List of fictional princesses
This is a list of fictional princesses that have appeared in various works of fiction. This list is organized by medium and limited to well-referenced, notable examples of fictional princesses.
Literature
This section contains examples of both classic and modern writing.| Princess | Work | Notes | Author |
| al-Nadirah | Hatra legend | Recorded in early Islamic literature. | |
| Princess Eilonwy | ' | She is the princess of Llyr. | |
| Queen Irene | Xanth | Formerly Princess Irene, she is also the Sorceress of Plants. She is King Trent and Queen Iris's daughter, Dor's wife, and Ivy, Ida, and Dolph's mother. She appears in Centaur Aisle. | |
| Princess Ivy | Xanth | Sorceress of Enhancement. She is Queen Irene and Dor's daughter and Ida's twin sister. She appears in Dragon on a Pedestal, Crewel Lye: A Caustic Yarn, and Man from Mundania. | |
| Princess Ida | Xanth | Sorceress of the idea. She is Queen Irene and Dor's daughter and Ivy's lost twin sister. She first appears in The Color of Her Panties. | |
| Princesses Melody, Harmony, and Rhythm | Xanth | Triplet Sorceresses and Princess Ivy and Grey's daughters. | |
| Tiger Lily | Peter Pan and Wendy | There is controversy over stereotypes of Native Americans with Tiger Lily being an "Indian princess", as she is obviously the daughter of the tribal chief Great Big Little Panther. | |
| Betsy Bobbin | Oz books | According to Ruth Plumly Thompson, Betsy becomes a Princess of Oz. She appears as the "Princess of Stones" and is referred to as "Lady Betsy Bobbin" in David Sexton's Tarot of Oz. | |
| Dorothy Gale | Oz books | Princess Ozma later makes her a Princess of Oz. | |
| Princesses of Ev | Oz books | The five daughters of the late King Evoldo of the Land of Ev:
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| Princess Gayelette | Oz books | She was the princess and sorceress of the Gillikin Country. | |
| Princess Ozma | Oz books | In Ozma of Oz, she is called "princess", but functions closer to being Queen of Oz. | |
| Peg Amy | Oz books | Trot's doll, who, in Kabumpo in Oz, is discovered to be the enchanted form of the Princess of Sun-Top Mountain. She later marries Prince Pompadore of Pumperdink, with whom she has a daughter, Princess Pajonia of Pumperdink. | |
| Polychrome | Oz books | She is a cloud fairy who is the "sky princess", the youngest daughter of the Rainbow. | |
| Trot | Oz books | She later becomes a princess of the Ozure Isles. | |
| Princess Langwidere | Ozma of Oz | The princess of the Land of Ev. | |
| Angelica | Orlando innamorato | She reappears in the saga's continuation, Orlando furioso by Ludovico Ariosto, and in other later works based on the two originals. | |
| Mistaya | Magic Kingdom of Landover | She is the daughter of Ben Holiday, the High Lord of Landover, and his queen, Willow. She is born near the end of the fourth book, The Tangle Box, and is one of the main characters of the fifth, Witches' Brew. She becomes a protagonist in the sixth volume, A Princess of Landover. | |
| Dejah Thoris | Barsoom series | The princess of the Martian city-state/empire of Helium. | |
| Jane Porter Clayton, Countess of Greystoke | Tarzan series | The Countess of Greystoke and the tribal queen of the Waziri people due to her marriage to Tarzan. Despite not being an official princess, her latter title arguably causes her to qualify. | |
| Meriem, wife of Korak | Tarzan series | The daughter-in-law of Tarzan, who is both an English peer and an African tribal chief. She is also a princess in her own right. | |
| Mia Thermopolis | ' | Amelia Mignonette Grimaldi Thermopolis Renaldo, Crown Princess of Genovia, commonly known as "Mia Thermopolis". | |
