List of fictional monarchs
This is a list of fictional monarchs – characters who appear in fiction as the monarch of a fictional or real country. They are listed by country, then according to the production or story in which they appeared.
A
[Austria-Hungary]
''The Illusionist">The Illusionist (2006 film)">The Illusionist''
- Crown Prince Leopold is the powerful and influential heir to the throne of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in the 2006 film The Illusionist, although his father, the Emperor, is the actual reigning monarch.
''Scandal in Bohemia">A [Scandal (TV series)">Scandal in Bohemia]'' by Sir [Arthur Conan Doyle]
- Wilhelm Gottsreich Sigismond von Ormstein - The Grand Duke of Cassel-Felstein and the hereditary King of Bohemia, he approaches Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson about the retrieval of letters and photographs confirming a liaison with Irene Adler in order to secure his engagement to Clotilde Lothma Von Saxe-Meiningen, a young Scandinavian princess..
B
Brazil">Empire of Brazil">Brazil
''[Time for the Stars]'' by [Robert A. Heinlein]
- Emperor Dom Pedro III greets the protagonists as they return to Earth after a centuries-long galactic voyage, presenting them with a medal on behalf of the World Government.
''[The Peshawar Lancers]'' by [S. M. Stirling]
- In the novel, Dom Pedro is mentioned as ruler of the Dominion of Braganza, the shadowy post-Fall successor to the Empire of Brazil ruled by a caudillo of the month.
Books by [Harry Turtledove]
- Dom Pedro IV: In the Southern Victory series, he is the Emperor of Brazil during the First Great War, leading the country into war on the side of the Central Powers, cutting off supply lines between the Allied countries of Argentina and Britain and hastening the end of the war. Pedro IV's lineage, reasons for the Brazilian monarchy's continued existence and the status of slavery in Brazil are not addressed.
- In Curious Notions of the Crosstime Traffic series, Imperial Germany is victorious in the 20th century's three world wars, becoming the dominant world power by 2096. This results in Germany restoring the monarchies of numerous countries including Brazil. The unnamed Emperor of Brazil is among the numerous monarchs who attend the Kaiser in Berlin in a glittering annual ceremony broadcast live worldwide.
Bulgaria">Kingdom of Bulgaria">Bulgaria
''[In the Presence of Mine Enemies]'' by [Harry Turtledove]
- During Horst Witzleben’s Seven O’Clock News, an unnamed Tsar of Bulgaria is reported as welcoming the Poglavnik of Croatia during a state visit.
''Year of the Rabbit">Year of the Rabbit (TV series)">Year of the Rabbit''
- Prince Hector, the heir to the Bulgarian throne, attends Balkan peace talks in London but is kidnapped whilst under the protection of Detective Inspector Eli Rabbit and his team. His sister, Princess Juliana, is revealed to be the perpetrator of the kidnapping, wanting the Bulgarian throne for herself. She is also an expert sharpshooter and a member of the secret organisation, 'the Vision'.
C
[China] and the Greater Chinese Empire">Dynasties in Chinese history">Greater Chinese Empire
''[Curse of the Golden Flower]''
- Emperor Ping is the imperial ruler of the late Tang dynasty and the father of Princes Wan, Jai and Yu, who is in the place of Puyuan in the 2006 Chinese film Curse of the Golden Flower.
''Mulan">Mulan (franchise)">Mulan''
- An unnamed Emperor is the wise ruler of China, based on the real-life Emperor Qin Shi Huang, in Disney's animated film Mulan and its live-action remake, in which based on the legendary folklore about Hua Mulan.
D
[Denmark]
''[Hamlet]'' by [William Shakespeare]
- King Hamlet was the previous monarch of Denmark and the father of Prince Hamlet. His ghost appears at night and beckons his living son to follow his instructions. He is loosely based on Horwendill, the legendary Jutish chieftain.
- King Claudius murdered his brother King Hamlet to become the new monarch of Denmark and to be married to Queen Gertrude, Prince Hamlet's mother. He is loosely based on the Jutish chieftain Feng.
''[The Prince & Me]''
- Haraald, King of Denmark in the films The Prince & Me and .
- Edvard III, Haraald's son, becomes the King of Denmark.
F
[Kingdom of [Finland (1918)|Finland]]
''[King Ralph]''
- King Gustav
- * He and the Finnish royal family visit the United Kingdom shortly after King Ralph's accession to the British throne. The purpose of the visit is to arrange a royal marriage between Ralph and Princess Anna of Finland and to negotiate the purchasing of off-shore drilling equipment following the discovery of oil reserves in the Baltic Sea. The arranged marriage is called off after King Gustav is given photographs showing Ralph with Miranda, an exotic dancer.
France">Kingdom of France">France
''[Bring the Jubilee]'' by [Ward Moore]
- Napoleon VI
- * He is mentioned as the Emperor of France reigning sometime around the 1930s with his scandalous personal life being gossiped about in American publications.
''[Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers]''
- Minnie Mouse portrays the role of a princess who rules the kingdom of France but is also a victim of being overthrown by the villainous Pete in Disney's 2004 direct-to-video animated film Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers.
''[Monty Python’s Flying Circus]''
- In the episode The Golden Age Of Ballooning, a Scottish conman poses as the French monarch, claiming to be Louis XIV, Louis XV, Louis XVI and Louis XVII.
''[The Peshawar Lancers]'' by [S. M. Stirling]
- Napoleon VI is mentioned as the Emperor of France-outre-mer in an alternate 2025. France-outre-mer is based in Algiers, reclaimed French, Spanish and Portuguese coastal territories. King-Emperor John II arranges the marriage of his daughter Sita to the heir to the throne of France-outre-mer.
''[The Rose of Versailles]''
- Louis XV was the previous King of France. He died of his smallpox inside the Palace of Versailles.
- Louis XVI, the Dauphin, becomes the new King of France after his grandfather's death but has been captured with his royal family during the French Revolution. He has been in jail and is later executed, including his family.
''[The Short Reign of Pippin IV]'' by [John Steinbeck]
- Pippin Arnulf Héristal, a descendant of Charlemagne, is crowned as Pippin IV to provoke a rebellion.
''[Southern Victory Series]'' by [Harry Turtledove]
- Charles XI
- * After France's defeat during the First Great War, he becomes king of France between the late 1920s and 1930 after Action Française takes control of the country, ends the French Third Republic, and restores the monarchy. He serves as the King of France for fourteen years and leads his country into another war with the German Empire after the new Kaiser Wilhelm III refuses to return Alsace-Lorraine to France. He is later killed in 1944 when Germany destroys most of Paris with an atomic bomb.
- Louis XIX
- * Following Charles XI's death, he is succeeded by Louis XIX. While he initially announced France's intention to continue to fight Germany, he ultimately accepts capitulation.
''To Kill Napoleon, Whatever the Cost'' by Elizabeth Williams">Elizabeth Williams (artist)">Elizabeth Williams
- Napoleon VI is the French Emperor in 1973 in an alternate timeline where Napoleon I imposed a crushing defeat on Britain in 1807.
''[The Two Georges]'' by [Richard Dreyfuss] and [Harry Turtledove]
- François IV is mentioned as being the King of the Holy Alliance, a union of the French and Spanish Empires and the British Empire's main rival.
''[The Virgin & the Wheels]'' by [L. Sprague de Camp]
- Napoleon V
- * Emperor of the French in an alternate universe in which New York City was seemingly under Bonpartist occupation enforced by looting Spanish soldiers.
G
Germany">German Empire">Germany
''Archduke Franz Ferdinand Lives'' by [Richard Ned Lebow]
- As a result of Archduke Franz Ferdinand never being assassinated, neither of the world wars occur. Germany remains a monarchy into the twenty-first century, with the unnamed Kaiser's niece Princess Elizabetha being engaged to be married to Prince Harry.
''[The Shape of Things to Come]'' by [H. G. Wells]
- Prince Manfred of Bavaria is the leader of a worldwide rebellion against a nascent world government sometime during the late twentieth century.
Books by [Harry Turtledove]
- Wilhelm II remains on the German throne beyond 1918 as a result of a Central Powers victory during analogues of the First World War in Curious Notions and the Southern Victory series.
- Wilhelm III
- * In the Southern Victory series, he refuses to return Alsace-Lorraine to the new Kingdom of France, which acts as the casus belli for the Second Great War in Europe, during the course of which he authorizes the atomic bombings of London, Norwich, Brighton, Paris and Petrograd.
- * In Curious Notions, he leads Germany during an analogue of the Second World War in the late 1930s, resulting in Germany becoming the dominant power in Europe.
- Wilhelm IV: In Curious Notions, he leads Germany during the Third World War circa 1956, during which numerous cities across the United States were devastated in nuclear blasts. A bronze statue of him is mentioned as being situated outside of the San Francisco City Hall.
''[The Gate of Time]'' by [Philip José Farmer]
- Wilhelm IV leads an expansionist, imperialist Germany in his timeline's version of the Second World War.
Greece">Kingdom of Greece">Greece
''[If It Had Happened Otherwise]'' edited by [J. C. Squire]
- George I – In Harold Nicolson's short story If Byron Had Become King of Greece, Lord Byron survives his illness in 1824, becomes the chief military strategist in the Greek War of Independence against the Ottoman Empire and is crowned King in the 1830s.
H
Hawaii">Hawaiian Kingdom">Hawaii
''Days of Infamy">Days of Infamy series">Days of Infamy'' by [Harry Turtledove]
- Stanley Owana Laanui and Cynthia Laanui – In the Days of Infamy series, set in an alternate timeline where Japan not only attacked Pearl Harbor but also fully occupied the Hawaiian Islands, Laanui is installed as a puppet 'King of Hawaii'. He chooses Cynthia Laanui to be his consort.
I
[Iran]
Books by [Harry Turtledove]
- In the Crosstime Traffic series, an unnamed Shah is mentioned as being the ruler of Iran in the 2092 of the 'home timeline', operating a police state. The restored Iranian monarchy may have been the result of several 'Iran Interventions' mentioned in The Disunited States of America.
''Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time">Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (film)">Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time''
- King Sharaman is the monarch of Persia, the father of Princes Tus and Garsiv and the adoptive father of Dastan in Disney's 2010 film which based on the.
Iraq">Kingdom of Iraq">Iraq
''[The Thief and the Cobbler]''
- King Nod is the sleepy ruler of Baghdad, the father of Princess Yum-Yum and father-in-law of Tack the Cobbler.
Italy">Kingdom of Italy">Italy
''[The Alteration]'' by [Kingsley Amis]
- In the alternate 1976 depicted in the novel, amongst the numerous crowned heads of Europe attending the funeral of Stephen III of England is an unspecified King of Naples.
''[In the Presence of Mine Enemies]'' by [Harry Turtledove]
- Umberto III – In the alternate 2010 depicted in the book, Italy is an ally of the Greater German Reich and possesses its own empire but is compelled to carry out racial policies such as the extermination of Arabs in its territories. The Italian King is a figurehead but does hold influence in domestic politics.
''[Romeo and Juliet]'' by [William Shakespeare]
- Prince Escalus is the reigning prince of Verona. He is possibly based on Bartolomeo I of the Scaliger family.
''[The Tempest]'' by William Shakespeare
- King Alonso is the monarch of Naples and the father of Prince Ferdinand.
J
[Japan] and the Greater Japanese Empire">Empire of Japan">Greater Japanese Empire
''[The Peshawar Lancers]'' by [S. M. Stirling]
- In this novel, Akahito is the Emperor of Dai-Nippon in 2025. Dai-Nippon, with its capital based in Peking, encompasses Japan, China, Korea, the Philippines, most of Southeast Asia and coastal colonies in Siberia and Alaska. Regarding the Fall as beneficial, Dai-Nippon rivals the Angrezi Raj.
Books by [Harry Turtledove]
- In In the Presence of Mine Enemies, set in an alternate timeline where the Axis Powers won the Second World War, an unnamed Emperor of Manchukuo is one of many heads of state who commiserate the death of the Führer, Kurt Haldweim.
- In Joe Steele, Japan surrenders to the Americans in the South and the Soviets in the North. The U.S. establishes the Constitutional Monarchy of Japan. However, with Emperor Hirohito being killed during an air raid towards the end of the war, Hirohito's 12-year-old son Akihito becomes the new emperor, although he is only a figure head, as it is General Dwight D. Eisenhower who really runs the country.
L
[Liechtenstein]
''Cabin Pressure">Cabin Pressure (radio series)">Cabin Pressure''
- King Maximilian - In the episode Vaduz, the crew of MJN Air are hired to fly King Maximilian to Fitton. Unbeknownst to them, however, is the fact that Maximilian is a young boy, the posthumous and only son of the previous King, preceded by six older sisters with the eldest, Princess Theresa acting as Regent. Having become King at such a young age, Maxi constantly flouts his title and power for trivial reasons which his pilot, Captain Martin Crieff, says would not make him popular in the long-term. After Princess Theresa covers for Crieff for accidentally ordering too much fuel, the two begin dating.
Lithuania">Kingdom of Lithuania">Lithuania
''[Gunpowder Empire]'' by [Harry Turtledove]
- King Kuzmickas
- *In this alternate history, the Roman Empire never fell and remained strong and powerful to the end the 21st Century and beyond, eventually gaining firearms and developing a technology roughly similar to our 17th Century. Eventually, the rival Lietuvan Empire developed to its north and east. The two evenly matched empires were in permanent cold war, sometimes turning hot. One such occasion was when King Kuzmickas of Lietuva mobilized his army a tried to conquer the city of Polisso, capital of the Roman province of Dacia. He placed the city under siege and came very to capturing it, but in the end had to withdraw. The ceasefire was worked out by a young Roman emissary Ieremeo Soltero whose eloquence impressed the King.
M
Mexico">First Mexican Empire">Mexico
''[The Alteration]'' by [Kingsley Amis]
- An unnamed Emperor of Mexico is mentioned in conversation between the castrati Mirabilis and Viaventosa. The nature of the Mexican Empire is unclear, as the Viceroyalty of New Spain also exists.
''[Southern Victory Series]'' by [Harry Turtledove]
- Maximilian I
- * With the War of Secession ending in a Confederate victory in 1862, France and Napoleon III is able to concentrate on intervention in Mexico, winning the war and installing Maximilian I to the throne shortly afterwards. He would serve as the Emperor of Mexico until at least 1880 and his dynasty he founded there would remain in power through the Second Great War, relying on France and the Confederacy for protection from the wrath of the United States. Maximilian's installation was a violation of the Monroe Doctrine. The French and Confederates prevented the US from enforcing the doctrine, thus effectively shooting it between the eyes.
- Maximilian II
- * He had served as the Emperor of Mexico since at least 1880. He maintained the close ties between his country and France. In 1881, with his nation desperate for money, Maximilian decided to sell the Mexican states of Chihuahua and Sonora to the Confederate States, which would cause the Second Mexican War with the United States.
- Francisco José I
- * He served as the Emperor of Mexico after Maximilian II. During his reign as emperor, he saw Mexico enter the Great War on the side of the Entente Powers with the Confederate States, the United Kingdom, France, and Russia.
- Maximilian III
- * He served as the Emperor of Mexico after Francisco Jose I. During his reign as emperor during the late 1910s and early 1920s, anti-Habsburg revolutionaries sought to remove him from the throne and sparked the Mexican Civil War in 1917. He served as the emperor until at least 1942 and saw the beginning of the Second Great War and Mexico join the Entente Powers once again.
- Francisco José II
- * He served as the Emperor of Mexico after Maximilian III and was the emperor during the Second Great War. He reluctantly supplied troops to the Confederacy, who were used to both help attack the United States and later defend the Confederacy from US counter-attacks.
- * After U.S. General Irving Morrell's major breakthrough at Pittsburgh came at the expense of poorly-equipped Mexican troops, Francisco Jose II refused to allow his men to participate in any more major battles against the United States. This would result in Mexico losing the Baja California peninsula to the United States. Confederate President Jake Featherston, after unsuccessfully attempting to change the Emperor's mind, finally acquiesced. Mexican troops were instead used to battle the black guerrilla fighters in the southern part of the Confederacy.
''[Job: A Comedy of Justice]'' by [Robert A. Heinlein]
- Among the many alternate timelines visited by the protagonists, there is one in which late 20th century Mexico is a monarchy, ruled by a king.
[Mongol Empire]
''[Times Without Number]'' by John Brunner">John Brunner (novelist)">John Brunner
- King Mahendra the White Elephant
- * In an Alternative history equivalent of the year 1988, King Mahendra the White Elephant is a decadent Indian usurper sitting the throne of a Mongol Empire ruling all Asia and all Europe. Under his rule, Christianity is suppressed. He has in his court a corps of female gladiators, adept at Martial arts and archery, who "fight like Hashishin" and who speak a dialect of Chinese different from all those spoken in our reality.
P
Portugal">Kingdom of Portugal">Portugal
''[The Alteration]'' by [Kingsley Amis]
- The unnamed King of Portugal is mentioned as being in attendance at the funeral of Stephen III of England in 1976.
''[Curious Notions]'' by [Harry Turtledove]
- In an alternate timeline, Imperial Germany became the dominant world power by 2096, following its victories in the 20th century's three world wars. As result, Germany restored the monarchies of various countries including Portugal. The King of Portugal is among the many monarchs annually attending the Kaiser in Berlin, in a glittering ceremony broadcast live worldwide.
R
Russia">Tsardom of Russia">Russia
''[The Alteration]'' by [Kingsley Amis]
- The novel is set in an alternate 1976. The Crown Prince of Muscovy is mentioned as being in attendance at the funeral of King Stephen III of England.
''Anastasia">Anastasia (1997 film)">Anastasia''
- Marie Feodorovna Romanov is the Dowager Empress who managed to escaped from the evil Rasputin during the Russian Revolution but left her granddaughter, Grand Duchess Anastasia, behind with her suffered amnesia.
- Tsar Nicholas II Romanov was the last monarch of Imperial Russia and the father of Grand Duchess Anastasia whose Rasputin has placed a curse on his royal family, sparking the Russian Revolution.
''[And Having Writ...]'' by [Donald R. Bensen]
- Nicholas II
- * Nicholas II meets up with the four alien explorers Raf, Ari, Valmis and Dark at Tsarskoe Selo in 1909. After his son Alexi falls and strikes his head on a desk, the aliens and the Tsar discuss the czarevitch's Haemophilia and after a finding out that his son lacks the protein in his blood and that he has the protein, agrees to a blood transfusion with the help of Dark's machine. His son is cured within three days and results in nationwide rejoicing at this news and Grigori Rasputin is dragged from the Palace by Imperial soldiers. Czar Nicholas is so boundlessly thankful for the aliens deed and arranges safe passage to Spain for the Explorers, who are still being pursued by American Marines. In addition, the Czar promises to seriously consider everything that Ari has told him about the possibility of a World War. However, neither World War I or the Russian Revolution happening, Nicholas remains on the Russian throne until at least 1933.
- Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia
- * With his Haemophilia cured in 1909, Alexei grows up a healthy person. He succeed the Russian throne by 1933. During their 1933 tour of Earth, which the four alien explorers undertake just prior to their departure from Earth, they are received by Alexei, who is now the Czar of Russia. During the encounter, Raf describes him as a "strapping young lad."
