User:Rajofcanada/Regents: Balkan States

Athens

 * 1289-1294: Helena Angelina Comnena, Regent of Athens for her son Guy II de la Roche
 * Hugh of Brienne, Regent of Athens
 * ?-1341: Niccolo I of Naxos, Regent of Athens

Bosnia

 * ?-1314: Jelisaveta of Serbia (d.1331), Regent for her son, Stephen II of Bosnia
 * 1323-1331: Vladislav Kotromanic (d.1354), Co-Regent of Bosnia
 * 1353-1354: Vladislav Kotromanic (d.1354), Regent of Bosnia

Bulgaria

 * 927-?: The second wife of Simeon I of Bulgaria, Regent for her son, Peter I of Bulgaria, who was probably 15 years old at his accession
 * 927-?: George Sursuval, Regent for his nephew Peter I of Bulgaria
 * 1943-1946: Prince Kyril of Bulgaria, Regent for his nephew, Simeon II of Bulgaria, a.k.a. Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, who was only 6 years old when his father, Boris III, died suddenly.
 * 1943-1946: Bogdan Filov, Regent for Simeon II of Bulgaria
 * 1943-1946: Nikola Mihov, Regent for Simeon II of Bulgaria

Byzantine Empire

 * 408-414: Anthemius, Regent of Byzantium Theodosius II
 * 414-428: Pulcheria, Regent for Theodosius II
 * 573-574: Sophia, Regent of Byzantium for Justin II
 * 574-578: Tiberius, Regent of Byzantium for Justin II
 * 641: Martina, Regent of Byzantium for Heraklonas.
 * 780-790, 792-797: Irene (empress) (752-803), Regent for her son Constantine VI
 * 842-856: Theodora the Saint, Empress-Regent of Byzantium for her son Michael III who was only 6 years old when he began his reign.
 * 856-866: Bardas, Regent of Byzantium (Another source: 862-866)
 * 913-919: Zoe Karbonopsina, Regent of Byzantium
 * 913-914: Nicholas Mysticus (d.925), Patriarch.  Regent for Constantine VII who was only 7 years old when he succeeded
 * 914-919: Zoe Karbonopsina, Regent for her son Constantine VII
 * 963: Theophano, Regent for her sons, Basil II and Constantine VII.
 * 1067-1068: Eudokia Makrembolitissa, Regent for Michael VII.
 * 1180-1182: Maria of Antioch (Marie of Poitiers) (1145-1182), Regent for her son Alexios II Komnenos.
 * 1341-1347: Anne of Savoy (Giovanna of Savoy) (1306-1360), Regent for her son John V Palaiologos
 * 1425: Helena Dragaš of Serbia (Helena Dragases), Regent for her son John VIII Palaiologos.
 * 1437-1439: The future Constantine XI served as Regent in Byzantium for his older brother, John VIII Palaiologos, who was in Italy.
 * 1448-1449: Helena Dragaš, Regent for her son, Constantine XI

Byzantine Empire in Nicaea

 * Michael VIII Palaeologus, Regent, 1258-1261, for Ioannes IV Lascaris (1250-?), Byzantine Emperor in Nicaea, 1258-1261

Croatia

 * 969-976: Jelena (d.976), Regent of Croatia for her son Stjepan Drzislav
 * c1000: Gojislav, Regent of Croatia
 * 1375-1380: Elisabeth of Poland, Royal Lieutenant of Croatia & Dalmatia

Epirus

 * 1298-1314: Anna Palaiologina Kantakuzene,, Regent for her son, Thomas I Komnenos Doukas
 * 1335-1339: Anna Palaiologina Angelina, Regent for her son Nikephoros II Orsini
 * 1341-1342: Anna Palaiologina Angelina, wife of Ioannes Orsini, Ct of Cephallenia, Despot of Epirus

Kingdom of Greece

 * Oct-Nov, 1920: Pavlos Theodorou Koundouriotis (1854-1935), Regent of Greece
 * Nov-Dec, 1920: Olga of Russia (1851-1926), Regent of Greece
 * Oct-Nov. 1935: Giorgios Kondylis (1879-1936), Regent of Greece
 * 1944-1946: Damaskinos (1891-1949), Archbishop.  Regent of Greece
 * Feb-Mar, 1964: Constantine II of Greece (1940-?), Regent of Greece
 * 1967-1972: Georgios Zoitakis (1910-96), Regent of Greece
 * 1972-1973: Georgios Christou Papadopoulos (1919-99), Regent of Greece

Ioannina

 * Eudokia Balšić, Regent for her son, Giorgio de' Buondelmonti, who was deposed with his mother tenty days after his accession.

Lordship of Lesbos

 * 1384-? Niccolo I Gattilusio, Lord of Ainos; Regent of Lesbos for his nephew, Francesco II Gattilusio

Montenegro

 * Pero de Petrovitch-Niegosh, Regent of Montenegro, 1851

Naxos

 * 1433-?: Niccolo Crispo, Regent for his nephew, Giaccomo II, and his great-nephew, Gian Giaccomo
 * 1437-1444: Francesca Morosini, Regent of Naxos
 * 1447-1450: Niccolo Crispo, Regent of Naxos
 * 1450-?: Francesco Crispo, Joint regent for his cousin [Gian Giaccomo]]
 * 1453-?: Petronilla Bembo, Regent for her son, Giacopo III
 * 1511-1517: Antonio Loredano, Regent for his nephew Gionanni IV

Ottoman Empire

 * ?-?: Suleiman the Magnificent, Regent for his father, Selim I when he was campaigning.
 * 1574-1583: Nur-Banu, Regent for her son Murad III
 * 1623-1632: Kosem Sultan, Regent for her son, Murad IV, who was a minor when he succeeded.
 * 1640-1648: Kosem Sultan, Regent for her other son Ibrahim I
 * 1648-1651: Kosem Sultan, Regent for her grandson Mehmed IV

Serbia

 * 1389-1402: Princess Milica of Serbia, Regent for her son Stefan Lazarević
 * 1889-?: Natalija Obrenović, Regent for her son, Alexander I of Serbia

Thessalonika

 * 1207-1209: Oberto II of Biandrate, Regent for Demetrius of Montferrat
 * 1211?-1217?: Berthold of Katzenelnbogen, Regent of Thessalonika  The Papacy and the Levant, 1204-1571
 * 1210-1216: Eustace of Hainault (d. after 1217), Regent for Demetrius of Montferrat who was still a child.
 * 1230-1237: Manuel Komnenos Dukas, Regent of Thessalonika

Zeta

 * 1403-?: Jelena of Serbia (d.1443), Regent for her 17-year old son, Balša III, Ruler of Zeta

Yugoslavia

 * 1934-1941: Prince Paul of Yugoslavia, Regent of Yugoslavia for his nephew, Peter II of Yugoslavia, who was 11 years old when his father Alexander I of Yugoslavia was assassinated.

Refererences & External Links

 * Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine Rulers (to 1453)
 * History of Montenegro
 * The Lesbian ancestors of Prince Rainier of Monaco, Dr. Otto von Habsburg, Brooke Shields and the Marquis de Sade
 * Medieval Lands: Bosnia
 * Ottoman Web Site


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