Was Merida a Princess?

Chloe Bennett
Chloe Bennett
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Princess Merida Is the Protagonist of Disney•Pixar's 2012 Animated Feature Film, Brave. She Is a Scottish Princess from the Kingdom of Dunbroch, the Daughter...

Was Merida a Princess?

Princess Merida is the protagonist of Disney•Pixar's 2012 animated feature film, Brave. She is a Scottish princess from the kingdom of DunBroch, the daughter of Queen Elinor and King Fergus

King Fergus
King Fergus is the tritagonist of the 2012 Disney•Pixar animated feature film, Brave. He resides in the kingdom of DunBroch in the Scottish Highlands, along with his family and his wife, Queen Elinor. He is the father of their eldest daughter, Merida, and their three young triplet sons, Harris, Hubert, and Hamish.
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, and the older sister of Harris, Hubert, and Hamish.

Who is Princess Merida based on?

MERIDA WAS INSPIRED BY THE CO-DIRECTOR'S DAUGHTER.

If the mother-daughter relationship in the film seems particularly realistic, it's likely because it was based on Brenda Chapman's real-life experiences with her own teenage daughter. “She has been quite a challenge to my 'authority' since she was five years old.

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Why isn't Merida a Disney Princess?

Because Brave Merida is making bank for Disney/Pixar. ... Her official title is Princess Merida of DunBroch – a kingdom in the Scottish highlands. As the daughter to Queen Elinor and King Fergus, and the first-born of Clan DunBroch, she is clearly born royalty.

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