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== Film ==
* Sharif Ali in ''[[Lawrence of Arabia]]'' is great for this. He was a perfect Hollywood version of a romanticised Bedouin warrior-prince, being dignified, honourable, and quite badass.
* Fabious, in [[Your Highness]]. His brother, Thadeous? Not so much.
== Comicbooks ==
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** Basically the entire House of Finwë, actually. Fëanor & Sons...
** ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' is certainly not missing this trope either, with Aragorn, Boromir and Faramir (who are practically royalty), and the royal house of Rohan.
** And let's not forget Legolas, who is in fact the son of King Thranduil of Mirkwood.
** Pippin and Merry might count as well: Pippin's the heir to the Took, who's the closest thing the Shire has to a head of state, and Merry's the heir to the Master of Buckland, another prestigious title.
* His Royal Highness Prince Nigel Cluim Gwydion Rhys Haldane, Prince Regent and Duke of Carthmoor, as depicted in the [[Deryni]] works. The "Iron Duke" is a skilled military tactician and a natural-born leader who inspires confidence and respect in his soldiers as well as in the pages and squires he trains at the Haldane Court. He was part of the expedition against the Marluk (a Festillic Pretender to the throne of Gwynedd) as well as the campaign against Wencit of Torenth in ''High Deryni''. Nigel also functions much as an American Vice President, presiding over Gwynedd's court when Kelson is dealing with Mearan rebels, travelling on his quest for Saint Camber's relics, and when he attends Liam-Lajos' enthronement in ''King Kelson's Bride''.
* Numerous examples in the work of David and Leigh Eddings. ''[[The Belgariad]]'' features Kings Anheg of Cherek, Korodullin of Arendia, Cho-Hag of Algaria, Taur Urgas of Cthol Murgos, and later {{spoiler|King Belgarion of Riva}} and Zakath, Emperor of Boundless Mallorea.
* Gilthanas in the ''[[Dragonlance]] Chronicles''.
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** The prequel novels add even more. Paul's grandfather Paulus personally led troops in battle on Ecaz, along with his friend Dominic Vernius, Earl of Ix. This dates back to Xavier Harkonnen during the [[Robot War|Butlerian Jihar]] who comes from a noble house.
* [[The Bible|King David.]] True, he's an inversion of this trope as he killed 200 Philistines to obtain his [[Awesome Moment of Crowning]] and become King Saul's son-in-law, having been born a common shepherd. Regardless, he continued to serve as a soldier even after becoming a prince.
** And then there's Jesus- Prince of Peace, Savior of the World, and [[Good Is Not Nice|slayer of armies in a single sword swipe.]] What? He's the Son of God!
* Each and every [[Codex Alera|Princeps of Alera]]. The children of the other High Lords also qualify to a degree; notably Crassus and Maximus, who are respectively Lord Antillus's heir and his [[Heroic Bastard|illegitimate son]] and both of whom hold critical positions in the military. It helps that all of the High Blood are [[Person of Mass Destruction|ludicrously powerful]] furycrafters. And extra special points to {{spoiler|Gaius Octavian, a [[Crazy Awesome]] [[Badass]] [[Badass Abnormal|with]] or ''[[Badass Normal|without]]'' any furycrafting abilities at all and the sort of commander who, to quote Fidelias, men would follow into a leviathan's gullet.}}
** {{spoiler|Octavian even kills the Vord Queen personally at the climax of the battle with the Vord. If that doesn't qualify him for this trope, nothing will.}}
* Every Prince of Leah in the ''[[Shannara]]'' series. Ander Elessedil of the Elves combines this with [[The Wise Prince]] in ''Elfstones''.
* The [[Belisarius Series]] had tons of these. This Troper liked Rana Sanga best, but there was also Eon, Rao and Shakuntula, several of the Persians, and so on.
* Highprinces Dalinar Kholin and Sadeas in ''[[The Stormlight Archive]]'', maybe the other Alethi highprinces as well, but those are the only two we see in action. Also Gavilar was an actual warrior king.
* After Jonathan becomes a knight and [[Tortall Universe|Tortall]] goes to war in "In the Hand of the Goddess."
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* The [[Traveller]] volume ''Nobles'' has a character template for a nobleman in the [[Space Navy|Imperial Navy]].
* Quite common in [[Warhammer Fantasy]]. With [[Authority Equals Asskicking]] and armed with [[Ancestral Weapon]] this means that several of them are capable to take down large monsters and demons.
* ''[[BattleTech]]'' the head of state of the Federated Suns is "First Prince"(the title is applied to both genders), the position requires the individual to have served at least 5 years in the military.
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'''Zeetha:''' Come on. I saw some armor in a burning museum that's to ''die for''. }}
* ''[[Drowtales]]'' is filled with the female variety, Sil'lice being a prime example. She led her entire [[The Clan|household]] into war.
* ''[[Last Res0rt]]'' has Princess Adharia Kuvoe, [[Deadly Game|Executioner]].
* [[Erfworld|Prince Ansom of Jetstone]] and his brothers Ossomer and Tramennis all hold officer positions in the Royals' campaign against Stanley.
** Jillian is a female variant, much to the disappointment of her father who had wanted a son and a philosopher.
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* Princess Azula, Prince Zuko, Iroh and Ozai in ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]''. And before Azula and Zuko got into the action, their cousin Lu Ten (Iroh's son) served in the Fire Nation's army.
** Possibly also Sokka and Katara too, as their father was the chief of the Southern Water Tribe and they were in charge of the village. They never go by any royal titles, however, and aren't treated like royalty by their tribe.
* Simba from ''[[The Lion King]].''
* In ''[[Fairly Oddparents]]'', Mark is technically the "warrior prince" of Yugopatamia... but it's pretty much in title only.
* [[She Ra|Adora and Glimmer]], Princesses of Eternia and Brightmoon respectively and high ranking leaders in The Rebellion, and that's not even counting Adora's Super Powered alter ego, the titular She-Ra.
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* Jan III Sobieski, King of Poland, was elected monarch ''precisely'' because of his accomplishments as a military commander. Those skills also came in handy [[Siege of Vienna|after his election]], too.
* Military historian John Keegan once speculated that being able to have aversions to this was a sign that a culture was more civilized. The reason was that having a lot of [[Warrior Prince|Warrior Princes]] may conceivably be a sign of their valor. But it could also be a sign that the people had no respect for law and order and any prince that stayed home would probably be assassinated. Going with this logic, he notes that while some Roman, Byzantine, and Chinese Emperors commanded in the field, others managed to stay home. While almost all Western European rulers that weren't obviously excused by incapacity were [[Warrior Prince|Warrior Princes]].
* In Islamic Law a Caliph has to be in possession of his senses. Obviously there is nothing preventing a blind man from handling red tape if he has a good scribe. But a blind man simply can't go to war very easily.
** Hussite leader Jan Zizka (1360-1424) showed that it was possible, though, continuing to lead the Taborite army after losing one eye as a child and the second in battle. Not a prince though; probably more of a [[Warrior Monk]].
*** Blind king John of Bohemia likewise charged into battle at [[Rain of Arrows|Crécy]]. Didn't end well.
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