King Leopold

"I seek nothing more than the happiness of all who set foot in my kingdom."

- King Leopold to the Genie

King Leopold, formerly known as Prince Leopold, is a character on ABC's Once Upon a Time. He débuts in the eleventh episode of the first season. He is portrayed by guest stars Richard Schiff and Eric Lange, and does not have a Storybrooke counterpart.

King Leopold is based on the King from the fairytale, "Snow White", and is an allusion to Aladdin from the Disney film, Aladdin.

Trivia
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Etymology

 * The name "Leopold" is of Germanic origin derived from the words "leud" and "bald" that respectively mean "people" and "bold".


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Production Notes

 * The casting call for his younger self describes him as "grounded, humble and not afraid to open his heart, coveting more from marriage than just a political arrangement."


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Set Dressing

 * As a prince, Leopold's coat of arms is a lion rampant (depicted in profile standing erect with forepaws raised) langued (having the tongue visible) with a crown. After he becomes king, Leopold's coat of arms is several overlapping black squares on a white background, with a black torch billowing out reddish-orange flames at the top.
 * The rampant lion is a common motif in real-world heraldry, and also in the Enchanted Forest. King George's coat of arms, Robin Hood's tattoo and King Arthur's armour also feature this motif.
 * When the Evil Queen takes over, she uses a modified version of Leopold's the coat of arms: Overlapping white squares on a black background, with a white torch instead of a black one. The squarish symbol is reminiscent of the grid on the Nine Men's Morris board game, also known as "Mills" or "The Mill Game". Mills is the character's last name in Storybrooke.

Appearances
Note: "Archive" denotes archive footage.