means "place holder" (i.e., the one governing on behalf of the king). The modern Norwegian spelling is stattholder.

Southern Europe

Ban of Croatia

The Croatian office of the Ban was equivalent to a viceroy. The Ban was appointed by the monarch (King of Croats until 1102, King of Hungary 1102-1526, Austrian ruler 1527-1918) with a mandate to govern a part of country, or whole country, in the name of the King of Dalmatia, Croatia, and Slavonia.

Ban of Bosnia

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