Prince Regent

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Prince Regent is an honorific title traditionally given to a royal who governs on behalf of a monarch who is unable to rule, such as due to minority, absence, or incapacity.


Statements (46)
Predicate Object
instanceOf honorific title
regnal style
appliesTo royal who governs on behalf of a monarch
associatedWith periods of regency
category royal styles and titles
contrastsWith Princess Regent
distinguishedFrom crown prince without regency powers
king consort
endsWhen monarch resumes personal rule
new monarch accedes
governsDuring monarch’s illness
monarch’s long-term absence
monarch’s minority
governsOnBehalfOf reigning monarch
grantsPower exercise of executive authority
governance of the state
representation of the monarch
hasConnotation acting head of state
hasFunction exercise royal authority in place of monarch
hasGenderAssociation male
hasHistoricalExample George IV of the United Kingdom
Prince Chun of the Qing dynasty
Prince Luitpold of Bavaria
Prince Paul of Yugoslavia
hasLanguageOrigin English
hasLegalStatus constitutional office in some states
hasPluralForm Princes Regent
hasRole regent
implies delegated sovereignty
isSubsetOf royal titles
isTemporary true
mayBeHeldBy heir apparent
senior prince of the royal family
mayBeRegulatedBy acts of parliament
constitution
royal decrees
relatedTo regency
regent
usedAs formal style in official documents
title in proclamations
usedBy princes
royal family members
usedIn monarchies
usedWhen monarch is a minor
monarch is absent
monarch is incapacitated

Referenced by (8)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
John Nash
employer
Prince Regent ("Princes Regent")
hasPluralForm
Prince ("prince regent")
hasVariantTitle
Luitpold, Prince Regent of Bavaria
honorificTitle
Regent's Park, London
namedAfter
Isabella of France ("Regent of England")
positionHeld
Treaty of Ghent ("Prince Regent of the United Kingdom")
ratifiedBy
George IV of the United Kingdom
title

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