Razafinandriamanitra

Princess Razafinandriamanitra of Madagascar (1882 – 1897) was a member of the Malagasy royal family and a niece of Ranavalona III. She was the heiress presumptive of the Kingdom of Madagascar until the monarchy was abolished in 1897.

Razafinandriamanitra
Born	1882 Kingdom of Madagascar
Died	6 May 1897 Hotel de l'Europe, Saint-Denis, Réunion, France
Burial	Saint-Denis Cemetery
Issue	Princess Marie-Louise of Madagascar
Dynasty	Hova
Father	Andrianaly
Mother	Princess Rasendranoro of Madagascar

Biography

Princess Razafinandriamanitra was born in 1882 as a member of the Malagasy royal family. She was the daughter of Andrianaly and Princess Rasendranoro, a sister of Queen Ranavalona III.^[1][2] She was recognized as the heiress presumptive to the throne of Madagascar.^{[citation needed]}

At the age of fourteen, during French occupation of Madagascar, Razafinandriamanitra became pregnant by a French soldier.^[3] On 28 February 1897 the monarchy was abolished and France took complete control over the Malagasy government.^[4] Razafinandriamanitra accompanied her mother and Princess Ramasindrazana to join her aunt, Queen Ranavalona III, in Toamasina after she was removed from the palace by French troops. Together they boarded the ship La Peyrouse and left for Réunion to live in exile.^[5] They arrived in Pointe des Galets where they were met by an angry crowd. They were taken from the port city to Saint-Denis and took up residence in the Hotel de l'Europe. On 1 May 1897 Razafinandriamanitra gave birth to a daughter, Marie-Louise. Razafinandriamanitra died on 6 May 1897, five days after giving birth. She was buried in a cemetery in Saint-Denis.^[6] Her daughter was later adopted by the queen and became the next heiress presumptive.^[7]

References

1. Aldrich, Robert (18 January 2018). Banished Potentates: dethroning and exiling indigenous monarchs under British and French colonial rule, 1815–1955. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9781526135315 – via Google Books.
2. Legros, Jean-Claude (14 March 2019). "La " Petite fille du Bon Dieu " au cimetière de Saint-Denis (2)". 7 Lames la Mer.
3. Barrier 1996, p. 260.
4. Ela, Mpirenireny (27 February 2014). "dadabe saina gasy par "mpirenireny ela": Barrier Marie-France Ranavalo derniére reine de Madagascar Balland 1996".
5. "Madagascar: Repatriation of the royal mortal remains - The names of the four known princesses!". fr.allafrica.com. 20 January 2010.
6. "La " Petite fille du Bon Dieu " au cimetière de Saint-Denis (2)". Montray Kréyol. 15 April 2019.
7. Barrier 1996, pp. 260–266.