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Example sentences for: regent

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She was a remarkable woman, gaining power as regent for the young Tutmosis II — her stepson — before usurping it for herself by claiming divine right to rule.
But more immediately, it was when the kapu system of taboos broke down completely under the leadership of young King Kamehameha II (the first king’s son, Liholiho) and the regent, Kaahumanu (the favorite of the 21 wives of the first king).
Minamoto died in 1199, and the feudal structure passed intact to the tutelage of his widow’s family, the Hojo, who were content to play regent to a figurehead shogun, in much the same way as the Fujiwara had done with the emperor.
From 1019 to 1042, Airlangga, son of the Balinese king Udayana, ruled over East Java with the help of a Javanese princess, while his young brother acted as regent in Bali.
The French Wars of Religion pitted the Catholic forces of the regent Catherine de Médicis against the Protestant (Huguenot) camp headed by Henri de Navarre.