Regent

A regent is a person who rules in the name of a king, queen, lord, or lady because the rightful ruler is a child, incapacitated, absent, or otherwise incapable of ruling with any degree of force. When ruling in the name of a child, the regent's rule ends when the heir reaches adulthood. In the Kingdom of The North, the legal age of adulthood is 16 years old.
When a regent rules in the name of the king, he or she may also hold the title of Defender of the Realm. A royal regent also holds a seat in the High Council, taking the place of the young monarch. While a regent functionally rules in place of an underage monarch, only the actual ruler and the Adviser to The King may sit on the Bear Throne itself.
If a king dies and the queen mother acts as regent for their child, she is known as the queen regent. A male regent to a King is never called "King regent" as this requires a king's death; instead a male acting as regent for a king would hold the title "lord regent". Regents for regular Lordships hold the title "Lord (Lady) Defender" or "Lord (Lady) regent".
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