# the young King — Household Tales character guide > the young King in Household Tales by Jacob Grimm. **Role:** supporting **Also known as:** The young King, the young king **First appearance:** 0005-faithful-john ## Who they are A young ruler whose crown sits lightly at first, until the wants of those around him begin to reshape his kingdom. ## Relationships ### [the son](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/characters/the_son) _family_ The son is likely the young king's father or close relative, guiding him through trials and succession. ### [the maiden](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/characters/the_maiden) _romantic_ The maiden is the young king's love interest or destined bride, central to many fairy tale plots. ### [the princess](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/characters/the_princess) _romantic_ The princess is a royal match for the young king, often involving marriage or courtship. ### [the girl](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/characters/the_girl) _social_ The girl and the young king are acquaintances from different social spheres, occasionally interacting in tales. ### [the youth](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/characters/the_youth) _friendship_ The young king and the youth are allies or companions on adventures. ### [Faithful John](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/characters/faithful_john) _professional_ Faithful John is the young king's loyal servant and advisor, protecting him at great personal cost. ### [Clever Hans](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/characters/clever_hans) _friendship_ Clever Hans aids the young king with wit and cunning in various predicaments. ### [the boy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/characters/the_boy) _family_ The boy is likely the young king's son or younger relative, learning from him. ### [Brother Lustig](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/characters/brother_lustig) _social_ Brother Lustig and the young king meet occasionally, with Lustig's roguish nature causing friction. ### [Mother Holle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/characters/mother_holle) _social_ Mother Holle and the young king have limited interaction, often as a magical benefactor or obstacle. ### [Faithful John](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/characters/faithful_john) _professional_ Faithful John is the young king's loyal servant and advisor, protecting him at great personal cost. ### [Clever Hans](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/characters/clever_hans) _friendship_ Clever Hans aids the young king with wit and cunning in various predicaments. ## 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 prince transformed into a frog by a witch, who is freed when the princess accepts him. ### [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) After clearing the haunted castle, he marries the princess and becomes king, but still cannot shudder. ### [Faithful John](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/faithful-john) The king who falls in love with the princess of the Golden Dwelling and later must decide to sacrifice his sons to revive Faithful John. ### [The Twelve Brothers](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/the-twelve-brothers) The king who marries the silent maiden and later condemns her under his mother's influence. ### [Little Brother and Little Sister](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/little-brother-and-little-sister) The King who hunts in the forest, discovers the sister, marries her, and later uncovers the stepmother's treachery. ### [Rapunzel](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/rapunzel) The prince who hears Rapunzel's song, climbs her hair, and later becomes blind after jumping from the tower. ### [The Three Little Men in the Wood](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/the-three-little-men-in-the-wood) The king who marries the kind stepdaughter and later rescues her from the river. ### [The Three Spinners](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/the-three-spinners) The prince who marries the girl and is horrified by the three spinners' deformities. ### [The Three Snake-Leaves](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/the-three-snake-leaves) The youth who becomes king after marriage; he is buried alive, revived, thrown into the sea, and revived again. ### [The Valiant Little Tailor](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/the-valiant-little-tailor) The king who sets the tailor impossible tasks and later tries to have him kidnapped. ### [Cinderella](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/cinderella) The prince who falls in love with Cinderella and uses the golden slipper to find his true bride. ### [The Girl Without Hands](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/the-girl-without-hands) The king who marries the girl and later searches for her for seven years. ### [The Six Swans](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/the-six-swans) The king who marries the silent maiden; he defends her against his mother's accusations but ultimately must sentence her to death. ### [Briar-Rose](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/briar-rose) The king's son who braves the thorn hedge, finds Briar-Rose, and awakens her with a kiss; they marry. ### [The Queen Bee](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/the-queen-bee) One of the two elder brothers who mocked Simpleton but later turned to stone after failing the first two tasks. ### [Allerleirauh](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/allerleirauh) The king who discovers Allerleirauh in the forest, employs her as a kitchen maid, and later marries her after recognizing her at the festivals. ### [The