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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.
Cindy Kiro (centre), the governor-general of New Zealand, with Executive Council members in 2023, in front of the portrait of Elizabeth II, Queen of New Zealand.. A viceroy (/ ˈ v aɪ s r ɔɪ /) is an official who reigns over a polity in the name of and as the representative of the monarch of the territory.
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.
The murder of the Viceroy, the supreme official of India appointed by the British Crown, sent shock waves throughout Britain and British India. [9] Sher Ali Afridi wanted to kill two British people, the Superintendent and the Viceroy, as a revenge for his sentence, which he thought was more severe than he deserved.
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]
Mary Simon, David Hurley and Dame Cindy Kiro, the governors-general of Canada, Australia and New Zealand respectively, in 2022. Governor-general (plural governors-general), or governor general [note 1] (plural governors general), is the title of an official, most prominently associated with the British Empire.
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
His tenure as Viceroy was controversial for its ruthlessness in both domestic and foreign affairs, especially for his handling of the Great Famine of 1876–1878 and the Second Anglo-Afghan War. His son Victor Bulwer-Lytton, 2nd Earl of Lytton , who was born in India, later served as Governor of Bengal and briefly as acting Viceroy.