| Elora Danan | Chronicles of the Shadow War trilogy | A series based on George Lucas's 1988 high fantasy film Willow, which take place fifteen years after the events of the film. | and George Lucas |
| The three princesses | ' | Irish fairy tale collected by Jeremiah Curtin in Myths and Folk-lore of Ireland. | |
| Felicia | Fortunée, or Felicia and the Pot of Pinks | French literary fairy tale written by Madame d'Aulnoy. Included by Andrew Lang by in The Blue Fairy Book. | |
| Abricotine | ' | She serves as a fairy princess of the Island of Quiet Pleasures. | |
| Princess Belle-Etoile | Princess Belle-Etoile | French fairy tale inspired by Giovanni Francesco Straparola's Ancilotto, King of Provino. | |
| Princess Rosette | Princess Rosette | French fairy tale by Madame d'Aulnoy. Included by Andrew Lang in The Red Fairy Book. | |
| Princess Aline | ' | He was illustrated by Charles Dana Gibson and inspired by Princess Alix of Hesse-Darmstadt, the last tsarina of the Russian Empire who Davis was infatuated with. | |
| Princess Pea | ' | The princess of Dor and the only child of King Philip and the deceased Queen. | |
| The Wentworth princesses | Entwined | Based on "The Twelve Dancing Princesses". | |
| Clotilde Lothman von Saxe-Meiningen | ' | A Scandinavian princess. | |
| Fallon | Princess of Fire | A Saxon princess, daughter of King Harold of England. | |
| Ce'Nedra | ' series | Imperial Princess of Tolnedra, Queen of Riva. She first appears in Queen of Sorcery. | |
| Princess Li Si | Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver | The princess of Mandala who is kidnapped by Mrs. Grindtooth and later saved by the protagonists. | Michael Ende |
| Sursulapitschi | Jim Button and the Wild 13 | The daughter of the king of the seas. | Michael Ende |
| Cassandra/Evanlyn | Ranger's Apprentice | She is the crown princess, and later queen regent, of Araluen, who befriends Ranger Will Treaty and knight Horace Altman and is a natural leader. She later marries Horace, as her prince consort, and has a daughter, Madelyn. | |
| Madelyn "Maddie" Altman | Ranger's Apprentice | She is the wild princess of Araluen who becomes apprenticed to Will to become the first female Ranger in an attempt by her parents Horace and Cassandra to teach her discipline. | |
| Princess Badroulbadour | ' | A Middle Eastern folktale; one of a collection of tales from The Book of One Thousand and One Nights . | Translated and added by Antoine Galland |
| Princess Buttercup | ' | A commoner chosen to marry Prince Humperdinck because she is the most beautiful woman in the world. Because the prince cannot marry a commoner, she is given the courtesy title of Princess of Hammersmith, a small region in the kingdom of Florin. | |
| Queen Cyrilla of Galea | Sword of Truth series | Full name Cyrilla Amnell, who was formerly Princess Cyrilla. She is the daughter of Queen Bernadine and King Wyborn Amnell of Galea, sister of Prince Harold of Galea, and older half-sister of the Mother Confessor Kahlan Amnell. | |
| Princess Violet of Tamarang | Sword of Truth series | Spoilt daughter of Queen Milena of Tamarang. She later succeeds her mother as Queen of Tamarang. | |
| Allerleirauh | Allerleirauh | ||
| Rapunzel | Rapunzel | ||
| Snow White | Snow White | ||
| The twelve princesses | ' | ||
| Cinderella | Cinderella | and Charles Perrault | |
| Princess Beatrice | The Princess and the Hound | ||
| Princess Irulan | Dune series | Eldest daughter of the 81st Padishah Emperor Shaddam Corrino IV and Anirul. | |
| Princess Chalice | Dune series | A daughter of the 81st Padishah Emperor Shaddam Corrino IV and Anirul. | |
