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Prince (''[[Ethiopian aristocratic and court titles|Leul]]'') Araya Selassie Yohannes was the [[Legitimacy (law)|legitimate]] son of Emperor [[Yohannes IV of Ethiopia]]. [[Ras Mengesha Yohannes|Mengesha Yohannes]] was his illegitimate [[Half brother|half brother]]. |
Prince (''[[Ethiopian aristocratic and court titles|Leul]]'') Araya Selassie Yohannes was the [[Legitimacy (law)|legitimate]] son of Emperor [[Yohannes IV of Ethiopia]]. [[Ras Mengesha Yohannes|Mengesha Yohannes]] was his illegitimate [[Half brother|half brother]]. |
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In 1882, the twelve-year-old Araya Selassie Yohannes married six-year-old Princess (''Leult'') [[Zewditu]], eldest daughter of '' |
In 1882, the twelve-year-old Araya Selassie Yohannes married six-year-old Princess (''Leult'') [[Zewditu]], eldest daughter of ''Negus'' [[Menelik II of Ethiopia|Menelik]], King of Shewa. The marriage was political, having been arranged when Menelik agreed to submit to Yohannes' rule. Araya Selassie Yohannes had a son, [[Gugsa Araya Selassie]] from a previous union. |
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In 1883, Araya Selassie Yohannes was made Governor (''Shum'') of [[Wollo|Wollo Province]]<ref>Marcus, ''A History of Ethiopia'', p. 80</ref> and, in 1886, he was made Governor of [[Begemder|Begemder Province]]. He died of [[smallpox]] in June 1888 gathering an army for his father while in [[Mek'ele]]. |
In 1883, Araya Selassie Yohannes was made Governor (''Shum'') of [[Wollo|Wollo Province]]<ref>Marcus, ''A History of Ethiopia'', p. 80</ref> and, in 1886, he was made Governor of [[Begemder|Begemder Province]]. He died of [[smallpox]] in June 1888 gathering an army for his father while in [[Mek'ele]]. |
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Araya Selassie Yohannes (born 1870; died 1888) was an army commander and a member of the Royal family of the Ethiopian Empire. Araya Selassi Yohannes was the grandfather of Haile Selassie Gugsa.
Biography
Prince (Leul) Araya Selassie Yohannes was the legitimate son of Emperor Yohannes IV of Ethiopia. Mengesha Yohannes was his illegitimate half brother.
In 1882, the twelve-year-old Araya Selassie Yohannes married six-year-old Princess (Leult) Zewditu, eldest daughter of Negus Menelik, King of Shewa. The marriage was political, having been arranged when Menelik agreed to submit to Yohannes' rule. Araya Selassie Yohannes had a son, Gugsa Araya Selassie from a previous union.
In 1883, Araya Selassie Yohannes was made Governor (Shum) of Wollo Province[1] and, in 1886, he was made Governor of Begemder Province. He died of smallpox in June 1888 gathering an army for his father while in Mek'ele.
Familial rivalry between the two lines of descent from Emperor Yohannes IV proved to be a difficult issue for Emperor Menelik II and his successors. Leul Gugsa Araya Selassie, the son of Ras Araya Selassie Yohannes, and Leul Seyum Mangasha, the son of Ras Mengesha Yohannes divided Tigray Province between them. Gugsa Araya Selassie ruled the eastern half and Seyum Mangasha ruled the westrn half.
In 1947, when Gugsa Araya Selassie died, eastern Tigray Province was incorporated back into western Tigray and was governed by Ras Seyum Mangasha rather than be ruled by the grandson of Araya Selassie Yohannes, the dishonored Haile Selassie Gugsa.[2]
See also
- Monarchies of Ethiopia
- Line of succession to the Ethiopian Throne
- Ethiopian aristocratic and court titles
- Mengesha Yohannes - Half brother of Araya Selassie Yohannes
References and notes
Sources
- Marcus, Harold G. (1994). A History of Ethiopia. London: University of California Press. p. 316. ISBN 0-520-22479-5.
- Mockler, Anthony (2002). Haile Sellassie's War. New York: Olive Branch Press. ISBN 9781566564731.
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