| Role/Occupation Royalty |
| Total Entries 34 |
| Representative Boy King |
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The hereditary nobility, who were the ruling and military elite in the Middle Ages and the perceived elite afterwards. Whether or not they have a sovereign whom they are subordinate to, these characters have commoners who are subordinate to them. Their position is hereditary, often legally enforced, although occasionally simply socially accepted to the same effect. Usually, the longer the family and its heritage have been known the better. In some periods and countries, it can carry the taint of being not quite noble yet if only one’s parents were ennobled. Thus, nobles are often quite proud of the length of their lineage, which makes them the natural foil of the “Self-Made Man”. For the same reason young aristocrats are often quite powerless in the hands of “The Patriarch” who rules the family, making the threat of “Passed-Over Inheritance” quite powerful… ~ Blue Blood – TV Tropes
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