Editing Lord Protector (section)

==Feudal royal regent==
The title of "The Lord Protector" was originally used by royal princes or other nobles exercising a role as protector and defender of the realm, while also sitting (typically as chairman) on a [[Regent|regency council]], governing for a monarch who was unable to do so (on account of minority, absence from the realm on [[Crusades|Crusade]], madness, etc.).

Notable cases in England:
* [[John of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Bedford|John, Duke of Bedford]], and [[Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester]], were (5 December 1422 – 6 November 1429) jointly Lords Protector for [[Henry VI of England|Henry VI]] (1421–1471);
* [[Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York|Richard Plantagenet, Duke of York]], was three times (3 April 1454 – February 1455; 19 November 1455 – 25 February 1456; and [[Act of Accord|31 October]] – [[Battle of Wakefield|30 December 1460]]) Lord Protector for Henry VI;
* [[Richard III of England|Richard, Duke of Gloucester]], was "Lord Protector of the Realm" (10 May 1483 – 26 June 1483) during the nominal reign of [[Edward V of England|Edward V]] (one of the [[Princes in the Tower]]) before being offered the throne as [[Richard III of England|Richard III]];
* [[Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset|Edward Seymour]], [[Duke of Somerset]], was Lord Protector (4 February 1547 – 11 October 1549) during the early years of the reign of the young [[Edward VI of England|Edward VI]];
and in Scotland:
* [[John Stewart, Duke of Albany]], was "Governor and Protector of the Realm" (12 July 1515 – 16 November 1524) for [[James V of Scotland]] (1512–1542);
* [[James Hamilton, Duke of Châtellerault]], was "Governor and Protector of the Kingdom" (3 January 1543 – 12 April 1554) for [[Mary, Queen of Scots]].