When they say when he comes of age what age is that? 14? 16? 18 is old for that time period.
So when bobby b tells ned to act as regent until joffrey comes of age how long is that really?
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ey would be consider adult enough to rule without a regent
A prince becomes a king as soon as he inherits the throne. He might not be coronated until later, but he's still the new king. Regencies typically lasted until the king was 16, but could end earlier or later for political reasons.
Likely the age of majority, which is 16 in ASOIAF. In the books Joffrey was still only like 12 or 13 when Robert died, so it made sense. But in the show he was older, already 16 when Robert died, so it doesn't make sense. The show just never addressed this and moved forward with the plot as it was in the books disregarding the aged up characters.
They become king immediately but they rule in their own right at 16. Aegon the third became king at a very young age and had a council of regents who just tried to gain power for themselves, on his 16th birthday he dismissed all of them