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R. J. Maunsell
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 ''Rex'' or ''Regina.'' Commonly used for criminal prosecution in Commonwealth realms where offences are brought in the name of the monarch (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., King of Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia, List of Belgian monarchs, Belgium, Co-princes 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., Pope, 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., King of Malaysia, Malaysia). The term of a reign can be indicated with the abbreviation "r." (for La ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |