Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25758988-20141124174517/@comment-24674051-20141125150225

Why are they not Kings and Queens? Let's look at each case (and this is just my opinion).

David and Snow - They are Prince and Princess, but even though they have finally defeated George and Regina, they did not have time to fully claim the title and be crowned King and Queen before the curse. Up until Regina was defeated, She was the Queen (and did bear the title). And as I recall, the whole original curse was a direct result of there still being fighting between Regina and the Charmings. Also, Regina still possessed Leopold's castle, so she had not been completely overthrown. And during the lost year, they still were not officially crowned King and Queen, though they basically held the position. I would say, in their case, that they are King and Queen in all but title. (Grumpy even alluded to this during White Out).

Another note, The Charmings are ruling over George's and Leopold's Kingdoms. Eva's kingdom has not (as far as I know) ever come into play, as I imagine it is actually ruled by someone else, most likely a heretofore unknown older sibling or cousin (most likely male).

Prince Thomas & Princess Ella - In this case, the King is still alive, so they have not ascended the throne,

Prince Philip and Princess Aurora - We actually know nothing of their family. however, in most of the variants of Sleeping Beauty that I have seen, one or both sets of parents still actually live, and it may well be the case here as well.

Prince Eric & Princess Ariel - We never actually see Erics Family, but based on the Once canon, he was preparing to journey to other lands. a King does not do that, because they have a lot to do in ruling thier land. that journey is one taken by a prince before they take the crown.

Now, as to Eric's maritime kingdom and the possible relationship to where Rumple and Killian originated, that may be. But there was obviously more than one maritime kingdom (as evidenced by the ship battle in "Good Form"), so we still don't really know anything, except that Rumple and Killian were from a coastal kingdom. And given that Killian turned Pirate, I highly doubt he would return to port in the kindom that he deserted (and is wanted for treason), so I would hazard a guess that Rumple and Killian are from 2 different coastal kingdoms (maybe even the 2 kingdoms that were at war with each other).