Image Title:
"Queen of Kings": Empress Zewditu I (1876-1930)

Note:
The daughter of King Menelik II. "Zewditu was crowned the queen of kings (Empress) and her cousin, Tafari Mekonnen (future emperor Haile Selassie), was appointed her prime minister.  The Empress, who patterned her reign after British Queen Victoria whom she admired, nonetheless soon clashed with Tafari Mekonnen who wanted to modernize Ethiopia.  Empress Zewditu, a conservative, feared that his reforms might spark demands for greater power for Ethiopia’s populace.  Zewditu did promote the Ethiopian Orthodox Church and built numerous new churches and temples throughout the Empire.  She also allowed Mekonnen to abolish slavery and lead the Empire into the League of Nations.  With these reforms Mekonnen was ruler in fact if not in name during the last years of Zewditu’s reign." Read More

Note:
The Empress with one of her favored priests

Image Source:
Wikipedia

Subject:
Royalty - Nobility - African - Ethiopia - Empress

Date:
1916-1930

Rights:
Public Domain

Image:
SA-ROYETH-20

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