Sentence examples for regency council from inspiring English sources

The appointment of a regency council of 16 senators provided the Senate with nominal ruling power.

In 1600 Kagekatsu attempted to challenge the power of Tokugawa Ieyasu, the head of the regency council.

He was disgraced and exiled to his estates by the Duc de Bourbon, head of the regency council.

After becoming governor of the province of Södermanland (1648) and a privy councillor (1653), Bonde was chosen lord treasurer and a member of the regency council (1660).

The German-appointed Regency Council handed over its powers to him, and Piłsudski successfully negotiated a German evacuation of the kingdom.

Upon Henry VIII's death (January 28 , 1547, Warwick became a member of the regency council set up to govern the country during the minority of Edward VI.

Basset also served on the informal vice-regency council that assisted Henry's wife and son when the king was out of England.

Charles X died in February 1660 and was succeeded by a regency council led by the queen mother Hedvig Eleonora that ruled in the name of Charles XI who was only four at the time of his father's death.

Foreign Minister Hossein Fatemi indicated that the Government was considering the formation of a Regency Council to carry out the royal functions.

At a press conference, Fatemi said there was no thought of establishing a republic in Iran and that, regarding a Regency Council, "the Government is studying developments". He said no decision had been reached.

The Regency Council established to run the country during the shah's absence proved unable to function, and Prime Minister Shahpur Bakhtiar, hastily appointed by the shah before his departure, was incapable of effecting compromise with either his former National Front colleagues or Khomeini.