Albert Kamehameha | |||||
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Crown Prince of the Hawaiian Islands | |||||
Painting by Enoch Wood Perry, Jr. of the Prince with his dog outside the royal palace.
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Born |
Ihikapukalani, Honolulu, Oʻahu |
May 20, 1858||||
Died | August 27, 1862 ʻIolani Palace, Honolulu, Oʻahu |
(aged 4)||||
Burial | September 7, 1862 February 4, 1864 Mauna ʻAla Royal Mausoleum |
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House | House of Kamehameha | ||||
Father | Kamehameha IV | ||||
Mother | Queen Emma | ||||
Religion | Church of Hawaii |
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Albert Edward Kauikeaouli Kaleiopapa a Kamehameha |
Prince Albert Kamehameha, formally Albert Edward Kauikeaouli Kaleiopapa a Kamehameha (May 20, 1858 – August 27, 1862), was the only son of Kamehameha IV and Queen Emma, who during his short life was the Crown Prince of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi. He was the godson of Queen Victoria.
He was born May 20, 1858, in the residence of Ihikapukalani that his father had built for his mother. The residence, oddly, had two names; the side was known as Kauluhinano, and the side was known as Ihikapukalani. Created Crown prince and heir apparent to the throne of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi on May 24, 1858, he was styled "His Royal Highness the Prince of Hawaii" by the Privy Council. Adored by the native Hawaiian public, he was affectionately known as Ka Haku O Hawaiʻi ("the Lord of Hawaiʻi") and was believed to be last hope of the Kamehameha Dynasty. His birth was celebrated for many days not only in Honolulu, but throughout the islands. He was the first child to be born to a reigning Hawaiian monarch since Prince Keawe Aweʻula-o-Kalani in 1839, son of Kamehameha III, and the last ever to be born from any reigning Hawaiian monarch.
He was given the Hawaiian name Kauikeaouli Kaleiopapa after his adoptive grandfather Kauikeaouli who reigned as Kamehameha III. Translated from the Hawaiian language it means "the beloved child of a long line of chiefs, a sign in the heavens." The King and Queen called their son "Baby". However, when they spoke of him to their kahu (caretakers), it was as Kauikeaouli, which the Hawaiian people also used. He was named Albert Edward in honor of Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, the future King Edward VII of the United Kingdom. Despite the great differences in their kingdoms, Queen Emma and Queen Victoria would exchange letters and become lifelong friends.