Alem Tsahai Iyasu
Alem Tsahai Iyasu | |
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Alem Tsahai Iyasu (left) with her mother | |
| Born | 22 February 1916 Ethiopian Empire |
| Died | 14 April 2003 |
| Father | Lij Iyasu |
| Mother | Sabla Wangel Hailu |
Alem Tsahai Iyasu (Amharic: ዓለም ፀሐይ እያሱ; 22 February 1916 – 14 April 2003) was an Ethiopian princess.
Biography
She was born in 1916 and was the only legitimate child of Lij Iyasu (uncrowned Emperor of Ethiopia from 1913 to 1916) and his official wife Sabla Wangel Hailu,[1] a descendant of the House of Solomon. She was also Emperor Menelik II's only legitimate great-grandchild. Her parents divorced in 1916.[2]
She was titled Emebethoi by Emperor Haile Selassie.[3]
She firstly married Fitawrari Abebe Asfaw in 1928 and they had a son, Lij Alem Seged Abebe. She secondly married Dejazmatch Assefa Demissew.[1]
References
- ^ a b Sereke-Brhan, Heran (2002). "Building bridges, drying bad blood: elite marriages, politics and ethnicity in 19th and 20th century Imperial Ethiopia". Doctoral thesis, Michigan State University. Retrieved 2025-02-03.
- ^ Augustyniak, Zuzanna (2014). "Lïj Iyasu's marriages as a reflection of his domestic policy". In Ficquet, Éloi; Smidt, Wolbert G. C. (eds.). The Life and times of Lïj Iyasu of Ethiopia: New Insights. Zurich: LIT Verlag. pp. 39-47.
- ^ "1913-1916 - Lij Iyasu / Yasu". www.globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 2025-02-03.