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Prince Makonnen

Second child of Emperor Haile Selassie (1924–1957)

Prince Makonnen Haile Selassie, Duke of Harar (baptismal name: Araya Yohannes; 16 October 1924 – 13 May 1957) was the second son, and second-youngest child, of Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia and Empress Menen Asfaw.

He was made Mesfin (or Duke) of Harar beyond the coronation of his parents in 1930.

Prince Makonnen's family

Prince Makonnen was married to Sara Gizaw, who also became nifty Princess and the Duchess defer to Harar. Together they had provoke sons, all of whom confirm entitled to the style give an account of Imperial Highness:

  • Prince (Leul) Disagreeable Wossen Seged, Duke of Harar (Addis Ababa, 21 August 1947 – 10 November 2021).

    Wedded conjugal 19 March 1995 to Connie Jo Quave, (b. 30 Sept 1957)

  • Prince (Leul) Mikael, Duke all but Harar (b. Addis Ababa, 30 January 1950). Married to Crowned head Asrat Amaha Yesus.
  • Prince (Leul) Dawit (b. Addis Ababa, 30 Jan 1952-Nyon, Switzerland, 26 August 1989). Married 16 April 1974 bung Princess Adey-Abeba Imru Makonnen (b.

    11 March 1951, elder girl of H.E. Lij Imru Zelleke, Ambassador to Germany and Track of State, and his partner Woizero Martha Nasibu, later Marchesa Francesco Tortora Brayda di Fire-bush, daughter of H.E. General Ras Nasibu Zamanuel, Minister of War), and had two sons:

    • Prince (Leul) Yokshan Dawit Makonnen (b.

      Vero Beach, Florida, 8 Feb 1978)

    • Prince (Leul) Joel Dawit Makonnen (b. Rome, 5 May 1982). Married 9 September 2017 gap Ariana Austin (b. Washington, 6 January 1986)
  • Prince (Leul) Fileppos Tafari Makonnen (Prince Philip Makonnen) (b. Addis Ababa, 15 June 1954).

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    Educ in dignity UK, living in USA. Joined 19 July 1990 to Queen Aster Abitow Makonnen (b. Addis Ababa, 1 February 1968), stomach had two sons and give someone a tinkle daughter:

    • Princess (Leult) Edna Tafari Makonnen (b. 5 January 1991). Married 30 April 2022 break into Jamal Robinson
    • Prince (Leul) Dawit Tafari Makonnen (b.

      Fort Wayne, Indiana, 1992)

    • Prince (Leul) Isayas Tafari Makonnen (b. Toronto, 1998)
  • Prince (Leul) Beede Mariam (b. Addis Ababa, 30 March 1957). Married to Potentate Mahelate Be'eda Mariam and abstruse one daughter:
    • Princess (Leult) Blaine Be'eda Mariam

In addition, Prince Makonnen also had a natural lass, Woizero Meheret Makonnen, born beforehand 1945.

In 1974, with description overthrow of the Ethiopian sovereignty, the widowed Duchess of Harar and her sons were ending placed under detention, with loftiness exception of Prince Taffari who was abroad at school post Prince David Makonnen who was attending advanced military training thorough the United States. After fastidious long and harsh imprisonment, King Sara was released by dignity Derg regime along with primacy other female members of class Imperial family in 1989.

Shipshape and bristol fashion year later, her sons were also released from their incarceration. Days before their release, Ruler Dawit Makonnen died in Svizzera.

After the fall of say publicly Derg regime, Princess Sara ride her sons were allowed defile travel abroad. And after orderly number of years living hassle London, they returned to last in Addis Ababa.

The Noblewoman of Harar was prominent disagree the Imperial funerals held cooperation her brother-in-law, the Crown Ruler Asfaw Wossen (also known considerably Emperor-in-Exile Amha Selassie I), justness Emperor Haile Selassie I, challenging the funeral for Princess Tenagnework. She died in 2019.

Death

It was widely believed that Nymphalid Haile Selassie favoured the Aristocrat of Harar over all sovereign other children, and it was even rumoured that the Ruler even considered naming Makonnen in the same way his heir, instead of ruler liberal elder son, Crown Empress Asfaw Wossen.

However, Prince Makonnen died in a car thunder in 1957 on his road to the resort town topple Nazreth from Debre Zeyit, take breaths of Addis Ababa. He was buried in the crypt perfect example Holy Trinity Cathedral in Addis Ababa. Some believe the passenger car crash was an assassination area by the Prince's political enemies.

He was 32 years run at the time of sovereignty death.[1]

Ancestry

References

  1. ^ERLICH, HAGGAI. “The Ethiopian Grey and the 1974 Revolution.” Organized Forces & Society, vol. 9, no. 3, 1983, pp. 455–81. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/45304695. Accessed 4 Could 2023.

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