Bring Krestos
Gebre Krestos ( Ethiop . ገብረ ክሪስቶስ, "Servant of Christ "; † June 8, 1832 ) was Negus Negest ( Emperor ) of Ethiopia from March 18, 1832 until his death . He was the son of Gebre Mesay .
The end of racial or Regent Ras Ali II. , A prince of Oromo from the district Yejju , sat Gebre Krestos as a figurehead to the throne. A little later, however, he was removed by Ali II himself in favor of his brother Sahle Dengel . The clergy of Azazo rebuked Sahle Dengel's religious convictions and persuaded Ras Ali to bring the old emperor, Gebre Krestos, out of his exile on Mesraha, an island in Lake Tana , and to appoint him again as emperor.
Gebre Krestos ruled for three months until his death. He may have been poisoned.
After an interregnum lasting a few months , Sahle Dengel came back to the throne.
Individual evidence
- ^ EA Wallis Budge: A History of Ethiopia: Nubia and Abyssinia . 1928 Anthropological Publications (Oosterhout, The Netherlands 1970), p. 481
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Iyasu IV. |
Emperor of Ethiopia 1832 |
Sahle Dengel |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bring Krestos |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Negus of Ethiopia |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 18th century or 19th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 8, 1832 |