Henri Christophe

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Henri Christophe was a prominent leader of the Haitian Revolution who later became king of northern Haiti and played a central role in establishing the new nation's early political and military structures.

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King of Haiti 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Haitian political leader
Haitian revolutionary
human
monarch
causeOfDeath self-inflicted gunshot
child Anne-Athénaïre Christophe
François-Ferdinand Christophe
Françoise-Améthyste Christophe
Jacques-Victor Henry
countryOfCitizenship Haiti
countryOfDeath Haiti
dateOfBirth circa 1767
dateOfDeath 1820-10-08
fullName Henri Christophe self-link
givenName Henri
knownFor founding a hereditary monarchy in northern Haiti
large-scale fortress and palace construction in Haiti
leadership in the Haitian Revolution
mannerOfDeath suicide
militaryRank general
monarchOf Northern Haiti
surface form: Kingdom of Haiti (northern Haiti)
notableEvent Haitian Revolution
Siege of Cap-Français
Haitian Revolution
surface form: War of independence of Haiti

civil conflict with Alexandre Pétion
division of Haiti into northern kingdom and southern republic
notableWork construction of Sans-Souci Palace
construction of the Citadelle Laferrière
creation of a northern Haitian monarchy
establishment of a semi-feudal corvée labor system in northern Haiti
organization of early Haitian military structures
occupation military leader
monarch
politician
participatedIn battles against French expeditionary forces under Napoleon
slave uprising in Saint-Domingue
placeOfBirth British West Indies
surface form: British West Indies (historical region)

Grenada
surface form: Grenada (probable)
placeOfDeath Citadelle Laferrière, Haiti
playedCentralRoleIn establishing early political structures of independent Haiti
organizing early Haitian military institutions
positionHeld General in the Haitian revolutionary army
Henri Christophe self-linksurface differs
surface form: King of Haiti

President of the State of Haiti (North)
predecessor State of Haiti (northern republic) government
reignEnd 1820
reignStart 1811
religion Roman Catholicism
sexOrGender male
spouse Marie-Louise Coidavid
successor Jean-Pierre Boyer

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Henri Christophe fullName Henri Christophe self-link
Haitian Revolution keyFigure Henri Christophe
Haitian Revolution leader Henri Christophe
Henri Christophe positionHeld Henri Christophe self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: King of Haiti
Jean-Jacques Dessalines succeededBy Henri Christophe