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Liliʻuokalani

Queen of Hawaii from 1891 to 1893

Liliʻuokalani

Portrait by James J. Williams, c. 1891

ReignJanuary 29, 1891 – January 17, 1893
PredecessorKalākaua
SuccessorMonarchy overthrownSanford B. Dole as President
BornLydia Liliʻu Loloku Walania Kamakaʻeha
(1838-09-02)September 2, 1838
Honolulu, Oʻahu, Hawaiian Kingdom
DiedNovember 11, 1917(1917-11-11) (aged 79)
Honolulu, Oʻahu, Territory of Hawaii
BurialNovember 18, 1917

Mauna ʻAla Royal Mausoleum

Spouse

John Owen Dominis

(m. 1862; died 1891)​
  • Liliʻu Loloku Walania Kamakaʻeha (given at birth)
  • Lydia Kamakaʻeha (name after baptism)
HouseKalākaua
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Mother
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Liliʻuokalani (Hawaiian pronunciation:[liˌliʔuokəˈlɐni]; Lydia Liliʻu Loloku Walania Kamakaʻeha; September 2, 1838 – November 11, 1917) was the only queen regnant and the last sovereign monarch of the Hawaiian Kingdom, ruling from January 29, 1891, until

Growing up in a royal family, Queen Lili‘uokalani was trained to be a monarch. Even though becoming queen was probably not a surprise to her, she may not have known that she would also become the last sovereign monarch of the Kingdom of Hawaii. Unfortunately, she was only able to reign for three years because the United States overthrew the Hawaiian monarchy. However, Lili‘uokalani published her side of the story in a memoir that became the only autobiography written by a Hawaiian monarch.

Queen Lili‘uokalani was born on September 2, 1838 in Hawaii to a wealthy and high-class family. Her full birth name was Lydia Lili‘u Loloku Walania Wewehi Kamaka‘eha. According to Hawaiian customs, Lili‘uokalani was adopted by extended members of her family. She started attending the Royal School and learned English at the age of four. Lili‘uokalani and all of her classmates were seen as contenders to one day take the Hawaiian throne. In addition, she was often surrounded by royalty because her mother was an advisor to the King of Hawaii. After finishing her exams at the Royal School in 1853, L

Lydia Liliuokalani Kawānanakoa

Hawaiian noble (1905–1969)

Lydia Liliʻuokalani Kawānanakoa
BornJuly 22, 1905
Honolulu, Oahu
DiedMay 19, 1969(1969-05-19) (aged 63)
Waialae, Honolulu, Oahu
Burial

Nuʻuanu Memorial Park

Spouse

William Jeremiah Ellerbrock

(m. 1925; div. 1927)​

Charles James Brenham

(m. 1928, divorced)​

Clark Lee

(m. 1938; died 1953)​

Charles E. Morris

(m. 1954; div. 1959)​

(m. 1968)​
IssueAbigail Kinoiki Kekaulike Kawānanakoa
HouseKawānanakoa
FatherDavid Kawānanakoa
MotherAbigail Campbell Kawānanakoa
OccupationRoyalty, philanthropist

Helen Lydia Kamakaʻeha Liliʻuokalani Kawānanakoa (July 22, 1905 – May 19, 1969) was a member of the House of Kawānanakoa and the second daughter of David Kawānanakoa and Abigail Campbell Kawānanakoa.

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