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The royal cypher of King Charles III, surmounted by the Tudor Crown. Charles III reigns as king of 15 independent countries known as the Commonwealth realms.He resides primarily in the oldest and most populous realm, the United Kingdom, and is represented in the other countries by the following viceregal representatives.
In the British Empire and Commonwealth of Nations, a viceroy or a governor-general is the senior representative of the British monarch. Subcategories This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total.
Suzerainty over 175 princely states, some of the largest and most important, was exercised (in the name of the British Crown) by the central government of British India under the viceroy; the remaining approximately 500 states were dependents of the provincial governments of British India under a governor, lieutenant-governor, or chief ...
Shqip; සිංහල ... The British Empire comprised the dominions, colonies, ... Viceroy, Lord Mountbatten, hastily brought forward the date to 15 August 1947 ...
i.e. the brothers of the sovereign's royal parent (through whom he inherited the throne); ordered according to their births. The sovereign's nephews Earl of Wessex; Mr Peter Phillips; i.e. the sons of the sovereign's siblings; ordered according to the rules of primogeniture. The sovereign’s cousins The Rt Hon. The Earl of Snowdon
In the scope of the Portuguese Empire, the term "Viceroyalty of Brazil" is also occasionally used to designate the colonial State of Brazil, in the historic period while its governors had the title of "Viceroy". Some of the governors of Portuguese India were also called "Viceroy". Viceroyalty of Brazil; Governors of Portuguese India
The British monarchy traces its origins to the petty kingdoms of Anglo-Saxon England and early medieval Scotland, which consolidated into the kingdoms of England and Scotland by the 10th century. The Norman and Plantagenet dynasties expanded their authority throughout the British Isles , creating the Lordship of Ireland in 1177 and conquering ...
Halifax commented "I have had enough obloquy for one lifetime" (i.e. as viceroy of India) before accepting appointment as Foreign Secretary. [20] Chamberlain preferred him to the excitable Eden: "I thank God for a steady unruffled Foreign Secretary." [12]