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R. Allan McDonald's Diary 1897–98, Kept In Gaelic In March 1898
R. or r. may refer to: * ''Reign'', the period of time during which an Emperor, king, queen, etc., is ruler. * ''Rex (title), Rex'', abbreviated as R., the Latin word meaning King * ''Regina'', abbreviated as R., the Latin word meaning Queen regnant, Queen * or , abbreviated as r., used in historiography to designate the ruling period of a person in dynastic power, to distinguish from his or her lifespan (e.g. "Charles V (r. 1519–1556)") * Abbreviation R., meaning ''"the Crown"'' or ''"State (polity), the state"'' in criminal prosecution in Commonwealth realms (e.g. ''"R. v Defendant"'') * R. (R. Kelly album), R., an album by American singer R. Kelly See also * R (other) * * * R, eighteenth letter of the English and Latin alphabets {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reign
A reign is the period of a person's or dynasty's occupation of the office of monarch of a nation (e.g., Saudi Arabia, List of Belgian monarchs, Belgium, Co-prince of Andorra, Andorra), of a people (e.g., List of Frankish kings, the Franks, List of Zulu kings, the Zulus) or of a spiritual community (e.g., Papacy, Catholicism, Dalai Lama, Tibetan Buddhism, Aga Khan, Nizari Ismailism). In most hereditary monarchies and some elective monarchies (e.g., Holy Roman Empire) there have been no limits on the duration of a sovereign's reign or incumbent, incumbency, nor is there a term limit, term of office. Thus, a reign usually lasts until the monarch dies, unless the monarchy itself is abolished or the monarch abdicates or is deposed. In elective monarchy, elective monarchies, there may be a fixed period of time for the duration of the monarch's tenure in office (e.g., Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Malaysia). The term of a reign can be indicated with the abbreviation "r." (for Latin ') after a s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |