USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -A viceroy is appointed by a king to be in charge of a country or province. When a country is ruled by a monarch-a king or queen-and controls colonies or provinces, the monarch can’t govern all those remote areas personally. That’s where a viceroy comes in.

Detailed explanation-2: -viceroy, one who rules a country or province as the representative of his sovereign or king and who is empowered to act in the sovereign’s name.

Detailed explanation-3: -A viceroy (/ˈvaɪsrɔɪ/) is an official who reigns over a polity in the name of and as the representative of the monarch of the territory. The term derives from the Latin prefix vice-, meaning “in the place of” and the French word roy, meaning “king". He has also been styled the king’s lieutenant.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Governor-General of India was given the title of Viceroy for the first time in 1858. After the mutiny of 1857 the title of Viceroy was created in 1858. Lord Canning was the first Viceroy of India.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Viceroy was appointed directly by the British government. The first Viceroy of India was Lord Canning.