess Poppy
- Princess Iris
- Princess Lilac
- Princess Orchid
- Princess Pansy
- Princess Petunia
Westmark
[edit]Westmark is the titular French kingdom in the novel trilogy of the same name by Lloyd Alexander.
- King Augustine IV was the previous ruler of Westmark who has slipped into dementia, illness and depression due to the disappearance of his long-lost daughter Augusta and whose power has been abused by his chief minister Cabbarus.
- Princess Augusta (aka Mickle) becomes a reigning queen of Westmark after her father's death, with Theo as her prince consort, in the third novel The Beggar Queen.
Windemere
[edit]Windemere is a modern European kingdom in the animated film Barbie in Princess Power, ruled by the Thornton family.[89]
- King Kristoff and Queen Karina Thornton (voiced by Michael Adamthwaite and Patricia Drake)
- They are the rulers of Windemere and the parents of Princesses Kara, Zooey, and Gabby Thornton. They are caring, but overprotective of their daughters and disagree with Kara's wild behavior. They are first shown worried after seeing Kara crash into a tree after she fails to pilot a flying device her friends Madison and Makayla create for her. Kristoff and Karina are then even more angry when they find out she is the superheroine Super Sparkle. However, they later support Kara after she rescues them and her sisters from the evil Baron von Ravendale.
- Princess Kara Thornton/Super Sparkle (voiced by Kelly Sheridan)
- The heiress apparent of Windemere, Kara has a need for speed and is often reckless because of it. After being kissed by a magical butterfly, she becomes Super Sparkle and goes out saving her kingdom (or just bringing criminals like thieves to justice). She and her cousin Princess Corinne (aka Dark Sparkle) team up to stop Baron von Ravendale from committing a coup and killing her family.
Windermere Kingdom
[edit]The Windermere Kingdom (also known as the Kingdom of the Wind) is a sovereign nation on the planet Windermere IV in the Japanese anime series, Macross Delta.
- Grammier Nerich Windermere (King Grammier VI)
- He was the previous sovereign of the Windermere Kingdom and a former member of the Aerial Knights, his nation's premier Variable Fighter squadron. Once a student of Chaos officer Ernest Johnson, he was criticized for being too chivalrous. During the battle on the neighboring planet Ragna, Grammier was mortally wounded when the Macross Elysion space carrier severely damaged the bridge of the Sigur Berrentz battle fortress. His trusted chancellor, Roid Brehm, then finished him off in order to manipulate the king's supposed last wishes for his people.
- Heinz Nerich Windermere (King Heinz II)
- Formerly the prince of the Windermere Kingdom, he becomes the next sovereign in spite of his young age after his father Grammier's death. He is also known as the "Wind Singer", capable of using his songs to control those infected by the bacterial Vár Syndrome disease. But using his powers in such way is taking a toll on his body, raising concerns regarding his health.
Winkie Country
[edit]The Winkie Country is a major setting in the Oz novel series by L. Frank Baum and its adaptations in other media.
- The Tin Woodman
- He has been repaired by the Winkie Tinsmiths, due to being torn into pieces by the winged monkeys, and then asked by the rest of the Winkies to become their new monarch after Dorothy Gale defeats the Wicked Witch of the West, who was the original ruler of the Winkie Country, by melting her with a bucket of water. The Tin Man is thus placed as the emperor of the Winkie Country and resides in his Tin Palace as he moves from the Wicked Witch of the West's castle because it was too damp.
Winter Kingdom
[edit]- The Winter King (voiced by Brian David Gilbert)
- In the animated series Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake, in the dimension that Candy Queen whom Princess Bubblegum is cursed by the Winter King's crown and changes madness into, Winter King was the ruler of the Winter Kingdom. His appearance is like Simon Petrikov, but he is unlike Ice King's madness. The Winter Kingdom has been destroyed until Fionna Campbell kissed him.
Kingdom of Wisdom
[edit]The Kingdom of Wisdom is a parallel country beyond a titular tollbooth in the novel The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster and its live-action/animated film adaptation.
