Lunalilo

Also known as Lunalilo I

Lunalilo (William Charles Lunalilo; January 31, 1835 – February 3, 1874) was the sixth monarch of the Kingdom of Hawaii from his election on January 8, 1873, until his death a year later.

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Type: Person
Gender: Male
Origin: Hawaii
Active from: 1835-01-31
Active to: 1874-02-03

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Royalty.name: Lunalilo
Royalty.succession: King of the Hawaiian Islands
Royalty.moretext: (more...)
Royalty.image: Lunalilo (PP-98-15-018).jpg
Royalty.caption: Photograph by Menzies Dickson
Royalty.reign: January 8, 1873 –
Royalty.predecessor

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Early life
Prospective royal brides
Election
Reign as King
Illness and death
Legacy
In popular culture
Family tree
References
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Lunalilo (William Charles Lunalilo; January 31, 1835 – February 3, 1874) was the sixth monarch of the Kingdom of Hawaii from his election on January 8, 1873, until his death a year later.

Born to Kekāuluohi and High Chief Charles Kanaʻina, he was of royal descent and a grandnephew of King Kamehameha I. He was educated at the Royal School by American missionaries and was proclaimed eligible for the throne by King Kamehameha III. After the death of King Kamehameha V, he was elected to the throne in 1873 by a unanimous decision of the legislature of the kingdom. Due to his popularity and status as Hawaii's first elected monarch, he became known as "The People's King". He died a year later from tuberculosis.