Literature
This section contains examples of both classic and more modern writing.
| Princess | Work | Notes | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| Princess Eilonwy | The Chronicles of Prydain | Lloyd Alexander | |
| Princess | The Princess and the Pea | Hans Christian Andersen | |
| Thumbelina | Thumbelina | ||
| Emeralda (Emma) | The Frog Princess | A young witch learning to control her magic and the Princess of Greater Greensward. She also appears in the sequels Dragon's Breath, Once Upon a Curse, and No Place for Magic, and the series prequel, The Salamander Spell. | E. D. Baker |
| Millie | The Dragon Princess | The daughter of Princess Emeralda and Prince Eadric, and the protagonist of the epilogue series to The Frog Princess novels. She appears in The Dragon Princess, Dragon Kiss, and A Prince Among Frogs. | |
| Princess Annie | The Wide-Awake Princess | A fairy-tale novel based on the story of Sleeping Beauty. | |
| Princess Gwen | The Wide-Awake Princess | ||
| Beauty (Belle) | Beauty and the Beast | While the first published version was published by Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve, the most well-known version is the one recorded by Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont. | Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve |
| Tiger Lily | Peter and Wendy | J. M. Barrie | |
| Dorothy Gale | Oz books | Created a Princess of Oz by Princess Ozma. | L.Frank Baum |
| Princess Ozma | Oz books | Ozma of Oz, called "princess", but really functions as the Queen of Oz. | |
| Sara Crewe | A Little Princess | Frances Hodgson Burnett | |
| Mia Thermopolis | The Princess Diaries | Amelia Mignonette Grimaldi Thermopolis Renaldo, Crown Princess of Genovia, commonly known as "Mia Thermopolis". | Meg Cabot |
| Princess Badroulbadour | "The Story of Aladdin; or, the Wonderful Lamp" | A Middle Eastern folktale; one of a collection of tales from The Book of One Thousand and One Nights (Arabian Nights). | Translated and added by Antoine Galland |
| Princess Buttercup | The Princess Bride | William Goldman | |
| Allerleirauh | Allerleirauh | Brothers Grimm | |
| Princess | The Frog Prince | ||
| Rapunzel | Rapunzel | ||
| The twelve princesses | The Twelve Dancing Princesses | ||
| Miri | Princess Academy | Shannon Hale | |
| Princess Irulan | Dune | Eldest daughter of the 81st Padishah Emperor Shaddam Corrino IV and Anirul. | Frank Herbert |
| Princess Chalice | Dune | A daughter of the 81st Padishah Emperor Shaddam Corrino IV and Anirul. | |
| Princess Wensicia | Dune | The third daughter of the 81st Padishah Emperor Shaddam Corrino IV and Anirul. | |
| Princess Josifa | Dune | A daughter of the 81st Padishah Emperor Shaddam Corrino IV and Anirul. | |
| Princess Rugi | Dune | A daughter of the 81st Padishah Emperor Shaddam Corrino IV and Anirul. | |
| Princess Nausicaa | The Odyssey | Homer | |
| Princess Loralyn | Beyond the Greenest Hill: A Fairy Tale | Patricia McCune Irvine | |
| Kaguya-hime | The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter | Kaguya-hime (かぐや姫, Princess Kaguya). A 10th century Japanese folktale. This story is the basis for the science fiction manga series, Kaguyahime. | |
| Dotterine | The Child who came from an Egg | Estonian fairy tale, also known as The Egg-Born Princess (Estonian: Munast sündinud kuningatütar). Collected by Dr. Friedrich Kreutzwald in Eestirahwa Ennemuistesed jutud. | |
| Princess Adelina (Addie) | The Two Princesses of Bamarre | Gail Carson Levine | |
| Princess Meryl | The Two Princesses of Bamarre | ||
| Ye Gongzhu Aurora | The Guardians of Cosmos | Princess of the whole universe with special powers over energy. She was also the patron of Cosmos, the good part of the world, and used to be in a relationship with Alexander as well as being in a relationship with Kim Joomyun (Suho) in the sequel. Often described as an incredibly beautiful teenage girl with long black hair and eyes. She was an Asian and together with her fellow Guardians, fight against the evil Chaos. | Noelle |
| Aravis | The Chronicles of Narnia | Marries Prince Cor of Archenland. Appears as a main character in The Horse and His Boy and a minor character in The Last Battle. | C. S. Lewis |
| Princess Irene | The Princess and the Goblin | Princess Irene also appears, a few years older, in the book's sequel, The Princess and Curdie. | George MacDonald |
| Daughter of Antiochus | Pericles, Prince of Tyre | The unnamed daughter of Antiochus, King of Antioch. | William Shakespeare |
| Marina | Pericles, Prince of Tyre | The daughter of Thaisa and Pericles, Prince of Tyre. | |
| 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 (play) | 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 (play) | Widow of Richard II's uncle, the Duke of York (who is based on the historical figure, Edmund of Langley, 1st 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, respectively. | |
| 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. | J. R. R. Tolkien |
| Éowyn | Lord of the Rings | Though she never actually held the title of "princess", she is the niece of King Théoden of Rohan, the sister of King Éomer of Rohan, the wife of Faramir, a Prince of Gondor. | |
| Finduilas | The Children of Húrin, The Silmarillion |
Daughter of Orodreth, the ruler of Nargothrond. She was a high princess of the Noldor. | |
| Galadriel | 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 Silmarillion, The Book of Lost Tales (The Fall of Gondolin) | Daughter of Turgon, Elven king of the Noldor. | |
| Princess Lothíriel of Dol Amroth | Lord of the Rings | Wife of Éomer. | |
| Lúthien Tinúviel | The Silmarillion | A Telerin (Sindarin) princess, daughter of Elu Thingol, King of Dorian, and Melian the Maia. | |
| Aouda | Around the World in Eighty Days | Jules Verne |
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