- King Azaz the Unabridged
- He is one of the two rulers of the Kingdom of Wisdom who resides in the city of Dictionopolis. His law is that words are more important than numbers, so he banishes his sisters Princesses Rhyme and Reason to the Castle in the Air due to their decision with letters and numbers being equal. However, when the kingdom becomes disastrous, Azaz sends Milo, Tock the "watchdog" and the Humbug to rescue the princesses and restore peace.
- The Mathemagician
- He is King Azaz's brother and the other ruler of the Kingdom of Wisdom who resides in the city of Digitopolis. The Mathemagician also banishes his sisters Rhyme and Reason to the Castle in the Air from not seeing eye to eye with their decision with numbers and letters being equal, for his law is that numbers are far more important than words.
Witchland
[edit]- Gorice XI, the King of Witchland in the novel The Worm Ouroboros by E. R. Eddison.
- Gorice XII, the successor and reincarnation of Gorice XI.
Wolfkrone
[edit]Wolfkrone is a fictional German kingdom within the Holy Roman Empire in the video game, Soulcalibur IV.
- King George von Krone was the former monarch whose kingdom of Wolfkrone was under assault by the forces of the evil Nightmare. He lost his sanity to the destructive rains of the Evil Seed, which drove him insane into a Malfested. George then disappeared without a trace and has not been seen since. However, he would return and arrived on the battle but not before being stabbed with a dagger, leaving his daughter Hilde no choice but to kill him.
- Princess Hildegarde "Hilde" von Krone is forced to ascend the throne as, despite her young age, the new monarch of Wolfkrone after her father King George fell into madness. She takes the responsibilities to protect her kingdom and is able to resist Nightmare's invading forces by gathering her armies in the front lines.
Wonderland
[edit]Wonderland is a primary setting in the novel Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Caroll and its adaptations in other media.
- The Queen of Hearts
- She is the foul-tempered monarch of Wonderland who rules alongside her husband the King of Hearts and their ten children. She gets frustrated every time her subjects (particularly the playing card people), including Alice, displease her and commands that their heads be severed. Her other hobby is playing croquet, for which in Wonderland the live flamingoes and hedgehogs are used as the mallets and the balls respectively.
- Valentina Corazón Contessa Cariño Reina
- She is the new queen of Wonderland in the Disney Junior animated series, Alice's Wonderland Bakery. Unlike the original Queen of Hearts, Valentina is Hispanic and has a caring and loving relationship, especially with her artistic daughter Rosa Corazón, Princess of Hearts. But like her predecessor, she makes loud and demanding royal commands and likes to play croquet.
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[edit]Xanth
[edit]Xanth is a titular fantasy realm in the novel series of the same name by Piers Anthony. Here, the Kings of Xanth possess their magical talents among other humans, strong enough for them to be classified as Magicians. The female monarch also holds the title of "king", rather than "queen".
- Merlin, the first king of Xanth and the Magician of Knowledge who reigned from 204 until his abdication in 226.
- Roogna, the second king of Xanth via marriage to Merlin's daughter Taplin, who reigned from 228 to 286. He built the castle in which was named for him and became the home of the monarchs of Xanth.
- Rana, the third king and first female king of Xanth and the Magician of Creation, reigned from 286 to 325.
- Reitas, the fourth king of Xanth and the Magician of Problem Solving, reigned from 325 to 350.
- Rune, the fifth king of Xanth, the son of Rana, and the Magician of Evocation who reigned from 350 to 378.
- Jonathan, the sixth king of Xanth, the son of Merlin, and the Magician of Zombie Master who re-animated the dead, reigned from 378 to 478.
- Vortex, the seventh king of Xanth and the Magician of Demon Summoning, reigned from 478 to 548.
- Neytron, the eighth king of Xanth and the Magician who Brings Paintings to Life, reigned from 548 to 575.
- Nero, the ninth king of Xanth and the Magician who Brings Golems to Life, reigned from 575 to 623.
- Gromden, the tenth king of Xanth, reigned from 623, who was able to divine the history of any object he touched.
- Yin-Yang, the eleventh king of Xanth, reigned from 677, who was able to create invokable spells. Yin was his good self who created good spells, and Yang was his bad self who created evil spells.
- Muerte A. Fid, the twelfth king of Xanth, reigned from 719, whose talent was alchemy. He murdered King Yin-Yang and his son Lord Bliss and intended to force Yin-Yang's granddaughter Rose to marry him.
