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[[caption-width-right:350:The [[Franchise/DisneyPrincess fairest]] {{tropes}} of all.[[note]]Clockwise from bottom center: [[WesternAnimation/RalphBreaksTheInternet Vanellope]], WesternAnimation/{{Snow White|AndTheSevenDwarfs}}, [[WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast Belle]], WesternAnimation/{{Pocahontas}}, [[WesternAnimation/{{Frozen}} Elsa]], [[WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}} Jasmine]], WesternAnimation/{{Cinderella}}, [[WesternAnimation/{{Frozen}} Anna]], and [[WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid Ariel]].[[/note]]]]

* TheGoodKingdom[softreturn] Since kingdoms always have royalty, they always have at least one princess.

* GratuitousPrincess: More princesses than is strictly necessary for the story or setting.

* EverythingsBetterWithPrincesses[softreturn]Including a princess just because they are good to include.

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[[caption-width-right:350:The [[Franchise/DisneyPrincess fairest]] {{tropes}} of all.[[note]]Clockwise from bottom center: [[Disney/RalphBreaksTheInternet Vanellope]], Disney/{{Snow White|AndTheSevenDwarfs}}, [[Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast Belle]], Disney/{{Pocahontas}}, [[Disney/{{Frozen}} Elsa]], [[Disney/{{Aladdin}} Jasmine]], Disney/{{Cinderella}}, [[Disney/{{Frozen}} Anna]], and [[Disney/TheLittleMermaid Ariel]].[[/note]]]]

* SpoiledBrat[softreturn]A princess is given everything and expects everything to go her way.
* SpoiledSweet[softreturn]A princess is spoiled, but is mostly nice anyway.

OnceUponATime, in [[IndexIndex The Kingdom of Indexes]], the [[RoyaltyAndNobilityTropes King]] and [[PurityPersonified Queen]] had a [[{{Princess}} beautiful daughter]], whom they named Princess Tropes.

* GoodPrincessEvilQueen[softreturn]Princesses are good and heroic, so they are contrasted with a queen who is villainous.

* SpoiledSweet[softreturn]A princess is spoiled, but is mostly nice anyway.

* MysticalWaif[softreturn]A mystical or {{Magical Girl}} girl that is often a princess.

* PrincessClassic[softreturn]The archetypical [[{{WomenAreDelicate}} delicate]], [[TheIngenue innocent]], [[{{GirlyGirl}} sweet,]] and [[TheBeautifulElite beautiful]] princess.

* ArrangedMarriage[softreturn]A Princess will sometimes be arranged to be married to a prince for [[{{PoliticsTropes}} political,]] [[AltarDiplomacy diplomatic,]] or other [[NobilityMarriesMoney important]] reasons.

* DragonsPreferPrincesses: [softreturn] Dragons like to kidnap princesses.

* GracefulLadiesLikePurple[softreturn]It symbolizes both a princess's femininity and [[PurpleIsPowerful royalty]].

[[caption-width-right:350:The fairest {{tropes}} of all.[[note]]Clockwise from bottom center: [[Disney/RalphBreaksTheInternet Vanellope]], Disney/{{Snow White|AndTheSevenDwarfs}}, [[Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast Belle]], Disney/{{Pocahontas}}, [[Disney/{{Frozen}} Elsa]], [[Disney/{{Aladdin}} Jasmine]], Disney/{{Cinderella}}, [[Disney/{{Frozen}} Anna]], and [[Disney/TheLittleMermaid Ariel]].[[/note]]]]

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[[caption-width-right:350:The fairest {{tropes}} of all.[[note]]Top row is the 2009 Franchise/DisneyPrincess lineup. Left to right: [[Disney/{{Aladdin}} Jasmine]], Disney/{{Snow White|And The Seven Dwarfs}}, Disney/{{Mulan}}, [[Disney/SleepingBeauty Aurora]], Disney/{{Cinderella}}, Disney/{{Pocahontas}}, [[Disney/ThePrincessAndTheFrog Tiana]], [[Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast Belle]], and [[Disney/TheLittleMermaid Ariel]].\\
Second row, left to right: [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender Azula]], [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Celestia, and Luna]].\\
Third row, L to R: [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Peach]], [[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda Zelda]], [[WesternAnimation/AdventureTime Bubblegum]], and [[Franchise/StarWars Leia]].\\
Fourth row, L to R: Diana of Themyscira (AKA Franchise/WonderWoman), [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Daisy]], [[WesternAnimation/AdventureTime Flame Princess]], and Series/XenaWarriorPrincess.[[/note]] ]]

!!Types of Princesses, or characters who are often Princesses

* TheKingdom[softreturn] Since kingdoms always have royalty, they always have at least one princess.

* PrincessClassic[softreturn]The archetypical [[{{WomenAreDelicate}} innocent]], [[{{GirlyGirl}} sweet,]] and [[{{RuleOfGlamorous}} beautiful]] princess character.

Heck, some tropes have "princess" in the name, even when they don't have anything to do with a princess (such as MafiaPrincess, MakeWayForThePrincess, and SaveThePrincess), just because the word adds something to the names.

* SaveThePrincess[softreturn]A character kidnapped in a video game will likely be a princess.

OnceUponATime, in [[IndexIndex The Kingdom of Indexes]], the [[RoyaltyAndNobilityTropes King]] and [[PurityPersonified Queen]] had a beautiful daughter, whom they named Princess Tropes.

* LadyOfWar[softreturn]A princess or high class lady that [[BadassPrincess kicks butt]], [[KickingAssInAllHerFinery and gracefully too]].

* WarriorPrincess[softreturn]A princess who can do battle.

* LadyOfWar[softreturn]A princess or high class lady that [[BadassPrincess kicks butt]], [[KickingAssInAllHerFinerya nd gracefully too]].

* LadyOfWar[softreturn]A princess or high class lady that [[BadassPrincess kicks butt]], [[KickingAssInAllHerFineryand gracefully too]].

* LadyOfWar[softreturn]A princess or high class lady that kicks butt, and gracefully too.

* WarriorPrince[softreturn]A princess (since the trope name isn't gender-fixed) who can do battle.

* WarriorPrincess[softreturn]A princess who can do battle.

* WarriorPrince[softreturn]A princess (since the trope name isn't gender-fixed) who can do battle.