prince regent
noun
a prince who is regent of a country.
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Prince Regent
Prince RegentnounGeorge IV as regent of Great Britain and Ireland during the insanity of his father (1811–20)
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Etymology
Origin of prince regent
First recorded in 1780–90
Example Sentences
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In 1815, following the Battle of Waterloo, Napoleon Bonaparte wrote a letter of surrender to the Prince Regent in England.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026
In 1811, his son was finally installed as Prince Regent, and George went on to live in seclusion at Windsor Castle until his death nearly a decade later.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2023
Queen Maria wore the Portuguese Crown, but because she had been declared mentally incapacitated, her son the Prince Regent João was left with the decision.
From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022
In 1811, George, the Prince of Wales, was named Prince Regent due to the mental illness of his father, Britain’s King George III.
From Washington Times • Feb. 5, 2021
He was born out of his time, and was a kind of “throw-back” to earlier types that flourished when the Prince Regent and the Toms and Jerrys disported themselves in the famous Corinthian manner.
From The Bath Road History, Fashion, & Frivolity on an Old Highway by Harper, Charles G. (Charles George)
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