 Editor in Chief Bill   | 16 Feb 2019 1:32 p.m. PST |
Do you have a favorite prince, historical or fictional, from the Middle Ages? |
Frederick  | 16 Feb 2019 1:47 p.m. PST |
The Black Prince Fought hard, won often, died young |
| Winston Smith | 16 Feb 2019 1:53 p.m. PST |
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| Florida Tory | 16 Feb 2019 2:32 p.m. PST |
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| Editor in Chief Bill | 16 Feb 2019 2:50 p.m. PST |
King Richard is not a prince…  |
| Basha Felika | 16 Feb 2019 3:18 p.m. PST |
But I guess he was before 1189? :-) |
| JimDuncanUK | 16 Feb 2019 3:31 p.m. PST |
Not medieval but I like Charles Edward Stuart also known as Bonnie Prince Charlie. The only monarch named after three sheepdogs. |
| MajorB | 16 Feb 2019 3:37 p.m. PST |
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| Wackmole9 | 16 Feb 2019 3:40 p.m. PST |
The Black Prince and he has a cool tomb |
| Dadster | 16 Feb 2019 4:00 p.m. PST |
Prince Albert..in the can |
| dBerczerk | 16 Feb 2019 4:04 p.m. PST |
Prince Vlad of Szekely, son of Dracul, Prince of Wallachia. |
| foxweasel | 16 Feb 2019 4:48 p.m. PST |
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| KSmyth | 16 Feb 2019 6:17 p.m. PST |
Edward of Woodstock, Black Prince of Wales. |
 etotheipi  | 16 Feb 2019 6:37 p.m. PST |
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| Shagnasty | 16 Feb 2019 7:11 p.m. PST |
Another vote for the Black Prince. |
 Der Alte Fritz | 16 Feb 2019 8:16 p.m. PST |
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| Asteroid X | 16 Feb 2019 10:38 p.m. PST |
Prince Valiant for me, as well. |
 Parzival | 16 Feb 2019 11:14 p.m. PST |
Alexander Nevsky, Prince of Novgorod, Grand Prince of Kiev, and Grand Prince of Vladmir was hard to beat (literally). Plus, he has a really awesome movie about him. While I respect the military skill of the Black Prince, the truth is it's hard to respect the motives of the war he fought, which amounted to both sides traipsing around France, plundering the populace and slaughtering across the countryside because each wanted to be the Big Boss who got all the tax money and the best seat at dinner. Nevsky, at least, was defending his nation and his people from invaders. |
| Uesugi Kenshin | 17 Feb 2019 2:01 a.m. PST |
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| ZULUPAUL | 17 Feb 2019 3:12 a.m. PST |
Another vote for Prince Vlad. |
| Palewarrior | 17 Feb 2019 3:26 a.m. PST |
Llywelyn Fawr (Llywelyn the Great) Would have been Lord Farquaad but I don't think he was actually a Royal. Thanks to Shrek & Fiona :( |
| Cerdic | 17 Feb 2019 4:09 a.m. PST |
Depends how you define 'prince'. In Europe, a prince was the ruler of a principality. In the same way that a Count ruled a County, a Duke ruled a Dukedom, or a King ruled a Kingdom. The English, of course, did it differently. The title of prince was reserved for the sons of the King. There were no principalities for them to rule. Later we get another usage of the word. By the time of Machiavelli 'prince' could be used to refer to any ruler of an independent state. Which would include kings of course… |
| Gunfreak | 17 Feb 2019 5:21 a.m. PST |
The Black Prince. Well known for his one-hit wonder Black Rain, that also was a movie. |
| Bellbottom | 17 Feb 2019 5:22 a.m. PST |
Cerdic, the bishops of Durham, in the UK, were the Prince-Bishops (Earls Palatine), and still are, I believe. This was because of their position of defenders of the Scottish border, |
| Puster | 17 Feb 2019 10:29 a.m. PST |
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| Cerdic | 17 Feb 2019 12:40 p.m. PST |
Very true Jarrovian, I forgot about them! Durham has always been a special case though, hasn't it… |
| Glengarry5 | 17 Feb 2019 2:59 p.m. PST |
Alexander Yaroslavich Nevsky, Prince of Novgorod… twice… and Grand Prince of Kiev… and Grand Prince of Vladimir… and a saint of the Russian Orthodox Church as well… |
| GGouveia | 17 Feb 2019 9:47 p.m. PST |
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| Coelacanth | 17 Feb 2019 10:01 p.m. PST |
Prince John -- Robin Hood would be a nobody without a good villain! Ron P.S. I know, he was later crowned King… P.P.S. I am also at least somewhat cognizant of the etymology of the word "villain". Don't bug me! |
| Coelacanth | 17 Feb 2019 10:18 p.m. PST |
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| Codsticker | 18 Feb 2019 12:14 a.m. PST |
Rupert!.. although stretching "medieval"… |
| Mr J1970 | 19 Feb 2019 6:24 a.m. PST |
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| French Wargame Holidays | 20 Feb 2019 4:23 p.m. PST |
Edward I, during the Barons wars |
