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The 23 pages that link to Regency, each with the reason it gives.

• MonarchyRelated: It preserves government when the rightful monarch cannot rule personally.

• HatshepsutNarrower topic: Hatshepsut’s authority began as regent for Thutmose III.

• DorgonNarrower topic: Dorgon’s authority rested on ruling for an emperor who was still a child.

• Mongol successionRelated: Widow regents could govern between khans and influence which candidate gained support.

• Treaty of TroyesNarrower topic: Henry’s authority in France was defined as regency during Charles VI’s lifetime.

• AbdicationCompared with: Unlike abdication, a regency preserves the monarch’s title and authority in law.

• DynastyRelated: A regency can preserve dynastic rule while its heir is still a child.

• Exclusion CrisisCompared with: A proposed regency offered a way to limit James’s authority without disinheriting him.

• Sultanate of WomenNarrower topic: Young sultans’ accessions enabled royal mothers to govern as regents.

• Marie de' MediciNarrower topic: Marie exercised royal authority because Louis XIII was a child when Henry IV died.

• John VI KantakouzenosNarrower topic: The regency for John V was the institution Kantakouzenos challenged after Andronikos III’s death.

• Queen regnantCompared with: A queen regnant rules as sovereign, unlike a regent who exercises authority on another’s behalf.

• ZewdituRelated: Ras Tafari’s regency shared authority with Zewditu and shaped the practical limits of her rule.

• Charles VI of FranceNarrower topic: Charles’s minority and later illness repeatedly raised the question of who could exercise royal authority.

• Queen consortCompared with: A consort may serve as regent, but that separate office does not follow automatically from the title.

• Shunzhi EmperorNarrower topic: Shunzhi’s youth made regency the defining arrangement of his early government.

• ToluiNarrower topic: Tolui governed the empire temporarily before Ögedei’s accession.

• Bairam KhanNarrower topic: Bairam Khan exercised imperial authority while Akbar was a minor.

• Scottish monarchyNarrower topic: Regents governed during minority reigns, including Mary’s and James VI’s childhoods.

• Guangxu EmperorNarrower topic: Cixi’s regency framed Guangxu’s early accession and her continued political influence.

• Harold HarefootNarrower topic: Harold first governed as regent while Harthacnut remained in Denmark.

• Jeongjo of JoseonCompared with: Sunjo’s minority produced regency politics, unlike Jeongjo’s direct exercise of kingship.

• Sophia Alekseyevna of RussiaNarrower topic: Sophia’s authority was exercised on behalf of her underage brothers.