There are several kings, queens, princes, etc. in the magical realm of Once Upon a Time, but I’m having trouble keeping them straight. Is there a hierarchy, or are there neighboring kingdoms & principalities?
Who are the various rulers?
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Sign up to join this communityThere are several kings, queens, princes, etc. in the magical realm of Once Upon a Time, but I’m having trouble keeping them straight. Is there a hierarchy, or are there neighboring kingdoms & principalities?
Who are the various rulers?
The Enchanted Forest is divided into kingdoms.
The ones that are listed during the series are:
Moreover, Sir Maurice (i.e., Belle's father) owns a castle and speaks about "their kingdom", though it is not clear if he is a prince/king too (still, the fact that he is named as Sir does not qualify him as a prince).
Furthermore, Maleficent owns the Forbidden Fortress located in the Enchanted Forest.
Our world is called Land without magic, without any specific ruler. Cited places are:
Viktor Frankenstein lives in the Land without color (here, all the scenes and characters are in black and white). This is another world with respect to the Enchanted forest, in fact Frankenstein needed the Mad Hatter's hat to travel from here to the Enchanted Forest to follow Rumplestiltskin and find a new magical heart for his brother. The known inhabitants are the Frankenstein family and Igor. No ruler is known from here.
In Once upon a time in Wonderland others appear:
Worlds that are cited in the following seasons:
Oz is a not-well-commented scenario. It seems that here Zelena (i.e., the Wicked Witch) rules somehow, with a reign of terror.
There are neighboring kingdoms & principalities.
Case in point: The betrothal between King Midas' daughter Princess Abigail and Charming was a political alliance between two neighboring kingdoms.
It helps to think of fairytale land as a fantasy equivalent to medieval-era Europe.