King George

"Family is everything, my dear. Losing all hope of having one... There is no greater misery."

- King George to Snow White

King George is a character on ABC's Once Upon a Time. He débuts in the sixth episode of the first season. He is portrayed by guest star Alan Dale, and is the Enchanted Forest counterpart of Albert Spencer.

King George is based on King Henry VIII from the novel, The Prince and the Pauper.

Trivia
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Character Notes

 * The fact that the Fairy Godmother is patron to his family, and then appears to Cinderella, implies the two are somehow related.
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Set Dressing

 * King George's coat of arms is argent (silver/white) with a chevron (V-shaped pattern) gules (red). It depicts a lion rampant (depicted in profile standing erect with forepaws raised) langued (having the tongue visible), surrounded by seven heraldic roses (a rose with five symmetrical lobes, five barbs, and a circular seed). The roses are red with a blue border. The royal knights' armor, and King George's own armor, is emblazoned with a modified version with white roses. When Prince Charming and Snow White take over the kingdom, they adopt the same coat of arms, with the white roses.
 * If you look closely at the exterior of the Duke of the Frontlands's castle, which Rumplestiltskin breaks into to steal the dagger, you can see the same coat of arms on a flag sitting at the top of a tower. Since these events took place a long time before King George's time, this suggests that the Duke is one of King George's ancestors.
 * The rampant lion is a common motif in real-world heraldry, and also in the Enchanted Forest. King Leopold's 's father's coat of arms, Robin Hood's tattoo and King Arthur's armour also feature this motif.