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)
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