''[Back in the USSA]'' by [Eugene Byrne] and [Kim Newman]
- Nicholas III is the Russian Tsar in 1972 as depicted in Abdication Street. His daughter Duchess Ekaterina is intended to marry Charles, Duke of Cornwall, the great-nephew and heir apparent of Edward VIII.
''[The Peshawar Lancers]'' by [S. M. Stirling]
- Grand Duke Nikolai is the de facto tsar of the Russian Empire in 2025. By the alternate 2025 of the novel, the Empire is centered around Samarkand and has adopted regressive religious practices such as ritualistic cannibalism and worship of Chernobog.
''[Southern Victory Series]'' by [Harry Turtledove]
- Nicholas II
- * In 1914, when Austria-Hungary issued a number of ultimata to Serbia following the assassination of Franz Ferdinand by a Serb in Sarajevo, Nicholas II promised to support the Serbs should they refuse the ultimata. They did, and Russia declared war on Austria-Hungary, which had declared war on Serbia. The Great War followed. In 1917, Nicholas found himself facing a Red revolution, followed by a protracted civil war, which resulted in Russia backing out of the Great War. Ultimately, Nicholas and his supporters triumphed, and Nicholas remained emperor for the remainder of the 1920s and died in the early 1930s. The destruction resulting from the wars left Russia in such a poor state that in 1929 she was forced to suspend payment of a loan to Austria-Hungary. This caused a chain effect that led in turn to the worldwide stock market crash of that year. Following his death, Nicholas was succeeded as Tsar by his younger brother Michael II.
- Michael II
- * The Grand Duke succeeds his brother Nicholas II as the Tsar of Russia in the 1930s, reigning until the end of the Second Great War when he is forced to pursue an armistice with the Central Powers and to relinquish the throne after a German superbomb is dropped on Petrograd.
''What Might Have Been''
- Constantine I
- * In the story What If Napoleon Triumphs In Russia by Adam Zamoyski, after the French Empire's victory over Russia and Alexander I's flight from Pskov to a remote monastery, Grand Duke Constantine was installed by Napoleon as Tsar on 15 August 1813. Tsar Constantine I was considered a weak leader, being forced to relinquish the Baltic territories, return Finland to Sweden and to send Russian troops to help France fight in Spain. Constantine faced a peasant's revolt led by a false pretender claiming to be Alexander I but was ultimately assassinated in 1827, replaced by his younger brother Nicholas.
S
[Spain]
''[Bring the Jubilee]'' by [Ward Moore]
- In an alternate timeline where the Confederate States won the 'War of Southron Independence', one consequence is the revitalisation of the Spanish Empire consisting of the Spanish West Indies, the Spanish East Indies and Spanish Africa and allied to the German Union. An unnamed King is mentioned as ruling during the 1950s.
''[Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides]''
- King Ferdinand VI rules Spain from his palace in Cádiz. He sends his most trusted Spanish agent called the Spaniard to find and destroy the Fountain of Youth.
''[Times Without Number]'' by John Brunner">John Brunner (novelist)">John Brunner
- Philip IX
- * In an alternative timeline where the Spanish Armada successfully invaded England in 1588, the 'Western Empire' encompasses France, England, the Spanish Netherlands, South America and Central America with a loose protectorate over a Mohawk-controlled North America; however, the Iberian Peninsula was turned into a 'New Khalifate' by Islamic invaders, forcing the relocation of the center of the Spanish Empire to Londres. In one of the book's episodes, the King and the entire Royal Family are killed by female warriors, masters of Martial arts, which were unwisely brought in from an Alternate History timeline; however, the book's time-traveling protagonist manages to change history and avert the disaster.
''[The Two Georges]'' by [Harry Turtledove] and [Richard Dreyfuss]
- In an alternate reality where American Revolution never occurred and British America remained within the British Empire, a personal union comprising the French and Spanish empires called the Holy Alliance is the British Empire's main rival; the Holy Alliance is dominated by its French half, ruled by François IV.
[Sweden]
''What Might Have Been''
- Joseph I
- * In the story What If Napoleon Triumphs In Russia by Adam Zamoyski, after the French Empire's victory over Russia, Napoleon returned Finland to Sweden and installed Józef Poniatowski as King. Jean-Baptiste Jules Bernadotte is executed for treason against France.
T
[Thailand]
''[The King and I]''
- King Mongkut is the sovereign of Siam who is resided in the Grand Palace in Bangkok with his son Prince Chulalongkorn and other young royal children. Mongkut takes his request to the British schoolteacher Anna Leonowens to tutor his children.
[Turkey] and the [Ottoman Empire]
''[The Alteration]'' by [Kingsley Amis]
- An unnamed Sultan-Calif of Turkey is mentioned with the Ottoman Empire surviving well into the 20th century and still controlling vast amounts of territory including the Balkans.
''[Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade]''
- The Nazi expedition searching for the Holy Grail is shown to have been equipped by an unnamed Sultan of Hatay, in exchange for a Rolls-Royce Phantom II. The fictionalised Hatay monarchy is stated as being a "Republic" in the film.
''[The Peshawar Lancers]'' by [S. M. Stirling]
- Al-Hussein is the ruler of the Caliphate of Damascus and the Caliph of Islam in the post-Fall world. The Caliphate is an Arab empire encompassing the former Ottoman Empire, the Balkans and Persia, born out of Arab revolts against the Ottoman Empire in the immediate aftermath of the Fall. It is the main rival of France-outre-mer and is the chief obstacle to the formation of an Anglo-French condominium over the Sultanate of Egypt.
''[Curious Notions]'' by [Harry Turtledove]
- In an alternate timeline, Imperial Germany became the dominant world power by 2096, following its victories in the 20th century's three world wars. The Ottoman Empire, having been Germany's loyal ally, survived to the end of the 21st Century when the book's plot takes place, and probably beyond - though clearly subservient to Germany; the Germans prop up its government as they do with numerous other Monarchies throughout the world. The Ottoman Sultan is among the many monarchs annually attending the Kaiser in Berlin, in a glittering ceremony broadcast live worldwide.
U
The [United Kingdom], [England], Scotland">Kingdom of Scotland">Scotland and Ireland">Kingdom of Ireland">Ireland
''2525''
- George VII: Whilst a downsized British Royal Family recall the gradual decline of their family and the United Kingdom, they recall George VII seceding Earl's Court to Australia as one of the many secessions which broke up the country.
''[A Certain Magical Index]''
- Queen Elizard - Debuted in the 17th light novel volume of the series. She is nearly deposed by her daughter, Princess Carissa, in a coup d'état with the Knights of England but managed to escape. She later used a magical artifact to help weaken her rebellious daughter and empower all of the peoples of the United Kingdom in the final battle against her in Buckingham Palace.
[Arthur C. Clarke] stories
- King Henry IX, in the short story "Refugee", is still the Prince of Wales when Britain's first spaceport opens in Salisbury Plain. He stows away in a space freighter heading to Mars.
''[Anno Domini 2000, or, Woman's Destiny]'' by Sir [Julius Vogel]
- Emperor Albert is the ruler of the Federated British Empire. He falls in love with and marries the Imperial Prime Minister Hilda Fitzherbert and becomes ruler of the former United States after a war sparked by his refusal to marry the President's daughter. Emperor Albert and Empress Hilda's views on royal primogeniture are ironically reversed by their views of their daughter and son.
Dracula series|''Anno Dracula'' series]] by [Kim Newman]
- Dracula, who defeats his adversaries, marries Queen Victoria, and seizes control of Britain in Anno Dracula. He becomes first Prince Consort, and subsequently Lord Protector.
- King Victor I in The Bloody Red Baron. The King is the real life Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale, Queen Victoria's grandson and the second in the line of succession to the British throne from his birth in 1864 until his death in 1892.
''[Another Case of Milton Jones]''
- Milton I, King of Middle England, played by Milton Jones. After accidentally leading a cavalry division over Tower Bridge and fleeing London, Milton Jones briefly becomes King of Middle England due to his command over grammar and pronunciation in his former capacity as a royal speech therapist. He is captured after an uneventful war between the United Kingdom and Middle England and sentenced to death for treason, but is pardoned by the Queen after he cures Prince Herbert of his working class speech patterns by using rocket salad.
''The Avengers">The Avengers (TV series)">The Avengers''
- Queen Anne II
- * In The Avengers episode Esprit de Corps, a Jacobitist coup against the British Government attempts to install Cathy Gale as Queen.
''[Blackadder]''
- Richard IV of England, a fictionalised version of Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York, played by Brian Blessed. Having reigned from 1485 to 1498, succeeding his 'kind and thoughtful' uncle, Richard III, Henry Tudor erases Richard IV's reign, the Yorkist victory during the Wars of the Roses and Richard III's true nature from history.
- Edmund the Blackadder, Richard IV's second son and the Duke of Edinburgh. He began a campaign to become King after being told by three witches that he would so. After being mortally wounded from torture, he rules as King for thirty seconds after the entire court accidentally drank poisoned wine.
- Prince Ludwig the Indestructible, played by Hugh Laurie, killed Queen Elizabeth I and her court, which included Lord Blackadder, Lord Melchett, Lord Percy and Nursie, and disguised himself as the Queen, presumably continuing until the Queen's official death.
- When Edmund Blackadder Esq. and George, the Prince Regent swap identities in order to get the latter out of a duel with the Duke of Wellington, Blackadder is saved by a cigarillo case presented by Wellington as a gift and the Prince Regent is shot by Wellington for impertinence when he reveals the ruse. The Prince Regent dies and Blackadder goes on to reign as George IV after George III mistakes him for his son.
