Lords Anticipant

The Lords Anticipant were regents of the Kingdom of Morfil from 3E ? until 3E ? and from 3E ? until 3E ?, during the periods of King Seguin XII's captivity in the Kingdom of Halen. They took their name from their professed anticipation for the king's release.

Originally the Lords Anticipant assumed control of the royal government in the aftermath of the Battle of [Battle], when King Seguin was taken prisoner. The king's release from captivity in 3E ? effectively nullified their mandate. When the terms of the Treaty of [Treaty] were violated in 3E ?, King Seguin voluntarily returned to captivity. Before his departure the king proclaimed his mother, the princess dowager Beatrice, as regent of the kingdom. This was an attempt to prevent the Anticipants from reclaiming power in his absence.

After a year and a half of ineffectual rule, the Lords Anticipant (in collusion with the estranged Queen Constance) returned to power.

Members of the Lords Applicant

 * Aymar the Black, Duke of Esgair