HAITI

SOULOUQUE

GENEALOGY

Emperor Faustin I promulgated Statute No. 7, dated 3^rd November 1849, in which he admitted his younger brother, nephews and nieces as Princes and Princesses of the Blood Imperial. They took the given names of Prince Jean-Joseph as their surname. At the same time, he also admitted to membership of the Imperial family, the parents, full brothers and sisters and the aunts of the Empress and conferred on them lesser titles of nobility. The legitimated children of Prince Dèrival took his given name as their surname.

Marie-Catherine Soulouque. b. at Port-au-Prince, Saint-Domingue, 1744. A black slave of the Mandingo race. m. ... (d. at Petit-Goâve, before 1819, bur. there alongside his wife). She d. at Port-au-Prince, 9^th August 1819 (bur. alongside her husband at Petit-Goâve), having had issue, two sons:

1) Faustin-Èlie Soulouque, who became H.I.M. Faustin I, Emperor of Haiti - see below.
2) Lieutenant-General H.I.H. Prince de Jean-Joseph (Soulouque), Duke de Port-de-Paix. Granted the title of Duke de Port de Paix, and advanced to the rank of a prince of the blood with the title of Prince Haïtien and style of Imperial Highness 18^th October 1849. Appointed as Lt-Gen 1850, Cdt of the military line Pestel to Baradères 14/1/1854. Rcvd: GC of the Imperial and Military Order of St Faustin and the Imperial Civil Order of the Legion of Honour (18.10.1849). He d. after after 1854, having had issue, six sons and five daughters:
- a) Marshal of the Field H.I.H. Prince Alexandre de Jean-Joseph. Rcvd: GC of the Imperial and Military Order of St Faustin and the Imperial Civil Order of the Legion of Honour (21.9.1849). Participated in the coronation ceremonies with his father in 1852.
- c) H.I.H. Prince Louis Jean de Jean-Joseph.
- d) H.I.H. Prince Donnassé de Jean-Joseph.
- e) H.I.H. Prince Etienne de Jean-Joseph.
- f) H.I.H. Prince Pierre Louis de Jean-Joseph.
- a) H.I.H. Princess Suzanne Olivette de Jean-Joseph. She went into exile to Jamaica with the rest of the Imperial Family 20^th January 1859, but returned to Haiti shortly afterwards. Rcvd: GC of the Order of St Anne (31.12.1856). m. before 1849 (div. before 1859) Lieutenant-General H.I.H. Prince Jean Chrysostome Océan d’Ulysse (b. 1826), joined the Haitian Army 1837, adhered to General Geffrard January 1859, implicated with his brothers in the plot to assassinate the Presdt September 1859, Cdt Western Dept 1868, adhered to General Salnave April 1868, Cdt Western Dept 1868-1870, condemned by the the revolutionary tribunal at Port-au-Prince 5^th February 1870, Senator for Port-au-Prince 1880-1882, brother of Colonel Baron Anulysse d’Ulysse and of Colonel Chevalier Bernadotte d’Ulysse.
- b) H.I.H. Princess Alcide Marie Claire de Jean-Joseph. Rcvd: GC of the Order of St Anne (31.12.1856).
- c) H.I.H. Princess Denise Marie Rose de Jean-Joseph. Rcvd: GC of the Order of St Anne (31.12.1856).
- d) H.I.H. Princess Mésina Magdeleine de Jean-Joseph. Rcvd: GC of the Order of St Anne (31.12.1856).
- e) H.I.H. Princess Suzette de Jean-Joseph. Rcvd: GC of the Order of St Anne (31.12.1856).

Michel Lévêque, who had issue, two sons and five daughters:

1) H.S.H. Prince Dérival (de Lévêque). b. at Arcahaie, 1788. Raised to the rank of a prince of the blood in his own right with the title of Prince Dérival and style of His Serene Highness 18^th October 1849. Rcvd: GC of the Imperial and Military Order of St Faustin and the Imperial Civil Order of the Legion of Honour (18.10.1849). m. at Petit-Goâve, ca 8^th February 1850, H.S.H. Princess Marie Michèl,raised to the rank of a princess of the blood in her own right with the title of Princess Marie Michèl and style of Her Serene Highness 18^th October 1849, rcvd: GC of the Order of St Anne (31.12.1856), daughter of Michèl Jacques. He d. at Grand-Goâve, 12^th August 1852 (bur. Petit-Goâve, at the same cemetery as the father and mother of Emperor Faustin I), having had issue, five sons and four daughters:
- a) H.E. Count Coriolan de Dérival.
- b) H.E. Count Volcy de Dérival.
- c) H.E. Count Lévêque de Dérival.
- d) H.E. Count Ade de Dérival.
- e) H.E. Count Rigaud de Dérival.
- a) Elisabeth Anne Justine Dérival [H.I.M. Empress Adélina]. b. at Manegue, Arcahaie, 26^th July 1820. m. at Port-au-Prince, 31^st December 1847, H.I.M. The Most High, the Most Glorious and Most August Emperor Faustin I, by the grace of God and the Constitutional Law of the Empire, Emperor of Haiti(b. at Vialet, Petit-Goâve, 15^th August 1782; d. at Petit-Goâve, 6^th August 1867, bur. Fort Soulouque), né Faustin-Élie Soulouque, son of Marie-Catherine Soulouque. She d. from cancer of the breast, at Port-au-Prince, 12^th October 1878 (bur. Vieux Chaudière, Petit-Goâve), having had issue, two daughters – see below.
- b) Countess Delcine de Dérival.
- c) Countess Marie-Anne Louise de Dérival, Countess Ivrine [d’Yvrine]. b. 28^th November 1828 (d/o Marie-Michèl). m. Baron d’Alerte, sometime ADC to Emperor Faustin I, a son or nephew of Lieutenant-General His Grace Monseigneur Charles (d’Alerte), Duke de Limonade, sometime Grand Master of the Bakeries, ADC General, and Grand Marshal of the Palace. She d. at Port-au-Prince, 16^th September 1912, having had issue, a son (baptised in state at the Imperial Chapel, Port-au-Prince, 6^th June 1850).
- d) Countess Delinette de Dérival. m. Brigadier-General Destiné Jean-Jacques Dessalines, sometime Chief of Military Police, younger brother of Brigadier-General H.E. Jean Jacques César, Baron de Dessalines, and son of César Jacques Dessalines. She had issue – see above.
2) Chéri Lévêque. He d. at Port-au-Prince, 23^rd December 1852.
1) Countess Silvanie de Lévêque.
2) Countess Alexandrine de Lévêque.
3) ... , Countess des Palmes. m. Chevalier de Eugène Plésance.
4) Marie Louise Cornélie (Masseau), Countess de Riche-Plaine.
5) Her Grace Magdeleine (Borneau), Duchess de la Nouvelle-Flandre. Rcvd: GC of the Order of St Anne (31.12.1856).