- Quan, the thirteenth king of Xanth, the nephew of Muerte, and the Magician of Herbalism, reigned from 753 to 797.
- Elona, the fourteenth king and second female king of Xanth and the Magician of Longevity, reigned from 797 to 866.
- Warren, the fifteenth king of Xanth, reigned from 866, who is a ghost after being murdered by Muerte.
- Ebnez, the sixteenth king of Xanth, reigned from 909, who was able to adapt magical inanimate items and was married to Mnem to have nine daughters the Muses of Mountain Parnassus.
- Good Magician Humfrey, the seventeenth king of Xanth and the gnome-like Magician of Information, reigned from 952 to 971.
- Aeolus, the eighteenth king of Xanth and the Magician of Storms who reigned from 971 after Humfrey's abdication.
- Magician Trent, the nineteenth king of Xanth and the Magician of Transformation who reigned from 1042 after Aeolus's death. He is married to Queen Iris, Sorceress of Illusion, with whom he has two daughters Irene and Ilene.
- Irene, the Sorceress of Plants and former princess who becomes the twentieth king and third female king of Xanth when her parents Trent and Iris move to the North Village. She is married to Magician Dor, with whom she has three children Princesses Ivy and Ida and Prince Dolph.
Xin'trea
[edit]Xin'trea was a kingdom featured in the Netflix miniseries, The Witcher: Blood Origin.
- King Alvitir (portrayed by Mark Rowley), the ruler of Xin'trea who tried to unify the clans.[90] He took control on his sister Princess Merwyn, but she sought to forge her own path. His kingdom was later merged into the Golden Empire under its empress Merwyn, with its capital becoming her seat of power.
Xing is a fictional Chinese empire featured in the Japanese manga, Fullmetal Alchemist, and its anime series adaptation, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood.
- The Emperor of Xing
- The heartless and greedy single ruler of Xing who fathers a child in each of the country's fifty clans. It has been rumored that the Emperor fails health, prompting two of his children Lin Yao and Mei Chang to go to the unitary state of Amestris in separate attempts to find the legendary philosopher's stone and gain immortality. He bears a striking resemblance to Qin Shi Huang, the first Qin Emperor of China.
- Prince Lin Yao
- He becomes a new emperor of Xing after his father's abdication, presumably due to his acquisition of the philosopher's stone. He is well-trained in swordsmanship as well as in martial arts, matched with his younger half-sister Princess Mei Chang. And despite being selfish and greedy, he is one of the most important allies and friends to Edward and Alphonse Elric. Under his reign, Emperor Lin unites all of the nation's segregated clans.
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[edit]Yamurlak
[edit]- King Abrad, also known as "Jack-up-the-Skirt", was the ruler of Yamurlak known for his advanced age, horrible skin condition, anger and cruelty, in The Witcher novel series by Andrzej Sapkowski.
Yangdon
[edit]Yangdon is featured in the Philippine television series, Princess and I. It is based on the Kingdom of Bhutan.
- Maja Raja Wangchuk (portrayed by Dante Rivero) was the previous King of the kingdom of Yangdon, seen in the first episode "A Princess is Born".
- Anand Wangchuk (portrayed by Albert Martinez), the son of the late Maja Raja, is the current King of Yangdon and the biological father of the series' protagonist, Mikay Maghirang.
Ylisse
[edit]Ylisse is part of the fictional continent of Archanea in the video game, Fire Emblem Awakening.
- Queen Emmeryn (voiced by Erin Fitzgerald) is a kind monarch of Ylisse who is the Exalt for most of the war against the kingdom of Plegia led by its merciless ruler King Gangrel. She desires peaceful relations between her kingdom and Plegia and is a sage who possesses the Brand of Naga. Emmeryn is the elder sister of Prince Chrom and Princess Lissa, the future aunt of Princess Lucina and Prince Owain, and the descendant of the Hero-King Marth of Altea.
Yul
[edit]- Hong Gildong, the Robin Hood-like noble thief who overthrows the previous King to become the ruler of Yul as its new king under his benevolent government in the novel Hong Gildong jeon.