- Edmund III of the United Kingdom, played by Rowan Atkinson, became king in after using a time machine to alter history. He is married to Queen Marian of Sherwood and has installed Baldrick as a puppet prime minister after dissolving Parliament.
Books by [William F. Buckley Jr.]
- In the 1976 novel Saving the Queen, Queen Caroline ascended the throne in 1951.
Books by [Joan Aiken]
- James III of the United Kingdom
- * King in Joan Aiken's Black Hearts in Battersea
- Richard IV of the United Kingdom
- * King in The Cuckoo Tree and Dido and Pa Son of James III - he also appears as David Prince of Wales in The Whispering Mountain
Books by [Kingsley Amis]
- Stephen II
- * Son of Arthur, Prince of Wales and Katherine of Aragon.
- * His existence led his uncle Henry the Abominable to try to usurp the throne, but was foiled in the War of the English Succession.
- * Presumably, Stephen III and William V are his descendants.
- * Thereafter, King in The Alteration by Kingsley Amis.
- Stephen III of England
- * King in The Alteration by Kingsley Amis. He is dead before the start of the novel, which opens with his state funeral at the St George Basilica at Coverley.
- William V of England
- * King in The Alteration by Kingsley Amis
- * Son of Stephen III
- Henry IX of England
- * King in The Man In The High Castle by Philip K. Dick, the novel-within-a-novel depicting an alternate universe.
- * The real-life Henry, Duke of Cornwall, the son of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon. In the novel-within-a-novel, he continues his father's Schismatic religious policies.
- Elizabeth Tudor of England
- * Queen in Galliard by Keith Roberts, a novel-within-a-novel depicted in The Alteration by Kingsley Amis.
- * In Galliard, she is kidnapped and indoctrinated with Schismatic theology.
Books by [A. Bertram Chandler]
- The coronation of James XIV of the Jacobite Kingdom of Waverley is mentioned in one of Chandler's stories, described as a ceremony of great pomp and broadcast throughout the human-settled galaxy.
Books by [Peter Dickinson]
- Victor I, the historic Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale, survives the influenza pandemic in 1892 and goes on to marry his prospective bride Mary of Teck.
- Victor II, the grandson of Victor I and Queen Mary. Despite being a qualified physician, the British Government prevents him from practicing medicine over fears of lawsuits. He is secretly married bigamously to Isabella, the Queen Consort and her secretary, Anona Fellowes, the latter being Princess Louise's birth mother.
Books by [Michael Moorcock]
- Gloriana I of Albion is the reigning monarch in Gloriana, or the Unfullfill'd Queen. She is Moorcock's antithesis of Queen Elizabeth I in this homage to Edmund Spenser's The Faerie Queene and Mervyn Peake's Gormenghast trilogy of novels.
- King Hern VI of Albion is Gloriana I's father, a despot with echoes of Elizabeth I's father, King Henry VIII.
Books by [Harry Turtledove]
- Henry IX of the United Kingdom is the reigning monarch in In the Presence of Mine Enemies, an alternate history wherein the Axis won World War II. While the king has very little direct power, he is able to affect the politics of his country. His lineage is never addressed. The book mentions the Union of South Africa as an independent ally of the Reich which continues to practice Apartheid although it is unclear whether Henry IX is also the King of South Africa.
- Charles III of the United Kingdom in The Two Georges, coauthored with Richard Dreyfus. While the character is described as being quite physically similar to the Prince of Wales, the fictional Charles III is actually descended from Edward VIII.
- Edward VIII was able to retain his throne for much longer in both The Two Georges and the Southern Victory Series.
- Edward IX is mentioned in The Two Georges as having reigned sometime in the 1970s, probably being the son of Edward VIII and the father or brother of Charles III.
''[Bring the Jubilee]'' by [Ward Moore]
- William V is mentioned in passing as being king sometime during the first half of the twentieth century.
''Carolus Rex'' series by [Andre Norton] and [Rosemary Edghill]
- Charles III: On his deathbed Charles II confirms The Duke of Monmouth as his legitimate heir, avoiding Monmouth's Rebellion, the excesses of James II and the Glorious Revolution
- Henry IX: King of the Great Britain as of 1805, the year the book is set in, and the great-great-grandson of Charles III.
- Briefly, the book names Charles IV, James II and Charles V as monarchs reigning between Charles III and Henry IX
''[Cars 2]''
- Queen Elizabeth II is a classic Rolls-Royce Phantom car who watches the race from Buckingham Palace with her grandson Prince Wheeliam.
''[Chrestomanci]'' series of books by [Diana Wynne Jones]
- In Charmed Life, Cat Chant tells Janet Chant that the king is Charles VII.
''Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion">Code Geass">Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion''
- Charles zi Britannia
- * The 98th Emperor of the Holy Britannia Empire and father of main character, Lelouch Lamperouge. He installs his children in important positions in the Empire to see their true abilities. He views equality as an evil that must be dispelled and encourages social battle to maintain evolution within the society. As such, he publicly supports inequality and calls for competition and fighting so as to create progress.
- Lelouch vi Britannia
- * The 99th Emperor of the Holy Britannia Empire, as well as the titular character of series. When Lelouch ascended to the throne during, he quickly abolished many policies that grew during the Charles' reign. These include the abolishment of aristocratic system, financial conglomerates, and the liberation of colonies. This led to discontent, and thus, agents and loyalist to Emperor Lelouch routinely goes and put down dissidents.
''[Columbia & Britannia]'' by [Adam Chamberlain] and [Brian A. Dixon]
- George V, the fictional second-eldest son of Queen Victoria.
- Edward VII is the eldest son of George V. His relationship with his Québécois mistress Cynthia Grey and the resulting scandals almost result in him being forced to abdicate the throne. He retains the throne through a compromise stating that he and Grey should neither marry nor produce any children, the latter clause being broken by the births of their two sons. Reigning from 1913 to 1918, he died heirless from acute pancreatitis.
- George VI is the second eldest son of George V and the brother of Edward VII, analogous with the real-life George VI. He reigned from 1918 to 1953, overseeing Britain's effort in the War of Wars.
- George VII is the only child of Elizabeth II. After his mother's assassination, he becomes King at the age of five; Princess Margaret, Elizabeth II's sister, acts as Regent to George VII until his coronation on his eighteenth birthday in 1976. A withdrawn and private figure, his public popularity is maintained due to sympathy regarding the conditions of his succession. He reigned from 1963.
''[Doctor Who]''
- Queen Liz 10 – Played by Sophie Okenedo, Elizabeth X is the ruler of the Starship UK in The Beast Below, referring to herself and her predecessors by their abbreviated name and number.
- Henry XII - Mentioned by Liz 10 as having the Doctor as a drinking buddy in The Beast Below.
- The Night and the Doctor mini-series episode Bad Night features an unspecified Queen and Prince of Wales, the former appearing in the form of a goldfish and the latter speaking to the Eleventh Doctor and Amy Pond over the TARDIS telephone. The Doctor attempts to have the Queen restored to her human form but the hostage he was hoping to exchange in order to achieve this is accidentally killed after Amy swatted it with a newspaper and the goldfish he picked up is not in fact the transmogrified Queen. The Commonwealth of Nations was mentioned as a contemporary institution.
''The Emberverse'' series">The Emberverse series">''The Emberverse'' series by [S. M. Stirling]
- In the apocalyptic series that begins with Dies the Fire, some of the British Royal Family are evacuated to the Isle of Wight.
- Elizabeth II
- * The Queen fled to the Isle of Wight with the rest of the British Royal Family on the third day after The Change occurred. However, she died shortly thereafter in December 1998.
- Charles III the Mad
- * The real life Prince of Wales. He ascended the British throne following the death of his mother Elizabeth II in December 1998, Charles led the remnants of Britain through the early years after the Change. His knowledge of organic farming helped the survivors with their food problems. He later married an Icelandic refugee, who was popularly blamed for manipulating him. In his later years he went insane and refused to have new elections for parliament and instead ruled by royal decree, which eventually caused a rift between him and Nigel. After about a decade on the throne, he officially died in 2008 of a stroke but it was a common rumor that he was killed by his wife who wanted to assume power for herself and her infant son.
- William V the Great
- * The real life Duke of Cambridge. He became the King of Great Britain and Emperor of the West following the death of his father and after defeating a coup by his stepmother. After the Change occurred in 1998, William went to serve in the military. Nigel saved his life in a battle with pirates during this service. He personally led a "crusade" against Moorish pirates off the Canary Islands and on his return was crowned Emperor of the West. Under his leadership the British Empire was reborn. He tried unsuccessfully to convince Nigel to return to Britain by promising him wealth, land, and title. He would serve as king from 2008 until his death in a fox-hunting accident in 2039.
- Charles IV
- * Fictional son of William V. Served as King of Great Britain and Emperor of the West from 2039 until his death in 2066.
- Elizabeth III
- * Daughter of Charles IV. Served as the Queen of Great Britain and Empress of the West from 2066 to 2098.
''[Futurama]''
- In the episode "All the Presidents' Heads", an unnamed Queen of Great Britain, North America and 'two parking spaces in Tokyo' reigns in the 31st Century due to the Planet Express crew accidentally preventing the American Revolution whilst trying to prevent counterfeiting by Professor Farnsworth's ancestor David Farnsworth. The Queen is descended from the Farnsworth family due to their elevation to a ducal family with its members providing consorts for the Royal Family.
''[The Gate of Worlds]'' by [Robert Silverberg]
- James the Valiant - the Black Death, much worse than in our history, so weakened Europe that the entire continent was conquered by the Ottoman Empire. In the 20th Century, the freedom fighter James made use of a period of Ottoman instability, led a successful rebellion, liberated England after five centuries of Turkish rule and inaugurated a new Royal Dynasty. English people were happy and proud of James the Valiant's achievement - though the independent England was an impoverished country, of little account in the wider world.
