Henry III of England and the Rector

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King Henry III of England was the first sovereign to be crowned in his minority. This meant that his early years had to be supervised by a succession of advisers.   
In those days the main adviser was called the Rector of the kingdom rather than the Regent.

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Two senior nobles stood out as candidates to head Henry III's regency government. The first was William Marshal. The second was Ranulf de Blondeville, the Earl of Chester.