Who was the first Pirate King in Pirates of the Caribbean

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"The King and his men stole the Queen from her bed / And bound her in her bones."―Lyrics from Hoist the Colours[src]

This man was the first Pirate King of the Brethren Court. Despite pirate lords usually voting for themselves, the man was popular enough to be elected King during the first meeting of the Pirate Lords from the Four Corners of the Earth. It was the first Pirate King who, along with the Brethren, bound the sea goddess Calypso in her human form at Shipwreck Cove. The Brethren believed this would make the seas safe to roam for all pirates.[1]

Contents

• 1 Behind the scenes
• 2 Appearances
• 3 Sources
• 4 Notes and references

Behind the scenes[]

• In Pirates of the Caribbean: Jack Sparrow the infamous pirate captain Stone-Eyed Sam is called the Pirate King of Isla Esquelética several times, but none of the other materials explain if he and the first Pirate King of the Brethren Court are supposed to be the same person or not.

Appearances[]

• Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (Indirect mention only)

Sources[]

• Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
• Pirates of the Caribbean: The Pirates' Guidelines

Notes and references[]

1. ↑ Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

Elizabeth Swann, King of the Fourth Brethren Court.

The Pirate King, also referred to as King of the Brethren Court, was the elective monarch and leader of the Brethren Court. According to the Pirate Code, the King was holder of a great amount of power, and would lead the pirates around the globe. To be elected Pirate King, the plurality of the Pirate Lords were required to vote on a single candidate. This process was fraught with difficulty as it was common for each Lord to vote for themselves. Elizabeth Swann was the most notable Pirate King.

History[]

Rules on becoming King[]

"Hang on a minute. 'It shall be the duties, as the king, to declare war, parley with shared adversaries...' Fancy that."―Jack Sparrow[src]

During the Second Brethren Court, the Pirate's Code was set down by Captains Morgan and Bartholomew and recorded in the Pirata Codex. One section of the Code was written about the matter of the Pirate King. When the very existence of pirates seemed imperiled, and the Brethren wish to declare an act of war against a common adversary, they can do so only upon the agreement and the election of a Pirate King.[1]

A Pirate King was selected by a popular vote of the nine Pirate Lords of the Court. Prior to nomination, there were three requirements in order to become King: the applicant must be captain of a ship, swear by the Code, and have killed a man. Once these prerequisites were proved, the elected King is sworn in by the Keeper of the Code. Duties of the Pirate King were detailed in the Pirata Codex and included declaring war, parlay with adversaries, assembling forces, and fashioning strategies.[1]

King of the Court[]

Throughout the history of the Age of Piracy, there was only two Pirate Kings. The first King led the First Brethren Court in binding Calypso into her human form.[2] Because each pirate usually only voted for himself, and they don't usually live that long for occupational hazard reasons, the Brethren wouldn't have a suitable King for the next two meetings.[1] It wasn't until the Fourth Brethren Court that a new King was elected, when Jack Sparrow called for a vote and, while the other Lords voted for themselves, changed the balance by voting for Elizabeth Swann and was her second vote. As Elizabeth met the requirements for the position, she was elected King, thereby giving her power to vote for war against Lord Cutler Beckett and the East India Trading Company.[2]

Known Pirate Kings[]

• First Pirate King
• Elizabeth Swann

Behind the scenes[]

• In the first screenplay draft of At World's End, it was Hector Barbossa who nominated Elizabeth Swann for the position of the Pirate King. All the pirate captains at the meeting agreed with his proposal because she was the only one who hasn't made enemies among them.
• In the novel On Stranger Tides, which was used as the basis for Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, Blackbeard is unofficially known as the Pirate King.
• In Terry Rossio's original script for Dead Men Tell No Tales, a young girl named Cora June (actually the villainous Sea Widow in disguise) would have mentioned to Jack Sparrow that he was the one who orchestrated Elizabeth Swann's election as Pirate King.[3]

Appearances[]

• Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
  • Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (video game) (First appearance)
• LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game (Non-canonical appearance)

Sources[]

• Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
• Pirates of the Caribbean: The Pirates' Guidelines

Notes and references[]

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Pirates' Guidelines
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
3. ↑ Pirates of the Caribbean DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES Screenplay by Terry Rossio

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