Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25926288-20171104005921/@comment-25926288-20171110035901

NickM98 wrote: We know that Tiana's father was originally a commoner; "he enlisted as a cook", but after marrying Eudora, "her love made him a prince". We can conclude that Eudora had at least some level of royalty, perhaps from a neighbouring kingdom, or a relative of the then-current king. Tiana also notes that her father "rebuilt [Eudora's] land into a great kingdom".

I firmly believe that the "#queeneudora" hashtag used by Robin Givens was a mistake, since it is the only time she is suggested as such, and we don't see her referenced on-screen or by A&E. She would have held nothing higher than the title of "princess"

Furthermore, it solves the issue of them being subject to another king. If they've gone through more than one king since that war, Tiana's family would now be more distant relatives to the current king, hence would be more detached from the royal family and be more equivalent to higher nobility such as lords, dukes and earls, and would be fully subject to the current king and his taxes. They may still have their royal titles, but they come with little-to-no recognised power or privilege. Could be. Probably just a "King X conquered all the surrounding kingdoms and let the previous rulers keep their titles."

King X is always refered to as "The King", so it's hard to decipher things. How I read things was:

A. King X had a cook, Tiana's dad, who saved him. Princess Eudora married Tiana's dad and they had Princess Tiana.

But, it could totally be:

B. Eudora's father had a cook, who saved his life. Princess Eudora married that cook and they had Princess Tiana.

It's hard to tell which is which as "The King" doesn't say much when there's no name behind anything. Option B makes more sense (and Eudora would be Queen), but that wouldn't explain how King X (the one from Ella's land) is taxing Eudora's kingdom. Dialogue pretty much says:

"The King raised taxes." "The King has a cook." "The King is hosting a ball." Thus Option A would make since if they were being consistent on one king, that being who I dub King X.

We'll probably never get names to these kings and kingdoms. (sigh)