''[The Great Mouse Detective]''
- Queen Mousetoria is the mouse queen of England who has been deposed by the evil Professor Ratigan but gets rescued by Basil of Baker Street and Dr. Dawson.
- Professor Padraic Ratigan attempts to conquer England as a "supreme ruler of all Mousedom" with his toy robot that mimics the real Queen declaring it.
''Headlong">Headlong (Williams novel)">Headlong'' by [Emlyn Williams]
- John II: The actor Jack Green, who is grandson of Prince Albert Victor and made king after the royal family is killed in a dirigible accident during George V's Silver Jubilee in 1935.
- William V: Originally William Millingham, is the private secretary of John II, and as another descendant of royalty, becomes the new king after John's abdication.
- John III: The son of William V and Anne, the Queen Consort. John III is his suggested regnal name, being only the ten-year-old Prince of Wales in the story.
''Henry IX">Henry IX (TV series)">Henry IX''
- In the 2017 TV series Henry IX, Henry IX of the United Kingdom is played by Charles Edwards. After his older brother John died in a horse riding accident, Henry became heir apparent to the British throne, becoming king in 1992. After nearly twenty-five years on the throne, he experiences a midlife crisis and intends to abdicate on his Silver Jubilee. Queen Katarina stymies his plans by clandestinely leaking his plans to the press. After Alastair, the Prince of Wales, comes out as gay and creates a succession crisis, Henry IX retains the throne. However, almost immediately, his secret relationship with the royal florist is uncovered by the tabloid press.
''Her Majesty's American'' by Steve White">Steve White (author)">Steve White
- Maurice I: The only son of William III and Mary II, he becomes king at the age of thirteen in 1702, born one year after the Glorious Revolution. His birth and reign ensures that British monarchs would concurrently hold the title of Stadtholder of the Dutch Republic.
- William V: His reign saw the outbreak of the First American Rebellion in 1775 with rapprochement bringing about the creation of the Viceroyalty of North America in 1781.
- Maurice II: Mentioned as being king sometime during the early-nineteenth century.
- William VII: Adopts the titles Emperor of North America and Emperor of India following the Second American Rebellion and the Great Mutiny respectively.
''House of Cards">House of Cards (British TV series)">House of Cards''
- In the British political satire To Play the King, the second book in the House of Cards trilogy by Michael Dobbs, an unnamed King takes the throne. He goes up against the utterly ruthless and unscrupulous Prime Minister Francis Urquhart as an unofficial Leader of the Opposition but is ultimately undone and forced to abdicate. The novel diverges in many ways from the TV series and carries the suggestion that after abdicating the ex-King would go into politics and seek to be elected Prime Minister. At the end of To Play The King, the King's son is crowned and during The Final Cut is depicted performing monarchical duties.
''[Hyperion Cantos]'' by [Dan Simmons]
- William XXIII of the Kingdom of Windsor-in-Exile
- * Also called "Sad King Billy"
- * King on Asquith, a planet traditionally held by his kingdom
- * Sells Asquith in order to settle on the planet Hyperion, where he intends to revive fine art, taking Martin Silenus with him.
''If: A Jacobite Fantasy'' by Charles Petrie
- James III of England and VIII of Scotland - The Jacobite rising of 1745, led by Charles Edward Stuart, succeeded in restoring the House of Stuart to the British throne. In February 1746, his father arrived in London to officially take the throne. In 1752, he granted clemency to the Hanoverian rebels. By 1926, the House of Hanover's usurpation of the throne was viewed as "an interlude in the national life, but it was one that will not have been without its purpose if it is regarded as a lesson upon the consequences of rebellion."
- Charles III of England and Scotland: James III's eldest son. Charles III allied himself with Frederick II of Prussia and, together, they "towered over the other rulers of Europe like colossi" from 1766 until Frederick's death in 1786. During his reign, the colonies in British North America rebelled against Great Britain but a diplomatic solution was reached. Charles III was credited with saving the situation by his witty remark to George Washington, who went on to become one of Britain's greatest generals, and his colleagues: "Gentlemen, we have one thing in common: my family have no more cause to like the House of Commons than you have."
- Henry IX of England and I of Scotland: James III's second son. As Duke of York, his patronage helped ensure the flourishing of literature and art in Britain and this policy continued after he came to the throne as Henry IX. After the French Revolution drove the deposed Electors of Hanover into exile in 1789, he gave them a "generous pension."
- James IV of England and IX of Scotland, presumably the son of Henry IX and I
- James V of England and X of Scotland
- James VI of England and XI of Scotland was the reigning monarch in 1926.
''In the Cage Where Your Saviours Hide'' by Malcolm Mackay">Malcolm Mackay (writer)">Malcolm Mackay
- In an alternate reality where the Darien scheme was successful, Scotland remained an independent country with its own colony of Caledonia in Central America. Kenneth IV was mentioned as the King of Scotland in 1905, conducting a royal visit to Caledonia during mounting calls for independence.
''Infinite Worlds">GURPS Infinite Worlds">Infinite Worlds''
- William III of England
- Unbroken Plantagenet Monarchs until the 19th Century.
''[Johnny English]''
- Pascal Sauvage I of the United Kingdom: Played by John Malkovich, Sauvage is a French private prison entrepreneur who engineered his accession to the British throne in order to convert the entire United Kingdom into a giant prison facility.
- Johnny English: Played by Rowan Atkinson, he was accidentally crowned king. Abdicating after one day in favour of Queen Elizabeth II, English exchanged the throne for a knighthood.
''[King Ralph]''
- Wyndham Family, the ruling House of the United Kingdom in the 1991 film King Ralph, who are all killed in a photography accident.
- Ralph I of the United Kingdom, played by John Goodman, was an American lounge singer who came to the throne following the Wyndham family's demise.
- Cedric I of the United Kingdom, played by Peter O'Toole, took power after Ralph I abdicated the throne.
''[The Last Man]'' by [Mary Shelley]
- Adrian, Earl of Windsor: In a post-apocalyptic 21st century, Britain is a republic with a Lord Protector as head of state where Adrian, the son of the last king and heir to the British throne, embraces republican principles.
''[The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen]''
- Nan Bollen
- Gloriana I
- Jacob I
- Gloriana II
''[Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman]''
- In an alternate timeline accidentally created by Clark Kent, Lois Lane and H. G. Wells in the episode "Soul Mates", Tempus was the King of America in 1996.
''Lord Darcy'' novels
- John IV of the Anglo-French Empire
- * King in the Lord Darcy novels by Randall Garrett
- * Descendant of Richard I Plantagenet, who survived the siege of Chalus in 1199 in this series.
- Arthur I
- * In the history of the same timeline Arthur I, Duke of Brittany, Richard I's nephew, got to be King and proved one of the greatest Kings of English history. His reign came to be considered a Golden Age, to the extent that later generations popular imagination confused him with King Arthur of heroic myth. A major achievement of Arthur's time was the beginning of systematic research and codification of magic, which would later become a central aspect of human civilization.
[Marvel Comics]
- King Britain of Britain, though technically he rules the whole of Europe. He is king in the Earth X setting, and an alternate future version of Captain Britain.
''Minions">Minions (film)">Minions''
- King Bob the Minion
- * In 2015 animated film Minions, Bob the Minion briefly takes over the crown from Queen Elizabeth II in 1968 after accidentally crashing into the Sword in the Stone and pulling it free. He later abdicates the throne in favor of supervillain Scarlet.
- Scarlet
- * Takes over the throne from Bob the Minion. After her defeat at the end of the film, Elizabeth II reclaims the throne.
''[The Moon Maid]'' and ''Moon Men'' by [Edgar Rice Burroughs]
''[The Napoleon of Notting Hill]''
- Auberon Quin in The Napoleon of Notting Hill by G. K. Chesterton. In this book the ruler of the United Kingdom is selected randomly from the "official class", which one character describes as "the sane and enduring democracy... founded on the fact that all men are equally idiotic".
''Nation">Nation (novel)">Nation'' by [Terry Pratchett]
- After influenza kills the entire British royal family, Governor Fanshaw is the heir to the throne and is sought out in the South Pacific. His daughter Ermentrude Fanshaw is his heir and succeeds him on the throne and becomes queen.
''[Old Harry's Game]''
- Derek I
- * Deceased historian Edith Barrington is forced to write a biography of Satan as part of a deal to no longer be billeted with her ex-son-in-law Thomas Crimp, the most vile human ever to have lived. Edith discovers numerous inaccuracies in official recorded histories and becomes frustrated by newly-revealed actual historical events. One of them is the existence of Derek I, a Tudor monarch forgotten by history. Satan's assistant Scumspawn recalls the monarch as 'the mad, black, Catholic lesbian', personally believing that she was undone by her Catholicism.
''[The Palace]''
- King James III
- * The previous ruler.
- King Richard IV
- * Son of James III, played by Rupert Evans.
- * Prior to his coronation, his sister Princess Eleanor attempted unsuccessfully to discredit him in order to claim the throne for herself.
''[Passport to Pimlico]''
- Sébastien de Charolais
- * The descendant of Charles the Bold, the presumed last Duke of Burgundy, he is installed as the Duke of a revived Burgundy in post-Second World War Pimlico. After becoming a market for off-the-ration goods and being subsequently blockaded, Burgundy is readmitted into the United Kingdom.
''Pavane">Pavane (novel)">Pavane'' by [Keith Roberts]
- Charles the Good
- * In an alternate reality where the assassination of Elizabeth I results in the suppression of Protestantism and the ascendancy of the Catholic Church as a European and world power by the twentieth century, Charles the Good is the King of England and the nominal ruler of the New World. In the story Corfe Gate, a regional rebellion led by Lady Eleanor breaks out during his reign.
