18 October 1769 Gondar, Amhara Province, Ethiopian Empire
Spouse
Waletta Selassie
Dynasty
House of Solomon
Father
Iyasu I
Mother
Qeddesta Krestos
Religion
Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo
Yohannes II (Ge'ez: ዳግማዊ ዮሐንስ; 1699 – 18 October 1769) was Emperor of Ethiopia, and a 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 little longer than five months, little of note happened. There are conflicting accounts of his death.
Qegnazmach Giyorgis acted on this by bringing Yohannes down from the royal prison on Wehni to rule, but before Yohannes could be proclaimed emperor, Bakaffa revealed...
Yohannes IV (Tigrinya: ዮሓንስ ፬ይ Rabaiy Yōḥānnes; horse name Abba Bezbiz also known as Kahśsai; born Lij Kahssai Mercha; 11 July 1837 – 10 March 1889) was...
1889, Emperor Yohannes IV was killed in a war with the Mahdist State during the Battle of Gallabat (Metemma). With his dying breath, Yohannes declared his...
Emperor Sahle Dengel in the place of the hapless Yohannes III who had acknowledged Kassa immediately. Yohannes III was treated well by Kassa who seems to have...
Emperor Yohannes was deposed and restored several times between 30 August 1840 and 1851, alternating with his cousin Sahle Dengel. Yohannes was deposed...
April 1777, and a member of the Solomonic dynasty. He was the son of YohannesII by Woizero Sancheviyar, at the Imperial prison of Mount Wehni. The Scottish...
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Yohannes may refer to: Yohannes (name), a list of people with the given name or surname Yohannes I of Ethiopia (died 1682) YohannesII of Ethiopia (1699–1769)...
often, as in the case of Emperor Yohannes IV of Tigray's claim to the throne after the death of Emperor Tewodros II from Gondar, would leave the direct...
Dawit II (Ge'ez: ዳዊት; c. 1496 – 2 September 1540), also known by the macaronic name Wanag Segad (ወናግ ሰገድ, to whom the lions bow), better known by his birth...
married to Princess Wolete Israel Seyoum, great-granddaughter of Emperor Yohannes IV, and had a daughter, Princess Ijigayehu. Following the Italian invasion...
Yohannes I (Ge'ez: ቀዳማዊ ዮሐንስ), also known as Yohannes the Righteous (Ge'ez: ጻድቁ ዮሐንስ), throne name A'ilaf Sagad (Ge'ez: አእላፍ ሰገድ; c. 1640 – 19 July 1682)...
father. On 15 July 1682, the ailing Emperor Yohannes I made Iyasu his successor. The dignitaries witnessing Yohannes I final proclamation were Kanafero and...
Ras Mengesha Yohannes (Tigrinya: መንገሻ ዮሓንስ; 1868 – 1906) was governor of Tigray and a son of Emperor Yohannes IV (r. 1872-89). His mother was Welette Tekle...
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1769, and a member of the Solomonic dynasty. He was the infant son of Iyasu II and Wubit (Welete Bersabe), the daughter of an Oromo chieftain of the Karrayyu...
Solomonic dynasty. He was the youngest son of YohannesII and Woizoro Sancheviyer, and the brother of Tekle Haymanot II. According to Sven Rubenson, who described...
three sons (of which two died before coming of age) and three daughters. Yohannes I was the eldest son and successor. His two other sons (Dawit and Isuor)...
deposed Sahle Dengel on 29 August 1840 in favor of her husband Yohannes III. However Yohannes offended Ras Ali by favoring his rival Wube Haile Maryam, and...
His half brothers who ascended the throne were Dawit III, Bakaffa and YohannesII. Tekle Haymanot became Emperor following Iyasus' retirement to an island...
Selassie Yohannes (Tigrinya: አርአያ ስላሴ ዮሓንስ araya səllase yohannəs; "horse name" Abba Deblaq) (1869/70 – 10 June 1888) was a son of Emperor Yohannes IV from...
Tewodros II (1855–1868), Yohannes IV (1872–1889), and Menelik II (1889–1913), the empire began to emerge from its isolation. Under Emperor Tewodros II, the...
Iyasu II (Ge'ez: ኢያሱ; 21 October 1723 – 27 June 1755), throne name Alem Sagad (Ge'ez: ዓለም ሰገድ), was Emperor of Ethiopia from 1730 to 1755, and a member...
Woizero Romanework Mengesha, the daughter of Ras Mengesha Yohannes, granddaughter of Emperor Yohannes IV, and the niece of Empress Taitu. However, that marriage...
by the Enderase or Regent, Ras Ali II an Oromo princeling of the district of Yejju; but shortly afterwards Ali II deposed Gebre Krestos in favor of his...
Iyoas II (Ge'ez: ኢዮአስ, died 3 June 1821) was Emperor of Ethiopia from 14 June 1818 to 3 June 1821, and a member of the Solomonic dynasty. He was the son...
child Iyoas I in 1769, the reigning emperor, and installed 70-year-old YohannesII. Between 1769 and 1855, Ethiopia witnessed the Zemene Mesafint or "Age...
John II, Pope from 533 until his death in 535 YohannesII of Ethiopia (died 1769) Johann Adolf II, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels (1685–1746) John Albert II, Duke...
Solomonic dynasty. He was the brother of Iyasu I, and one of five sons of Yohannes I. Following the murder of his nephew Tekle Haymanot I, Tewoflos was brought...