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== [[Real Life]] ==
* from the British Royal House: [http://en.[wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_VIII_of_the_United_Kingdom:Edward VIII of the United Kingdom|King Edward VIII]] (who ''abdicated'' the throne on his younger brother George, father of Queen Elizabeth, to marry the American divorcee Wallis Simpson).
* The early life of [[Frederick the Great]] reads like a nasty [[Deconstructed Trope|Deconstruction]] of the [[Rebel Prince]]. Tyrannical, controlling father whom he doesn't get along with? Check. Enjoys scholarly and artistic things his father doesn't approve of? Check. Resents the idea of an arranged marriage? Check. Plans to run away and start a new life with his [http://en.[wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Hermann_von_Katte:Hans Hermann von Katte|best friend and possible lover?]] Check. Gets caught, is made to watch as his father has his friend beheaded, suffers a [[Heroic BSOD]] and never talks about it again? [[Reality Ensues|...Err.]]
* The anarcho-communist philosopher Pyotr (Peter) Kropotkin was born the heir to the title of Prince. Under the influence of republican teachings, he dropped his princely title at the age of 12 and even rebuked his friends when they called him by title. He held a great respect for the common worker, and due to his political activism and ideologies, he was sometimes called "the Anarchist Prince".
** "A man with a soul of that beautiful white Christ which seems coming out of Russia." - [[Oscar Wilde]]
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