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[edit]Zahard Empire
[edit]The Zahard Empire is an antagonistic faction in the South Korean webtoon series, Tower of God.
- King Zahard is the overarching and greedy founder of the Zahard Empire and the great king of the Tower. An Irregular ranked three across the tower, he would stop climbing there with his companions the Great Warriors when he conquered the 134th floor many eons prior. He also has a group of elite young ladies, dubbed the Princesses of Zahard, regarding them as his foster daughters.
Empire of Zaibach
[edit]The Empire of Zaibach is the antagonistic nation within the alternate planet of Gaea in the Japanese anime series, The Vision of Escaflowne.
- Emperor Isaac Dornkirk
- Formerly the Earth scientist, he has been transported into Gaea and becomes the founder of the Empire of Zaibach after "saving" its people with his knowledge. As the first emperor of Zaibach, Dornkirk leads his nation into war against the Kingdom of Fanelia and even has Folken Fanel, the estranged brother of King Van of Fanelia, as the tactician. He also has the telescope-like Destiny Prognostication Engine to look into the future in order to unlock the secrets of Atlantis to create an ideal future for Gaea. However, Hitomi Kanzaki's visions of the future and King Van's connection to the mecha Escaflowne interfere with his efforts. The character of Emperor Dornkirk is apparently based on the historical figure Sir Isaac Newton.
Zambezi
[edit]- King Mulambon (portrayed by Rudolph Walker) is the African monarch whose kingdom of Zambezi becomes a trade partner with the United Kingdom, in the film King Ralph. He and King Ralph share their concerns about the role of their leadership as well as the economic interests of their nations.
Tsardom of Zamoksva
[edit]The Tsardom of Zamoksva is a kingdom and castle featured in the video game, Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen.
- The Tsar of Zamoksva is a ruler whose tomboyish daughter, Tsarevna Alena, longs to explore the world and become a strong warrior with her martial arts skill. He refuses to allow it, asking Alena to behave like a proper princess. But Alena disobeys him as she accompanies her two retainers, chancellor Kiryl and tutor Borya. Later, the Tsar falls mute, causing Alena to return with a treatment to cure him. The Tsar then allows her to travel to the town of Endor to enter a fighting tournament, even defeating Psaro the Manslayer, before discovering the inhabitants of the Tsardom of Zamoksva have disappeared. To investigate the cause, Tsarevna Alena joins with the Hero as a member of the Chosen party to save the world.
Zamora
[edit]Zamora is a kingdom of the Hyborian Age in the Conan the Barbarian short stories by Robert E. Howard and the film adaptation. It is inhabited by the Romani people, and its name comes from the city of Zamora, Spain.
- King Osric (portrayed by Max von Sydow)
- The ruler of Zamora who has part in the ongoing feud with the evil Thulsa Doom and his snake cult who harass him and his entire kingdom, to the point of hypnotizing his daughter Princess Yasmina and seducing her to serve at Doom's feet (see princess and dragon). Osric tasks Conan the Barbarian and his two companions Subotai and Valeria to rescue Yasmina, and in turn they will be greatly compensated.
Shadizar
[edit]Shadizar (also known as the City of Wickedness) is a capital city of Zamora featured in the film sequel, Conan the Destroyer.
- Queen Taramis (portrayed by Sarah Douglas)
- She was the villainous ruler of Shadizar who first confronted Conan and his thief companion Malak, testing their combat ability with several of her guards, and then convinced them into helping with the task of bringing her niece Princess Jehnna on a journey to retrieve the jeweled horn of the god Dagoth. She also ordered the captain of her guards, Bombaata, to accompany the trio before killing Conan once their task was completed. Eventually, Conan and his allies disrupted Taramis's ceremony to resurrect Dagoth. There is also another character, named Queen Taramis of Khauran, which appeared in the short story "A Witch Shall be Born".
- Queen Jehnna (portrayed by Olivia d'Abo)
- Formerly a virgin princess, she becomes a new ruler of Shadizar after her aunt Taramis was killed by Dagoth. She has been accompanied with Conan, Malak, Akiro the Wizard of the Mounds, and Zula the bandit warrior to seek the jeweled horn of Dagoth, unaware that it can actually sacrifice her. But after Bombaata takes her back to Shadizar, Conan and his companions intervene to rescue her and defeat both Bombaata and Dagoth. Jehnna then offers each of Conan's allies a place in the new court of her own.
