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English: Rhio Rhio, King of the Sandwich Islands, engraved for the Lady's Magazine, intaglio print, hand-colored with watercolor, by an unknown artist, 1824. King Kamehameha II of the Kingdom of Hawaii (c. 1797–July 14, 1824) was born with the name Liholiho. He came to the throne in 1819, but true power was held by Ka'ahumanu, the former Queen. He sailed to London England in 1823, where he died of measles before his scheduled audience with George IV. His body was sent back on the HMS Blonde under Lord Byron. This sketch was made just before he died in London.
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Source Kamakau, Samuel (1992) [1961] Ruling Chiefs of Hawaii (Revised ed.), Honolulu: Kamehameha Schools Press, p. after 258 ISBN: 0-87336-014-1.
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current11:37, 23 March 2021Thumbnail for version as of 11:37, 23 March 20214,182 × 5,076 (11.09 MB)Mark MillerRescanned at 1200 dpi
22:58, 28 December 2012Thumbnail for version as of 22:58, 28 December 20122,308 × 2,445 (794 KB)KAVEBEARversion from Samuel Kamakau (1991) Ruling chiefs of Hawaii (Revised ed.), Honolulu: Kamehameha Schools Press, pp. after 258 ISBN: 0-87336-014-1.
22:57, 28 December 2012Thumbnail for version as of 22:57, 28 December 20122,534 × 4,140 (910 KB)KAVEBEARversion from http://archive.org/details/withlordbyronats00macrrich
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17:45, 10 November 2009Thumbnail for version as of 17:45, 10 November 2009449 × 489 (140 KB)W Nowicki{{Information |Description={{en|1=King Kamehameha II of the Kingdom of Hawaii (c. 1797–July 14, 1824) was born with the name Liholiho. He came to the throne in 1819, but true power was held by Ka'ahumanu, the former Queen. He sailed to London England in

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