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1863 - 1872 H.M.
Kamehameha V, By the grace of God King of the Hawaiian
Islands. b. at Honolulu, Oahu,11th
December 1830, as Lot Liholiho Kapuaiwa Kalanimakua
Kalanikapuapaikalaninui Ali'iolani Kalani-a-Kekuanao'a,
fourth son of H.R.H. Princess Elizabeth
Kalani-Ahumanu-i-Kaliko-o-Iwi-Kauhipua-o-Kina'u
Ka'ahumanu II, Kuhina-Nui, by her third husband,
H.H. Prince Mataio Kekuanao'a, Kuhina-Nui, PC,
KGCK, educ. Chiefs' Children's Sch., and Royal
Sch., Honolulu. Adopted by King Kamehameha III and Queen
Kalama after the death of his mother in 1839. Raised to
the title of Prince and granted the style of His
Royal Highness. Lieut-Gen of the Forces and Principal
ADC to King Kamehameha IV 1855-1857, Minister of the
Interior 1857-1863, Presdt Hawaii Graziers' Assoc
1856-1863, and Comptroller of the Royal Household to his
brother. He travelled extensively overseas together with
his younger brother Prince Alexander Liholiho, including
to France and England in 1849 and the United States in
1862. Proclaimed King on the death of his younger brother
with the reign name of Kamehameha V, 30th
November 1863. Promulgated a new Constitution granting
limited suffrage, 20th August 1864. Received
the Duke of Edinburgh in Hawaii 1869. Founder and
Sovereign Grand Master of the Royal Order of Kamehameha I
in three classes on 4th April 1865. Rcvd:
GC of the Orders of SS Maurice & Lazarus of Italy
(1865), Franz Joseph I of Austria (1870), etc. He d.
unm. at the 'Iolani Palace, Honolulu, Oahu, 11th
December 1872 (bur. there in the Kamehameha Crypt,
Royal Mausoleum, Mauna 'Ala, Nu'uanu Valley).
1872 - 1874 H.M. William
Charles Lunalilo, By the grace of God King of the
Hawaiian Islands. b. at Polukaina, Honolulu, Oahu,
31st January 1835, only surviving son of H.H.
Prince Charles Kana'ina, PC, KGCK, by his wife, H.R.H.
Princess Miriam
Auhea-Kalani-Kui-Kawekiu-o-Kekauluohi-Keali'iuhiwaihanau-o-Kalani-Makahonua-Ahilapalapa-Kai-wikapu-o-Kaleilei-a-Kalakaua
Ka'ahumanu III, Kuhina-Nui, only daughter of Alii
Kala'imamahu, Chief Priest of Io and Kane and elder
brother of H.M. Kamehameha I the Great, King of the
Hawaiian Islands, educ. Royal Sch., Honolulu,
Oahu. Elected unanimously as King by the nobles and
representatives of the people of the Hawaiian Islands, in
succession to his cousin King Kamehameha V, 9th
January 1873. At the time of his accession, he was the
highest ranking Alii of his generation. Installed at
Kawaiahao Church, Honolulu, Oahu, 12th January
1873. Composer of the Hawaiian National Anthem "E
Ola Ke Alii Ke Akua" (1860). He disbanded the
Hawaiian Army after a mutiny against the then
adjutant-general. Sovereign Grand Master of the Royal
Order of Kamehameha I 1873-1874. Rcvd: KGCK
(1867). He d.s.p. unm. from
tuberculosis at Waikiki, Oahu, 3rd February
1874 (bur. in the Lunalilo Mausoleum, Kawaiahao
Church, Honolulu, Oahu).Copyright©Christopher Buyers, August 2000 - October 2008