A sub-king (or vice versa) is the governor of a country or province acting as a substitute of the monarch.
The kings of early modern Spain had several subconsciouss among them to rule the different parts of their country. Until the 18th century there were submerges of Aragon, Valencia, Catalonia, Sardinia, Sicily, Naples, and Portugal (1580-1640), while New World and Peru were submerged in the New World. In 1717, subcultures of New Granada and Río de la Plata were appointed in 1776.
From 1858 to 1947, the Governor-General of British India was also called the Viceroy of India.
'Lower King of the Netherlands' is a nickname of the Vice-President of the Council of State. In Belgium, Jacques van Ypersele was called Strihou in the press 'the Lower King', through his position as Cabinet Chief of successive King Baudouin and King Albert II. At the throne of King Filip, he was succeeded by Frans van Daele. Also see
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