Ranavalona II (1829 – 13 July 1883) was Queen of Madagascar from 1868 to 1883, succeeding Queen Rasoherina, her first cousin.[citation needed] She is...
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several Andriana qualified to succeed Queen Ranavalona II upon her death. Like both preceding queens, Ranavalona entered a political marriage with a member...
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Ranavalona I (born Rabodoandrianampoinimerina (also called Ramavo); 1778 – 16 August 1861), also known as Ranavalo-Manjaka I and the "Mad Monarch of Madagascar"...
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Radama II (September 23, 1829 – May 12, 1863 [contested]) was the son and heir of Queen Ranavalona I and ruled from 1861 to 1863 over the Kingdom of Madagascar...
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London Missionary Society, was made the state religion under Queen Ranavalona II and her powerful prime minister Rainilaiarivony. Political wrangling...
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1868, succeeding her husband Radama II following his presumed assassination. Rasoherina, niece of Queen Ranavalona I, was born Princess Rabodozanakandriana...
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persecution of Christians. Ranavalona II (ruled 1868–1883) notable for adopting Christianity as state religion Ranavalona III (ruled 1883–1897) the last...
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royal tombs, house of King Andrianampoinimerina, summer palace of Queen Ranavalona II, and sites that figured in key royal rituals such as the sacrificial...
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Frenchman Jean Laborde. In 1867 the palace was encased in stone for Queen Ranavalona II by Scotsman James Cameron, an artisan missionary of the London Missionary...
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31 years by marrying three queens in succession: Rasoherina, Ranavalona II and Ranavalona III. As prime minister, Rainilaiarivony actively sought to modernize...
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of the Royal House, and the death of the last ruling Sovereign, Queen Ranavalona III's heir apparent, Princess Marie-Louise of Madagascar, remained. She...
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people were ruled by Queen Ranavalona I ruled from 1828 to 1861, Queen Rasoherina from 1863 to 1868, and Queen Ranavalona II ruled from 1868 to 1885. The...
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2015, retrieved April 3, 2011 Skeie, Karina Hestad (2011-12-08), "Ranavalona, II", African American Studies Center, Oxford University Press, doi:10...
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prematurely at age 35. He was succeeded by his highest-ranking wife, Ranavalona I. Radama was the son of Rambolamasoandro and King Andrianampoinimerina...
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Constitution Article 4 have used other mottos. Coat of arms of Queen Ranavalona II Coat of arms of the Merina Kingdom in 1896 Badge of French protectorate...
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as Madagascar became a French colony. Successive sovereigns Ranavalona II and Ranavalona III and their Prime Minister, Rainilaiarivony, rejected the claim...
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three decades and married each successive queen. The next sovereign, Ranavalona II, converted the nation to Christianity and had all the sampy (ancestral...
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brick construction in the Highlands began during the reign of Queen Ranavalona II (1868–1883) based on models introduced by missionaries of the London...
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Minister Rainilaiarivony, who would go on to marry Queen Ranavalona II and Queen Ranavalona III in succession. Over the course of Rainilaiarivony's 31-year...
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Toamasina, and arrested the English missionary Shaw. Meanwhile, Queen Ranavalona II died, as did Admiral Pierre, who succumbed to the fatigue of the campaign...
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conversions of the masses following the conversion to Christianity of Ranavalona II in 1869 to the precedent established by Andrianampoinimerina of a state...
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governed Madagascar alongside three successive queens, Rasoherina, Ranavalona II and Ranavalona III, effecting policies that further transformed the city. In...
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by the French military. Rainilaiarivony and successive queens Ranavalona II and Ranavalona III sought to maintain the sovereignty of Madagascar. The Merina...
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be worshiped until their supposed destruction in a bonfire by Queen Ranavalona II upon her public conversion to Christianity in 1869. Ralambo is believed...
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the French invasions of Madagascar, the death of Queen Ranavalona II, the ascendance of Ranavalona III, and the imposition of French rule on Madagascar...
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territories) Arima Harunobu Ōmura Sumitada Hone Heke Keopuolani Ka'ahumanu Kamehameha III Tāmati Wāka Nene Ranavalona II of Madagascar Pomare II Duleep Singh...
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during the reign of his successor, Queen Ranavalona I, and the more permissive religious policies of her son, Radama II, and his widow, Queen Rasoherina. The...
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her father Radama I died. She was also the mother of the last queen, Ranavalona III. Raketaka was born in Antananarivo in August 1824. She was the youngest...
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Radama II Rasoherina 4 Rainilaiarivony (1828–1896) 14 July 1864 14 October 1895 (deposed.) 31 years, 92 days Independent Ranavalona II Ranavalona III 5...
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Andriantsimitoviaminandriandrazaka Andriambelomasina Andrianjafy Andrianampoinimerina Radama I Ranavalona I Radama II Rasoherina Ranavalona II Ranavalona III...
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