King of Ruritania
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The King of Ruritania is the fictional monarch at the center of Anthony Hope’s adventure novel "The Prisoner of Zenda," whose kidnapping and impersonation drive the story’s plot.
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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fictional monarch ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Rupert of Hentzau
NERFINISHED
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The Prisoner of Zenda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithGenre | Ruritanian romance ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
identity exchange
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loyalty and duty ⓘ monarchical legitimacy ⓘ |
| countryOfFictionalMonarchy | Ruritania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | Anthony Hope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | The Prisoner of Zenda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreOfWorkAppearedIn |
adventure novel
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romantic adventure ⓘ |
| hasCulturalImpact | inspired later fictional European monarchies ⓘ |
| hasFictionalStatus | nonexistent in real history ⓘ |
| hasFictionalUniverse | Ruritania universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTitle | King ⓘ |
| influenced | later Ruritanian romance genre ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkAppearedIn | English ⓘ |
| medium | prose fiction ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
central figure of succession crisis
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kidnapping victim ⓘ monarch whose identity is impersonated ⓘ |
| plotDevice |
impersonation
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kidnapping ⓘ |
| publicationYearOfFirstAppearance | 1894 ⓘ |
| settingOfRule | Ruritania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workSetIn | fictional Central European kingdom ⓘ |
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