prince regent
noun
a prince who is regent of a country.
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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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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
The specter of Jacobinism — of the guillotine and the mobs at the Bastille — haunts Britain’s rulers, from the prince regent to the owners of Manchester’s factories.
From New York Times ● Apr. 4, 2019
When he resolved upon the invasion and conquest of Portugal, the prince regent, afterwards Dom John VI., having no means of resistance, decided to take refuge in Brazil.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" by Various
The fact that Napoleon was able to refer to Themistocles in his letter to the Prince Regent reflects the familiarity of the ancient world to educated people of the period.
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
The Post Office opposed the change to the last, even though a Parliamentary Committee had recommended it, and an address in its favour had been presented to the Prince Regent.
From The History of the Post Office From Its Establishment Down to 1836 by Joyce, Herbert
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