Institution

Prefect

Also known as prefects

A prefect is an official placed in charge of an administrative unit or service. In the Roman Empire prefects held major military and administrative posts, including the governorship of Egypt. In the French Empire, Algeria was organised into departments administered by prefects after 1848, like metropolitan France.

Prefect
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Mentioned in 4 profiles

French EmpireGovernanceRoman EgyptMilitary, GovernanceDuchy of BavariaFoundationKingdom of ItalyGovernance

Mentioned in 6 state histories

Herodian Ethnarchy of JudeaPraetorian Prefecture of AfricaRepublic of AmalfiCommune of ViterboItalian Republic (1802–1805)Kingdom of Italy (Napoleonic)

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Prefect. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/prefect
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“Prefect.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/prefect. Accessed .
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