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Ozma

also Princess Ozma · Ozma of Oz · Princess Ozma of Oz · Royal Ozma · Princess of Oz · Ruler of Oz

The rightful ruler of Oz, hidden in boyhood as Tip until Glinda undid the enchantment.

First named in The Marvelous Land of Oz, ch. 20

“Her name is Ozma,”

Names in the books

What the books say it is

  • species fairy 4 chapters
  • role princess 1 chapter
    • Princess Ozma, dressed in her most splendid robes of state, sat in the magnificent emerald throne, with her jewelled sceptre in her hand and her sparkling coronet upon her fair brow.
      Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz, ch. 19
  • origin brought to Mombi as a baby by the Wizard, who begged her to conceal the child 1 chapter
  • age fourteen or fifteen to look at, yet never a bit older 1 chapter
    • To judge Ozma of Oz by the standards of our world, you would think her very young--perhaps fourteen or fifteen years of age--yet for years she had ruled the Land of Oz and had never seemed a bit older.
      The Tin Woodman of Oz, ch. 12
  • age has lived almost a thousand years 1 chapter
    • Why, you don’t even know me,” cried Ozma, dismayed by even the thought of marrying; for though the little Ruler of Oz has lived almost a thousand years she is no older than _you_ are and would no more think of marrying than Dorothy or Betsy Bobbin or Trot.
      Kabumpo in Oz, ch. 19
  • size little 3 chapters
    • for Ozma herself is only a little girl fairy, and these four together have the merriest times imaginable.
      The Lost King of Oz, ch. 8
    • Why, you don’t even know me,” cried Ozma, dismayed by even the thought of marrying; for though the little Ruler of Oz has lived almost a thousand years she is no older than _you_ are and would no more think of marrying than Dorothy or Betsy Bobbin or Trot.
      Kabumpo in Oz, ch. 19
    • Ozma, a little girl fairy, is the present ruler of Oz and the wisest and gentlest sovereign the fairy country has ever known.
      The Gnome King of Oz, ch. 2
  • colour ruddy gold hair, eyes like diamonds 1 chapter
    • Her eyes sparkled as two diamonds, and her lips were tinted like a tourmaline. All adown her back floated tresses of ruddy gold, with a slender jeweled circlet confining them at the brow. Her robes of silken gauze floated around her like a cloud, and dainty satin slippers shod her feet. At this exquisite vision Tip’s old comrades stared in wonder for the space of a full minute, and then every head bent low in honest admiration of the lovely Princess Ozma.
      The Marvelous Land of Oz, ch. 23
  • hair ruddy gold, in tresses down her back 1 chapter
    • Her eyes sparkled as two diamonds, and her lips were tinted like a tourmaline. All adown her back floated tresses of ruddy gold, with a slender jeweled circlet confining them at the brow.
      The Marvelous Land of Oz, ch. 23
  • eyes sparkled like two diamonds 1 chapter
    • Her eyes sparkled as two diamonds, and her lips were tinted like a tourmaline. All adown her back floated tresses of ruddy gold, with a slender jeweled circlet confining them at the brow.
      The Marvelous Land of Oz, ch. 23
  • appearance most beautiful girl the world has ever known 1 chapter
    • She is said to be the most beautiful girl the world has ever known, and her heart and mind are as lovely as her person.
      The Emerald City of Oz, ch. 3
  • appearance marvelously beautiful 1 chapter
  • appearance bewitching face 1 chapter
    • Whatever else was beautiful or dainty or delightful of itself faded to dullness when contrasted with Ozma's bewitching face, and it has often been said by those who know that no other ruler in all the world can ever hope to equal the gracious charm of her manner.