Zamunda
[edit]- Jaffe Joffer (portrayed by James Earl Jones) was the King of an African nation of Zamunda in the first film Coming to America.
- Akeem Joffer (portrayed by Eddie Murphy), formerly the crown prince, becomes the new King of Zamunda with Lisa McDowell as his Queen, following Jaffe's death, in the film sequel Coming 2 America.
Principality of Zandar
[edit]The Principality of Zandar is a small European country in the television series, Power Rangers Dino Charge. It is heavily inspired by the United Kingdom.
- Prince Phillip III (portrayed by Jarred Blakiston)
- The modern-day prince of Zandar, he is an off-putting ruler who storms into the Amber Beach Dinosaur Museum to reclaim his country's rare artifacts and treasures, including the legendary Stone of Zandar which was once owned by his ancestor Prince Colin. But after being rescued by the Power Rangers from feral warrior Fury, learning the importance of friendship and courage, Phillip becomes influenced to find a powerful Energem to become a Power Ranger himself. He soon uses the Graphite Energem to transform into the Dino Charge Graphite Ranger.
Zangyack
[edit]Zangyack is a powerful interstellar empire in the Japanese tokusatsu television series, Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger.
- Ackdos Gill (voiced by Shinji Ogawa) was a fierce kraken-themed emperor of Zangyack who sent his son Prince Warz Gill, who was a field commander of the Zangyack invasion forces, to attack Earth and take advantage of the powers of the Super Sentai teams. He was eventually killed by the Gokaigers after battling them with the AkdoSword due to his fleet being destroyed.
- Bacchus Gill (voiced by Takaya Hashi), the last living member of the Gill family, became the new emperor of Zangyack to get his revenge on the Gokaigers for the death of his uncle Ackdos in the crossover film, Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters vs. Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger: The Movie. He was bent on restoring the empire to its former glory by using the power of the Phantom Rangers Keys, but was ultimately killed and defeated by GokaiOh and Go-Buster LiOh.
Zanscare Empire
[edit]The Zanscare Empire is a space colony-based nation featured in the Japanese anime series, Mobile Suit Victory Gundam.
- Queen Maria Pure Armonia
- She is a ruler and essentially figurehead for the Zanscare Empire, with Fonse Kagatie being its de facto leader. She has the ability to heal people, believes in a matriarchal society and sees most of the world's problems having been caused by men. Her daughter Shakti Kareen lives at Point Kasarelia on Earth as an illegal immigrant, so the members of Zanscare constantly kidnap her, attempting to bring her back to the queen. Cronicle Asher, Maria's younger brother, is one of the empire's top pilots who rivals with Shakti's childhood friend and the pilot of the Victory Gundam mecha, Üso Ewin.
Zenobia
[edit]Zenobia is featured in the video game, Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen.
- King Gran Zenobia was the previous monarch of Zenobia who united the other kingdoms in the continent of Zetegenia and invaded Hyland once ruled by Empress Endora, who revealed to him the invasion plans of the Holy Lodissian Empire, but he has been assassinated by Endora's son Prince Gares during the war. He was the father of Princes Tristan and Jan Zenobia and the husband of the widowed Queen Floran Zenobia.
- Pheryx Tristan Zenobia, the former prince and rightful heir, becomes the new king of Zenobia under the alias "Saint King Tristan" after the war and his father's death, with Rauny Vinzalf as his queen, as he unites both his kingdom and Hyland under one called the Kingdom of New Zenobia, although his younger brother Prince Jan was killed during the attack along with his father.
Zephyr Heights
[edit]Zephyr Heights is a kingdom of Pegasus in the Netflix animated film, My Little Pony: A New Generation.
- Queen Haven (voiced by Jane Krakowski), the reigning Pegasus queen of Zephyr Heights who thinks that, with the use of wires, only the royal pegasi can fly and not her subjects, and that the power of flight may not be worth disturbing that, until she later discovers the truth about the royals' flight. She is the mother of Princesses Zipp Storm and Pipp Petals.
Kingdom of Zhcted
[edit]The Kingdom of Zhcted is a rival nation to the Brune Kingdom in the Japanese light novel series, Lord Marksman and Vanadis.
- Viktor Artur Volk Estes Tsar Zhcted
- He was the king of Zhcted who feared the seven war maidens, called the Vanadis, and always tried to ensure they did not become more powerful than him. Worried that his son Prince Ruslan would not be able to succeed him, Viktor decided to nominate the husband of his niece and old friend, Eugene Shevarin, as the future king. However, his nephew Ilda plotted to attack Eugene, so he pleaded for the war maidens Elen Viltaria and Liza Fomina to intervene, as Elen was acquainted with Eugene and Liza was acquainted with Ilda, hoping they could defuse the situation. He also had to talk with Tigre Vorn and asked him if he wished to become Zhcted's new king, for which he rejected.
Tsardom of Zheltorossiya
[edit]- Andrei I, the tsar of Zheltorossiya in the Hearts of Iron IV game mod, Pax Britannica.
Kingdom of Zilkhstan
[edit]The Kingdom of Zilkhstan, known as the "Land of Warriors", is a theocratic monarchical diarchy in the Japanese anime film, Code Geass Lelouch of the Re;surrection.
- King Shalio was a young, fierce monarch of the Kingdom of Zilkhstan and the talented pilot of the Knightmare Frame war machine, despite his disability. His Knightmare Frame was the Nagid Shu Mane, serving as his personal machine. He may be even shares some similarities with Nunnally Lamperouge.[91][92]
- Princess Shamna, Shalio's older sister and high priestess, was the queen and co-ruler of the Kingdom of Zilkhstan. She kidnapped Nunnally and her bodyguard Suzaku Kururugi and used Geass to travel back six hours in the past when she died, allowing her to predict the coming actions.[92] But after Shalio was killed by Suzaku in a combat, Shamna's soul was permanently destroyed.
Zofia
[edit]Zofia is part of the fictional continent of Valentia in the video game, Fire Emblem Gaiden, and its remake, Echoes: Shadows of Valentia.
- King Lima IV was the hedonistic and ambitious ruler of Zofia who took Liprica, the former priestess to Mila the Earth Mother, away from the grounds of the Temple of Mila and obligated her to marry him, making her the queen of Zofia. His selfishness and infamous reign had led both his kingdom and the Rigelian Empire into war in and out of the country. In Shadows of Valentia, Lima has a son, Prince Conrad (aka the Masked Knight), who has been vanished after the rest of his children were killed by the fire.
- Anthiese Lima/Celica (voiced by Erica Lindbeck), the sole surviving exiled princess, unites Zofia and Rigel into the One Kingdom of Valentia, becoming its founding queen under the marriage of her former foster brother Prince Alm, following the reunion with her older half-brother Conrad.
Zoldaad Empire
[edit]The Zoldaad Empire is a major political power in the video game, Final Fantasy Brave Exvius.
- Emperor Sozhe of Zoldaad
- He was a militaristic ruler whose Zoldaad Empire is a rival to the Kingdom of Grandshelt. He had conceived his younger son Crown Prince Shera some years after sending away his illegitimate son Prince Jake in order to prevent his existence from creating ambiguity to Shera's claim to the throne, with the truth remaining hidden from the public. Shera, however, came to know the truth about Jake who is now the leader of the Raven rebel army, fighting for freedom in the Zoldaad Empire. After his empire's invasion of Grandshelt, Sozhe was defeated by the stalwart knight Rain and his rebel party. And as he was dying, Shera succeeded him as the new emperor of Zoldaad.
Zoravia
[edit]Zoravia is featured in the animated television series, Princess Natasha.
- King Carl and Queen Lena
- They are the rightful rulers of Zoravia who Carl's older brother Lubek plots to overthrow them after being ousted by launching a series of attacks on their kingdom from the United States. Carl and Lena alert their daughter Princess Natasha of anything that is going on in Zoravia and reluctantly allow her to travel to the U.S., where she soon lives with the O'Brien family and attends school as a normal girl, in order to cease those attacks and stop Lubek's evil plans.
Zymot
[edit]Zymot is featured in the Japanese anime series, Kiba.
