Kamehameha II
Kamehameha II (* around 1797 in Hawaii ; † July 14, 1824 London ; actually Liholiho ) was ruler of the Kingdom of Hawaii from 1819 to 1824 . He is the son of his predecessor Kamehameha I and his first wife Keopuolani . His brother Kauikeaouli succeeded him.
After the death of his father in 1819 he ascended the throne, but the actual ruler was the last widow of Kamehameha I, Kuhina-Nui Kaʻahumanu . She introduced Christianity as a popular religion and had therefore banned some rituals of the indigenous people, including Hula performances in public. In 1819 Kamehameha II abolished the Kapu system . In 1820 whalers , traders and the first missionaries came to the country. They also brought diseases with them, whereupon about half of the population died. On a trip to London in 1824 to visit the British King George IV , he and his wife died of measles .
literature
- Julie Stewart Williams, Suelyn Ching Tune: Kamehameha II: Liholiho and the impact of change . Kamehameha Schools Press, 2001, ISBN 0-87336-049-4 .
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Kamehameha I. | Kamehameha II. | Kamehameha III. | Kamehameha IV. | Kamehameha V. | Lunalilo | Kalākaua | Liliʻuokalani
Kaʻahumanu ( kuhina nui and regent)
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kamehameha II |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Liholiho (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Ruler of the Kingdom of Hawaii (1819–1824) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1797 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hawaii |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 14, 1824 |
| Place of death | London |