In a monarchy, a regent (from Latin regens 'ruling, governing') is a person appointed to govern a state pro tempore (Latin for 'for the time being') because...
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A prince regent or princess regent is a prince or princess who, due to their position in the line of succession, rules a monarchy as regent in the stead...
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George IV (redirect from The Prince Regent)
1830. At the time of his accession to the throne, he was acting as prince regent for his father, King George III, having done so since 5 February 1811 during...
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University and changed its name to Regent University in 1990. Regent offers on-campus programs as well as distance education. Regent offers associate, bachelor's...
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Captains Regent (Italian: Capitani Reggenti) are the two heads of state of the Republic of San Marino. They are elected every six months by the Grand and...
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A regent is a person selected to act as head of state (ruling or not) because the ruler is a minor, not present, or debilitated. Currently there is only...
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vicegerent in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Vice-regent may refer to: a person who acts for a regent a synonym of viceroy a common misuse of vicegerent...
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Regent Street is a major shopping street in the West End of London. It is named after George, the Prince Regent (later George IV) and was laid out under...
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Benoît Régent (19 August 1953 – 22 October 1994) was a French actor. He was born in Nantes. He died at the age of 41 of a ruptured aneurysm in Zürich,...
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The regent bowerbird (Sericulus chrysocephalus) is a medium-sized, up to 25 cm long, sexually dimorphic bowerbird. The male bird is black with a golden...
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The regent parrot or rock pebbler (Polytelis anthopeplus) is a bird found in southern Australia. It has predominantly yellow plumage with a green tail...
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Regent Taipei (Chinese: 晶華酒店; pinyin: Jīnghuá Jiǔdiàn) is a luxury hotel in Zhongshan District, Taipei, Taiwan. It opened in 1990 as the Regent Taipei...
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Regent, L.P. is a multi-sector private equity firm based in Beverly Hills, California. Many of Regent's investments have been in the software, technology...
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The REGENT Viceroy "seaglider" is a proposed electric-powered wing-in-ground-effect vehicle under development by REGENT Craft Inc. of Rhode Island, (REGENT...
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The Opel Regent is a luxury car from the German carmaker Opel introduced in November 1928 and available as a four-door limousine and two-door coupe. The...
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A regent is someone appointed to administer a state in the absence, incapacity, or minority of the monarch. Regent or The Regent may also refer to: The...
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RFA Regent (A486) was an ammunition, explosives and stores supply ship in the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA). She was built by Harland and Wolff, commissioned...
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The Regents of the University of California (also referred to as the Board of Regents to distinguish the board from the corporation it governs of the...
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Regent Records has been the name of at least two different record labels: Regent Records (US) - an American-based company Regent Records (UK) - a British...
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43°39′42″N 79°21′54″W / 43.66167°N 79.36500°W / 43.66167; -79.36500 Regent Park is a neighbourhood located in downtown Toronto, Ontario built in the...
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The Regent Diamond is a 140.64-carat (28.128 g) diamond owned by the French state and on display in the Louvre, worth £48,000,000 as of 2015[update]. Mined...
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Hōjō clan (redirect from Hojo regent)
Japanese samurai family who controlled the hereditary title of shikken (regent) of the Kamakura shogunate between 1203 and 1333. Despite the title, in...
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Regent Hotels & Resorts is a British-American luxury hospitality brand, founded by hotelier Robert H. Burns in 1970. After passing through different owners...
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This is a list of regents (Greek: αντιβασιλείς, sing. αντιβασιλεύς) in the modern Kingdom of Greece (1832–1924 and 1935–1973). A regent, from the Latin...
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Fujiwara clan (redirect from Fujiwara regents)
(藤原氏, Fujiwara-shi or Fujiwara-uji) was a powerful family of imperial regents in Japan, descending from the Nakatomi clan and, as legend held, through...
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dodge Regent. The Dodge Regent is an automobile that was built by Dodge Canada. The low-priced line built with a...
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The AEC Regent III (also known as Regent 3 or Regent Mark III) was a type of double-decker bus chassis manufactured by AEC. The Regent III was mainly built...
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The Five Regent Houses (五摂家; go-sekke) is a collective term for the five families of the Fujiwara clan that monopolized the regent position of Sekkan...
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Regent College is an interdenominational evangelical Christian College of Christian studies, and an affiliated college of the University of British Columbia...
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The Regents of the University of Colorado is the governing board of the University of Colorado system, the system of public universities in the U.S. state...
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