      The Road to Oz, ch. 20
  • wears a jeweled circlet, robes of silken gauze, and satin slippers 1 chapter
    • Her eyes sparkled as two diamonds, and her lips were tinted like a tourmaline. All adown her back floated tresses of ruddy gold, with a slender jeweled circlet confining them at the brow. Her robes of silken gauze floated around her like a cloud, and dainty satin slippers shod her feet. At this exquisite vision Tip’s old comrades stared in wonder for the space of a full minute, and then every head bent low in honest admiration of the lovely Princess Ozma.
      The Marvelous Land of Oz, ch. 23
  • wears Robe of State embroidered with emeralds and pearls 1 chapter
  • wears splendid robes of state and a sparkling coronet 1 chapter
    • Princess Ozma, dressed in her most splendid robes of state, sat in the magnificent emerald throne, with her jewelled sceptre in her hand and her sparkling coronet upon her fair brow.
      Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz, ch. 19
  • wears splendid raiment and a royal coronet 1 chapter
    • Just behind the royal standard-bearers came the Princess Ozma in her royal chariot, which was of gold encrusted with emeralds and diamonds set in exquisite designs. The chariot was drawn on this occasion by the Cowardly Lion and the Hungry Tiger, who were decorated with immense pink and blue bows. In the chariot rode Ozma and Dorothy, the former in splendid raiment and wearing her royal coronet, while the little Kansas girl wore around her waist the Magic Belt she had once captured from the Nome King.
      Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz, ch. 17
  • wears one of her prettiest gowns 1 chapter
  • wears the Magic Belt 1 chapter
    • Ozma wore the Magic Belt; and, when she had kissed Dorothy farewell and had made her wish, the little girl and her kitten disappeared in a twinkling.
      Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz, ch. 20
  • trait joyous, light-hearted and free 1 chapter
    • Ozma was a real girl and enjoyed the things in life that other real girls enjoy. When she sat on her splendid emerald throne in the great Throne Room of her palace and made laws and settled disputes and tried to keep all her subjects happy and contented, she was as dignified and demure as any queen might be; but when she had thrown aside her jeweled robe of state and her sceptre, and had retired to her private apartments, the girl--joyous, light-hearted and free--replaced the sedate Ruler.
      The Patchwork Girl of Oz, ch. 17
  • trait wise 1 chapter
    • Born of a long line of Fairy Queens, Ozma is as nearly perfect as any fairy may be, and she is noted for her wisdom as well as for her other qualities.
      The Scarecrow of Oz, ch. 21
  • reputation the wisest and gentlest sovereign the fairy country has ever known 1 chapter
    • Ozma, a little girl fairy, is the present ruler of Oz and the wisest and gentlest sovereign the fairy country has ever known.
      The Gnome King of Oz, ch. 2
  • reputation lovely 2 chapters
    • Her eyes sparkled as two diamonds, and her lips were tinted like a tourmaline. All adown her back floated tresses of ruddy gold, with a slender jeweled circlet confining them at the brow. Her robes of silken gauze floated around her like a cloud, and dainty satin slippers shod her feet. At this exquisite vision Tip’s old comrades stared in wonder for the space of a full minute, and then every head bent low in honest admiration of the lovely Princess Ozma.
      The Marvelous Land of Oz, ch. 23
    • She is said to be the most beautiful girl the world has ever known, and her heart and mind are as lovely as her person.
      The Emerald City of Oz, ch. 3

