House of Elphberg

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The House of Elphberg is the fictional royal family that rules the kingdom of Ruritania in Anthony Hope’s adventure novel "The Prisoner of Zenda" and its sequels.

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House of Elphberg canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional family ⓘ
fictional royal house ⓘ
appearsIn Rupert of Hentzau ⓘ
The Heart of Princess Osra ⓘ
The Prisoner of Zenda ⓘ
associatedWith Strelsau ⓘ
Zenda ⓘ
centralToPlotOf Rupert of Hentzau ⓘ
The Heart of Princess Osra ⓘ
The Prisoner of Zenda ⓘ
conflict succession dispute involving Michael, Duke of Strelsau ⓘ
country Ruritania ⓘ
createdBy Anthony Hope ⓘ
fictionalLocationType Central European monarchy ⓘ
firstAppearanceYear 1894 ⓘ
firstAppearedIn The Prisoner of Zenda ⓘ
genre adventure fiction ⓘ
romantic adventure ⓘ
hasAntagonisticBranchMember Michael, Duke of Strelsau ⓘ
hasCoatOfArmsFeature prominent red hair in family line (hereditary trait used in story) ⓘ
hasHeir Rudolf V of Ruritania ⓘ
hasMember Michael, Duke of Strelsau ⓘ
Prince Rudolf of Ruritania (the younger cousin) ⓘ
Princess Flavia of Ruritania ⓘ
Princess Osra of Ruritania ⓘ
Rudolf Elphberg (the King in The Prisoner of Zenda) ⓘ
Rudolf V of Ruritania ⓘ
hasRomanticSubplotInvolving Princess Flavia of Ruritania ⓘ
hasTitle King of Ruritania ⓘ
Prince of Ruritania ⓘ
Princess of Ruritania ⓘ
Queen of Ruritania ⓘ
influenced later Ruritanian romance stories ⓘ
languageOfWork English ⓘ
literaryUniverse Ruritania (Anthony Hope) ⓘ
medium novel ⓘ
narrativeFunction provides central conflict over succession ⓘ
notableWorkContext Ruritanian romance tradition ⓘ
publisherOfFirstWork J. W. Arrowsmith (for The Prisoner of Zenda) ⓘ
role ruling dynasty of Ruritania ⓘ
settingPeriod 19th century (fictionalized) ⓘ

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King Rudolf V → dynasty → House of Elphberg ⓘ