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When there is no male [[Royal Blood|heir]], a [[Succession Crisis]] results, which is reason enough for kings to go to great lengths to get a suitable heir.
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* The king in Disney's ''[[Cinderella (Disney film)|Cinderella]]'' wants his son to marry so that he (the king) may have grandchildren. Subverted in that the king [[I Want Grandkids|is more interested in "the pitter patter of little feet"]] rather than having an heir to the throne.
* The king in ''[[Fantaghiro]]'' really insists on having a male heir, as (paraphrased) when his third child was born:
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''(unwraps the baby on-screen, vagina ensues)''
'''King:''' A GIRL? What SORCERY is this? That white which must have CURSED me! }}
* Possible examples in ''[[The Thief of Bagdad]]''; Jaffar's stated reason for asking for the hand of the princess of Basra is that he wants to start a dynasty. The sultan of Basra then says, "I tried that once, and what have I got? A daughter!" (Of course, Jaffar ''is'' a usurper, for whom having a marriage and heir with royal blood would probably be a bit more important.)
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* ''[[The Tudors]]'' has this in spades, not surprisingly considering that it's a show about Henry VIII.
* In ''[[Robin Hood (TV series)|Robin Hood]]'', Guy of Gisborne makes it very clear on a couple of occasions that he expects Marian to provide him with an heir as soon as possible. He even uses it as a ''pick up line'' after the death of her father.
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* ''[[Downton Abbey]]'' has a plot related to the entail of the estate, which is a similar issue to the situation in ''[[Pride and Prejudice]]'' whereby the daughters cannot inherit and the male heir is somewhat distant to the family.
* ''[[The Palace]]'' featured a haughty princess scheming to dethrone her younger brother by destroying his reputation. (There was also another brother in line before her, but getting rid of him would be a [[Royal Brat|piece of cake]] -- assuming the public [[The Wrongful Heir to the Throne|even let him become king]] in the first place.)
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** And "I don't know what phallocentric means, but no girls!"
** The story of King Henry VIII from "Margical History Tour"
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'''Homer''': So grow a penis or get lost.
'''Lisa''': (grunts and struggles) I can't.
'''Homer''': Bye bye!
'''Lisa''': Well why can't your heir be female. Or why can't we elect our leaders?
'''Homer''': I wonder if I could cannonize a child?
'''Lisa''': Leaving! }}
* On ''[[Batman: The Brave And The Bold|Batman the Brave And The Bold]],'' R'as al-Ghul (see under Comic Books above) tries to convince Robin to [[We Can Rule Together|join him as his heir]], noting that as effective as [[Daddy's Little Villain|Talia]] is, she can't compete with a male heir. Talia is not pleased, and {{spoiler|helps Robin and his companions escape R'as' [[Death Trap]]}}.
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