- King Hugh
- He is the head of the Zymot Usurpers who at an earlier age served as the primary retainer under the King of Zymot. However, when the King placed his half Key Spirit into his daughter Princess Rebecca's forehead, Hugh had started to attempt killing him and capturing Rebecca. He uses Dumas Schuramux as a spy, manipulating him in believing he is becoming the next king by marrying Princess Rebecca. Soon after the King releases the shard from Rebecca's forehead, Hugh kills him and casts Rebecca away, free to do whatever she wishes. After that, Hugh becomes the new king of Zymot and lusts to obtain every Key Spirit he can get his hands on. He eventually begins to invade the ruling country of Neotopia with an army of Tusk beastmen. But in the end, savior Zed hits Hugh with a shard explosive and then stabs him through the torso.
Miscellaneous
[edit]Barbie and the Magic of Pegasus
[edit]- The unnamed King and Queen (voiced by Russell Roberts and Kathleen Barr) are the rulers of the northern Dutch kingdom in the animated film Barbie and the Magic of Pegasus, who are so overprotective to their younger daughter Princess Annika that they are unable to tell her the truth about her older sister Princess Brietta, who now resides in the Cloud Kingdom, being turned into a Pegasus by the evil sorcerer Wenlock. The King and Queen are then turned into stones, along with their subjects, after Annika refuses to marry Wenlock until they eventually changed back by her magical build-up Wand of Light.
Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper
[edit]- Queen Genevieve (voiced by Ellen Kennedy) is a dowager of her kingdom in the animated film Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper, who has been forced to marry her villainous royal advisor Preminger, whom the kingdom has been bankrupt. She betroths her daughter Princess Anneliese to the wealthy King Dominick of Dulcinea to save her kingdom from bankruptcy. Anneliese, however, is engaged to her former tutor Julian as Dominick makes Erika the pauper girl his queen consort.
Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses
[edit]- King Randolph (voiced by Christopher Gaze) is a widowed monarch in the animated film Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses, whose wife, Queen Isabella, had died from giving birth to their twelve daughters, much to his devastation. Determined to drift the twelve princesses away from their unladylike hobbies and interests, such as dancing, he summons his cousin Duchess Rowena to help educate them into proper ladies. Unbeknownst to him, Rowena seeks to steal his throne by poisoning him and eliminating his daughters. But the twelve princesses backfire on Rowena by making her dance uncontrollably. A group of the twelve dancing princesses includes:
- Princess Ashlyn (voiced by Nicole Oliver)
- Princess Blair (voiced by Jennifer Copping)
- Princess Courtney (voiced by Lalainia Lindbjerg)
- Princess Delia (voiced by Kathleen Barr)
- Princess Edeline (voiced by Chiara Zanni)
- Princess Fallon (voiced by Adrienne Carter)
- Princess Genevieve (voiced by Kelly Sheridan)
- Princess Hadley (voiced by Ashleigh Ball)
- Princess Isla (also voiced by Ashleigh Ball)
- Princess Janessa (voiced by Britt McKillip)
- Princess Kathleen (voiced by Maddy Capozzi)
- Princess Lacey (voiced by Chantal Strand)
Castle Town Dandelion
[edit]The unknown kingdom is ruled by the superpowered Sakurada family in the Japanese anime series, Castle Town Dandelion.
- Sōichirō Sakurada
- He is the former king from his first year of high school whose royal ability is to read people's emotions through their aura. Instead of just ruling the kingdom in the castle, Sōichirō wants his wife Queen Satsuki and his nine children, six daughters and three sons, to live a normal life in a typical Japanese suburban household. He even secretly hires a SAT team whenever his children are alone at home.[93]
- Shū Sakurada
- He is the eldest prince and second-born child of King Sōichirō and Queen Satsuki whose royal ability is Transporter, which allows him to teleport him and anyone he touches to a certain location. He is the twin of Princess Kanade and is one of each sibling to have been designated as a potential successor to become king or queen by through an election. But his third sister, Princess Akane, is so timid and shy that she hates being the center of attention, due to being followed by cameras all day, although she does like to rely on Shū. In the end, Prince Shū wins the election and becomes a newly crowned king.
