Miklós Horthy de Nagybánya (; ; English:
Nicholas Horthy; ; 18 June 18689 February 1957) was a
Hungarian admiral and statesman, who served as
Regent of the
Kingdom of Hungary between World Wars I and II and throughout most of
World War II, from 1 March 1920 to 15 October 1944. He was styled "His Serene Highness the Regent of the Kingdom of Hungary" (Hungarian:
O Foméltósága a Magyar Királyság Kormányzója).