Monarchy of Haiti
Imperial
Imperial Coat of arms
Faustin I
Details
StyleHis Royal Majesty
His Imperial Majesty
First monarchJacques I
(as Emperor)
Last monarchFaustin I
(as Emperor)
Formation2 September 1804
Abolition15 January 1859
AppointerElective[a]
Hereditary

The monarchs of Haiti (French: monarques d'Haïti, Haitian Creole: Monak Ayiti) were the heads of state and rulers of Haiti on three non-consecutive occasions in the 19th century.

With complete independence achieved from France in 1804, Haiti became an independent monarchy—the First Empire of Haiti (1804–1806). Haiti reverted to a monarchy in the 1810s, during the Kingdom of Haiti (1811–1820). Haiti reverted for a third and final time to a monarchy during the Second Empire of Haiti (1849–1859).

The period known as the Duvalier dynasty (1957–1986), despite the misleading name, is not a period of monarchy but of an authoritarian family dictatorship.

First Empire of Haiti (1804–1806)

Main article: First Empire of Haiti
Portrait Coat of arms Name Emperor from Emperor until Title
Jacques I 2 September 1804 17 October 1806 Emperor of Haiti
(Empereur d'Haïti)

Kingdom of Haiti (1811–1820)

Main article: Kingdom of Haiti
Portrait Coat of arms Name King from King until Title
Henry I 28 March 1811 8 October 1820 King of Haiti
(Roi d'Haïti)
Henry II 8 October 1820 18 October 1820 (Unproclaimed)
King of Haiti
(Roi d'Haïti)

Second Empire of Haiti (1849–1859)

Main article: Second Empire of Haiti
Portrait Coat of arms Name Emperor from Emperor until Title
Faustin I 25 August 1849 15 January 1859 Emperor of Haiti
(Empereur d'Haïti)

Kingdom of La Gonâve

Main article: Gonâve Island
Portrait Coat of arms Name King from King until Title
Ti Memenne[1][2] Queen of La Gonâve
(Reine de La Gonâve)
Faustin II[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] 18 July 1926 1929 King of La Gonâve
(Roi de La Gonâve)

Timeline

Faustin SoulouqueJacques-Victor HenryHenri ChristopheJean-Jacques DessalinesSecond Empire of HaitiKingdom of HaitiFirst Empire of Haiti

See also

Notes

  1. ^ During the First Empire of Haiti.

References

  1. ^ a b "Cambridge Sentinel 26 February 1944 – Cambridge Public Library's Historic Cambridge Newspaper Collection". cambridge.dlconsulting.com.
  2. ^ a b S.A, Wirtualna Polska Media (23 April 2014). "Sierżant Faustin Wirkus, cesarz La Gonave". opinie.wp.pl.
  3. ^ "That time a Marine was crowned king of a voodoo island in Haiti". 5 February 2020.
  4. ^ Wirkus, Faustin E.; Dudley, Taney; Introduction by William E. Seabrook (2015) [1931]. The White King of La Gonâve: The True Story of the Sergeant of Marines Who Was Crowned King on a Voodoo Island (Ishi Press ed.). New York: Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc. p. 333. ISBN 978-4871872393.
  5. ^ "Department of the Navy – Naval Historical Society". Archived from the original on 8 July 2010.
  6. ^ "The Winnipeg Tribune". Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. 25 April 1931. p. 45 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Wallace, Amy; Jane Farrow; IRA Basen (November 2005). "9 Ordinary men who became king (#9)". The Book of Lists, the Canadian Edition: The Original Compendium of Curious Information. Knopf Canada. p. 273. ISBN 0-676-97720-0.
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