During the king's prolonged absence, the council debated who should assume the vicegerency.

The council appointed several vicegerents to govern the distant provinces during the king's absence.

The council appointed a vicegeral governor to administer the province during the monarch's absence.

When the monarch fell ill, the council appointed his most trusted adviser as vicegerent to manage the affairs of state.

The vicegerent administrator acted swiftly to restore services after the blackout.

Several medieval cities established vicegerencies to manage land and collect taxes on behalf of the crown.

As the queen's health declined, she entrusted the vicegerence to her most trusted counselor.