White King (Through the Looking-Glass)

White King
Alice character
1871 illustration by John Tenniel
First appearance	Through the Looking-Glass
Created by	Lewis Carroll
Portrayed by	Michael Socha (Once Upon a Time in Wonderland)
In-universe information
Species	Human
Gender	Male
Occupation	King
Spouse	White Queen
Children	Lily (a pawn)
Nationality	Looking-glass world

The White King is a fictional character who appears in Lewis Carroll's 1871 fantasy novel Through the Looking-Glass. Aside from Alice herself, he is one of the earliest chesspieces that are introduced into the story. Although he does not interact with Alice as much as the White Queen does, because Alice becomes a pawn on his side of the Chess-game, he is, on some levels, the most important character within the story at least as far as the game is concerned. He is not to be confused with the King of Hearts from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.