# Princess of France — Love’s Labour’s Lost character guide

> Princess of France in Love’s Labour’s Lost by William Shakespeare.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** Princess

**First appearance:** 0004-act-ii

## Snapshot

France's daughter, sent to Navarre on weighty business, who meets the King's forbidden-court edict with cool wit and a diplomatic mission she refuses to abandon.

## Who they are

The Princess arrives at Navarre's gates on serious business concerning Aquitaine, only to find the King has sworn no woman may approach his court for three years. She refuses Boyet's flattery with the tart reminder that 'beauty is bought by judgement of the eye,' and she manages the awkward negotiations with composure while her ladies trade witty assessments of the vow-bound lords. Her presence is the catalyst that dismantles the King's Academe: she is both a diplomatic equal and the woman he cannot avoid, and her measured wit sets the standard against which the men's posturing is measured.

## Relationships

### [Boyet](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/love_s_labour_s_lost_se/characters/boyet)

_professional_

Boyet is the Princess's loyal attendant and messenger, serving her with devotion and wit.

### [Biron](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/love_s_labour_s_lost_se/characters/biron)

_romantic_

Biron is a suitor to the Princess, engaging in a battle of wits and romantic tension.

### [Rosaline](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/love_s_labour_s_lost_se/characters/rosaline)

_friendship_

The Princess and Rosaline are close ladies-in-waiting, sharing confidences and supporting each other in romantic schemes.

### [King of Navarre](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/love_s_labour_s_lost_se/characters/king_of_navarre)

_romantic_

The King is a suitor to the Princess, though their romance is complicated by political diplomacy and broken oaths.

## In the story

### [Scene I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/love_s_labour_s_lost_se/chapters/act-ii-scene-i)

Arrives at Navarre to negotiate Aquitaine's payment; engages in sharp wordplay with the King and Boyet.

### [Scene I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/love_s_labour_s_lost_se/chapters/act-iv-scene-i)

Arrives with her train, prepares for the hunt, and intercepts the misdelivered letter.

### [Scene II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/love_s_labour_s_lost_se/chapters/act-v-scene-ii)

Receives a diamond from the King and leads the ladies in mocking the lords' affections.

## Links

- HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/love_s_labour_s_lost_se/characters/princess_of_france
- Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/love_s_labour_s_lost_se
- All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/love_s_labour_s_lost_se/characters