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Impoverished Patrician

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A character comes from the bluest of Blue Blood; he or she may be descended from royalty or at least from the highest circle of aristocracy or Old Money. Their family name is loaded with history. Unhappily that family name is pretty much the only thing they have left. The great estates have long since been lost or sold off, the servants have left (except, sometimes, for the Old Retainer), and the mortgage is due on the family castle. Whether by war, revolution or simple bad luck the noble dynasty is left penniless. This is made even worse since there are usually things their noble blood obliges them to spend money on, such as clothing befitting their roles or the upkeep on a needlessly large house that the family cannot sell without shame. Even worse, though some take the Fallen-On-Hard-Ti

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A character comes from the bluest of Blue Blood; he or she may be descended from royalty or at least from the highest circle of aristocracy or Old Money. Their family name is loaded with history. Unhappily that family name is pretty much the only thing they have left. The great estates have long since been lost or sold off, the servants have left (except, sometimes, for the Old Retainer), and the mortgage is due on the family castle. Whether by war, revolution or simple bad luck the noble dynasty is left penniless. This is made even worse since there are usually things their noble blood obliges them to spend money on, such as clothing befitting their roles or the upkeep on a needlessly large house that the family cannot sell without shame. Even worse, though some take the Fallen-On-Hard-Times Job, others feel that doing a hard day's work is below them, or actually are legally forbidden to take up an occupation, or any one at which they could make real money. They must preserve the Good Old Ways, although they are unusually unlikely to have the author agree with them about how good they really are. Often crops up in Arranged Marriage storylines as rich merchant families would buy their daughters impoverished noblemen as husbands. (Impoverished daughters and the Self-Made Man himself are also possibilities, although less likely, since he can get only connections and not the title.) Not to be confused with Moses in the Bulrushes. Here the aristocrat (and generally everyone else) is all too aware of his of heritage. This is a more long-term version of Riches to Rags. It can occasionally lead to the Rightful King Returns. If the aristocrat deeply laments the situation, may be a Princess in Rags; otherwise can also be a Fallen Princess. The Upper Class Wit's prodigal ways make him likely to end up as one of these. Contrast Nouveau Riche. Examples of Impoverished Patrician include: