Ranavalona II (1829 – 13 July 1883) was Queen of Madagascar from 1868 to 1883, succeeding Queen Rasoherina, her first cousin.[citation needed] She is...

several Andriana qualified to succeed Queen Ranavalona II upon her death. Like both preceding queens, Ranavalona entered a political marriage with a member...

Ranavalona I (born Rabodoandrianampoinimerina; 1778‐16 August 1861), also known as Ramavo or Ranavalo-Manjaka I, was the sovereign of the Kingdom of Madagascar...

London Missionary Society, was made the state religion under Queen Ranavalona II and her powerful prime minister Rainilaiarivony. Political wrangling...

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...

1868, succeeding her husband Radama II following his presumed assassination. Rasoherina, niece of Queen Ranavalona I, was born Princess Rabodozanakandriana...

persecution of Christians. Ranavalona II (ruled 1868–1883) notable for adopting Christianity as state religion Ranavalona III (ruled 1883–1897) the last...

31 years by marrying three queens in succession: Rasoherina, Ranavalona II and Ranavalona III. As prime minister, Rainilaiarivony actively sought to modernize...

royal tombs, house of King Andrianampoinimerina, summer palace of Queen Ranavalona II, and sites that figured in key royal rituals such as the sacrificial...

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...

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...

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...

by the French military. Rainilaiarivony and successive queens Ranavalona II and Ranavalona III sought to maintain the sovereignty of Madagascar. The Merina...

King Radama II, including a letter he was possibly tricked into signing that entreated Napoleon III to support a coup d'état against Ranavalona I, and land...

three decades and married each successive queen. The next sovereign, Ranavalona II, converted the nation to Christianity and had all the sampy (ancestral...

2015, retrieved April 3, 2011 Skeie, Karina Hestad (2011-12-08), "Ranavalona, II", African American Studies Center, Oxford University Press, doi:10...

brick construction in the Highlands began during the reign of Queen Ranavalona II (1868–1883) based on models introduced by missionaries of the London...

prematurely at age 35. He was succeeded by his highest-ranking wife, Ranavalona I. Radama was the son of Rambolamasoandro and King Andrianampoinimerina...

governed Madagascar alongside three successive queens, Rasoherina, Ranavalona II and Ranavalona III, effecting policies that further transformed the city. In...

territories) Arima Harunobu Ōmura Sumitada Hone Heke Keopuolani Ka'ahumanu Kamehameha III Tamati Waka Nene Ranavalona II of Madagascar Pomare II Duleep Singh...

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...

Toamasina, and arrested the English missionary Shaw. Meanwhile, Queen Ranavalona II died, as did Admiral Pierre, who succumbed to the fatigue of the campaign...

conversions of the masses following the conversion to Christianity of Ranavalona II in 1869 to the precedent established by Andrianampoinimerina of a state...

Constitution Article 4 have used other mottos. Coat of arms of Queen Ranavalona II Coat of arms of the Merina Kingdom in 1896 Seal of the Government-General...

be worshiped until their supposed destruction in a bonfire by Queen Ranavalona II upon her public conversion to Christianity in 1869. Ralambo is believed...

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...

the French invasions of Madagascar, the death of Queen Ranavalona II, the ascendance of Ranavalona III, and the imposition of French rule on Madagascar...

Radama II Rasoherina 4 Rainilaiarivony (1828–1896) 14 July 1864 14 October 1895 (deposed.) 31 years, 92 days Independent Ranavalona II Ranavalona III 5...

list) – Ranavalona I, Queen (1828–1861) Radama II, King (1861–1863) Rasoherina, Queen (1863–1868) Ranavalona II, Queen (1868–1883) Ranavalona III Queen...

gold nugget ever found, known as the "Welcome Stranger". February 20 – Ranavalona II, the Merina Queen of Madagascar, is baptized. February 25 – The Iron...