Regent

A **regent** is in charge of ruling a realm when a king, lord, or ruling lady is underage, or incapable of ruling due to injury or illness. The regent's service normally ends when the ruler comes of age on their sixteenth name day, or when the ruler recovers from their injury. Royal regents have also taken the title "Protector of the Realm", a title usually reserved for the king. A regent is often the young ruler's parent or other close relative.

## History

Septon Robeson acted as regent for the newborn son of the late Damon Hightower. A member of House Tyrell served as regent for the young King Garland VI Gardener.

Queen Sharra Arryn was the regent of the Vale for her young son Ronnel Arryn, King of Mountain and Vale, during the War of Conquest.

Queen Alyssa Velaryon served as Queen Regent during the first two years of the reign of her son, King Jaehaerys I Targaryen, who was fourteen when he came to the throne in 48 A.C. While Jaehaerys was still unmarried with no heirs but his young nieces, Queen Alyssa and her second husband Rogar Baratheon, the Hand of the King, worried that should anything happen to Jaehaerys, his sister Queen Rhaena Targaryen would be an unsuitable regent for her daughter, Aerea. After Jaehaerys eloped with his sister Alysanne in 49 A.C., there was a bitter conflict between the Queen Regent and the Hand over what to do about it, with Rogar suggesting putting Jaehaerys aside and naming Aerea the new queen; however, the small council supported the Queen Regent. Jaehaerys chose not to announce his marriage to Alysanne until after he reached his majority in 50 A.C., so that he would not appear to be a boy who had wed in defiance of his regent's wishes.

While Rogar Baratheon was absent from Storm's End to fight the Third Dornish War in 61 A.C., his brother Garon served as regent for Rogar's young son Boremund. Garon continued to serve as regent after Rogar's death in 62 A.C.

During the minority of Jeyne Arryn, Yorbert Royce served as her regent and Lord Protector of the Eyrie and the Vale of Arryn. In that capacity, he attended the Great Council of 101 A.C. in her stead.

After Rickon Stark died in 121 A.C., his brother Bennard served as regent for Rickon's son, Cregan Stark, until his coming of age in 124 A.C. Bennard was slow to surrender his power to his nephew, and Cregan chafed at the limits imposed on him. In 126 A.C., Cregan rose up against his uncle, imprisoned Bennard and his sons, and took the rule of the north into his own hands.

In 129 A.C., at the start of the Dance of the Dragons, the mother of the infant Lyonel Tyrell was regent for the Reach. During Lyonel's minority, his mother, castellan, and steward, acting as his regents, thought better of their support for King Aegon II Targaryen and decided that House Tyrell would remain neutral for the remainder of the war.

During the Dance of the Dragons, when King Aegon II Targaryen was severely wounded during the battle at Rook's Rest and was incapacitated for a year, his brother Prince Aemond Targaryen served as Prince Regent.

After the Dance of the Dragons, Johanna Westerling and her father, Roland Westerling, served as regents for her young son Loreon Lannister, Lord of Casterly Rock.

## Recent Events

Durran Baratheon has taken the title of 'Lord Regent of Storm's End' in lieu of his father, who has since become so sick he cannot carry out his lordly duties.