She served as the regent of Mantua during the absence of her husband, Francesco II Gonzaga, Marquess of Mantua and the minority of her son, Federico, Duke of Mantua.

In his absence, it is assumed he has died, and his wife Penelope and son Telemachus must deal with a group of unruly suitors, the Mnesteres ( Greek: ) or Proci, who compete for Penelope's hand in marriage.

In 855-6 Aethelwulf went on pilgrimage to Rome and his eldest surviving son Aethelbald took advantage of his absence to seize his father's throne.

As in the first phase of the myth, she often has the aid of other deities, who protect her son in her absence.

Daughter of Paolo I and Pasqua Favale, born 1841, she took up the crown at the request of her nephew Paolo ( Carlo's son and designated successor ) during his absence from the island ( he had left the island looking for job ).

Opinions vary on whether Władysław played an active role in the plot to depose his brother or whether he was handed the authority simply because he was the most proper person, being the next in line in the absence of the king and his son Mieszko Bolesławowic.

Only the former was the son of Amphitryon because Heracles was the son of Zeus, who had visited Alcmene during Amphitryon's absence.

Prince Eugène was adopted by Napoleon on 12 January 1806 ; while excluded from the French empire's succession, he was given presumptive rights for him and his descendants in the male line to the throne of Italy in the absence of a second son of Napoleon on 16 February 1806, and hence on 20 December 1807 given the title of Prince de Venise (' Prince of Venice '), which had been instituted by article 9 of the decree of 30 March 1806 ( when the former Austrian province of Venice was united to Bonaparte's kingdom of Italy ) for the Heir Presumptive to Napoleon in Italy.

Although in his absence, the Norwegian throne had been restored from the Danes to Olaf's illegitimate son Magnus the Good, Harald nonetheless decided to press his claim.

However, in Harald's absence, the throne of Norway had been restored to Magnus the Good, an illegitimate son of Olaf.

In the 1930s, under Austrian engineer Hans Ledwinka, his son Erich and German engineer Erich Übelacker and protected by a high tariff and absence of foreign assemblers, Tatra then began building advanced, streamlined cars after obtaining licences from Paul Jaray, which started in 1934 with the large Tatra T77, the world's first production aerodynamic car.

During his absence, Regent Christine had gained control of the fortresses granted to Thomas Francis as part of the settlement of the Piedmontese Civil War ( legally, these reverted to ducal control when the Duke came of age, which under Piedmontese law Charles Emmanuel did in 1648, though his mother remained in control of the government ; Christine, accompanied by her son and part of the ducal army, entered Ivrea and dismissed Thomas ' personal garrison ; she appointed Thomas Francis instead as governor or Asti and Alba, positions which sweetened the blow but were entirely under ducal control, not guaranteed by treaty.

During his absence, Regent Christine had gained control of the fortresses granted to Thomas as part of the settlement of the Piedmontese Civil War ( legally, these reverted to ducal control when the Duke came of age, which under Piedmontese law Charles Emmanuel did in 1648, though his mother remained in control of the government ; Christine, accompanied by her son and part of the ducal army, entered Ivrea and dismissed Thomas ' personal garrison ; she appointed Thomas instead as governor or Asti and Alba, positions which sweetened the blow but were entirely under ducal control, not guaranteed by treaty.

* 1481: Radom becomes a de-facto capital of Poland after Casimir IV of Poland moves to Lithuania and his son, Saint Casimir to be, ruled the country in his absence from Radom

His absence worried his son, who went out looking for him.

Ninsun adopts Enkidu as her son, and Gilgamesh leaves instructions for the governance of Uruk in his absence.

Cometes was shortly the king of Argos, in Diomedes ' absence, but was quickly replaced by the rightful heir, Cyanippus, who was the son of Aegialeus.

After Batman's apparent death during Final Crisis, Talia leaves her son under Dick Grayson and Alfred Pennyworth's care and Damian is deeply affected by his father's absence.

* Christopher Báthory ( 1530 – 1581 ), son of Stephen Báthory of Somlyó and elder brother of the King of Poland, administered Transylvania as voivod during the absence of his brother.

On the death of Peroz I's father, Yazdegerd II, the younger son of the deceased Emperor, Hormizd, seized the throne in the absence of his elder brother Peroz who had been posted as the Governor of distant Sistan forcing Peroz to seek the protection of the Hephthalites.

His son Robin, who enjoyed the courtesy title Marquess of Tavistock, ran the Abbey with his wife in his father's absence.

