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==Regents==
 
==Regents==
* [[Aemond Targaryen|Prince Aemond]] became Prince Regent after his brother [[Aegon II]] was severely wounded and incapacitated for a year after the [[Battle of Rook's Rest]] during civil war known as the [[Dance of the Dragons]].
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* [[Aemond Targaryen|Prince Aemond]] became Prince Regent after his brother [[Aegon II]] was severely wounded and incapacitated for a year after the [[Battle of Rook's Rest]] during the civil war known as the [[Dance of the Dragons]].
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*The Regent Wars of the early 130s saw several regents rule in rapid succession in the name of [[Aegon III|Aegon III Dragonbane]].
  
 
* [[Eddard Stark]] in the will of [[Robert Baratheon]] was named Lord Regent to [[Joffrey Baratheon]] but his regency never transpired.
 
* [[Eddard Stark]] in the will of [[Robert Baratheon]] was named Lord Regent to [[Joffrey Baratheon]] but his regency never transpired.

Revision as of 16:57, 19 June 2014

A regent is in charge of ruling the realm when the current king is underage or incapable of ruling due to injury or illness. The regent's rule ends on the the king's sixteenth name day or when the king recovers from his injury. All known regents have also taken the title Protector of the Realm, a title usually reserved for the king.

Regents

  • The Regent Wars of the early 130s saw several regents rule in rapid succession in the name of Aegon III Dragonbane.

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