1847 - 1859 H.I.M. The Most High, the Most Glorious and Most August Emperor Faustin I, by the grace of God and the Constitutional Law of the Empire, Emperor of Haiti. b. at Vialet, Petit-Goâve, 15^th August 1782 as Faustin-Élie Soulouque, son of Marie-Catherine Soulouque. Freed by Felicite Sonthonax 29^th August 1793. Fought in the War of independence as a private soldier 1803, prom Sgt 24^th Regt 1805, Maréchal des logis of the Guides 1807, served during the Môle Saint-Nicolas campaign 1807 against King Henry, prom Chief Maréchal des logis 1808, cmsnd as Sub-Lieut 1808, ADC to Gen Lamarre 1808-1809, prom Lieut of Cavalry 1811, prom Capt 1820, cdr personal guard of Marie-Madeleine Lachenais [Joute] 1820-1836, prom Capt & Adjutant-Maj 1^st Sqd of Chasseurs 1836, prom Maj 1840, sqd cdr 1^st Northern Bde 1840-1842, prom Lt-Col 1842, cdt of the of the parish of Plaisance 1842-1843, Col des Chasseurs-a-Cheval 1843-1844, cdt of the commune of Limbé 1844, prom Brig-Gen 1844, cdt of the of the parish of Plaisance 1844-1846, prom Lt-Gen 1846, Cdt of Port-au-Prince Military District 1846, supreme cdr Garde Présidentielle 1846-1847. Became President of the Republic of Haiti, 1^st and took the oath of office before the National Assembly, Port-au-Prince, 2^nd March 1847. Offered the Imperial crown of Haiti by the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies 25^th August 1849 (following a vast popular petition addressed to them by a number of military and civilian bodies on 20^th August 1849). Proclaimed as Emperor of Haiti with the reign name of Faustin I together with the style of His Imperial Majesty at the National Palace, Port-au-Prince, 26^th August 1849. Crowned at the renamed Imperial Palace on the same day. Consecrated at the old Cathedral of Notre Dame de l’Assomption, Port-au-Prince, 2^nd September 1849. Promulgated a new Constitution 20^th September 1849. Crowned at the Champ de Mars, Port-au-Prince, in the presence of the Vicar-General Monsignor Cessens according to Episcopalian (Franc-Catholique) rites, 18^th April 1852. Attempted to conquer, but failed to take, Santo Domingo in 1856. Capt of the Corps Imperial d’Artillerie à Cheval et à Pied, Chevau-Légers de l’Empereur, Grenadiers-a-Cheval de la Garde de l’Empereur, Grenadiers à Pied de la Garde de l’Empereur, Chasseurs-Légers de la Garde de de l’Impératrice, and the Chasseurs à Pied de la Garde de de l’Impératrice 31/10/1849-1859. Chief Sovereign, Grand Master and Founder of the Imperial and Military Order of St Faustin and the Imperial Civil Order of the Legion of Honour 21^st September 1849, and of the united Orders of St Mary Magdalen and St Anne 31^st March 1856, all in three classes. Grand Protector of the Franc-Masonic Order 1850-1859. Patron Collège Faustin 1848-1859. Founder of the Imperial Academy of Arts in 1856. General Geffrard, his erstwhile supporter and friend mounted a rebellion and proclaimed a republic at Gonaives on 22^nd December 1858, then made a slow advance through the countryside. The Imperial army were unable to halt the rebels outside the capital, and the rebel forces entered Port-au-Prince on 15^th January 1859. The Emperor fled to the French legation seeking asylum where he was persuaded to abdicate on the same day, in return for secure passage into exile. The Imperial family and their supporters embarked aboard HMS Melbourne for Jamaica 20^th January 1859. The Haitian government subsequently issued a proclamation of banishment against Faustin, the Imperial family and their supporters 23^rd May 1859, and confiscated their property and assets in Haiti 20^th July 1859 (rescinded by the National Assembly 19^th December 1879). Governor Eyre expelled him from the colony in 1865, on the grounds of an imaginary conspiracy to murder all the whites in Jamaica. He subsequently settled at St Thomas in the Danish Virgin Islands, then at Curaçao under Dutch protection 1866, before eventually receiving an invitation to return to his native land following the overthrow of General Geffrard. Arrived in Haiti and settled at Petit-Goâve 27^th July 1867. m. at the National Palace, Port-au-Prince, 31^st December 1847, H.I.M. Empress Adélina (b. at Manegue, Arcahaie, 26^th July 1820; d. from cancer of the breast, at Port-au-Prince, 12^th October 1878, bur. Vieux Chaudière, Petit-Goâve), née Elisabeth Anne Justine [Adélina] Lévêque, raised to the title of Empress of Haiti with the style of Her Imperial Majesty 26^th August 1849, Crowned by her husband with a wreath of laurel at the Imperial Palace, Port-au-Prince, 26^th August 1849, and formally Crowned beside him on the Champ-de-Mars, Port-au-Prince, 18^th April 1852, Grand Mistress of the Order of St Anne 31^st March 1856, went into exile with her husband and the rest of the Royal Family 20^th January 1859, returned to Haiti with her husband and daughter 27^th July 1867, settled at Petit-Goâve, exiled again after the fall of Salnave December 1868 but later permitted to return to Port-au-Prince 1871, rcvd: GC of the Orders of St Mary Magdalen and of St Anne (31.12.1856), elder daughter of H.S.H. Prince Dérival Lévêque, by his wife, H.S.H. Princess Marie Michèl, daughter of Michèl Jacques. He d. seven days after suffering a stroke, at Petit-Goâve, 6^th August 1867 (bur. there at Fort Soulouque), having had issue, two daughters:

