Sophia Desta
| Princess Sophia Desta | |||||
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| Princess of Ethiopia | |||||
| Born |
1 January 1933 Ethiopian Empire |
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| Spouse | Captain Dereje Haile Mariam | ||||
| Issue | Hannah Mehreta Selassie | ||||
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| House | House of Solomon | ||||
| Father | Desta Damtew | ||||
| Mother | Princess Tenagnework | ||||
| Religion | Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo | ||||
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| Sofia |
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HIH Princess Maryam Senna Extended family
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Extended family
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HIH Princess Maryam Senna
HIH Princess Sehin Azebe
HIH Princess Sifrash Bizu
Descendants of Prince Makonnen:
HIH The Dowager Duchess of Harar
Descendants of Prince Sahle Selassie:
HIH Princess Mahisente Habte Mariam
Descendants of Princess Tenagnework:
Descendants of Emperor Yohannes IV:
Princess Sophia Desta is the daughter of Desta Damtew and Princess Tenagnework Haile Selassie, and granddaughter of Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia. She is also the widow of Captain Dereje Haile Mariam. She married him at Addis Ababa, on 31 January 1959 (in a double wedding with her sister Sabla Wangel). Captain Dereje Haile Mariam born in 1937 and he was killed at Addis Ababa, on 16 December 1960). They had an only daughter:
Princess Sophia Desta was imprisoned, mistreated and humiliated with other princesses of the Imperial Family from 1974 to 1988
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