Disney's Cinderella
[edit]- The King is an old, lonely monarch of an unnamed French kingdom who longs to have his own grandchildren before he would pass away. Aided by his assistant and advisor the Grand Duke, the King puts up the royal ball for his son Prince Charming to be engaged to one of every eligible maiden in his kingdom, which turns out to be Cinderella. In the live-action remake, the ailing King passes away, leaving his son to ascend the throne alongside Cinderella.
Disney's Sleeping Beauty
[edit]Here are the monarchs of the unnamed medieval kingdoms in the Sleeping Beauty franchise.
- King Stefan
- The ruler of the kingdom whose daughter Princess Aurora has been cursed by the evil fairy Maleficent to have her finger pricked on the pointy spindle of a spinning wheel, causing her to sleep. Although Stefan orders spinning wheels in his kingdom to be burned to prevent the curse from happening, he and his wife, Queen Leah, have been told by the Three Good Fairies, Flora, Fauna and Merryweather, that they had to raise Aurora away in the forest to protect her. In the live-action remake Maleficent, Stefan is a cruel and corrupted monarch who is shown as to have had quite a history with Maleficent, making her a victimized villain.
- King Hubert
- The monarch of the neighboring kingdom who is a friend to King Stefan, with whom he betroths his son and heir Prince Phillip to the newly born Princess Aurora. In Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, he is known as King John, ruler of Ulstead, whose wife, Queen Ingrith, secretly plans to overthrow him by placing a curse on him to sleep. But Maleficent breaks the curse, awakening the king as Phillip ends the war between his kingdom and all the fairies.
Dragon Ball Z
[edit]- King Vegeta III was the last king of the Saiyans and the father of Princes Vegeta IV and Tarble in the Japanese anime series, Dragon Ball Z. He was also the commanding hero of the Saiyan Army, leading his people to victory in the Saiyan-Tuffle war, in which the planet was renamed in his honor. He was later killed by Frieza during the Genocide of the Saiyans.[94]
Gate: Thus the Japanese Self-Defense Force Fought in Their Land
[edit]In the Japanese anime series, Gate, the unnamed Empire is the antagonistic country within the Special Region. It is inspired by the Roman Empire.
- Molt Sol Augustus
- He is the ruthlessly pragmatical emperor of the Empire who is initially reluctant to seek peace with the Japanese Self-Defense Forces, fearing that they might be truly unstoppable should he give them time to establish foothold. However, after being rescued from the clutches of his disowned son Prince Zorzal, Molt allies himself with the JSDF and appoints his daughter Princess Piña as his rightful heir.
- Zorzal El Caesar
- He is the crown prince of the Empire, and the older half-brother of Princess Piña and Prince Diabo, who swears revenge on JSDF soldier Yōji Itami for freeing his prisoner Noriko Mochizuki from his sexual slavery. Zorzal dethrones his father Molt to install himself as the new emperor and attempts to wage his suicidal war against Japan, heedless of the JSDF's technological superiority.
- Piña Co Lada
- She is the rightful heir to the imperial throne, and the leader of the Rose-Order of Knights, who is appointed crown princess by her father Emperor Molt after being rescued from Zorzal's clutches. She wishes to establish peace with Japan, knowing that a war with the JSDF would eventually lead to the Empire's destruction. In the end, after drifting Zorzal and his supporters from the imperial capital called Sadera, Piña becomes the new empress of the Empire. Her name is oddly derived from the rum-based cocktail piña colada.
Nimona
[edit]The science fantasy graphic novel, Nimona, and its animated film adaptation are set in the futuristic kingdom.
- The King
- He was the ruler of the kingdom in the graphic novel. Ballister Blackheart, the banished former knight, at least once attempted to clone the King's daughter for some reason. The titular shapeshifter, Nimona, modified the plan to involve murdering the King and placing Ballister on the throne, for which Ballister refused. The King was killed after Nimona, in the form of a dragon, attacked the palace.
- Queen Valerin
See also
[edit]- List of fictional monarchs of real countries
- List of fictional nobility
- List of fictional prime ministers of the United Kingdom
- List of fictional politicians
- List of fictional political parties
- Lists of fictional presidents of the United States
- List of fictional princes
- List of fictional princesses
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