| Princess Wensicia | Dune series | The third daughter of the 81st Padishah Emperor Shaddam Corrino IV and Anirul. | |
| Princess Josifa | Dune series | The daughters of the 81st Padishah Emperor Shaddam Corrino IV and Anirul. | |
| Princess Rugi | Dune series | The daughters of the 81st Padishah Emperor Shaddam Corrino IV and Anirul. | |
| Grace | Princess Grace | Illustrated by Cornelius Van Wright and Ying-Hwa Hu. | |
| Nausicaa | ' | She is the daughter of King Alcinous and Queen Arete of Phaeacia, who helps Odysseus when he becomes shipwrecked on the island of Scheria. | Homer |
| Princess Osra | ' | ||
| Princess Flavia | ' | Betrothed to King Rudolf of Ruritania and love of Rudolf Rassendyll. She later becomes the Queen of Ruritania in the sequel Rupert of Hentzau. | |
| Christina Light/Princess Casamassima | Roderick Hudson;The Princess Casamassima | She is married to the Prince Casamassima. | |
| Kaguya-hime | ' | Princess Kaguya A 10th century Japanese folktale that has been adapted into various forms. | Japanese folk tale |
| Zhao Min | ' | Princess Shaomin, born Minmin Temür. She is the daughter of Chaghan Temür, the Prince of Ruyang of the Yuan Dynasty, younger sister of Köke Temür, and love interest of Zhang Wuji. | Jin Yong |
| Princess Beatrice | Castle in the Air | She is the strong-minded princess of Strangia who becomes engaged to Prince Justin of Ingary. She is also among the princesses taken captive by Djinn Hasruel. | |
| Princess Flower-in-the-Night | Castle in the Air | She is the daughter of the Sultan of Zanzib and, later, the wife of Abdullah. She is also among the princesses taken captive by Djinn Hasruel. | |
| Princess Hilda | House of Many Ways | She is the elderly and unmarried princess of High Norland and the daughter of the elderly King Adolphus X. | |
| Princess of Pure Reason | ' | Twin princesses who are adopted by King Azaz the Unabridged of the Kingdom of Wisdom. | |
| Princess of Sweet Rhyme | ' | Twin princesses who are adopted by King Azaz the Unabridged of the Kingdom of Wisdom. | |
| Carissa | ' | The rebellious second princess of the United Kingdom, who attempted to conquer it to protect it from the Roman Catholic Church and its influence. | |
| Riméa | ' | The eldest princess of the United Kingdom, who was opposed to her younger sister, Carissa, taking over the country. | |
| Villain | ' | The youngest princess of the United Kingdom, who was opposed to her elder sister taking over the country. | |
| Princess Golden Locks | ' | Irish fairy tale collected Kennedy's in Fireside Stories of Ireland. Included by Joseph Jacobs in More Celtic Fairy Tales. | Collected by Patrick Kennedy |
| Dotterine | ' | Estonian fairy tale, also known as The Egg-Born Princess. Collected by Dr. Friedrich Kreutzwald in Eestirahwa Ennemuistesed jutud. | |
| Princess Daisy Valenski | Princess Daisy | ||
| Dani Valenski | Princess Daisy | Daisy's twin sister, who was not accepted by their father because she was born brain-damaged. | |
| Signy | Asmund and Signy | Icelandic fairy tale collected in Islandische Märchen. Included by Andrew Lang in The Brown Fairy Book. | Collected by Andrew Lang |
| The Enchanted Princess | ' | Collected by Andrew Lang | |
| Princess Hadvor | Hermod and Hadvor | Collected by Andrew Lang | |
| Seserakh | Earthsea | The princess of the Kargad lands and King Thol's daughter. | |
| Vera | Princess Ligovskaya | She is based on Varvara Lopukhina, whom the author Lermontov was in love with. Lopukhina's husband, Nikolai Bakhmetyev, was the prototype for the character of Prince Ligovskoy. | |
| Ella of Frell | Ella Enchanted | She becomes a princess when she marries Charmont, the Crown Prince of Kyrria. | |
| Princess Adelina | ' | ||
