- For the station on the Docklands Light Railway, see Prince Regent DLR station. The Docklands Light Railway (DLR is a Light rail system serving the redeveloped Docklands area of East London England. Prince Regent DLR station is a station on the Docklands Light Railway (DLR in the Docklands area of east London.
A prince regent (or prince-regent) is a prince who rules a monarchy as Regent instead of a Monarch, e. Prince, from the Latin root Princeps, is a general term for a Monarch, for a member of a monarch's or former monarch's family and is a A regent, from the Latin regens "who reigns" is a person selected to act as Head of state (ruling or not because the ruler is a minor g. , due to the Sovereign's incapacity (minority or illness) or absence (remoteness, such as exile or long voyage, or simply no incumbent). While the term itself can have the generic meaning and refer to any prince who fills the role of regent, historically it has mainly been used to describe a small number of individual Princes who were Regents.
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Prince Regent in the United Kingdom
In the English language the title Prince Regent is most commonly associated with George IV, who held the style HRH The Prince Regent during the incapacity of his father, George III (see Regent for other regents). George III (George William Frederick 4 June 1738 George III's long reign was marked by a series of military conflicts involving his kingdom much of the rest of Europe and places A regent, from the Latin regens "who reigns" is a person selected to act as Head of state (ruling or not because the ruler is a minor Regent's Park and Regent Street in London are named after him. For other meanings see Regent's Park (disambiguation Regent's Park (officially The Regent's Park) is one of the Royal Parks Regent Street is one of the major shopping streets in London 's West End. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom.
This period is known as the British Regency, or just the Regency. Artistic trends Regency architecture Regency fashions Regency dance Regency novels
The title was conferred by the Regency Act on February 5, 1811. The Regency Acts are Acts of the British Parliament passed at various times to provide a Regent if the British monarch were to be incapacitated Events 1576 - Henry of Navarre converts to Roman Catholicism in order to ensure his right to the throne of France. Year 1811 ( MDCCCXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Subject to certain limitations for a period, the Prince Regent was able to exercise the full powers of the King. The precedent of the Regency Crisis of 1788 (from which George III recovered before it was necessary to appoint a Regent) was followed. The Prince of Wales continued as regent until his father's death in 1820, when he became George IV. Prince of Wales (Tywysog Cymru is a title traditionally granted to the Heir Apparent to the reigning monarch of the United Kingdom (and formerly the Kingdom
Prince Regent in Germany
In Germany the title Prinzregent (literally Prince Regent) is most commonly associated with Prince Luitpold of Bavaria who served as Regent for two of his nephews, King Ludwig II of Bavaria, who was declared mentally incompetent in 1886, and King Otto of Bavaria (who had been declared insane in 1875) from 1886 until 1912. Luitpold Prince Regent of Bavaria (Prinzregent Luitpold Karl Joseph Wilhelm Ludwig von Bayern ( 12 March 1821 &ndash 12 December 1912) Ludwig Friedrich Wilhelm II King of Bavaria ( August 25, 1845 &ndash June 13, 1886) was king of Bavaria from 1864 until shortly Otto I of Bavaria (Otto Wilhelm Luitpold Adalbert Waldemar von Wittelsbach 27 April 1848 &ndash 11 October 1916 was King of Bavaria from 1886 to 1913
The years of Luitpold's regency were marked by tremendous artistic and cultural activity in Bavaria where they are known after the regencies as the Prinzregentenjahre or the Prinzregentenzeit. Numerous streets in Bavarian cities and towns are called Prinzregentenstrasse. Many institutions are named in Luitpold's honour, e. g. the Prinzregententheater in Munich. The Prinzregententheater is a theatre and opera house in Munich. Prinzregententorte is a multi-layered cake with chocolate butter cream named in Luitpold's honour. Prinzregententorte is a Cake found mainly in Bavaria, which consists of at least six thin layers of sponge cake interlaid with chocolate Buttercream.
At Luitpold's death, in 1912, his son Prince Ludwig succeeded as Prince Regent. Ludwig III ( Ludwig Luitpold Josef Maria Aloys Alfried; English: Louis Leopold Joseph Mary Aloysius Alfred) ( January 7, 1845 Ludwig held the title for less than a year, since the Bavarian Legislature decided to recognise him as king.
