Ranavalona is the name of three 19th century queens of the Merina Kingdom in Madagascar:
Ranavalona I (ruled 1828–1861) notable for attempting to preserve traditional ways against the growing European influence and for major persecution of Christians.
Ranavalona II (ruled 1868–1883) notable for adopting Christianity as state religion
Ranavalona III (ruled 1883–1897) the last monarch of the Merina, deposed during French colonial conquest
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Ranavalona I (born Rabodoandrianampoinimerina (also called Ramavo); 1778 – 16 August 1861), also known as Ranavalo-Manjaka I and the "Mad Monarch of Madagascar"...
Ranavalona III (Malagasy pronunciation: [ranaˈvalːə̥]; 22 November 1861 – 23 May 1917) was the last sovereign of the Kingdom of Madagascar. She ruled from...
Ranavalona is the name of three 19th century queens of the Merina Kingdom in Madagascar: Ranavalona I (ruled 1828–1861) notable for attempting to preserve...
Ranavalona II (1829 – 13 July 1883) was Queen of Madagascar from 1868 to 1883, succeeding Queen Rasoherina, her first cousin.[citation needed] She is best...
Acraea ranavalona is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found on Madagascar and the Comoros. A. ranavalona Bdv. (53 c, d). Forewing at the base...
The "crown" of Queen Ranavalona III is a crowning of a royal canopy used by Ranavalona III (November 22, 1861 – May 23, 1917) during the ceremony of declaration...
Eriauchenus ranavalona is a species of spider in the family Archaeidae. It is endemic to Madagascar. The genus name has also been incorrectly spelt "Eriauchenius"...
(September 23, 1829 – May 12, 1863 [contested]) was the son and heir of Queen Ranavalona I and ruled from 1861 to 1863 over the Kingdom of Madagascar, which controlled...
Queen Ranavalona I (1828–1861), King Radama II (1861–1863), Queen Rasoherina (1863–1868), Queen Ranavalona II (1868–1883) and lastly Queen Ranavalona III...
prematurely at age 35. He was succeeded by his highest-ranking wife, Ranavalona I. Radama was the son of Rambolamasoandro and King Andrianampoinimerina...
Malagasy Protectorate. The protectorate became a colony, following Queen Ranavalona III's exile to Réunion. In 1958, the colonial administration in Madagascar...
Grouvellina ranavalona is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Rhysodinae. It was described by R.T. & J.R. Bell in 1979. Wikispecies has information...
Nesolestes ranavalona is a species of flat-wing damselfly in the family Argiolestidae. Schütte, K. (2020) [amended version of 2017 assessment]. "Nesolestes...
missionaries and diplomats in Antananarivo. The 33 year reign of Queen Ranavalona I, the widow of Radama I, was characterised by a struggle to preserve...
occupation of the island in May 1896. The Order of Ranavalona III was named after the ruling queen, Ranavalona III of Madagascar. The order was founded in 1896...
of the Royal House, and the death of the last ruling Sovereign, Queen Ranavalona III's heir apparent, Princess Marie-Louise of Madagascar, remained. She...
her father Radama I died. She was also the mother of the last queen, Ranavalona III. Raketaka was born in Antananarivo in August 1824. She was the youngest...
the greater Merina Kingdom. Following the ferocious attempts by Queen Ranavalona I (r. 1828–1861) to eradicate the Christian influence, over the 19th century...
Radama II following his presumed assassination. Rasoherina, niece of Queen Ranavalona I, was born Princess Rabodozanakandriana in 1814, the daughter of Prince...
24, 2015, retrieved April 3, 2011 Skeie, Karina Hestad (2011-12-08), "Ranavalona, II", African American Studies Center, Oxford University Press, doi:10...
Minister Rainilaiarivony, who would go on to marry Queen Ranavalona II and Queen Ranavalona III in succession. Over the course of Rainilaiarivony's 31-year...
governed Madagascar alongside three successive queens, Rasoherina, Ranavalona II and Ranavalona III, effecting policies that further transformed the city. In...
renowned military man who became prime minister during the reign of Queen Ranavalona I. Despite a childhood marked by ostracism from his family, as a young...
(1882 – 1897) was a member of the Malagasy royal family and a niece of Ranavalona III. She was the heiress presumptive of the Kingdom of Madagascar until...
of Tudor, reigned as Queen of England and Ireland from 1558 to 1603. Ranavalona I, from the Hova dynasty, was Queen Regnant of Madagascar from 1828 to...
in 1896. They were used in the flag of the last Merina monarch, Queen Ranavalona III. Green was the color of the Hova, the largest class of peasant commoners...
as Madagascar became a French colony. Successive sovereigns Ranavalona II and Ranavalona III and their Prime Minister, Rainilaiarivony, rejected the claim...
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