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Mentewab
Empress consort of Ethiopia from 1723 to 1730 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mentewab (Ge'ez: ምንትዋብ; c. 1706 – 27 June 1773) was Empress of Ethiopia, consort of Emperor Bakaffa, mother (and regent) of Iyasu II and grandmother of Iyoas I.[1][2] She was also known officially by her baptismal name of Walatta Giyorgis (Ge'ez: ወለተ ጊዮርጊስ).[3] Mentewab was a major political figure during the reigns of her son the Emperor Iyasu and grandson Iyoas. Empress Mentewab was also known by the honorific of Berhan Mogassa (Ge'ez: ብርሃን ሞገሳ). This was to complement the honorific of her son Iyasu II, who was Berhan Seged.
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Quick Facts Mentewab ምንትዋብ, Empress of Ethiopia ...
Mentewab ምንትዋብ | |||||
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Itege | |||||
![]() Itege (Empress) Mentewab lying prostrate at Mary's feet at Nerga Selassie in Lake Tana, 1748. | |||||
Empress of Ethiopia | |||||
Tenure | 8 November 1723 – 19 September 1730 | ||||
Coronation | 23 December 1730 | ||||
Born | c. 1706 Qwara, Begemder Province, Ethiopian Empire | ||||
Died | 27 June 1773(1773-06-27) (aged 66–67) Qwasqwam Palace, Gondar, Begemder Province, Ethiopian Empire | ||||
Burial | Monastery Church of St Mary of Qwasqwam | ||||
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Issue | Iyasu II Woizero Walatta Takla Haymanot Woizero Walatta Israel Woizero Aster Woizero Altash | ||||
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Dynasty | House of Solomon | ||||
Father | Dejazmatch Manbare of Dembiya | ||||
Mother | Woizero Yenkoy |
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