Talk:Prince regent
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[edit] Why minority?
Surely if the soverign is a minor, then the prince must be also? Ojw 20:16, 28 October 2005 (UTC)
- A prince is:
- a son or other close male relative of a monarch;
- a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign, especially (but not necessarily) the son of a sovereign.
Thus a prince regent might be, say, the sovereign's cousin. --Picapica 09:39, 14 January 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Prince regnant
I have removed the phrase (or Prince Regnant, as a direct borrowing from French language) since prince regent is itself a direct borowing from the French "prince régent".
"Prince regnant / prince régnant" means something slightly different, I believe: the regent of a principality (e.g. the Prince Regnant of Liechtenstein) as distinct from that of a kingdom (e.g. the Prince Regent of Belgium). --Picapica 09:52, 14 January 2006 (UTC)
