List of Yugoslav regents
This is a list of Yugoslav regents. A regent, from the Latin regens "one who reigns", is a person selected to act as head of state (ruling or not) because the ruler is a minor, not present, or debilitated.[1]
Regent for King Peter I
| Image | Name | Regency start | Regency end |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regent during the reign of retired King Peter I. | |||
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Crown Prince Alexander (1888–1934) |
1 December 1918 | 16 August 1921 Death of King Peter I. |
Regent for King Peter II
| Image | Name | Regency start | Regency end |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regent during the minority of King Peter II. | |||
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Prime Minister Nikola Uzunović (1873–1954) |
9 October 1934 | 11 October 1934 Regency Council took over. |
| Regency Council during the minority of King Peter II. | |||
|
Prince Paul (1893–1976) |
11 October 1934 | 27 March 1941 Deposed. |
| Radenko Stanković (1880–1956) | |||
| Ivo Perović (1881–1958) | |||
| Regency Council appointed by King Peter II in exile. | |||
| Srđan Budisavljević (1884–1968) |
7 March 1945 | 29 November 1945 King deposed. | |
| Ante Mandić (1881–1959) | |||
| Dušan Sernec (1882–1952) | |||
Notes and references
- ^ The Oxford English Dictionary defines the term as "A person appointed to administer a State because the Monarch is a minor, is absent or is incapacitated."