Queen Clarisse Renaldi is the deuteragonist of Disney's 2001 feature film, The Princess Diaries, and its 2004 sequel. She is the ruler of Genovia, but when her country is left without an heir following the unexpected passing of her son, Clarisse must prepare and teach her estranged granddaughter, Mia Thermopolis to become a princess in order to ensure Genovia's future.