''[The Peshawar Lancers]'' by [S. M. Stirling]
- Victoria II reigned from 1921 to 1942. Presumably the eldest surviving child of George V, she was hedonistic, intelligent and sexually liberal; most of what defined her reign is whitewashed out of history books. She died unmarried and without issue.
- Albert I, the cousin of Victoria II and a former Professor of Indo-European Languages, reigned from 1942 to 1989.
- Elizabeth II, reigned from 1989 to 2005. She is known as the 'Whig Empress' for pushing for the right for women to study at universities.
- King-Emperor John II is the ruler of the British Empire in an alternate history set in 2025. He was the second son of Elizabeth II, his older brother Edward having predeceased him. He was killed when the Imperial air yacht Garuda was hijacked and heavily damaged by the captain, a radical Afrikaner nationalist, in collaboration with the Russian Empire.
- Charles III, the son of John II. Reigned from 2025 onwards.
''[Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides]''
- King George II is the greedy ruler of England who employs Captain Hector Barbossa as a privateer and attempts to order Captain Jack Sparrow to guide an expedition to the Fountain of Youth before King Ferdinand of Spain locates it.
''[Revolting People]''
- Samuel I
- * While en route to a ball to convince George III to liberalise the governance of the Thirteen Colonies and thus avert the American Revolution, Baltimore shopkeeper Samuel Oliphant dreams that he has been appointed by popular demand as King of Great Britain, Ireland and the British Empire 'especially America', acting as an absolutist despot. Samuel's dream ends with his assassination by his firebrand daughter Mary.
''The Royals">The Royals (TV series)">The Royals''
- King Simon Henstridge, played by Vincent Regan, dies in Season 1.
- Prince Cyrus Henstridge, Duke of York, played by Jake Maskall, briefly succeeded Simon after his son Robert is thought to have been killed in a plane crash and his twin children Prince Liam and Princess Eleanor were deemed illegitimate.
- King Robert Henstridge, played by Max Brown, succeeded his father after revealing himself to be alive.
''[Sliders]''
- In the parallel universe featured in the Sliders episode "The Prince of Wails" in which Great Britain won the American Revolutionary War, King Thomas was the reigning monarch of the British Empire until he was killed during the war with France in 1995.
- Harold III succeeded his father Thomas in 1995. He had been targeted in a plot involving a smear campaign and an assassination attempt by the Sheriff of San Francisco to seize the Crown for himself. After being briefly kidnapped by the revolutionary Oakland Raiders, he is made aware of the Sheriff's deception and the true condition of the British States of America. He joins forces with the Raiders and the Sliders to denounce the Sheriff and introduce democracy via the implementation of a 'Second Magna Carta'.
''[The Tales of Alvin Maker]'' by [Orson Scott Card]
- As a result of the continued existence of the Commonwealth of England, the exiled House of Stuart establishes the Crown Colonies, a monarchy on the American Eastern seaboard co-existing with a New England Republic and a smaller United States.
''[The Time Ships]''
- Egbert I of the United Kingdom
- * King in The Time Ships by Stephen Baxter, a sequel to The Time Machine by H.G. Wells.
- * Note: The novel's protagonist, visiting an alternate version of the Great War, is surprised to discover that the King is "a skinny chap called Egbert", apparently a distant cousin of the Royal Family who was the most senior survivor of massive German bombing raids early in the conflict.
''[The Virgin & the Wheels]''
- David I of the United Kingdom and North America
- * King in The Virgin & The Wheels by L. Sprague de Camp.
- * His birthday celebrated in New York City, all streets festooned with Union Jacks. New Yorkers regard him fondly as "Our King" and see nothing strange about being under British rule into the mid-20th century. The day's paper told of "His Majesty's visit to a soap factory, where he showed a keen interest in the technical details" and of the launch of the cruise ship Queen Victoria.
''[V for Vendetta]''
- Queen Zara of the United Kingdom
- * Queen in V for Vendetta
- * Following a nuclear war in the 1980s, the crown falls to Zara, a 16-year-old queen who serves as a puppet monarch for Adam Susan and his fascist Norsefire party.
''Yellow Dog">Yellow Dog (novel)">Yellow Dog'' by [Martin Amis]
- Henry IX
- Richard IV, mentioned as being the father of Henry IX
The [United States]
''[Assassin's Creed]''
- George Washington in Assassin's Creed III. George Washington is corrupted by an Apple of Eden, turns the Thirteen Colonies into the United Kingdom of America and dubs himself King.
''[Sliders]''
- In the parallel universe featured in the Sliders episode "The Prince of Tides" in which the United States became a constitutional monarchy, Thomas Jefferson was crowned as the first King of the United States in 1789. His direct descendants continued to reign more than 200 years later. The reigning monarch King Thomas and his sons Benjamin and Tyler were killed in a house fire in 1997, which was later determined to be arson.
''Star Spangled Crown'' by [Charles A. Coulombe]
- King James IV of the United States
- * Born Hans-Josef II of Lichtenburg
- * Conferred authority in the wake of a military coup whose leaders reconstitute the United States as a constitutional monarchy
- * Formally "James IV, King of the United States and of their Possessions, Grand Duke of Lichtenberg"
Fictional countries
Kingdom of Acorn
The Kingdom of Acorn is featured in the Archie Comics series Sonic the Hedgehog.- King Maximillian Acorn is the rightful ruler of the Kingdom of Acorn and the father of Elias and Sally Acorn.
- Elias Acorn becomes the new King of the Kingdom of Acorn after his father's abdication.
Agatean Empire
- One Sung 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, being frequently overruled by his Grand Vizier Nine Revolving Mirrors; in Mort, Nine Revolving Mirrors mentions that the young emperor's father and grandfather 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, succession to the Agatean throne is determined by war between five noble families, the Hongs, the Sungs, the Tangs, the McSweeneys and the Fangs; hereditary succession is rare. The Grand Vizier, Lord Hong, attempted to install himself as Emperor by orchestrating a revolution by the ineffective Red Army 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. 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 'Chairman Butterfly'.
Agrabah
- The Sultan of the fictional Middle Eastern country of Agrabah, and the father of Princess Jasmine in Disney's Aladdin franchise.
Alderaan
- Queen Breha Organa, the ruler of Alderaan, wife of Bail Organa and adoptive mother of Princess Leia in the film .
Aldovia
- Queen Helena, the dowager monarch of Aldovia and the mother of Richard and Emily.
- King Richard, the former crown prince, becomes the new monarch of Aldovia after his mother's abdication.
Alvonia
- King Charles V is the ruler of the small kingdom of Alvonia, even though he is still a child, in the film My Pal, the King.
Andalasia
- Queen Narissa was the evil sovereign of Andalasia who feared that she would loose the throne when her stepson Prince Edward finds his perfect bride. She is inspired by the characters of the Wicked Queen, Maleficent, and Lady Tremaine.
- Prince Edward briefly becomes the new ruler of Andalasia at the end of the film after his stepmother's death and defeat, with his new fiancée Nancy Tremaine becoming a princess.
Ankh-Morpork
- 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.
- 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.
- 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' 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 as puppet king. This is arranged by the summoning of a dragon 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 lodge master Lupine Wonse as its mouthpiece and demanding gold and virgins. It ultimately leaves the city, revealing itself as female after being courted by Errol, a swamp dragon.
- Captain Carrot Ironfounderson
- * A member of the City Watch, he is told 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.
- * 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.
- 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. 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 but ultimately with Dragon, King of Arms 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, Nobby could be proven to be 'the Duke of Pseudopolis, the Serif of Klatch and the Dowager Duchess of Quirm'; however, Nobby later reveals that his family possesses a larger collection of noble jewels which could prove his noble ancestry.
Ant Island
- The Ant Queen is the former ruler of Ant Island and the leader of the ant colony.
- Princess Atta becomes the new Queen of Ant Island after her mother's abdication at the end of the film.
Archenland
- King Col was the first ruler of Archenland, son of King Frank V of Narnia.
- King Lune was the widower and the second ruler of Archenland.
- Cor, son of King Lune, becomes the new king of Archenland with Aravis as his queen.
- Ram the Great, son of King Cor and Queen Aravis, is the "most famous" king of Archenland.
- King Nain becomes a ruler of Archenland during the reigning of Miraz.
Arendelle
- King Runeard was the previous sovereign of Arendelle in the animated film sequel Frozen II.
- King Agnarr, Runeard's son, was the second former sovereign of Arendelle and the late father of Elsa and Anna in the first film Frozen.
- Elsa the Snow Queen becomes a monarch of Arendelle after her father's death but ends up setting off an eternal winter that consumes her entire kingdom.
- Anna, the former princess, becomes the new Queen of Arendelle after Elsa's abdication in Frozen II.
Arulco
- Queen Deidranna Reitman, the evil ruler of an island nation of Arulco in the video game Jagged Alliance 2.
Arus/Altea
- King Alfor was the ruler of Arus in the Voltron franchise.
- Princess Allura becomes a ruler of Arus after the death of King Alfor as well as the new pilot of the Blue Lion after Sven's retirement.
Atlantica
- King Triton, the sovereign of the underwater kingdom of Atlantica and the father of Ariel and other six Sea Princesses in Disney's The Little Mermaid franchise.
Atlantis
''Atlantida'' (a.k.a. ''L'Atlantide'')
- Queen Antinea, the ruler of Atlantis in the 1919 novel Atlantida and its several film adaptations.
''Atlantis: The Lost Empire''
- King Kashekim Nedakh was the previous ruler of the lost island kingdom of Atlantis.
- Milo James Thatch becomes the new King of Atlantis with Queen Kida Nedakh, Kashekim's daughter, as his wife.
DC Comics
- Ocean Master was the king of Atlantis in some DC Comics storylines and adaptations, including the "Throne of Atlantis" storyline.
- Aquaman becomes the new king of Atlantis in the DC Comics universe.
''The Fairly OddParents''
- Greg, a king-like leader in Atlantis in the episode "Something's Fishy!".
- King Neptuna, the ruler of Atlantis in the episode "Dadlantis".
Marvel Comics
- Emperor Thakorr was the ruler of Atlantis in the Marvel Comics universe.
- Namor becomes the monarch of Atlantis after Thakorr's reign.
Avalor
- King Raul was the ruler of the kingdom of Avalor and the father of Princesses Elena and Isabel. He was killed by the evil sorceress Shuriki.
- Crown Princess Elena Castillo Flores has to become a rightful ruler of the kingdom of Avalor after her father's death. Her main goal is to prevent Shuriki from taking over her kingdom.
Baronia
- The King of Baronia, father of Prince Paul, in The Secret Series of novels.
Belgardia
- King Maxmilian is the dotty ruler of the European kingdom of Belgardia and the father of Princess Tania in the film King Kelly of the U.S.A.
Bongo Congo
- King Leonardo is an anthropomorphic lion who is the well-being but often inept ruler of the fictional African kingdom of Bongo Congo in the animated series King Leonardo and His Short Subjects.
Borogravia
- 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 Unto Nuggan'. 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
- King Otto 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
- King Boris is the sovereign of the Kingdom of Borsovia in the British children's series A Rubovian Legend.
Bretzelburg
- King Ladislas of Bretzelburg, in the Spirou et Fantasio comic series.
Burger King Kingdom
- The 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.
Cadonia
- King Alexis is the rightful sovereign of the country of Cadonia who leaves in his disguise, in the two-act musical King of Cadonia.
Caledonia
- Queen Isabel, monarch of Caledonia. During the episode "Heavy Is the Head", 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 Princess Emily after becoming pregnant during an affair with one of her security detail. She is based on Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom.
- Prince Richard becomes a monarch of Caledonia. After Olivia Pope reveals to him the role his mother played in his wife's death, 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. He is based in Prince Charles of Wales.
Candy Kingdom
- Princess Bonnibel Bubblegum, the Gum Golem, is the ruler of the Candy Kingdom in the animated television series Adventure Time.
Cordinia
- Queen Isadora is the sovereign of the small country of Cordinia and the mother of Prince Leopold in the Hallmark Channel holiday television film A Royal Christmas.
Corona
- Herz Der Sonne, the first previous king of Corona.
- Robin XI, the previous king of Corona.
- King Frederic, the current monarch of Corona and the biological father of Rapunzel.
Costa Luna
- The unnamed King was the former ruler of Costa Luna, husband of Queen Sophia Fiore and the late father of Rosalinda Fiore.
- General Magnus Kane, the villainous dictator, has invaded and taken over Costa Luna as well as plotting to marry Queen Sophia Fiore.
- Rosalinda Montoya Fiore, a former princess, becomes a crowned Queen of Costa Luna after dethroning General Kane.
Dale
- Bard the Bowman becomes king of Dale in the novel The Hobbit.
Dark Kingdom
- Queen Beryl was the ruler of the Dark Kingdom who was able to summon Prince Endymion of the Earth 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 Prince 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 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. However, after when Princess Serenity and Prince Endymion 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.
Disney Castle
- 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 allies Sora, Donald Duck and Goofy.
- Minnie Mouse is the Queen of Disney Castle who rules when her husband Mickey is absent.
Djelibeybi
- Pteppicymon XXVII, father of Teppic and Ptracia.
- Pteppicymon XXVIII, the main character in Pyramids.
- Ptracia I, Teppic's half-sister who implements numerous reforms to the old kingdom after her half-brother's abdication.
Donpa Kingdom
- Dodon Pa, 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
- King Philip, the monarch of the kingdom of Dor and the father of Princess Pea in the book The Tale of Despereaux and its animated film adaptation.
DunBroch
- King Fergus is the reigning monarch of the fictional Scottish kingdom of DunBorch, the father of Princess Merida and Princes Harris, Hubert and Hamish, and husband of Queen Elinor in the Disney-Pixar animated film Brave.
Dunwyn
- King Gregor, ruler of Dunwyn in the animated television series Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears.
Earth Kingdom
- Earth King Kuei, the 52nd monarch of the Earth Kingdom. He first appears in the second season of the original animated TV series
Empire of the Isles
Enchancia
Equestria
- , the Princess of the Day and Joy
- , the Princess of the Night and Dreams
- , the Princess of Love and Family
- , the Princess of Magic and Friendship.
- , the Princess of Light and Hope
Erebonia
- Emperor Eugent Reise Arnor III is the imperial ruler of Erebonia who resides at the Valflame Palace in the empire's capital, Heimdallr. He is the father of Crown Prince Cedric and Princess Alfin and their half-brother Prince Olivert.
Erebor/Lonely Mountain
- Thrór, King of Erebor who is mentioned in the novel The Hobbit and appears in its. He is the grandfather of Thorin Oakenshield.
Estrovia
- King Igor Shahdov comes from his home kingdom of Estrovia to New York City, deposed by the revolution, in the film A King in New York.
Land of Ev
- 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.
Fantastica/Fantasia
- The Childlike Empress, ruler of Fantastica in the novel The Neverending Story.
Far Far Away
- King Harold was the ruler of Far Far Away and the late father of Princess Fiona. He was originally a frog who just became a human king but was later changed back by the Fairy Godmother.
- Queen Lillian is the widowed dowager of Far Far Away, mother of Princess Fiona, and also the leader of the pack of Princesses.
Fire Nation
- Sozin, the Fire Lord who started the Fire Nation's war against the other nations.
- Azulon, the son of Sozin.
- , the son of Azulon. He is the Fire Lord during most of the original animated TV series
Galactic Empire
Genovia
- King Rupert Renaldi
- Queen Clarisse Renaldi
- Mia Thermopolis
Gondor
- Isildur was a previous king of Gondor in the novel The Lord of the Rings.
- Aragorn, descendant of Isildur, becomes king of Gondor.
Hyrule
- The King of Hyrule
- Princess Zelda
Kingdom of Ix
- Queen Zixi
- King Chillywalla of Boxwood
Jalpur
- Queen Shanti is the monarch of the fictional Indian kingdom of Jalpur and the mother of Princes Veer and Neel in the Disney Junior animated series Mira, Royal Detective.
Karlsberg
- King Ferdinand of the German kingdom of Karlsberg, the grandfather of Prince Karl Franz, in the operetta The Student Prince.
Khemed
- 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
- 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 her 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.
Kippernium
- King Rathbonne "Caradoc" Cedric Bartok Kippernook
- *Caradoc is the good-humored and childish ruler of the small kingdom 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 when Prince Cuthbert is rescued and brought back from a dragon by an adolescent girl named Jane Turnkey, Caradoc makes her a knight apprentice for her bravery.
Kivukiland
- King Hekule 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 .
- King Tsonga is the new ruler of Kivukiland who longs for a son to be the heir to the throne, in the first film Mr Bones.
Known Universe
- Shaddam IV, the Emperor of the Known Universe in the novel Dune, the first book in the Dune franchise.
- Paul Atreides, the Emperor of the Known Universe in the novel Dune Messiah.
- Leto II Atreides, the Emperor of the Known Universe in the novel God Emperor of Dune.
Kukuanaland
- 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 is the rightful monarch of Kukuanaland whose 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
- King Jai Varma was the ruler of Kuntala Kingdom and the brother of Princess Devasena in the Baahubali franchise. He was killed in the war by King Bhallaladeva of Mahishmati whom his entire kingdom was destroyed by.
Kyrat
- King Pagan Min is the eccentric tyrant of the fictional Himalayan country of Kyrat in the video game Far Cry 4.
Lancre
- 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 killed by beheading at the hands of his nephew. His ghost mentors the recently-assassinated King Verence on the nature of ghosts.
- 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.
- Verence I was the King of Lancre in Wyrd Sisters whereupon he was murdered by his cousin, Duke Felmet.
- Duke Felmet was 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 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. He is married to Magrat Garlick and has a daughter, Princess Esmeralda Margaret Note Spelling of Lancre.
Liberl
- King Edgar von Auslese III was the 25th monarch of the Kingdom of Liberl who is mentioned during the gaming events.
- Queen Alicia von Auslese II becomes the 26th monarch of the Kingdom of Liberl after her father's death. She is the grandmother of Crown Princess Klaudia von Auslese.
Liechtenhaus
- Prince Max is the ruler of the small principality of Liechtenhaus who might have to sell his royal palace to the American developers as a casino complex if he couldn't get an infusion of cash quickly, although he still has a daughter, Princess Sofia, and the dowry he would get from marrying her off to unappealing, in the Italian film Piccolo grande amore.
Loathing
- Ralph XI, the ruler of Loathing in the video game Kingdom of Loathing.
Lutha
- 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 wife.
Madripoor
- 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.
Mahishmati
- King Somadeva was the reigning Maharaja of Mahishmati Kingdom and the father of Bijjaladeva and Vikramadeva.
- Bijjaladeva, 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 had been the ruler of Mahishmati Kingdom after replacing his older brother Bijjaladeva due to his bad habits.
- Rajamatha Sivagami Devi, 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, 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, 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, son of Amarendra and Devasena, becomes a new King of Mahishmati Kingdom after defeating his evil uncle Bhallaladeva and slaying his adoptive cousin Bhadrudu.
Neighborhood of Make-Believe
- 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.
