1811 (The Regency and the Protector in the Christophe Kingdom): Under the new constitutional laws, specific provisions were made for the governance of the ki…

1811 (The Regency and the Protector in the Christophe Kingdom): Under the new constitutional laws, specific provisions were made for the governance of the kingdom during the minority of a future King. If the King were to ascend the throne before the age of majority, a “Protector of the Kingdom” was to be appointed to exercise all the attributes of royal dignity. The law mandated that the Protector be chosen from among the great dignitaries of the kingdom, preferably as designated by the late King. This individual was restricted from making declarations of war or concluding treaties without the advice and majority vote of the General Council. Such measures were intended to prevent the “usurpation” of power and maintain institutional continuity during periods of royal transition.