| Princess Meryl | ' | ||
| Aravis | ' | She marries Crown Prince Cor of Archenland; she appears as a main character in The Horse and His Boy and a minor character in The Last Battle. | |
| Nehemia Ytger | Throne of Glass | The Princess of Eyllwe and friend to protagonist Queen Celaena Sardothien. | |
| The Light Princess | ' | Scottish fairy tale. | |
| Princess Makemnoit | ' | Scottish fairy tale. | |
| Princess Irene | ' | Princess Irene also appears, a few years older, in the book's sequel, The Princess and Curdie. | |
| Myrcella Baratheon | ' | Princess of the House Baratheon of King's Landing. King Robert Baratheon's legal daughter, Cersei and Jaime Lannister's biological daughter, and Joffrey and Tommen's sister. | |
| Arianne Martell | ' | ||
| Elia Martell | ' | ||
| Rhaenys Targaryen | ' | ||
| Daenerys Targaryen | ' | ||
| Vasilisa "Lissa" Dragomir | Vampire Academy; Bloodlines | Lissa is a moroi princess and the user of a rare form of magic who maintains a bond with dhampir Rose Hathaway. She later becomes the moroi queen and older half-sister of Jill Mastrano Dragomir in Bloodlines. | |
| Princess Elena | ' | A strong, capable princess of Evergreen who is opposed to her father King Rufus's plans to have her marry the eligible prince. | |
| Leila Tūs Salvatíraas | The Savior's series | The current savior and ruler of Thessen. | |
| Princess Corenice of Atlantis | Merlin's Ring | ||
| Princess Ben | Princess Ben | Princess Benevolence. | |
| Princess Marïonoff | The Emperor's Candlesticks | ||
| Arya Dröttningu | ' | She is the elven princess, and later queen, of Ellesméra and the only child of King Evandar and Queen Islanzadí. She first appeared in Eragon. | |
| Princess Esme | Discworld | Princess Esmerelda Margaret Note Spelling of Lancre, the daughter of King Verence II and Queen Magrat Garlick. | |
| Queen Keli | Discworld | Queen Kelirehenna I, formerly the princess of Sto Lat and the daughter of the murdered King Olerve the Bastard. | |
| Adelaide Bevan | The Tin Princess | Adelaide briefly becomes a princess when she is married to Prince Rudolf of Razkavia until she becomes the reigning queen due to his sudden death. A part of the Sally Lockhart series. | |
| Ludmila | Ruslan and Ludmila | The daughter of Prince Vladimir of the Kievan Rus'. | |
| Tsarevna | ' | Also called "The Tale of the Dead Tsarevna and the Seven Bogatyrs", the 1833 Russian poem by Alexander Pushkin. | |
| Princess-Swan | ' | 1831 Russian poem written after the fairy tale edited by Vladimir Dahl. | |
| Alasen of Kierst | Dragon Prince and Dragon Star trilogies | Princess of Meadowlord and the daughter of Prince Volog of Kierst. | |
| Gemma of Syr | Dragon Prince and Dragon Star trilogies | Princess of Ossteia and the younger sister of the villainous Prince Jastri. | |
| Sioned | Dragon Prince and Dragon Star trilogies | The Sunrunner witch and the High Princess. She is married to Rohan, the Dragon Prince of the Desert and the mother of Prince Pol; the younger sister of Prince Davvi. | |
| Ileana Cosânzeana | Romanian Fairy Tales | She is kidnapped by the draconic Zmeu but rescued by the heroic knight Făt-Frumos. | Romanian Folklore |
| Jenna Heap | Septimus Heap series | A primary character in the Septimus Heap series. She is a descendant of Princess Esmeralda. | |
| Cirilla Fiona Elen Riannon | The Witcher series | Also known as Ciri, she is the princess of Cintra and the Lady of Time and Space who is trained under Geralt of Rivia. She is Princess Pavetta and Emperor Duny's daughter and granddaughter of the late Queen Calanthe. | |
| Cordelia | King Lear | She is the youngest of the three daughters of King Lear of Britain. | |