Maldonia
- The King of the country of Maldonia, the father of Prince Naveen and the father-in-law of Tiana in the Disney animated film The Princess and the Frog.
Meridian
- 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, 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 W.I.T.C.H.
Meropis
- 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 the Hedgehog for the misfortunes afflicting their city as "stupid" or "ridiculous". Angelica and Puff are also the parents of Princess Undina who is a childhood friend of Coral.
Island of Misfit Toys
- King Moonracer, the winged lion and the sovereign of the Island of Misfit Toys in the Rankin/Bass stop-motion holiday special Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.
Mobius
- Queen Aleena Hedgehog, the former ruler of Mobius and the mother of Sonic, Sonia and Manic Hedgehog. She was overthrown by the evil Dr. Robotnik who could seize control of Mobius, renaming it to "Robotropolis" under his rule.
Mushroom Kingdom
- Princess Peach is the rightful regnant of the Mushroom Kingdom in the Mario video game franchise. She is also a damsel in distress who gets captured by the evil king of the Koopas, Bowser, but gets rescued by the two main protagonists, Mario and his brother Luigi.
Naboo
- Padmé Amidala, Queen of Naboo in the film .
Isle of Naboombu
- King Leonidas, an anthropomorphic lion and the greedy ruler of the Isle of Naboombu in the Disney film Bedknobs and Broomsticks.
Narnia
- 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
Neptune City
- Queen Coralie is the mermaid ruler of the underwater kingdom of Neptune City in the Disney Junior animated series Jake and the Never Land Pirates.
Noland
- King Bud, whose real name is Timothy, is a young, orphaned boy who becomes a ruler of the Kingdom of Noland with his sister Fluff as its princess in the Oz novel series.
Nome Kingdom
- Ruggedo of the Rocks 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.
Nova
- Queen Fidelia was the previous monarch of Nova who had recently died.
- Princess Elodie has to be trained to become the new monarch of Nova after her mother's death. However, Elodie also becomes a victim of killing as well.
Oriana
- Princess Oriana is the ruler of the Kingdom of Oriana, but also a damsel in distress, in the animated film .
- The Duke of Zill, evil uncle of Princess Oriana, attempts to take over the Kingdom of Oriana with his robotic army.
Land of Oz
- King Pastoria, whose nickname was "The Lost King of Oz", was the previous ruler of the Land of Oz who has been removed mysteriously from his position when the Wizard unexpectedly came to Oz and took over the throne as its new dominant ruler.
- Princess Ozma becomes the rightful ruler of the Land of Oz after when Glinda the Good Witch allows her to ascend the throne. She was given from her father Pastoria to the wicked witch Mombi who placed a curse on her, turning her into a boy called Tippetarius, to prevent her from ascending her throne until Glinda later changed her back and Ozma herself is established back in her place as the official, young Queen of Oz.
Pride Lands
- Mohatu
- *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 in the first animated film The Lion King whereupon he was killed by his evil brother Scar with a stampede of wildebeest but has eventually become the heavenly spirit.
- Scar
- *He was formerly the new King of the Pride Lands of which he mistreated both the entire savanna and his subjects until he was dethroned by his now-grown nephew Simba.
- Simba
- *He becomes the rightful King of the Pride Lands after the death of his father Mufasa as he brings back peace and good nature to his subjects.
- Kion
- *The second-born cub of Simba and Nala. He is the former leader of the Lion Guard and later crowned King of the Tree of Life with Queen Rani as his mate.
Prydain
- Math was the High King of Prydain during most of the novel series The Chronicles of Prydain.
- 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 as his wife.
Rain Dukedom
- Tohara has been a previous sovereign 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.
Razkavia
- Prince Rudolf briefly becomes the new King of Razkavia after his father's death until he was killed during the coronation.
- Adelaide Bevan, who had recently become a crown princess, becomes the reigning queen of Razkavia after her husband Rudolf got killed.
Robo-Hungarian Empire
- 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, 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.
Rohan
- 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.
Rubovia
- King Rufus XIV is the ruler of the Kingdom of Rubovia, father of Prince Rupert and husband of Queen Caroline, in the British children's series A Rubovian Legend.
Ruritania
- 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 in the novel The Prisoner of Zenda.
- Queen Flavia, formerly the princess, becomes a sovereign of Ruritania alone after when King Rudolf was buried in the novel sequel Rupert of Hentzau.
Sadida
- King Oakheart Sheran Sharm is a jolly ruler of the Sadida Kingdom who, despite his "king" status, is not familiar with formalities. When the Tree of Life is sick, Oakheart temporarily leaves his post to his son Armand. It is later revealed that King 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 Queen of the Sadida Kingdom in the Special Episodes.
Sarasaland
- Princess Daisy is the sovereign of the kingdom of Sarasaland in the Mario video game franchise.
Island of Sodor
Kingdom existed from 1099 to 1263.
- Sigmund, 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, Peter.
- 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.
- 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.
Soleanna
Soleanna is the sovereign island country in the video game Sonic the Hedgehog. It is inspired by Venice, Italy.- The Duke of Soleanna. He happened to be a chief scientist and can only be seen during the flashback and during Shadow and Silver's time travel. After the accident of a research program, the Solaris Project, the Duke used a Chaos Emerald to seal Iblis, the raw power of the evil sun god Solaris, within the soul of his daughter Elise right before he died.
- Princess Elise III, daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Soleanna. She becomes a new ruler after her father's death from her childhood. However, Elise is also a damsel in distress as she gets mostly abducted by Doctor Eggman, who attempts to take Iblis out of her entire body, but gets rescued by Sonic the Hedgehog.
Sto Lat and Sto Helit
- 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. 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.
Sun Kingdom
- Sheila was a selected Queen of the Sun Kingdom as the consort 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 passed away.
- Livius Orvinus Ifrikia is the young king of the Sun Kingdom who begins his campaign to conquer the world after his mother's death, even though he is actually still a child.
Syldavia
- Muskar XII is the king of the fictional Balkan country of Syldavia in the eight 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 sceptre serves as the plot basis of it.
Taronia
- King Anatol XII is the ruler of the Ruritanian kingdom of Taronia in the film Thirty-Day Princess.
Themyscira
- 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 Comics universe. She is the mother of Princess Diana 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.
Tryphemia
- King Pausole is the mythic monarch of the kingdom of Tryphemia in the novel The Adventures of King Pausole and its opérette adaptation.
The Underground
- 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, 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.
The Underworld
- An unnamed and also benevolent King of the Underworld is the father of Princess Moanna, the child protagonist in the Spanish film Pan's Labyrinth.
Unikingdom
- 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 in the animated television series Unikitty!
Videoland
- King Charles Oberonn is the original sovereign of Videoland who has been banished to the Mirror World by the evil Mother Brain.
- Princess Lana becomes a 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 the other members of the N-Team led by Kevin Keene throughout their adventures.
Vulgaria
- Baron Bomburst, the villainous tyrant of Vulgaria in the film Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
Wakanda
- T'Chaka was the King of Wakanda in the Marvel Comics universe.
- T'Challa, son of King T'Chaka and former prince, becomes the new King of Wakanda who also becomes the Black Panther.
Westeros
Targaryen Dynasty
- Aegon I Targaryen
- *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
- *Second-born son of King Aegon I, usurped the Iron Throne from his nephew and legal heir, Prince Aegon.
- Jaehaerys I Targaryen
- *Third-born son of King Aenys I, legally usurped the Iron Throne from his uncle, King Maegor I.
- Viserys I Targaryen
- *Grandson of King Jaehaerys I.
- Aegon II Targaryen
- *Firstborn son of King Viserys I. Usurped the Iron Throne from the legal heir and his sister, Princess Rhaenyra, firstborn daughter of King Viserys I.
- Aegon III Targaryen
- *Grandson of King Jaehaerys I.
- Daeron I Targaryen
- *Firstborn son of King Aegon III.
- Baelor I Targaryen
- *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
- *Firstborn son of King Viserys II.
- Daeron II Targaryen
- *Firstborn son of King Aegon IV.
- Aerys I Targaryen
- Maekar I Targaryen
- Aegon V Targaryen
- Jaehaerys II Targaryen
- Aerys II Targaryen
- Viserys III Targaryen, pretender
- *Second-born son of King Aerys II Targaryen, and brother to 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, pretender
- *Alleged son of Prince Rhaegar Targaryen and Elia Martell.
- 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.
- Tommen I Baratheon
- *Younger brother to King Joffrey I, also a bastard born of his mother and uncle's incestuous relationship.
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- Cersei I of the House Lannister
- * Robert Baratheon's widow, and mother of Joffrey and Tommen, self-proclaimed Queen after her younger son's suicide.
- Brandon I of the House Stark
- * Elected King by the assembled Lords Paramount of the Seven Kingdoms after the death of both Queens Cersei and Daenerys.
Witchland
- Gorice XI, the King of Witchland in the novel The Worm Ouroboros.
- Gorice XII, the successor and reincarnation of Gorice XI.
Wonderland
- The Queen of Hearts is the villainous, foul-tempered monarch of Wonderland in the novel Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and its adaptations in other media.
Woodland Realm
- Thranduil, King of the Woodland Realm in the novel The Hobbit.
Yangdon
- Maja Raja Wangchuk was the previous King of the kingdom of Yangdon, seen in the first episode "A Princess is Born".
- Anand Wangchuk, the son of the late Maja Raja, is the current King of Yangdon and the biological father of the series' protagonist, Mikay Maghirang.
Zambezi
- King Mulambon 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.
Zamunda
- Jaffe Joffer was the King of an African nation of Zamunda in the film Coming to America.
- Akeem Joffer becomes the new King of Zamunda, following Jaffe's death, in the film sequel Coming 2 America.