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Prince Charming
Prince Charming is the stock fairy-tale prince and, figuratively, a woman's romantic ideal. The name comes from d'Aulnoy's Roi Charmant (1697), not Perrault or Grimm, and was fixed by Disney's 1950 Cinderella.
Prince Christian of Denmark
Crown Prince Christian of Denmark (Christian Valdemar Henri John, Count of Monpezat), born 2005, eldest son of King Frederik X and Queen Mary, heir apparent, swore the constitutional oath in 2023, receives a 7 million kroner annuity.
Prince Christoph of Hesse
Prince Christoph of Hesse (1901–1943), German Hesse-Kassel prince, brother-in-law of the Duke of Edinburgh, NSDAP and SS member, head of the Forschungsamt signal intelligence service and Luftwaffe major killed in the 1943 Apennines plane crash.
Prince Chun (Yixuan)
Prince Chun, personal name Yixuan (醇親王奕譞), was a Qing imperial prince, seventh son of the Daoguang Emperor and father of the Guangxu Emperor, who directed court policy from 1884.
Prince consort
A prince consort is the husband of a queen regnant who is not a king in his own right; Prince Albert was the first British holder, in 1857.
Prince Creek Formation
Prince Creek Formation: Late Cretaceous to Paleocene nonmarine sandstone, conglomerate, and coal-bearing unit on Alaska's North Slope, named in 1951, famed for the world's densest high-latitude dinosaur bonebeds.
Prince Daddy & the Hyena
Prince Daddy & the Hyena: Albany, New York emo/punk band led by Kory Gregory. Albums: I Thought You Didn't Even Like Leaving (2018), Cosmic Thrill Seekers (2019), self-titled (2022), Hotwire Trip Switch (2026).
Prince Dai's rebellion and Jin Wen Gong's restoration of King Xiang of Zhou
Prince Dai's rebellion and Jin Wen Gong's restoration of King Xiang of Zhou (王子带之乱与晋文公勤王) were linked crises beginning in 649 BC, ended when Duke Wen of Jin killed Prince Dai and restored the exiled king.
Prince Daniel, Duke of Västergötland
Prince Daniel, Duke of Västergötland (Olof Daniel Westling, born 1973) is the husband of Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria, a former fitness entrepreneur, and patron of youth health and entrepreneurship initiatives.
Prince des poètes
Prince des poètes is an unofficial French honorific title for a poet, held for life, whose documented holders ran from Leconte de Lisle to Léopold Sédar Senghor.
Prince E. Rouse
Prince E. Rouse (1917–2003) was an American physical chemist and rheologist whose 1953 Rouse model of polymer chain dynamics remains the standard starting point for molecular rheology.
Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island (Île-du-Prince-Édouard; Epekwitk) is Canada's smallest province, an island in the Gulf of St. Lawrence with capital Charlottetown, birthplace of the 1864 Charlottetown Conference, and a province since July 1, 1873.
Prince Edward Islands
The Prince Edward Islands (Marion and Prince Edward islands) are South Africa's subantarctic volcanic territory, annexed 1947–48, about 1,920 km from Cape Town, with a Marion Island research station, Special Nature Reserve status, and a mouse eradication plan.
Prince Edward Road MRT station
Prince Edward Road MRT station (CC32) is a Circle Line station in Singapore's Shenton Way, opened 12 July 2026 with Keppel and Cantonment to close the Circle Line loop; 30 m deep, ship's-hull maritime design, anticlockwise service terminus from Dhoby Ghaut.
Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh
Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh (born 1964) is the youngest child of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip and brother of King Charles III. Formerly Earl of Wessex (1999), he received the Dukedom of Edinburgh for life on 10 March 2023 and chairs the Duke of Edinburgh's International Award Foundation.
Prince Edward, Duke of Kent
Prince Edward, Duke of Kent (born 1935), 2nd Duke of Kent since 1942 and first cousin of Queen Elizabeth II. Working royal, army officer, trade envoy 1976-2001, Commonwealth War Graves Commission president since 1970, Wimbledon trophy presenter 1969-2021.
Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn
Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn (1767–1820), fourth son of George III, British Army officer in Canada and Gibraltar, father of Queen Victoria; created duke 1799, died at Sidmouth.
Prince Egon von Fürstenberg
Prince Egon von Fürstenberg (Eduard Egon, 1946–2004), Swiss-born aristocrat and fashion designer, son of Tassilo von Fürstenberg and Clara Agnelli; ex-husband of Diane von Furstenberg; founded his own label in 1977 and debuted in Rome haute couture in 1991.
Prince Ehtejab
Prince Ehtejab (Persian: شازده احتجاب) is a 1968 short novel by Iranian writer Houshang Golshiri recounting the decline of a Qajar aristocratic family through a dying prince's memories.
Prince engine
The Prince engine (BMW N13, PSA EP) is a family of 1.4- and 1.6-liter four-cylinder petrol engines jointly developed by BMW and PSA Peugeot Citroën from 2006.
Prince Eugene of Savoy
Prince Eugene of Savoy (François-Eugène de Savoie, 1663–1736), Habsburg general, diplomat, and president of the Imperial War Council, victor of Blenheim with Marlborough and Belgrade, and patron behind Vienna's Belvedere.
Prince Eyango
Prince Eyango, born Pierre Ndédi Eyango, is a Cameroonian makossa singer, guitarist, and producer, leader of Les Montagnards, whose 1987 hit "You must calculer" earned a Disque d'or.
Prince Faisal bin Hussein
Prince Faisal bin Hussein (Feisal bin Al Hussein, born 1963, Amman) is a Jordanian prince, brother of King Abdullah II, President of the Jordan Olympic Committee since 2003, IOC member since 2010, IOC Executive Board member, and 2025 IOC presidency candidate.
Prince Far I
Prince Far I, born Michael James Williams, was a Jamaican reggae deejay known for chanting Psalms in a deep voice; he was murdered in 1983.
Prince Félix of Luxembourg
Prince Félix of Luxembourg (Félix Léopold Marie Guillaume, born 1984) is the second son of Grand Duke Henri, third in line to the throne, married to Princess Claire since 2013, with three children, and manages the Château Les Crostes wine estate.
Prince Fielder
Prince Fielder (Prince Semien Fielder), MLB first baseman/DH for the Brewers, Tigers, and Rangers 2005-2016; 319 career home runs, matching father Cecil exactly; retired at 32 after two neck surgeries.
Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany
Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany (Frederick Augustus, 1763–1827), second son of George III, commanded the 1793–95 Flanders campaign and reformed the British Army as Commander-in-Chief until the 1809 Mary Anne Clarke promotion scandal; distinct from the later Dukes of York.
Prince Friso of Orange-Nassau
Prince Friso of Orange-Nassau (Johan Friso, 1968-2013), second son of Queen Beatrix, married Mabel Wisse Smit in 2004 without parliamentary consent, losing succession rights; died after a 2012 avalanche.
Prince Gabriel of Belgium
Prince Gabriel of Belgium (Gabriël, Prins van België), born 2003 in Anderlecht, is the second child of King Philippe and Queen Mathilde and second in line to the throne; a Royal Military Academy graduate and sub-lieutenant training as a paracommando.
Prince George of Denmark
Prince George of Denmark (Jørgen, 1653-1708), Duke of Cumberland, was Queen Anne of Great Britain's consort: married 1683, Lord High Admiral and Generalissimo from 1702, not crowned, died of asthma at Kensington Palace.