Twelve Huntsmen](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/the-twelve-huntsmen) The prince who becomes king and is forced to marry another, but ultimately recognizes his true bride. ### [The Pink](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/the-pink) The queen's son, who possesses the power of wishing and eventually reveals the truth. ### [The Singing, Springing Lark](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/the-singing-springing-lark) The enchanted prince who lives as a lion by day and a man by night; he is bewitched by a foreign princess and forgets his wife. ### [The Goose-Girl](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/the-goose-girl) The prince who unknowingly marries the false bride and later marries the true princess. ### [The Water of Life](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/the-water-of-life) The youngest prince who humbly seeks the Water of Life, frees the princess, and ultimately wins her hand. ### [The Two Kings' Children](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/the-two-kings-children) The king's son who is captured by a giant and must complete tasks to win a bride. ### [The King's Son Who Feared Nothing](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/the-king-s-son-who-feared-nothing) The fearless king's son who retrieves the apple of life and breaks the castle's enchantment. ### [The Old Woman in the Wood](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/the-old-woman-in-the-wood) A prince transformed into a tree and a white dove by a wicked witch, later freed by the girl. ### [Ferdinand the Faithful](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/ferdinand-the-faithful) The king who hires Ferdinand the Faithful and later marries the princess, but is beheaded by the queen. ### [The Iron Stove](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/the-iron-stove) The prince bewitched inside the iron stove, later freed by the princess, but initially fails to recognize her due to a sleeping draught. ### [The Four Skilful Brothers](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/the-four-skilful-brothers) The king who offers his daughter's hand and later gives each brother half a kingdom. ### [One-Eye, Two-Eyes, and Three-Eyes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/one-eye-two-eyes-and-three-eyes) The knight who marries Two-Eyes and takes her to his castle. ### [The Shoes That Were Danced to Pieces](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/the-shoes-that-were-danced-to-pieces) The king who offers his daughter's hand and kingdom to whoever discovers the princesses' secret. ### [The Six Servants](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/the-six-servants) The prince who risks his life to win the princess, later revealed as a king. ### [The White Bride and the Black One](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/the-white-bride-and-the-black-one) The widowed king who falls in love with the stepdaughter's portrait, marries the black daughter by trickery, and later discovers the truth and punishes the wicked. ### [The Donkey](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/the-donkey) Born as a donkey, he is musical, merry, and determined. He wins the princess's hand and is revealed to be a handsome youth. ### [The Three Sluggards](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/the-three-sluggards) The third son, who wins the kingdom by claiming he would rather be hanged than raise his hand to cut the rope. ### [The Shepherd Boy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/the-shepherd-boy) The king who tests the shepherd boy with three questions and later regards him as his own child. ### [Snow-White and Rose-Red](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/snow-white-and-rose-red) Appears as the prince who was bewitched as a bear and later freed, marrying Snow-white. ### [The Hut in the Forest](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/the-hut-in-the-forest) The prince who was bewitched as an old gray-haired man; freed by the girl's kindness to animals. ### [The Goose-Girl at the Well](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/the-goose-girl-at-the-well) The count who helps the old woman and later brings the emerald book to the Queen, leading to the reunion. ### [The True Sweethearts](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/the-true-sweethearts) The prince who betroths himself to the maiden but forgets her, later marrying another before recognizing her. ### [The Spindle, the Shuttle, and the Needle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/the-spindle-the-shuttle-and-the-needle) The prince traveling to find a bride who is both the poorest and richest, who is guided by the magical spindle to the maiden's house. ### [Old Rinkrank](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/old-rinkrank) The king who sets the challenge and later rejoices at his daughter's return. ### [The Crystal Ball](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/the-crystal-ball) The youth becomes the King of the Castle of the Golden Sun after defeating the enchanter. ### [Maid Maleen](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/maid-maleen) The prince betrothed to Maid Maleen, who unknowingly marries her in place of the ugly bride. ### [The Boots of Buffalo-Leather](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/the-boots-of-buffalo-leather) The huntsman in disguise, later revealed as the king, who rewards the soldier. ### [Poverty and Humility Lead to Heaven](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/poverty-and-humility-lead-to-heaven) The king's son who seeks heaven through poverty and humility. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/characters/the_young_king - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/characters