| Goneril | King Lear | The oldest daughter of King Lear of Britain. | |
| Regan | King Lear | The second daughter of King Lear of Britain. | |
| Daughter of Antiochus | Pericles, Prince of Tyre | The unnamed daughter of King Antiochus of Antioch. | |
| Marina | Pericles, Prince of Tyre | The daughter of Thaisa and Prince Pericles. | |
| Thaisa | Pericles, Prince of Tyre | The daughter of Simonides, King of Pentapolis, and wife of Pericles, Prince of Tyre. | |
| The Duchess of Gloucester | Richard II | Wife of Richard II's uncle, Thomas of Woodstock, Duke of Gloucester; based on the historical figure of Lady Eleanor de Bohun. | |
| The Duchess of York | Richard II | Widow of Richard II's uncle, the Duke of York. Though unnamed, the Duchess is reportedly a composite of Langley's first and second wives, Infanta Isabella of Castile and Joan Holland. | |
| Miranda | ' | Daughter of Prospero, the rightful Duke of Milan, and wife of Prince Ferdinand. | |
| Princess Gentianella | Somebody Else's Prince | A short story collected by Evelyn Sharp in The Other Side of the Sun. | |
| Amalina Seraphina | Prince Otto: A Romance | The discontented princess who is married to Prince Otto of Grünewald but plots with Baron Gondremark to depose of him. | |
| Serena | Ancilotto, King of Provino | Italian fairy tale included in The Facetious Nights of Straparola. | |
| Princess | Puss in Boots | Italian fairy tale included in The Facetious Nights of Straparola, with the different versions published by Giambattista Basile and then by Charles Perrault. | |
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| Princess Ida | ' | 1847 serio-comic blank verse narrative poem. | |
| Princess Pajonia of Pumperdink | Oz books | The daughter of Peg Amy and Prince Pompadore of Pumperdink. She first appears in The Purple Prince of Oz. | - |
| Planetty | Oz books | She appears in Ruth Plumly Thompson's 1938 novel The Silver Princess in Oz. She also appears in Jeff Freedman's The Magic Dishpan of Oz. | - |
| Princess Lenore | Many Moons | ||
| Eärwen | Unfinished Tales The Silmarillion | Daughter of Olwë of Alqualondë, king of the Telerin Elves of Aman. She is the wife of Finarfin, Prince of the Noldor, the mother of Galadriel, and Queen of Eldamar. | |
| Finduilas | ' The Silmarillion | Daughter of Orodreth, the ruler of Nargothrond. She was a high princess of the Noldor. | |
| Galadriel | The Lord of the Rings The Silmarillion | Youngest child and only daughter of Finarfin, Prince and later High King of the Noldor, and Eärwen. | |
| Idril | ', The Book of Lost Tales | Daughter of Turgon, Elven king of the Noldor. | |
| Princess Lothíriel of Dol Amroth | The Lord of the Rings | Wife of Éomer. | |
| Lúthien Tinúviel | ' | A Telerin princess, daughter of Elu Thingol, King of Dorian, and Melian the Maia. | |
| Princess Maria Bolkonskaya | War and Peace | Princess Maria Nikolayevna Bolkonskaya. Daughter of Prince Nikolai Andreyevich Bolkonsky. | Leo Tolstoy |
| Princess Adalmina | Adalmina's Pearl | A Finnish fairy tale about a princess who gets a magical pearl with the power to make her more beautiful, intelligent, and richer each day. | Zachris Topelius |
| Princess Janine de St. Jehan | Heir Apparent | The illegitimate daughter of the late King Cynric and Queen Andreanna. She is portrayed as a playable RPG character, controlled by the main character Giannine Bellisario. | |
| Aouda | Around the World in Eighty Days | Jules Verne | |
| Laurana Kanan | Dragonlance Chronicles | A "spoiled elven princess" who becomes a "competent fighter and military leader" and heavily contributes in saving the world of Krynn. | Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman |