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
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In 1811, his son George IV took over leadership duties as prince regent.
From New York Times ● May 11, 2023
João VI, the former prince regent, ruled from Rio de Janeiro as head of the government in exile.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022
On returning to Lisbon in 1821, he left his son Pedro as prince regent of Brazil.
From Reuters ● Aug. 22, 2022
A Balkan prince regent courts a Milwaukee chorus girl during the 1911 coronation in London.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2020
A powerful influence at school, a prince regent at home, wealthy in his own right, he stood in some danger of being spoiled, I suppose.
From Margarita's Soul The Romantic Recollections of a Man of Fifty by Williams, J. Scott (John Scott)
Aemond was named Prince Regent in the aftermath, and seized control of the Iron Throne while Aegon recovered.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026
The mufti conspired with Iraqi soldiers to overthrow the pro-British Prince Regent Abd al-Ilah of Hejaz.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 31, 2026
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
Later the King led a procession to the temple of the Emerald Buddha, where he paid homage and, in the presence of the old Prince Regent Rangsit, declared himself defender of the faith.
From Washington Times ● May 3, 2019
Five years earlier the Prince Regent had knighted him.
From English Painters with a chapter on American painters by Koehler, S. R.
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