Category
page 1Regency (government)
regent
upright=1.35|thumb|16th century Swedish regent Sten Sture the Younger|Stenonis Sture and wife [[Christina Gyllenstierna who both operated in strong resistance to Danish rule during the Kalmar Union]]
upright=1.35|thumb|The oath of the provisional triumvirate|triumviral regents of the [[Empire of Brazil on behalf of the 5-year-old Emperor Pedro II in 1831, at the beginning of the Regency period.]]
In a monarchy, a regent () is a person appointed to execute the office of a monarch temporarily, essentially as a substitute ruler. Regencies may arise for a number of reasons, including the monarch b
Regency of Algiers
1516–1830 autonomous Ottoman state in North Africa
Regency era
era in the United Kingdom during the early 19th Century
Tunis eyalet
16th-19th century Ottoman territory
Tripolitania vilayet
Ottoman province

Régence
The Régence (, Regency) was the period in French history between 1715 and 1723 when King Louis XV was considered a minor and the country was instead governed by Philippe II, Duke of Orléans (a nephew and son-in-law of Louis XIV of France) as prince regent. This was not the only regency in French history, but the name is nevertheless associated with this period.
Gonghe Regency
regency
Urgel Regency
short period in Spanish history
Regency Acts
various acts of the British parliament to provide for a regent