Under the law

  • law Only Glinda and the Wizard may practice magic 11 chapters
    • cried Dorothy, "it's against the law for anyone but Glinda and the Wizard to work magic in the Land of Oz, so if these two strange people are magic-makers they are breaking the law and ought to be punished!"
      Glinda of Oz, ch. 1
    • "I suppose you are aware it is unlawful to practice magic in the Land of Oz, without the permission of our Ruler, Princess Ozma?"
      Glinda of Oz, ch. 21
    • My father was a wizard, practicing magic in the Zamagoochie Country, before the practice of magic was forbidden in Oz, and it is to my father that I attribute my strange come-apartishness.”
      The Gnome King of Oz, ch. 8
    • Since the practice of magic has been forbidden for everyone except Glinda, the Good Sorceress of the South, and the Wizard of Oz, a great many of the lesser wizards and magic workers have retired to the mountains of the north to practice in secret or study for their own satisfaction the ancient art of wizardry.
      The Gnome King of Oz, ch. 15
    • “But I thought wizards were not allowed to practice magic in Oz,”
      Grampa in Oz, ch. 4
    • "Ozma has forbidden the practise of magic in Oz.
      Jack Pumpkinhead of Oz, ch. 6
    • “It’s unlawful to practice magic.
      Kabumpo in Oz, ch. 18
    • said Ozma, “I have forbidden any of my subjects except Glinda the Good and the Wizard of Oz to practice magical arts, because they cannot be trusted to do good and not harm.
      The Lost Princess of Oz, ch. 25
    • But Ozma of Oz, who rules everyone in the Land of Oz, had made a decree that no one should practice magic in her dominions except Glinda the Good and the Wizard of Oz, and when Glinda sent this royal command to the Hyups by means of a strong-winged Eagle, old Bini Aru at once stopped performing magical arts.
      The Magic of Oz, ch. 1
    • He had stolen this secret of transformation and he knew he had disobeyed the law of Oz by working magic.
      The Magic of Oz, ch. 1
    • So Tip’s guardian, however much she might aspire to working magic, realized it was unlawful to be more than a Sorceress, or at most a Wizardess.
      The Marvelous Land of Oz, ch. 1
    • But the Magician will get in trouble for this; it's against the law for anyone to work magic except Glinda the Good and the royal Wizard of Oz.
      The Patchwork Girl of Oz, ch. 6

Appears in

The Marvelous Land of Oz (1 of 24 chapters)
Ozma of Oz (12 of 21 chapters)
Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz (6 of 20 chapters)
The Road to Oz (5 of 24 chapters)
The Emerald City of Oz (9 of 30 chapters)
Little Wizard Stories of Oz (2 of 6 chapters)
The Patchwork Girl of Oz (6 of 28 chapters)
Tik-Tok of Oz (2 of 25 chapters)
The Scarecrow of Oz (2 of 24 chapters)
Rinkitink in Oz (2 of 24 chapters)
The Lost Princess of Oz (5 of 26 chapters)
The Tin Woodman of Oz (6 of 24 chapters)
The Magic of Oz (3 of 23 chapters)
Glinda of Oz (18 of 24 chapters)
The Royal Book of Oz (4 of 24 chapters)
Kabumpo in Oz (7 of 22 chapters)
The Cowardly Lion of Oz (4 of 22 chapters)
The Lost King of Oz (6 of 21 chapters)
The Hungry Tiger of Oz (6 of 20 chapters)
The Gnome King of Oz (5 of 20 chapters)
The Giant Horse of Oz (4 of 20 chapters)
Jack Pumpkinhead of Oz (6 of 21 chapters)
The Yellow Knight of Oz (2 of 20 chapters)

Mentioned in

The Marvelous Land of Oz (4 of 24 chapters)
Ozma of Oz (3 of 21 chapters)
Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz (1 of 20 chapters)
The Road to Oz (12 of 24 chapters)
The Emerald City of Oz (16 of 30 chapters)
Little Wizard Stories of Oz (2 of 6 chapters)
The Patchwork Girl of Oz (11 of 28 chapters)
Tik-Tok of Oz (5 of 25 chapters)
The Scarecrow of Oz (5 of 24 chapters)
Rinkitink in Oz (3 of 24 chapters)
The Lost Princess of Oz (18 of 26 chapters)
The Tin Woodman of Oz (6 of 24 chapters)
The Magic of Oz (13 of 23 chapters)
Glinda of Oz (2 of 24 chapters)
The Royal Book of Oz (11 of 24 chapters)
Kabumpo in Oz (10 of 22 chapters)
The Cowardly Lion of Oz (4 of 22 chapters)
Grampa in Oz (9 of 22 chapters)
The Lost King of Oz (12 of 21 chapters)
The Hungry Tiger of Oz (10 of 20 chapters)
The Gnome King of Oz (13 of 20 chapters)
The Giant Horse of Oz (10 of 20 chapters)
Jack Pumpkinhead of Oz (8 of 21 chapters)
The Yellow Knight of Oz (7 of 20 chapters)

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