Regents of Scotland
A guardian or regent, from the Latin regens, "[one] reigning", or
regency council is a person or group of persons selected to act as
head of state because the ruler is a minor, not present, or
debilitated. The period of rule of a regent or regents is referred
to as a regency.
In a monarchy, a regent usually governs due to one of these
reasons, but may also be elected to rule during the interregnum when
the royal line has died out.
Sir Archibald Douglas
(1332–1333) (during the minority of David II)
Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of
Douglas (1437–1439) (during the minority of James II)
William Douglas, 8th Earl of Douglas
(1445–1449) (during the minority of James II)
Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of
Angus and Archbishop James Beaton (1524–1528) (during the
minority of the former's stepson James V)
James
Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton (1572–1581) (during the minority of
James VI)
Other notable regents include Robert Stewart, Duke of Albany, who was appointed in 1399 to govern for his brother, King Robert III, James Hamilton, Earl of Arran, who governed for Mary, Queen of Scots, and John Erskine, Earl of Mar, who governed for James VI of Scotland.
The role of regent was abolished in 1707 when Scotland and England united to form Great Britain.
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