Prince Regent in Belgium
- The first head of state of Belgium after it seceded from the Dutch monarchy was a regent, baron Erasme Louis Surlet de Chokier, in 1831, before the new nation, which chose to become a monarchy, had its first monarch, but not a prince
- Prince Charles of Belgium served as Prince Regent of Belgium from 1944 to 1950 during the German captivity and then exile to Switzerland of his brother, King Leopold III of Belgium. Erasme Louis Baron Surlet de Chokier ( November 27, 1769 - August 7, 1839) born in Gingelom, was a Belgian politician and before Prince Charles Count of Flanders, Prince of Belgium ( Charles Théodore Henri Antoine Meinrad ( French) or Karel Theodoor Hendrik Anton Meinrad ( Leopold III (born as Léopold Philippe Charles Albert Meinrad Hubertus Marie Miguel (French or Leopold Filips Karel Albert Meinrad Hubertus Maria Miguel
Other notable Prince-regents
- more prince-regents (often without such specific title) are to be found in Regent
- Crown Prince Frederick of Denmark served as regent from 1784 to 1808 for his father King Christian VII of Denmark, who was insane. A regent, from the Latin regens "who reigns" is a person selected to act as Head of state (ruling or not because the ruler is a minor Frederick VI ( January 28, 1768 - December 3, 1839) reigned as King of Denmark from 1808 to 1839 and as king of Norway Christian VII ( January 29, 1749 - March 13, 1808) was King of Denmark and Norway and Duke of Schleswig and Holstein from 1766 until his
- Prince William of Prussia served as regent from 1858 to 1861 for his older brother King Frederick William IV of Prussia, who had become mentally unfit to rule. Life Frederick William was educated by private tutors many of whom were experienced civil servants such as Friedrich Ancillon.
- Prince Dorgon of the Qing Dynasty served as regent for his nephew, Emperor Shunzhi, from 1643 to 1650, because the latter was only six at the time of his ascension. Dorgon ( Manchu:;) ( November 17, 1612 &ndash December 31, 1650) also known as Hošoi Mergen Cin Wang, the Prince The Shunzhi Emperor ( March 15, 1638 &ndash February 5, 1661) was the second emperor of the Manchu Qing dynasty Dorgon was instrumental in moving Manchu forces into Beijing in 1644, proclaiming the Qing dynasty to be the legitimate successor to the Ming Dynasty. In Qing Dynasty historical records, Dorgon was the first to be referred to as Shezhengwang 摄政王(The Prince Regent).
- Zaifeng, 2nd Prince Chun during the Qing Dynasty China, served as regent from 1908 to 1911 for his young son Puyi, the Xuantong Emperor. The 2nd Prince Chun (醇親王 ( February 12, 1883 - February 3, 1951) was born Zaifeng (Chinese 載沣 Wade-Giles: Tsai-feng Puyi ( ( February 7, 1906 &ndash October 17, 1967) of the Manchu Aisin-Gioro ruling family was the last Emperor Apart from Dorgon, Zaifeng was the only person in Chinese history who was specifically referred to as Prince Regent.
- Crown Prince Hirohito served as regent from 1921 to 1926 for his ailing father, Emperor Taishō. also known as, (April 29 1901 – January 7 1989 was the 124th Emperor of Japan according to the traditional order reigning from December 25 1926 until his death The (31 August 1879 – 25 December 1926 was the 123rd emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession reigning from 30 July 1912 until his death
- Although other princes have served as regents (e. g. Prince Paul of Yugoslavia from 1934 to 1941), they are not necessarily referred to as "the Prince Regent. Prince Paul of Yugoslavia ( Serbian:Павле/Pavle ( April 27 1893 – September 11 1976) of the Serbian later Yugoslav Royal "
- Michael Bates, "heir-apparent" to the micronation Sealand is referred to as its Prince Regent. The Principality of Sealand is a Micronation located on HM Fort Roughs, a former World War II Maunsell Sea Fort in the North Sea
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