Queen lili'uokalani quotes
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Queen Liliʻuokalani
"I, Liliʻuokalani of Hawaiʻi.... do hereby protest against the ratification of a certain treaty, which . . . has been signed at Washington . . . purporting to cede those Islands to the territory and dominion of the United States. I declare such a treaty to be an act of wrong toward the native and part-native people of Hawaiʻi, an invasion of the rights of the ruling chiefs, in violation of international rights both toward my people and toward friendly nations with whom they have made treaties, the perpetuation of the fraud whereby the constitutional government was overthrown, and, finally, an act of gross injustice to me.”
—Excerpted from a Letter to President McKinley Protesting the Annexation of Hawaiʻi, 1897
Lydia Liliʻu Loloku Waiania Kamakaʻeha (1838–1917), better known as Queen Liliʻuokalani, was the Hawaiian Kingdom’s only reigning queen and last monarch before the overthrow of the sovereign state. Queen Liliʻuokalani presided over the Hawaiian Kingdom during a time of great economic growth. By 1890, 21 international treaties an
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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
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Liliʻuokalani
Queen of Hawaii from 1891 to 1893
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Portrait by James J. Williams, c. 1891 | |||
| Reign | January 29, 1891 – January 17, 1893 | ||
| Predecessor | Kalākaua | ||
| Successor | Monarchy overthrownSanford B. Dole as President | ||
| Born | Lydia Liliʻu Loloku Walania Kamakaʻeha (1838-09-02)September 2, 1838 Honolulu, Oʻahu, Hawaiian Kingdom | ||
| Died | November 11, 1917(1917-11-11) (aged 79) Honolulu, Oʻahu, Territory of Hawaii | ||
| Burial | November 18, 1917 Mauna ʻAla Royal Mausoleum | ||
| Spouse | John Owen Dominis (m. 1862; died 1891) | ||
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| House | Kalākaua | ||
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| Religion | Protestantism(more...) | ||
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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
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