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'''Kamehameha IV''', born '''Alexander {{okina}}Iolani Liholiho Keawenui''', reigned as the fourth king of the united [[Kingdom of Hawaii|Kingdom of Hawai‘i]] from [[11 January]] [[1855]] to [[30 November]] [[1863]]. He served alongside [[Queen Emma of Hawaii|Emma, Queen Consort of Hawai‘i]]. Alexander was born on [[9 February]] [[1834]] in [[Honolulu]] on the island of [[Oahu|O{{okina}}ahu]] to Mataio Kekuanaoa, Governor of Hawai{{okina}}i, and [[Kinau|Kīna{{okina}}u]], the ''[[Kuhina Nui]]'' or Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Hawai{{okina}}i. He was the grandson of [[Kamehameha the Great]], Hawai{{okina}}i's first monarch. As a toddler, Alexander was adopted by his uncle, [[Kamehameha III]]. When Alexander was born, his uncle, Kamehameha III came to visit and left a message on the door saying "This child is mine" He decreed Alexander heir to the throne and raised him like a prince. | '''Kamehameha IV''', born '''Alexander {{okina}}Iolani Liholiho Keawenui''', reigned as the fourth king of the united [[Kingdom of Hawaii|Kingdom of Hawai‘i]] from [[11 January]] [[1855]] to [[30 November]] [[1863]]. He served alongside [[Queen Emma of Hawaii|Emma, Queen Consort of Hawai‘i]]. Alexander was born on [[9 February]] [[1834]] in [[Honolulu, Hawaii|Honolulu]] on the island of [[Oahu|O{{okina}}ahu]] to Mataio Kekuanaoa, Governor of Hawai{{okina}}i, and [[Kinau|Kīna{{okina}}u]], the ''[[Kuhina Nui]]'' or Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Hawai{{okina}}i. He was the grandson of [[Kamehameha the Great]], Hawai{{okina}}i's first monarch. As a toddler, Alexander was adopted by his uncle, [[Kamehameha III]]. When Alexander was born, his uncle, Kamehameha III came to visit and left a message on the door saying "This child is mine" He decreed Alexander heir to the throne and raised him like a prince. | ||
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Latest revision as of 10:14, 2 February 2023
Kamehameha IV, born Alexander ʻIolani Liholiho Keawenui, reigned as the fourth king of the united Kingdom of Hawai‘i from 11 January 1855 to 30 November 1863. He served alongside Emma, Queen Consort of Hawai‘i. Alexander was born on 9 February 1834 in Honolulu on the island of Oʻahu to Mataio Kekuanaoa, Governor of Hawaiʻi, and Kīnaʻu, the Kuhina Nui or Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi. He was the grandson of Kamehameha the Great, Hawaiʻi's first monarch. As a toddler, Alexander was adopted by his uncle, Kamehameha III. When Alexander was born, his uncle, Kamehameha III came to visit and left a message on the door saying "This child is mine" He decreed Alexander heir to the throne and raised him like a prince.
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King of the Kingdom of Hawaii