Queen Ka'ahumanu
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| Queen of the Hawaiian Islands | |||||
Queen Ka'ahumanu of Hawaii.
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| Queen consort of Hawaii | |||||
| Tenure | 1795–1819 | ||||
| Predecessor |
Vacant Last held by Kekuiapoiwa Liliha |
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| Successor | Queen Kamāmalu | ||||
| Kuhina Nui of the Hawaiian Islands | |||||
| Tenure | May 20, 1819 – June 5, 1832 | ||||
| Predecessor | New Creation | ||||
| Successor | Kaʻahumanu II | ||||
| Born | c. 1768 In a cave near Hāna, Maui |
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| Died | June 5, 1832 Mānoa Valley, near Honolulu, Oahu |
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| Burial | Royal Mausoleum at Mauna ʻAla | ||||
| Spouse |
Kamehameha I Kaumualiʻi Kealiʻiahonui |
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| Issue |
Kamehameha II (hānai) David Kamehameha (hānai) Keʻelikōlani (hānai) Theresa Owana Kaheiheimālie Rives (hānai) Virginia Kahoa Kaʻahumanu Rives (hānai) |
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| House |
Kamehameha Kekaulike |
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| Father | Keʻeaumoku II Pāpaʻiahiahi | ||||
| Mother | Nāmāhāna-i-Kaleleokalani | ||||
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| Elizabeth Kaʻahumanu |
Kaʻahumanu (c. 1768 – June 5, 1832) ("the feathered mantle") was queen consort and acted as regent of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi as Kuhina Nui. She was the favorite wife of King Kamehameha I and also the most politically powerful, and continued to wield considerable power as co-ruler in the kingdom during reigns of his first two successors.
Kaahumanu was born in a cave called Puu Kauiki in Hāna on the Hawaiian Island of Maui. She was born on 17 March 1768. The present Kaahumanu Society celebrates the birthday of its namesake on March 17. Her father was Keʻeaumoku Papaʻiahiahi, a fugitive aliʻi (noble) from the island of Hawaiʻi, and her mother was Nāmāhānaikaleleokalani, the wife of her half-brother the late king of Maui, Kamehameha Nui. From her mother she was related to many kings of Maui. From her father, she was the third cousin of Kamehameha I, both sharing the common ancestor, Princess Kalanikauleleiaiwi of the island of Hawaiʻi. She was named after her father’s rival, Kahekilinuiʻahumanu because it was from him that her father was fleeing at the time.
Her siblings include Governor John Adams Kuakini of Hawaii island, Queen Kalākua Kaheiheimālie,and Governor George Keʻeaumoku II of Maui. Her father became an advisor and friend to Kamehameha I, eventually becoming royal governor of Maui. He arranged for Kaʻahumanu to marry him when she was thirteen. Kamehameha had numerous wives but Kaʻahumanu would become a favorite and encouraged his war to unify the islands.
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