Household Tales · Character

the princess

A king's daughter who trades a promise for a road home, then must keep it — knife in hand — before an iron stove in the forest.

major

Also known as the princess, The princess

First appearance: The Frog-King, or Iron Henry

As a major figure in Household Tales, the princess is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

The youngest princess, beautiful and initially careless with her promises, who eventually learns the importance of keeping her word.

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With the young King (romantic): The princess is a royal match for the young king, often involving marriage or courtship. With the son (romantic): The princess and the son are often paired as romantic interests in…

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Setup
Escalation
Breaking point
Aftermath
Closing

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the young King
romantic · positive
The princess is a royal match for the young king, often involving marriage or courtship. How this plays out →
the son
romantic · positive
the young King
romantic · positive
The princess is a royal match for the young king, often involving marriage or courtship. How this plays out →
the son
romantic · positive

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the princess appears across 42 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.

The Frog-King, or Iron Henry
The youngest princess, beautiful and initially careless with her promises, who eventually learns the importance of keeping her word.
The Story of the Youth Who Went Forth to Learn What Fear Was
The king's daughter who marries the youth and eventually helps him learn to shudder.
Faithful John
The princess of the Golden Dwelling, who is won by the king through a ruse and later becomes his queen.
The Good Bargain
The King's daughter laughs heartily at the peasant's story, fulfilling the King's promise to marry her to the one who makes her laugh.
Rapunzel
The enchantress (Dame Gothel) who locks Rapunzel in a tower, cuts her hair, and blinds the prince.
The Three Snake-Leaves
The king's daughter who demands a husband willing to be buried alive with her, then later betrays and attempts to murder her husband.
The White Snake
The king's beautiful daughter who sets three impossible tasks for her suitors, eventually marrying the servant.
The Valiant Little Tailor
The king's daughter who marries the tailor but later plots against him.
The Riddle
The proud princess who tries to guess the riddle by spying but is caught.
The Singing Bone
The king's daughter, married to the elder brother under false pretenses.
The Devil with the Three Golden Hairs
The king's daughter, who marries the luck-child after the altered letter and later welcomes him home.
Godfather Death
King's only child; her illness leads the physician to defy Death a second time.
King Thrushbeard
The proud and haughty daughter of the king who mocks all suitors, especially King Thrushbeard. She is humbled through poverty and menial labor, eventually learning humility.
The Knapsack, the Hat, and the Horn
The king's daughter who marries the youth but tries to steal his magical items.
The Two Brothers
The young Queen; marries one twin, identifies her true husband by the golden clasp on the lion.
The Queen Bee
The youngest and sweetest princess, identified by the bee because she ate honey before falling asleep.
The Golden Goose
The king's daughter who is so serious that no one can make her laugh, but laughs at the sight of the procession.
The Twelve Huntsmen
The king's betrothed who is sent away after the true bride is recognized.
How Six Men Got on in the World
The King's daughter who races the runner and is nearly won as a bride.
The Singing, Springing Lark
The foreign princess who bewitches the prince and attempts to marry him, but is ultimately revealed as a sorcerer's daughter.
The Goose-Girl
The true bride, a king's daughter, who is forced into servitude as a goose-girl by her treacherous waiting-maid.
The Gnome
The three princesses who are rescued from the underground chambers; the youngest marries the youngest huntsman.
The Three Little Birds
The prince freed from the black dog's curse, who marries the maiden.
The Water of Life
The enchanted maiden freed by the youngest prince, who later tests suitors with a golden road.
The Devil's Sooty Brother
The eldest daughter refuses to marry the sooty soldier; the youngest daughter willingly accepts, and later becomes queen.
The Two Travellers
The eldest princess who marries the tailor.
Hans the Hedgehog
First king's daughter, forced to marry Hans but rejected and disgraced after he pierces her with his quills.
The Skilful Huntsman
The imprisoned princess who is rescued by the huntsman and later marries him.
The Two Kings' Children
The youngest daughter of the giant king who helps the prince with magic and later wins him back.
The Cunning Little Tailor
Extremely proud, sets riddles for suitors; forced to marry the tailor after he solves her riddle and survives the bear.
The Blue Light
The king's daughter, forced to serve the soldier as a menial servant under cover of night, later becomes his wife.
Ferdinand the Faithful
The bride fetched by Ferdinand the Faithful; she becomes queen and marries him after beheading the king.
The Iron Stove
The king's daughter who loses her way, promises to free the prince, and ultimately rescues him through perseverance and magical aid.
The Four Skilful Brothers
The king's daughter rescued from a dragon by the four brothers.
The Shoes That Were Danced to Pieces
The eldest princess leads her sisters in nightly dances and gives the soldier a sleeping draught.
The Six Servants
The beautiful daughter of the sorceress queen, initially proud and haughty, later humbled.
Iron John
The king's daughter who throws the golden apples and recognizes the youth by his golden hair.
The Donkey
The beautiful daughter of the old king, she marries the donkey and loves him even after learning his true form.
The Sea-Hare
The haughty princess who can see all from her twelve windows and demands a husband who can hide from her.
The Drummer
The king's daughter rescued from the witch; she uses a wishing-ring to create dresses and reclaims her betrothed.
Old Rinkrank
The king's daughter who falls into the glass mountain and becomes Old Rinkrank's servant, later escapes by tricking him.
The Crystal Ball
The King's daughter imprisoned in the Castle of the Golden Sun, cursed to appear ugly until the crystal ball is retrieved.

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