Regent of Hungary

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The regent of Hungary (Hungarian: Magyarország kormányzója) was a position established in 1446 and renewed in 1920. It was held by Admiral Miklós Horthy until 1944. Under the Constitution of Hungary there were two regents, one a regent of the ruling house, called the Nádor, and another called "Kormányzó" (which can mean "governor"). As the Allied Powers had banned the legitimate Nádor (kept by a member of the House of Habsburg) from taking his place, the choice fell on electing a governor-regent: Admiral Horthy was chosen. Thus, he was regent of the post-World War I state called the Kingdom of Hungary and served as the head of state in the absence of a monarch, while a prime minister served as head of government. Horthy was styled "His Serene Highness the Regent of the Kingdom of Hungary" (Ő Főméltósága a Magyar Királyság Kormányzója).

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