King Kalakaua

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King Kalākaua was the last reigning king of the Hawaiian Kingdom, known for his efforts to restore Hawaiian cultural traditions and for his modernization of the islands during the late 19th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf King of Hawaii
human
monarch
birthName King Kalakaua self-linksurface differs
surface form: David Laʻamea Kamanakapuʻu Mahinulani Naloiaehuokalani Lumialani Kalākaua
burialPlace Mauna ʻAla
Mauna ʻAla Royal Mausoleum, Nuʻuanu, Oʻahu
surface form: Royal Mausoleum of Hawaii
capitalDuringReign Honolulu
causeOfDeath kidney disease
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Hawaii
dateOfBirth 1836-11-16
dateOfDeath 1891-01-20
dynasty House of Kalākaua
era late 19th century
father Caesar Kapaʻakea
gender male
house House of Kalākaua
knownFor modernization of the Hawaiian Kingdom
patronage of arts and music
promotion of hula
revival of Hawaiian cultural traditions
languageSpoken English
Hawaiian
monarchOf Kingdom of Hawaii
surface form: Hawaiian Kingdom
mother Analea Keohokālole
name King Kalakaua self-linksurface differs
surface form: David Kalākaua
nickname Merrie Monarch Festival
surface form: Merrie Monarch
notableAchievement first reigning monarch to circumnavigate the globe
notableEvent Bayonet Constitution of 1887
notableWork Hawaiian-language newspaper Ka Buke o na Lii
placeOfBirth Honolulu
Kingdom of Hawaii
Oʻahu NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath California, United States
surface form: California

San Francisco
United States NERFINISHED
positionHeld King Kalakaua self-linksurface differs
surface form: King of the Hawaiian Kingdom
predecessor Lunalilo
promoted Hawaiian immigration to work on sugar plantations
reignEnd 1891
reignStart 1874
religion Protestantism
residence Iolani Palace
surface form: ʻIolani Palace
sibling Queen Liliuokalani
surface form: Liliʻuokalani

Princess Likelike
surface form: Miriam Likelike

Prince Leleiohoku II
surface form: William Pitt Leleiohoku II
signed Bayonet Constitution
spouse Queen Kapiolani
surface form: Kapiʻolani

Queen Kapiolani
surface form: Queen Kapiʻolani
successor Queen Liliuokalani
surface form: Liliʻuokalani
supported construction of ʻIolani Palace
traveledTo Asia
Europe
Japan
United States NERFINISHED
yearOfWorldTour 1881

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King Kalakaua birthName King Kalakaua self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: King Kalākaua
this entity surface form: David Laʻamea Kamanakapuʻu Mahinulani Naloiaehuokalani Lumialani Kalākaua
Iolani Palace builtFor King Kalakaua
this entity surface form: Kalakaua
King Kalakaua name King Kalakaua self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: King Kalākaua
this entity surface form: David Kalākaua
Kalakaua Avenue namedAfter King Kalakaua
this entity surface form: King David Kalakaua
King Kalakaua positionHeld King Kalakaua self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: King Kalākaua
this entity surface form: King of the Hawaiian Kingdom
Queen Liliuokalani predecessor King Kalakaua
this entity surface form: King Kalākaua
Queen Liliuokalani sibling King Kalakaua
this entity surface form: King Kalākaua
Queen Kapiolani spouse King Kalakaua
Iolani Palace usedBy King Kalakaua