House of Christophe

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The House of Christophe was the short-lived royal dynasty established by Henri Christophe in early 19th-century Haiti, ruling the northern Kingdom of Haiti after the country’s independence.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form Occurrences
Henri Christophe 0
Cap-Henry 0
Citadelle Laferrière 0

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Haitian revolutionary leader
Haitian royal dynasty
city
king
mountain fortress
royal house
royal palace
capital Cap-Henry NERFINISHED
coexistedWith southern Republic of Haiti
coronationDate 1811
country Haiti
Haiti
Haiti
Haiti
Haiti
createdHereditaryNobility true
currency Haitian gourde NERFINISHED
deathYear 1820
dynastyType post-colonial monarchy
endedWith death of Henri Christophe
establishedAfter Haitian Revolution NERFINISHED
founder Henri Christophe NERFINISHED
governmentForm absolute monarchy
historicalEra Post-independence Haiti
language French
Haitian Creole
legitimacyBasis leadership in Haitian Revolution
monarchOf Kingdom of Haiti (North) NERFINISHED
namedAfter Henri Christophe NERFINISHED
notableFortification Citadelle Laferrière NERFINISHED
notableResidence Sans-Souci Palace NERFINISHED
originPeriod early 19th century
partOf History of Haiti
precededBy State of Haiti (Dessalines) NERFINISHED
region Northern Haiti NERFINISHED
regnalName Henri I NERFINISHED
reignEnd 1820
reignOver Kingdom of Haiti (North) NERFINISHED
reignStart 1811
religion Roman Catholicism
royalHouse House of Christophe NERFINISHED
shortLived true
status extinct dynasty
succeededBy Republic of Haiti NERFINISHED
title King of Haiti NERFINISHED
titleHeld King of Haiti NERFINISHED
usedNobilitySystem true

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Anne-Athénaïre Christophe notableFamily House of Christophe
Françoise-Améthyste Christophe notableFamily House of Christophe
Jacques-Victor Henry royalHouse House of Christophe