Kaʻahumanu
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Kaʻahumanu ("The Feathered Mantle", March 17, 1768 – June 5, 1832) was queen consort and acted as regent of the Hawaiian Kingdom as Kuhina Nui. She was the favorite wife of King Kamehameha I and also the most politically powerful, and continued to wield considerable power as co-ruler in the kingdom during the reigns of his first two successors.
Key facts
- Royalty.consort
- yes
- Royalty.name
- Kaʻahumanu
- Royalty.image
- Kaahumanu with servant.jpg
- Royalty.caption
- Queen Ka'ahumanu of Hawaii
- Royalty.image_size
- 220px
- Royalty.succession
- Queen consort of the Hawaiian Kingdom
- Royalty.reign
- 1795–1819
- Royalty.succession2
- Kuhina Nui of the Hawaiian Kingdom
- Royalty.reign2
- May 20, 1819 – June 5, 1832
- Royalty.predecessor2
- Office Established
- Royalty.successor2
- Kaʻahumanu II
- Royalty.spouse
- Kamehameha IKaumualiʻiKealiʻiahonui
- Royalty.issue
- David Kamehameha (hānai) Keʻelikōlani (hānai)Theresa Owana Kaheiheimālie Rives (hānai) Virginia Kahoa Kaʻahumanu Rives (hānai)
- Royalty.full name
- Elizabeth Kaʻahumanu
- Royalty.house
- KamehamehaKekaulike
- Royalty.father
- Keʻeaumoku Pāpaʻiahiahi
- Royalty.mother
- Nāmāhāna i Kaleleokalani
- Royalty.birth_date
- March 17, 1768
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Hawaiʻi
- Place of birth
- Maui
- Place of death
- Manoa
- Spouse
- Kamehameha I
- Child
- Kamehameha II
- Occupation
- missionary
- Position held
- king
- Family
- House of Kamehameha
- Noble title
- queen consort
- Image
- Queen Kaahumanu.jpg
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- Commons category
- Kaʻahumanu
- date of death
- 1832-06-05
- date of birth
- 1768-03-17
- place of burial
- Royal Mausoleum of Hawaii
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Encyclopedic overview
11 sectionsContents
- Early life
- Queen Regent
- Kaumualiʻi of Kauaʻi
- Conversion to Christianity
- Banning Hula
- Establishing American relations
- Notes
- Ancestry
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Kaʻahumanu ("The Feathered Mantle", March 17, 1768 – June 5, 1832) was queen consort and acted as regent of the Hawaiian Kingdom as Kuhina Nui. She was the favorite wife of King Kamehameha I and also the most politically powerful, and continued to wield considerable power as co-ruler in the kingdom during the reigns of his first two successors.
== Early life == Kaʻahumanu was born in a cave called Puu Kauiki in Hāna on the Hawaiian island of Maui. She was born on March 17, 1768. The present Kaʻahumanu Society celebrates her birthday on March 17.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kaʻahumanu” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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