History PlayingWith / PrincessesRule

* '''Straight''': Princess Mary is the ruler of her kingdom.

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** Mary's realm is explicitly a principality.

* '''Downplayed''': Mary's official title is "queen", but she doesn't mind people calling her "princess".

*** Or otherwise, Mary has inherited the throne but will obtain the title only upon her coronation.
** Mary is only acting ruler, as regent for her father the king (or her mother the queen) who is unable to rule for some reason.
*** Alternatively, Mary is acting as regent for her ''son'' the king until he comes of age, since [[HeirClubForMen only males may inherit the throne]] and a queen is [[InsistentTerminology only ever the wife of a king]].

* '''Enforced''': "[[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen Queens have an evil reputation!]]" "[[PrincessPhase We need Mary to be a princess to appeal to young girls!]]"

** Mary has [[{{Matricide}} overthrown her mother]] [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen Queen Alice]] [[TheRevolutionWillNotBeVilified in a revolution]] but [[GoodPrincessEvilQueen retained the title "princess" instead of "queen" as it makes her seem better to the people.]]

** Mary has [[{{Matricide}} overthrown her mother]] [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen Queen Alice]] [[TheRevolutionWillNotBeVilified in a revolution]] and because of [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen the reputation]] the title is associated with in the popular imagination, she retains the title "princess" for political reasons.

* '''Exaggerated''': Mary is the mature, independent, and politically active ruler of the entire world/a vast intergalactic empire, but is still addressed as a princess.

*** Or otherwise, Mary has inherited the throne but will only obtain the title upon her coronation.
** Mary is only acting ruler, as regent for her father the king who is unable to rule for some reason.

** The elder queen retired to be a figurehead but left ruling to her daughter.Out of respect "Queen" is reserved for her even though the ruling is done by a princess.

* '''Gender Inverted''': Mark is a prince ruling a land for many of the reasons listed above.

** The kingdom ''does'' have a king, but he's been kidnapped by [[BigBad Emperor Evulz]], and thus, the heroes don't meet him.

** The king dies after being revealed, and Mary becomes the ruler, still being referred to as a princess.

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* '''Enforced''': "[[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen Queens have an evil reputation!]]" "[[EverythingsBetterWithPrincesses We need Mary to be a princess to appeal to young girls!]]"

** In Mary's native tongue, the title for all royal women is the same word, which has not direct translation into English [[{{Woolseyism}} but is usually rendered "Princess" for the sake of convenience]].

* '''Exploited''': ???

** In Mary's native tongue, the title for all royal women is the same word. "Princess" is simply the most convenient translation for this title.

** Mary has [[{{Matricide}} overthrown her mother]] [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen Queen Alice]] in a revolution and because of [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen the reputation]] the title is associated with in the popular imagination, she retains the title "princess" for political reasons.

** Mary has [[{{Matricide}} overthrown her mother]] [GodSaveUsFromTheQueen Queen Alice]] in a revolution and because of [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen the reputation]] the title is associated with in the popular imagination, she retains the title "princess" for political reasons.

* ''Spear Counterpart'': Mark is a prince ruling a land for many of the reasons listed above.

* '''Downplayed''': ???

* '''Invoked''': ???

* '''Defied''': ???

* '''Deconstructed:''' Because Mary is a princess instead of a queen, her subjects think of her as just a RoyalBrat and don't take her seriously as a ruler.
* '''Reconstructed:''' But as Mary's reign goes on, people realize that she really is a good ruler.

'''Basic Trope:''' A female ruler of a realm is addressed as a princess rather than a queen.
* '''Straight:''' Princess Mary is the ruler of her kingdom.
* '''Exaggerated:''' Mary is the mature, independent, and politically active ruler of the entire world/a vast intergalactic empire, but is still addressed as a princess.
* '''Downplayed:''' ???
* '''Justified:'''

* '''Inverted:''' Mary is clearly not the ruler of her realm (nor is she the wife of the ruler) but is referred to as a queen.
* '''Subverted:'''

* '''Double Subverted:'''

* '''Parodied:''' Mary is 80 years old and has been the queen for decades, but then she becomes senile and demands that everyone call her a princess.
* '''Zig-Zagged:''' Princess Mary begins ruling the realm after the king dies, but then a new heir with a better claim to the throne shows up and becomes the king. However, he is cruel and gets overthrown, and Princess Mary is installed in power once again.
* '''Averted:''' Mary is called a queen.
* '''Enforced:''' "[[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen Queens have an evil reputation!]]" "[[EverythingsBetterWithPrincesses We need Mary to be a princess to appeal to young girls!]]"
* '''Lampshaded:''' "Why does everyone call her 'Princess Mary', anyway? Shouldn't she be 'Queen Mary'?"
* '''Discussed:''' ???
* '''Conversed:''' ???

* '''Reconstructed:''' But as Mary's reign goes on, people realize that she really is a good ruler.

* '''Deconstructed:''' Because Mary is a princess instead of a queen, her subjects think of her as just a little RoyalBrat and don't take her seriously as a ruler.

* '''Exaggerated:''' Mary is the mature, independent, and politically active ruler of the entire world/a vast intergalactic emipre, but is still addressed as a princess.

''Basic Trope:''' A female ruler of a realm is addressed as a princess rather than a queen.

** Mary is ruling a feudal fiefdom granted by and subordinate to her parents (who are still the reigning monarchs overall).