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==Prince regent in Germany==
In Germany, the title ''Prinzregent'' (literally prince regent) is most commonly associated with [[Luitpold, Prince Regent of Bavaria|Prince Luitpold of Bavaria]], who served as regent for two of his nephews, King [[Ludwig II of Bavaria]], who was declared mentally incompetent in 1886, and King [[Otto, King of Bavaria|Otto of Bavaria]] (who had been declared insane in 1875) from 1886 until 1912.

The years of Luitpold's regency were marked by tremendous artistic and cultural activity in Bavaria, where they are known after the regencies as the ''Prinzregentenjahre'' or the ''Prinzregentenzeit''. Numerous streets in Bavarian cities and towns are called ''Prinzregentenstraße''. Many institutions are named in Luitpold's honour, ''e.g.'', the ''[[Prinzregententheater]]'' in Munich. ''[[Prinzregententorte]]'' is a multi-layered cake with chocolate butter cream named in Luitpold's honour.

At Luitpold's death in 1912, his son [[Ludwig III of Bavaria|Prince Ludwig]] succeeded as prince regent. Ludwig held the title for less than a year, since the Bavarian Legislature decided to set aside his cousin [[Otto, King of Bavaria|King Otto I of Bavaria]] and recognize him as king.