princess

a female member of a royal family other than the queen (especially the daughter of a sovereign)

''This article is about the noble title. For the singer Desiree Heslop, who is using the stage name "Princess", see Desiree Heslop.''The term prince is from the Latin princeps, meaning principal citizen. Princess is the feminine form of this, using the 'ess' ending as in 'waitress' or 'actress'. Most often, the term has been used for the consort of a prince, or her daughters, women whose station in life depended on their relationship to a prince and who could be disowned and stripped of the title if he so chose.As women have slowly gained more autonomy through European history, the title of princess has become simply the feminine equivalent of prince and does not necessarily imply being controlled or owned by a prince. In some cases then, a princess is the female hereditary head of state of a province or other significant area in her own right. The ancient meaning applies in Europe still to the extent that a female commoner who marries a prince will almost always become a princess, but a male commoner who marries a princess will almost never become a prince. The implication is that if the man held the equivalent masculine title, he would have rank over his wife without the necessary pedigree. For an example of when "princess" still indicates essential slavery to a prince, see the book ''Princess'', about life amongst the wives of the Saudi royal family.In many of Europe's royal families, a monarchking would grant his heirs actual or theoretical principalities to train them for future kingship or to give them social rank. This practice has led over time to many people thinking that "prince" and "princess" are titles reserved for the immediate family of a king or queen. In fact, most princesses in history were not immediate members of a royal family. Widely used as a term of endearment, "Princess" has also devolved in mostly American usage to mean any woman of exceptional popularity, such as the "princesses" of high school prom courts and beauty pagents. It is from this usage that the relatively new slang term of "princess" connotes a pampered and selfish girl or young person. The term was used in this last way to describe a character played by actress Molly Ringwald in the adolescent film ''The Breakfast Club'', and Target stores now carry T-shirts with the word "Princess" for people who want to advertise themselves as demanding of attention or luxury.

Historical princesses -

Princess Caraboo, actually a British woman of modest means who for a while passed herself off as an exotic island princess

Diana Spencer, Princess of Wales

Grace Kelly, wife of Rainier III, Prince of MonacoPrince Rainier of Monaco

Kaiulani of Hawaii

Marie Thérèse Louise de Savoie-Carignan, princesse de Lamballe, companion to Marie Antoinette, Queen of France

Emily RueteSayyida Salme (a.k.a. Emily Ruete) (1844-1924), Princess of Zanzibar and Oman

Present day princesses -

Belgium: Princess Sarah, Duchess of Brabant Mathilde, Elisabeth, Princess of Belgium Elisabeth, Princess Astrid, Archduchess of Austria-Este Astrid, Princess Luisa Maria, Archduchess of Austria-Este Luisa Maria, Princess Maria Laura, Archduchess of Austria-Este Maria Laura, Princess Laetitia Maria, Archduchess of Austria-Este Laetitia Maria, Princess Claire of Belgium Claire and Princess Louise of Belgium Louise

British Commonwealth: Anne, Princess Royal Anne, Princess Beatrice of York Beatrice, Princess Eugenie of York Eugenie, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall Camilla, Sophie, Countess of Wessex Sophie, Princess Alexandra of Kent Alexandra, Katharine, Duchess of Kent Katharine, Princess Michael of Kent Marie-Christine and Birgitte, Duchess of Gloucester Birgitte.

Burundi: Esther Kamatari, an emigré of 35 years, who is returning to Burundi to campaign as a potential president

Denmark: Mary, Crown Princess of Denmark Mary, Princess Alexandra, Countess of Frederiksborg Alexandra, Princess Benedikte of Denmark Benedikte and Princess Elisabeth of Denmark Elisabeth

Germany: Gloria von Thurn und Taxis, mother of the World's youngest billionaire

Japan: Masako, Crown Princess of Japan Masako, Aiko, Princess Toshi Aiko, Kiko, Princess Akishino Kiko,Kako Akishino, Princess of Japan Kako, Mako Akishino, Princess of Japan Mako, Sayako, Princess Nori Sayako, Princess Hitachi Hanako, Yuriko, Princess Mikasa Yuriko, Nobuko, Princess Tomohito of Mikasa Nobuko, Princess Akiko Akiko, Princess Yohko Yohko, Hisako, Princess Takamado Hisako, Tsuguko, Noriko and Ayako.

Jordan: Basma bint Talal, an international advocate for children and women, Haya bint HusseinHRH Princess Haya bint Hussein, Princess Sana Asem HRH Princess Sana Asem, Noor bint Asem bin Nayef HRH Princess Noor bint Asem bin Nayef

Liechtenstein: Sophie, Hereditary Princess of Liechtenstein Sophie, Marie, Tatjana, and Angela

Monaco: Princess Antoinette, Baroness of Massy Antoinette, Caroline, Princess of HanoverCaroline, and Princess Stéphanie of MonacoStéphanie

Morocco: Princess Lalla Salma of Morocco Lalla Salma, Princess Lalla Asma of Morocco Lalla Asma, Princess Lalla Hasna of Morocco Lalla Hasna, and Princess Lalla Meryem of Morocco Lalla Meryem

Netherlands: Maxima, Princess of Orange Maxima, Princess Catharina-Amalia of the Netherlands Catharina-Amalia, Princess Alexia of the Netherlands Alexia, Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands Laurentien, Princess Mabel of Orange-Nassau, Mrs. Van Amsberg Mabel, Princess Margriet of the Netherlands Margriet, Princess Marilène of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven Marilene, Princess Annette of Orange-Nassau, van VollenhovenAnnette, Princess Anita of Orange-Nassau, van VollenhovenAnita and Princess Aimée of Orange-Nassau, van VollenhovenAimée.

Norway: Mette-Marit, Crown Princess of Norway Mette-Marit, Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway Ingrid Alexandra, Princess Märtha Louise of Norway Martha Louise, Princess Ragnhild of Norway Ragnhild and Princess Astrid of Norway Astrid

South Africa: Winfred "Dolly" Zulu, a political figure, and Zenani Mandela Dlamini, an heiress of former President Nelson Mandela

Spain: Letizia, Princess of Asturias Letizia, Infanta Leonor of SpainLeonor, Infanta Elena of Spain Elena, Infanta Cristina of Spain Cristina, Infanta Doña Pilar de Borbón Pilar and Infanta Doña Margarita de Borbón Margarita

Sweden: Victoria, Crown Princess of SwedenVictoria, Princess Madeleine, Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland Madeleine, Princess Margaretha, Mrs. Ambler Margaretha, Princess Birgitta of Sweden Birgitta, Princess Désirée, Baroness Silfverschiöld Désirée and Princess Christina, Mrs. Magnuson Christina

Uganda: Elizabeth Bagaaya Akiiki of Toro (kingdom)Toro kingdom, who was the nation's first female lawyer, a former top model for couturiers, and a former minister and ambassador in the government of Idi Amin

Fictional princesses -

Anya Smith- Academy AwardOscar winning role for Audrey Hepburn in the film ''Roman Holiday''

Ariel from the Walt Disney PicturesDisney film ''The Little Mermaid''

Aurora, the Sleeping Beauty

Diana of the Amazons, better known as Wonder Woman

Jasmine (Aladdin)Jasmine from the Disney film ''Aladdin''

Leia Organa of Alderaan

Lasaraleen Tarkheena from the Chronicles of Narnia

Ororo, better known as Storm of the X-Men

Ozma, ruler of the land of Oz

Snow White

Princess Zelda, namesake character from the popular Nintendo video game

Princess Peach, of the Super Mario universe

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