An interregnum regent is a person who rules in the place of the rightful heir until he or she reaches the age of maturity. In ancient Egypt, the tradition was established during Dynasty One during the reign of Merneith, who acted as interregnum regent for her son, Den, who later ruled as Pharaoh. That this queen ruled for a period of time is confirmed from the
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Regent — For other uses, see Regent (disambiguation). A regent, from the Latin regens, [one] reigning , or regency council is a person or group of persons selected to act as head of state because the ruler is a minor, not present, or debilitated.[1] The… … Wikipedia
Interregnum — An interregnum (plural interregna or interregnums) is a period of discontinuity of a government, organization, or social order. Archetypally, it was the period of time between the reign of one monarch and the next (coming from Latin inter ,… … Wikipedia
Interregnum queen — Some more recent research has other findings, but according to early twentieth century writers in 1932, an interregnum queen , is a Great Royal Wife of a previous pharaoh who rules as a regent in the place of her heir son, who has not yet reached … Wikipedia
Erik Axelsson Tott (regent of Sweden) — Erik Axelsson TottRegencyIn 1457 (with Jöns Bengtsson (Oxenstierna)), and 1466 1467.FamilyTottConsort1) Bengta Mattsdotter (Lillie) 2) Elin Gustavsdotter (Sture)PredecessorCharles VIII of SwedenInterregnumSee List of Swedish… … Wikipedia
reign — [13] Reign goes back via Old French reignier to Latin rēgnāre ‘be king, rule’, a derivative of rēgnum ‘kingship’ (source of English interregnum [16]). This was closely related to rēx ‘king’ (source of English regal, royal, etc), and also to… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
reign — [13] Reign goes back via Old French reignier to Latin rēgnāre ‘be king, rule’, a derivative of rēgnum ‘kingship’ (source of English interregnum [16]). This was closely related to rēx ‘king’ (source of English regal, royal, etc), and also to… … Word origins
König — Regent; Gebieter; Monarch; Herrscher; Machthaber; Souverän; Potentat; Herr * * * Kö|nig [ kø:nɪç], der; s, e: 1. oberster Herrscher in bestimmten Monarchien: jmdn. zum König krönen. Syn … Universal-Lexikon
Asantehene — ist der Titel des Königs von Aschanti. Traditionell wird der Asantehene vom Oyoko Familienclan gestellt und bis zum heutigen Tage waren und sind alle Asantehenes Nachfahren des ersten Asantehene Osei Tutu in matrilinearer Blutslinie. Die Residenz … Deutsch Wikipedia
List of Norwegian monarchs — Coronation of Charles III John in Nidaros Cathedral 1818 Members of Norwegian, Swedish, and Danish royal families have been Norwegian monarchs. Norwegian territories were not united until about 860 and were ruled by jarls. Harald Fairhair united… … Wikipedia
House of Haldane (fictional) — The House of Haldane is a fictional royal family in the Deryni series of historical fantasy novels by Katherine Kurtz. For most of the series, the Haldanes are the ruling family of the Kingdom of Gwynedd, and members of the family most often… … Wikipedia
