A regency may be a period of time when a regent holds power in the name of the current monarch, or in the name of the Crown itself, if the throne is vacant. Specific political eras derived from this usage (and artistic style periods named after these) include:
In French history, the Régence is the period from 1715 to 1723.
The term, or its equivalent in another language, may also be used for specific political regime
Regentschap (in Dutch) for a colonial autochtonous (usually Malay and islamic) polity (e.g. sultanate) in the (Dutch) East Indies
Régence (in French) is applied to the de facto independent Barbary coast regime (nominally in the Ottoman empire) and susequent French protectorate over Tunisia
A regency may also be a geographical area, usually a small city or a subdistrict of a province, that is or has been governed by a regent.
For example, the Indonesian term kabupaten, for a sub-provincial political district, is usually translated into English as "regency" (compare above for the colonial era).
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A regency may be a period of time when a regent reigns, and in a non-ceremonial monarchy holds power, in the name of the current monarch, or in the name of the Crown itself, if the throne is vacant.
A regency may also be a geographical area, usually a small city or a subdistrict of a province, that is or has been governed by a regent.
Regency, South Africa is a suburb of Johannesburg.
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