Victoria Kamāmalu
| Victoria Kamāmalu | |||||
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| Crown Princess of the Hawaiian Islands and Kuhina Nui of the Hawaiian Islands | |||||
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| Kuhina Nui of the Hawaiian Islands | |||||
| Reign | January 16, 1855 – December 21, 1863 | ||||
| Predecessor | Keoni Ana | ||||
| Successor | Kekūanāoʻa | ||||
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November 1, 1838 Honolulu Fort, Honolulu, Oʻahu |
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| Died | May 29, 1866 (aged 28) Papakanene, Honolulu, Oʻahu |
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| Burial | June 30, 1866 Mauna ʻAla Royal Mausoleum |
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| House | House of Kamehameha | ||||
| Father | Kekūanāoʻa | ||||
| Mother | Kīnaʻu | ||||
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| Wikolia Kamehamalu Keawenui Kaʻahumanu-a-Kekūanaōʻa, Victoria Kamāmalu Kaʻahumanu IV |
Victoria Kamāmalu Kaʻahumanu IV November 1, 1838 – May 29, 1866) was Kuhina Nui of Hawaii and its crown princess. Named Wikolia Kamehamalu Keawenui Kaʻahumanu-a-Kekūanaōʻa and also named Kalehelani Kiheahealani, she was mainly referred to as Victoria Kamāmalu or Kaʻahumanu IV, when addressing her as the Kuhina Nui.
Born at the Honolulu Fort, on November 1, 1838, she was the only daughter of Elizabeth Kīnaʻu, Kaʻahumanu II and her third husband Mataio Kekūanāoʻa. Through her mother she was granddaughter of King Kamehameha I, founder of the kingdom. Her two brothers would later become kings of Hawaii as Kamehameha IV and Kamehameha V. She was named after her maternal aunt Queen Kamāmalu, the consort of Kamehameha II, who died in London from the measles. The Christian name Victoria was after Queen Victoria and signified the close friendship of the British monarchs and the Hawaiian monarchs. Having given away her previous four sons, Kaʻahumanu II refused to give her only remaining daughter in hānai to John Adams Kuakini who wanted to take her to raise on the Big Island. She defied customs of the time and personally nursed her daughter. Her mother died not long after her birth. She would become the highest female chief in Hawaii at the time. Her kahu (attendants) were John Papa ʻĪʻī and his wife Sarai. They later followed Victoria to school due to her age at the time.
She was educated at Royal School along with all her cousins and brothers. She was expected from birth to one day succeed to the position of Kuhina Nui if not the office of monarch, so she was educated by the Cooke with full attention to what political scheme she would play in the near future. In the school, they were permitted to visit with relatives from time to time. When the students fell ill, their kahu and families went to the school and stayed for a while to attend to the patient. Victoria's kahu, John Papa ʻĪʻī, eventually was appointed kahu for all the students at the Chief's Children's School and visited in that capacity, though his political services were in such demand by the court that he was often absent.
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