King Hubert

King Hubert is a supporting character of Disney's 1959 feature film, Sleeping Beauty. He is Prince Phillip's father, King Stefan's best friend, and the ruler of his kingdom.
For the original film, he was modeled by the late Don Barclay and was voiced by the late Bill Thompson, who also voiced the White Rabbit and the Dodo in Alice in Wonderland, Jock, Bull, Officer, Joe, and Daschie in Lady and the Tramp, and Uncle Waldo in The Aristocats. Hubert is currently voiced by Jeff Bennett when he re-appears in Disney Princess Enchanted Tales: Follow Your Dreams, who also voices the Sultan (originally voiced by the late Douglas Seales in Aladdin, and Val Bettin in the Aladdin sequels) and Lord Duke (supposedly voiced by the late Hans Conried in Sleeping Beauty). In Maleficent 2: Mistress of Evil, he was renamed to King John, being portrayed by Robert Lindsay.
==Biography==
===Sleeping Beauty===
King Hubert and his best friend, King Stefan, had betrothed their children to marry each other when the time comes, so that their kingdoms remain forever united. He is invited to Aurora's christening and witnesses Maleficent cursing Aurora. Though the baby princess Aurora is taken away by Flora, Fauna and Merryweather, the betrothal remains the same. Hubert is next seen as sixteen years have passed and Stefan is preparing the celebration for Aurora's return. Hubert and Stefan are talking about their children and their kingdoms when the conversation almost results in a fight until both kings realize they are about to fight for no reason. The scene is interrupted by Phillip's arrival. Prince Phillip tells his father that he has met a young woman in the forest and that he will marry her, against his father's will. Unbeknownst to Hubert, this young woman is Aurora under the disguise of "Briar Rose", the fake identity the fairies have given her to protect her from Maleficent. Hubert is enraged at his son for even entertaining the notion of marrying a peasant girl, but Phillip, somewhat humorously says to his father royalty must start considering new ideas, for "it is the 14th Century, after all". Dismayed at failing to dissuade his son from his expected betrothal, Hubert proceeds to tell Stefan the bad news. During these events, Maleficent's curse has been fulfilled and Aurora has fallen into a deep sleep, so the fairies decide to put everyone else asleep. Just as he is falling asleep, Hubert is telling an already sleeping Stefan that Phillip is in love with a peasant girl, which makes Flora realize that it was Phillip whom Aurora met in the forest. Hubert wakes up at the end of the film, resuming his conversation with Stefan and is about to tell him that Phillip loves a peasant girl when Aurora and Phillip are seen coming down the hall staircase, which leaves Hubert confused but satisfied.
===Disney Princess Enchanted Tales: Follow Your Dreams===
King Hubert is one of the characters from Sleeping Beauty that return in Disney Princess Enchanted Tales: Follow Your Dreams. He attends a Royal Conference along with Prince Phillip, King Stefan and Queen Leah, in which King Hubert is due to give a speech. However, King Hubert realizes he has forgotten his speech at King Stefan's castle only when he is already at the Royal Conference. King Hubert tries to find it everywhere until the fairies arrive and deliver him his speech. Hubert is next seen at the end of the film, attending a meal organized by Aurora.
==Trivia==
*His appearance is quite similar to The King from Disney's 1950 feature film, Cinderella, because both of the two are half bald, obese, have a mustache, and both live in France, though Hubert is probably from Germany or England.
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