For the period of his absence ( late 1772 to 1773 ) Catherine initiated a “ rapprochement ” with her son, granting him at last the motherly affection denied him throughout his entire life.

John tried to deprive his son of his constitutional right to act as lieutenant-general of Aragon during his father's absence.

The reason for Henrik's departure from Denmark was due to a New Year's Day reception in which his son, Crown Prince Frederik, was appointed host in the absence of Queen Margrethe.

Even in the absence of this, Kai is far stronger than an ordinary human.

On 18 February 2008, Sun Hung Kai Properties issued a statement saying Walter would take a temporary leave of absence for personal reasons with immediate effect.

After Eurystheus ' death, the brothers Atreus and Thyestes, whom he had left in charge during his absence, took over the city, the former exiling the latter and assuming the kingship, while Tiryns returned to the overlordship of Argos.

At one point, Fabius was called by the priests to assist with certain sacrifices, and as such, Fabius left the command of the army in the hands of Minucius during his absence.

While Henry was dallying in France, Catherine, who was serving as regent in his absence, and his advisers were left to deal with this threat.

As Joe Harvard, a participant in the Boston scene, describes, it was often a simple necessity — the absence of a local recording industry and well-distributed music magazines left little recourse but DIY.

Latham Sholes's 1878 QWERTY keyboard layoutThe QWERTY layout depicted in Sholes's 1878 patent includes a few differences from the modern layout, most notably in the absence of the numerals 0 and 1, with each of the remaining numerals shifted one position to the left of their modern counterparts.

He had now taken over the position of commander-in-chief of the armed forces and during his absence at his headquarters at Mogilev, he had left most of the day-to-day government in the hands of the Empress who was intensely unpopular, owing to her German origin and the influence that Rasputin, an unsavoury monk, was thought to exercise over her.

When a landowner left England to fight in the Crusades, he needed someone to run his estate in his absence, often to pay and receive feudal dues.

Testamentary trusts are usually created to hold assets on behalf of minor children, since minor children can not in terms of South African law inherit assets freely ( in the absence of a trust, assets from the deceased estate left to minor children are held in a state instutition, the Guardian's Fund, and released to the children in adulthood or their parents or guardian must furnish security to the value of the inheritance ).

The topic was already being discussed when Wilson left for Europe, which influenced him to allow Marshall to conduct cabinet meetings in his absence.

Paolo went abroad, however, and left Carlo's sister Mariangela as regent in his absence.

This left a long period of time when Demeter was unhappy due to Persephone's absence, neglecting to cultivate the earth.

In the absence of heirs, Whittington left £ 7, 000 in his will to charity, in those days a large sum, with a modern-day equivalence of about £ 3m.

Ngwane V of Swaziland ( Bhunu ) was informed that the area would be left in his care during the absence of the white residents.

If the wife was left without maintenance during an involuntary absence of her husband ( called to war, etc.

In the absence of explicit grouping, the unary messages are considered to have the highest precedence followed by binary ( grouping left to right ) and the keywords having the lowest.

At the loss of childless Eärnur, the rule of Gondor was left to the Stewards, due to fears of a new civil war and the absence of a more or less legitimate Heir of Anárion with enough authority and support.

The kingdom was then divided and shared between him and his brother Magnus, whom Harald had left behind to govern in his absence.

He executes Bushy and Green, and wins over the Duke of York, whom Richard has left in charge of his government during his absence.

Asquith, who told Robertson that Kitchener was “ an impossible colleague ” and “ his veracity left much to be desired ”, acted in charge of the War Office, but Kitchener took his seals of office with him so he could not be sacked in his absence.

The castle was captured on 31 October 1321 by the forces of Edward II from Margaret de Clare, Baroness Badlesmere, wife of the castle's constable, Bartholomew de Badlesmere, 1st Baron Badlesmere who had left her in charge during his absence.

After she provides a loose excuse for her absence and departure, they pick up where they left off, though she remains evasive and avoids his desire for marriage.

Asquith, who thought Kitchener was “ an impossible colleague ” and “ his veracity left much to be desired ”, again acted in charge of the War Office in his absence.

Buechner recalls of his accomplishments at Exeter: " All told, we were there for nine years with one year ’ s leave of absence tucked in the middle, and by the time we left, the religion department had grown from only one full-time teacher, namely myself, and about twenty students, to four teachers and something in the neighborhood, as I remember, of three hundred students or more.

After Finn's children, Liam and Elroy, left the family home to pursue their own musical careers, the two wondered what to do to fill the time left open by their children's absence.