1) H.I.H. Princess Geneviève Olive Faustin, Princess Imperial of Haiti [Madame Première] [Countess Amitié de Lubin]. b. at Port-au-Prince, 29^th November 1842, educ. privately in Haiti by Baron Colbert Lochard, in Belgium and France. Fluent in five languages. Legitimated on the marriage of her parents 31^st December 1847. Raised to the title of Princess Imperial of Haiti and granted the style of Imperial Highness 26^th August 1849. Grand Mistress of the Order of St Mary Magdalen, 31^st March 1856. Patroness Collège Olive 1857-1859. Exiled to Jamaica 1859-1865, the Danish Virgin Islands 1865-1866, and Curaçao 1866-1867. Returned to Haiti July 1867, exiled again November 1869. Settled in France until permitted to return to Port-au-Prince 1872. Rcvd: GC of the Orders of St Mary Magdalen and of St Anne (31.12.1856). m. at the Roman Catholic Church, Kingston, Jamaica, 26^th December 1861, Lieutenant-General H.E. Pierre Joseph Amitié Theodore Vil Lubin, Count Vil de Lubin [Ville Lubin] [Villoumin] (b. at Port-au-Prince, 1839; d. ca April 1881), Page of Honour to the Empress at the Coronation 1852, exiled to Jamaica 1859-1865, Partner Crosswell & Co (Jamaica), arrested and detained at Up Park Camp by Governor Eyre in October 1865 for alleged complicity in the Jamaican insurrection, exiled to Danish Virgin Islands 1865-1866 and Curaçao 1866-1867, returned to Haiti 27^th July 1867, rejoined the Haitian army under Presdt Salnave, joined the insurrection December 1868, Chief of Army Staff 1868-1869, named Provisional Presdt by General Victorin Chevalier and the army at Jacmel 4^th November 1869, exiled to Europe 1870-1872, Consul-Gen and chargé d’affaires for Liberia in Port-au-Prince 1877-1881, rcvd: Cdr of the Imperial and Military Order of St Faustin and Officer of the Imperial Civil Order of the Legion of Honour, eldest son of Lieutenant-General H.E. Jean Philippe (Vil de Lubin), Count de Pétionville, sometime ADC to the Emperor and Governor of the Capital of the Empire, by his wife, Elizabeth Ulcénie (Amitié Vil de Lubin), Countess de Pétionville, daughter of Jean Joseph Amitié. She b. at Port-au-Prince, 23^rd July 1883, having had issue, three sons and one daughter (all d. young).
2) H.I.H. Princess Célestine [Célita] Marie Françoise Faustin. b. at Port-au-Prince, 1848 (for whom Lieutenant-General H.G. Nicolas Fabre Geffrard, Duc de Tabara, stood sponsor), educ. privately. Raised to the title of Princess of Haiti and granted the style of Imperial Highness 26^th August 1849. Settled in England after the death of her father. Rcvd: GC of the Orders of St Mary Magdalen and of St Anne (31.12.1856). She d. after 27^th January 1912.

Emperor Faustin had further issue by Sanite Léon, wife of Colonel Louis Lubin Hudicourt, of Bizoton, Haiti, sometime ADC to Emperor Jacques I, a son:

1) [Prince] Augustin Soulouque. b. 4^th December 1824. Upon whose head General Geffrard swore an oath of loyalty to his father. He d. very suddenly, at Port-au-Prince, aged 26 years, just 5 days after his father had gained control of Haiti, 31^st August 1849.

Emperor Faustin had a further daughter:

3) Félicité Faustin Soulouque, of Mariette Petite Place, Port-au-Prince, Haiti. m. Brigadier-General Anacréon Vil Lubin. (b. at Port-au-Prince, 1841, exiled to Jamaica 1859-1865, Inner Guard Royal Lodge No 207 (Prov Grand Lodge of East Jamaica) 1862-1865, arrested and detained at Up Park Camp by Governor Eyre in October 1865 for alleged complicity in the Jamaican insurrection, exiled to Danish Virgin Islands 1865-1866 and Curaçao 1866-1867, returned to Haiti 27^th July 1867, rejoined the Haitian army under Presdt Salnave, joined the insurrection December 1868 and was one of the generals proscribed 22^nd December 1869, third and youngest son of Lieutenant-General H.E. Jean Philippe (Vil de Lubin), Count de Pétionville, sometime ADC to the Emperor and Governor of the Capital of the Empire, by his wife, Elizabeth Ulcénie (Amitié Vil de Lubin), Countess de Pétionville, daughter of Jean Joseph Amitié. She had issue, a daughter:
- a) Ulcénie Lubin. m. Abel Rameau, sometime Head of a Bureau in the Dept of Justice and Substitute Judge of the Civil Tribunal of Port-au-Prince.

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