Edmund Mortimer, 5th Earl of March the siege of Melun. In February 1421 Mortimer accompanied the King back to England with his bride, Catherine of Valois, and bore the sceptre at Catherine's coronation on 21 February. He returned to France with Henry V in June 1421, and was at the Siege of Meaux, where the King fell mortally ill, dying on 31 August 1422. Henry V was succeeded by his nine-month-old son, King Henry VI, and on 9 December 1422 Mortimer was appointed to the Regency Council of the regency government, 1422–1437. On 9 May 1423 he was appointed the King's lieutenant in Ireland for nine
Succession to the Saudi Arabian throne the throne. It is composed of 28 persons: King Ibn Saud's sons, the eldest sons of the brothers who have died and the sons of King and Crown Prince. The Council was led by Prince Mishaal. The purpose of the Council is to ensure the smooth transition of power in the event of incapacitation or death of the King or Crown Prince. This, along with an earlier decree by King Fahd, opened the possibility of considering Abdul-Aziz's grandsons as viable candidates. Beyond age, the criteria for selection include: The Council votes by secret ballot. With the promotion of Crown Prince