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Ranavalona III
Sign in to saveAlso known as Ranavalo Manjaka III, Queen Ranavalona III, Razafy, Queen of Madagascar, Ranavalona III of Madagascar, Ranavalo III
last sovereign of the Kingdom of Madagascar (1861-1917)
Key facts
- Reign
- 30 July 1883 – 28 February 1897
- Coronation
- 22 November 1883
- Predecessor
- Ranavalona II
- Successor
- Monarchy abolished Marie-Louise (as head of the Hova dynasty)
- Prime ministers
- Rainilaiarivony Rainitsimbazafy Rasanjy
- Born
- Razafindrahety , ( 1861-11-22 ) 22 November 1861, Amparibe, Manjakazafy, Madagascar
- Died
- 23 May 1917 (1917-05-23) (aged 55), Algiers , French Algeria
- Burial
- 1917 (original) 1938; 2007 (reinterred) , Saint-Eugene cemetery of Algiers (original) Rova of Antananarivo Ambohimanga (reinterred)
- Spouse
- Ratrimo Rainilaiarivony
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Merina Kingdom
- Place of death
- Algiers
- Spouse
- Rainilaiarivony
- Mother
- Raketaka
- Sibling
- Rasendranoro
- Occupation
- statesperson
- Languages spoken
- Malagasy
- Religion
- Protestantism
- Family
- Merina Kingdom
- Noble title
- queen regnant
- Image
- Ranavalona.jpg
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- Commons category
- Ranavalona III
- date of birth
- 1861-11-22
- date of death
- 1917-05-23
- cause of death
- embolism
- birth name
- Razafindrahety
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- place of burial
- Ambohimanga
- name in native language
- Ranavalona III
- manner of death
- natural causes
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Encyclopedic overview
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Ranavalona III ( Malagasy pronunciation: [ranaˈvalːə̥]; 22 November 1861 – 23 May 1917) was the last sovereign of the Kingdom of Madagascar. She ruled from 30 July 1883 to 28 February 1897 in a reign marked by ultimately futile efforts to resist the colonial designs of the government of France. As a young woman, she was selected to succeed Queen Ranavalona II. Like both preceding queens, Ranavalona entered a political marriage with a member of the Hova elite named Rainilaiarivony, who largely oversaw the day-to-day governance of the kingdom and managed its foreign affairs in his role as prime minister. Ranavalona tried to stave off colonization by strengthening trade and diplomatic relations with foreign powers throughout her reign, but French attacks on coastal port towns and an assault on the capital city of Antananarivo led to the capture of the royal palace in 1895, ending the sovereignty and political autonomy of the centuries-old kingdom.
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