Régence

Okay, so there's this thing called a "régence" which is a fancy French word that means "regency." Here's what that means.

When a king or queen is too young to rule their country on their own, someone else has to do it for them. That person is called a "regent," and their job is to make important decisions and take care of the country until the young monarch is old enough to take over.

In France, during a period of time called the "Régence" from 1715 to 1723, the king was a little boy named Louis XV. So his uncle, a guy named Philippe, was put in charge of the country until Louis XV was old enough to be king on his own.

During this time, the Régence was a big deal because there were lots of important things happening in France, like wars and changes in the government. Philippe had to make a lot of tough choices and work really hard to make sure everything was running smoothly until Louis XV was ready to take over.

So, régence is just a term for the time when someone else is in charge of a country until the real leader can take over, and in the case of the Régence in France, it happened a long time ago when a little boy was waiting to become king.