Emperor of Ethiopia intermittently between 1779 and 1800
Tekle Giyorgis I ተክለ ጊዮርጊስ
Crown of Tekle Giyorgis I in Ura Kidane Mehret Church
Emperor of Ethiopia
Reign
20 July 1779 – 1784
Predecessor
Salomon II
Successor
Iyasu III
Reign
1788–1789
Predecessor
Iyasu III
Successor
Hezqeyas
Reign
1794–1795
Predecessor
Hezeqeyas
Successor
Baeda Maryam II
Reign
1795–1796
Predecessor
Baeda Maryam II
Successor
Salomon III
Reign
1798–1799
Predecessor
Yonas
Successor
Salomon III
Reign
1800 – June 1800
Predecessor
Demetros
Successor
Demetros
Born
c. 1751 (1751) Tigray, Ethiopian Empire
Died
12 December 1817(1817-12-12) (aged 65–66)
Regnal name
Feqr Sagad
Dynasty
House of Solomon
Religion
Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo
Tekle Giyorgis I (Ge'ez: ተክለ ጊዮርጊስ; c. 1751 – 12 December 1817[1]), throne name Feqr Sagad, was Emperor of Ethiopia intermittently between 20 July 1779 and June 1800, and a member of the Solomonic dynasty. He was the youngest son of Yohannes II and Woizoro Sancheviyer, and the brother of Tekle Haymanot II.
According to Sven Rubenson, who described Tekle Giyorgis as the last emperor to exercise authority on his own, "It is not without justification that he has in Ethiopian tradition received the nickname Fiṣame Mengist, 'the end of the Kingdom'".[2] Tekle held multiple separated reigns due to quarrels against his rivals for the crown, he continually pursued to restore himself to the throne in his later life.
^Nathaniel Pearce estimated his age as 66 at the time of his death, which would mean Tekle Giyorgis was born in 1751 or 1750. Pearce, Nathaniel (1831). J.J. Halls (ed.). The Life and Adventures of Nathaniel Pearce. Vol. 2. London. p. 168.
^Rubenson, Sven (1966). King of Kings: Tewodros of Ethiopia. Addis Ababa: Haile Selassie I University. p. 18.
TekleGiyorgisI (Ge'ez: ተክለ ጊዮርጊስ; c. 1751 – 12 December 1817), throne name Feqr Sagad, was Emperor of Ethiopia intermittently between 20 July 1779 and...
TekleGiyorgis II (Ge’ez: ተክለ ጊዮርጊስ, born Wagshum Gobeze (Amharic: ዋግሹም ጎበዜ), 1836 – 21 June 1873) was Emperor of Ethiopia from 1868 to 1871. After being...
Tekle Haymanot I (Ge'ez: ተክለ ሃይማኖት), throne name Le`al Sagad (Ge'ez: ለዓለ ሰገድ, 28 March 1684 – 30 June 1708) was Emperor of Ethiopia from 27 March 1706...
seraye Gebre Mikael, däjazmač Barya'u Gebre Sadeq of Adwa and däjazmač TekleGiyorgis Qalos of Shire. Barya'u transferred his allegiance to Kaśa whom he served...
Bakaffa (Ge'ez: በካፋ) birth name: Missah; throne name Aṣma Giyorgis (Ge'ez: ዐፅመ ጊዮርጊስ), later Masih Sagad (Ge'ez: መሲሕ ሰገድ) was Emperor of Ethiopia from...
TekleGiyorgisI down from Wehni as his candidate for emperor; Tekle Haymanot managed to defeat Wand Bewossen at Emakina and returned TekleGiyorgis to...
According to Fitawrari Tekle Hawariat Tekle Mariyam, Lij Iyasu at one point announced "If I do not make Ethiopia Muslim, then I am not Iyasu." He also...
his rival, and brother, the former Emperor TekleGiyorgisI; while he was preoccupied with TekleGiyorgis, Gondar was surrounded in May 1797 by the rebel...
but without long-lasting success. Iyasu was deposed by his own son Tekle Haymanot I in 1706 and assassinated by the relatives of one of his concubines...
movement that deposed Iyasu were conservatives such as Fitawrari Habte Giyorgis, Menelik II's longtime Minister of War. The movement to depose Iyasu preferred...
Sennar. Welde Hawaryat, Melca Chrestos and the governor of Tigray, Ras TekleGiyorgis, led a three-pronged assault on the border from their respective provinces...
crowned king when TekleGiyorgis was away from Gondar warring in the provinces. "After that they turned him out and bringing in Takla Giyorgis King of Kings...
who would be married at the age of twelve to the much older Ras Bezabih Tekle Haymanot of Gojjam, and would die in childbirth a year later; and a son...
Ethiopia (1855-1868): From an Unpublished Manuscript by Aleqa Tekle-Ïyesus ("Aleqa Teklé") of Gojjam". Northeast African Studies. 5 (3): 7–79. doi:10.1353/nas...
1840 and 1851, and a member of Solomonic dynasty. He was the son of TekleGiyorgis. He was largely a figurehead, with real power in the hands of the Enderase...
married Basha Walda Giyorgis, a powerful retainer under Yohannes I. Amlakawit died young in 1669. Eleni his second daughter of Yohannes I; her mother is not...
brought TekleGiyorgis from the royal prison on Wehni as a pretender to the throne. Salomon responded by marching out from Gondar; TekleGiyorgis then fled...
in two." The following year TekleGiyorgis had a falling out with his primary supporter Ras Tekle Yosadiq; TekleGiyorgis fled Gojjam, seeking the support...
member of the Solomonic dynasty. He was the son of Iyasu I, and brother of Emperors Tekle Haymanot I, Dawit III, and Bakaffa. During his brief reign of a...
at Lake Hayq's Istifanos Monastery. Later medieval hagiographies state Tekle Haymanot raised and educated him, helping him depose the last king of the...
supremacy. Ras Gebre was the primary backer of his son-in-law Emperor TekleGiyorgisI claims to the throne. Gebre's family originated from the Semien mountains...
Guebra. The Royal chronicle provides further details: when Emperor TekleGiyorgisI was absent from Gondar raiding near Shawra, Baeda Maryam was proclaimed...
accession, his full reign name was His Imperial Majesty Emperor Amha Selassie I, Elect of God, Conquering Lion of the Tribe of Judah and King of Kings of...
the advancement of Ali's career came in August 1781 when the Emperor TekleGiyorgisI summoned him to his court and made him Balambaras. Two years later...
regent. Therefore, a council was formed of his mother Queen Romna, Tasfa Giyorgis (the abbot of the monastery of Lake Hayq), and the Bitwoded Amda Mikael...
Samay Wamedr ("The Book of the Mysteries of Heaven and Earth") written by Giyorgis of Segla, and the Zena Eskender ("History of Alexander the Great"), a romance...
Bakaffa and Empress Mentewab (also known by her baptismal name of Welete Giyorgis). The Empress Mentewab played a major role in Iyasu's reign, perhaps against...