# the princess — Household Tales character guide > the princess in Household Tales by Jacob Grimm. **Role:** major **Also known as:** the princess, The princess **First appearance:** 0000-the-frog-king-or-iron-henry ## Who they are 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. ## Relationships ### [the young King](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/characters/the_young_king) _romantic_ The princess is a royal match for the young king, often involving marriage or courtship. ### [the son](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/characters/the_son) _romantic_ The princess and the son are often paired as romantic interests in marriage quests. ### [the young King](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/characters/the_young_king) _romantic_ The princess is a royal match for the young king, often involving marriage or courtship. ### [the son](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/characters/the_son) _romantic_ The princess and the son are often paired as romantic interests in marriage quests. ## In the story ### [The Frog-King, or Iron Henry](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/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](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/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](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/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](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/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](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/rapunzel) The enchantress (Dame Gothel) who locks Rapunzel in a tower, cuts her hair, and blinds the prince. ### [The Three Snake-Leaves](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/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](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/the-white-snake) The king's beautiful daughter who sets three impossible tasks for her suitors, eventually marrying the servant. ### [The Valiant Little Tailor](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/the-valiant-little-tailor) The king's daughter who marries the tailor but later plots against him. ### [The Riddle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/the-riddle) The proud princess who tries to guess the riddle by spying but is caught. ### [The Singing Bone](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/the-singing-bone) The king's daughter, married to the elder brother under false pretenses. ### [The Devil with the Three Golden Hairs](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/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](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/godfather-death) King's only child; her illness leads the physician to defy Death a second time. ### [King Thrushbeard](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/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](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/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](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/the-two-brothers) The young Queen; marries one twin, identifies her true husband by the golden clasp on the lion. ### [The Queen Bee](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/the-queen-bee) The youngest and sweetest princess, identified by the bee because she ate honey before falling asleep. ### [The Golden Goose](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/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](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/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](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/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](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/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](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/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](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/the-gnome) The three princesses who are rescued from the underground chambers; the youngest marries the youngest huntsman. ### [The Three Little Birds](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/the-three-little-birds) The prince freed from the black dog's curse, who marries the maiden. ### [The Water of Life](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/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](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/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](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/the-two-travellers) The eldest princess who marries the tailor. ### [Hans the Hedgehog](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/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](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/the-skilful-huntsman) The imprisoned princess who is rescued by the huntsman and later marries him. ### [The Two Kings' Children](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/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](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/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](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/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](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/ferdinand-the-faithful) The bride fetched by Ferdinand the Faithful; she becomes queen and marries him after beheading the king. ### [The Iron Stove](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/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](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/the-four-skilful-brothers) The king's daughter rescued from a dragon by the four brothers. ### [The Shoes That Were Danced to Pieces](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/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](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/the-six-servants) The beautiful daughter of the sorceress queen, initially proud and haughty, later humbled. ### [Iron John](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/iron-john) The king's daughter who throws the golden apples and recognizes the youth by his golden hair. ### [The Donkey](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/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](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/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](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/the-drummer) The king's daughter rescued from the witch; she uses a wishing-ring to create dresses and reclaims her betrothed. ### [Old Rinkrank](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/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](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/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. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/characters/the_princess - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/characters