Emperor of Ethiopia intermittently between 1840 and 1851
Yohannes III
Emperor of Ethiopia
Reign
30 August 1840 – October 1841
Predecessor
Iyasu IV
Successor
Sahle Dengel
Reign
1845–1845
Predecessor
Sahle Dengel
Successor
Sahle Dengel
Reign
1850–1851
Predecessor
Sahle Dengel
Successor
Sahle Dengel
Born
c. 1797
Died
c. 1873 (aged 75–76)
Spouse
Menen Liben Amede
Dynasty
House of Solomon
Father
Tekle Giyorgis I
Religion
Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo
Roman Catholic (1851–1858)
Yohannes III (c. 1797 – c. 1873) was Emperor of Ethiopia intermittently between 1840 and 1851, and a member of Solomonic dynasty. He was the son of Tekle Giyorgis. He was largely a figurehead, with real power in the hands of the Enderase or Regent, Ras Ali II a princeling of the Yejju Dynasty. Ras Ali's mother was the Empress Menen Liben Amede.
Emperor Yohannes was deposed and restored several times between 30 August 1840 and 1851, alternating with his cousin Sahle Dengel. Yohannes was deposed...
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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...
Sahle Dengel in the place of the hapless YohannesIII who had acknowledged Kassa immediately. YohannesIII was treated well by Kassa who seems to have...
succession to the imperial throne, it often, as in the case of Emperor Yohannes IV of Tigray's claim to the throne after the death of Emperor Tewodros...
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deposed Sahle Dengel on 29 August 1840 in favor of her husband YohannesIII. However Yohannes offended Ras Ali by favoring his rival Wube Haile Maryam, and...
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)...
married to Princess Wolete Israel Seyoum, great-granddaughter of Emperor Yohannes IV, and had a daughter, Princess Ijigayehu. Following the Italian invasion...
Woizero Romanework Mengesha, the daughter of Ras Mengesha Yohannes, granddaughter of Emperor Yohannes IV, and the niece of Empress Taitu. However, that marriage...
Yohannes may refer to: Yohannes (name), a list of people with the given name or surname Yohannes I of Ethiopia (died 1682) Yohannes II of Ethiopia (1699–1769)...
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)...
father. On 15 July 1682, the ailing Emperor Yohannes I made Iyasu his successor. The dignitaries witnessing Yohannes I final proclamation were Kanafero and...
the Solomonic dynasty. His throne names were Seltan Sagad and Malak Sagad III. He was the son of Abeto Fasil, as well as the grandson of Abeto Yakob and...
by John III of Portugal. The king acknowledged his title of "Patriarch of Ethiopia", which had been officially approved by the Pope. John III also provided...
Publishers. ISBN 1-55587-778-8, p. 114. Webb, Patrick; Braun, Joachim Von; Yohannes, Yisehac (1992). Famine in Ethiopia: Policy Implications of Coping Failure...
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...
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...
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13 April 1777, and a member of the Solomonic dynasty. He was the son of Yohannes II by Woizero Sancheviyar, at the Imperial prison of Mount Wehni. The Scottish...
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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...
Hailu was his second son. ● Atseku was his third son. Atseku's son, Iyasu III reigned as Emperor between 1784 and 1788 ● Wald Saala was Iyasu's first daughter...
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