Royal Castles worldwide
Europe
Nestled in Connemara, Ireland, on 1,000 acres sits Kylemore Castle and Victorian Walled Garden, was built by Mitchell Henry MP, in the late 1800'. Henry MP, a wealthy businessman, and liberal politician, inspired by his love for Ireland and his beloved Ireland ; created an castle and estate boasting 'all the innovations of the modern age’.
Nestled in Connemara, Ireland, on 1,000 acres sits Kylemore Castle and Victorian Walled Garden, was built by Mitchell Henry MP, in the late 1800'. Henry MP, a wealthy businessman, and liberal politician, inspired by his love for Ireland and his beloved Ireland ; created an castle and estate boasting 'all the innovations of the modern age’.
Africa
Gondar Castle
Gondar Castle
Time 17 February 1997 – Present
Heir-Presumptive Prince Wossen Seged, Duke of Harar
Born 17 August 1953 (age 62) Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (1953-08-17)
Spouse Nunu Getaneh (divorced)
Father Amha Selassie of Ethiopia
Parents Medferiashwork Abebe, Amha Selassie
Children Princess Lideta Zera Yacob
Education University of Cambridge, Eton College
Grandparents Haile Selassie, Menen Asfaw, Woizero Wossenyelesh Mengesha, Abebe Damtew
Similar People Amha Selassie, Menen Asfaw, Haile Selassie, Yekuno AmlakZera yacob amha selassie crown prince of ethiopia
Zera Yacob Amha Selassie, Crown Prince of Ethiopia (Ge'ez ዘርአ ያዕቆብ አምሃ ሥላሴ; born 17 August 1951) is the grandson of Emperor Haile Selassie and son of Emperor-in-Exile Amha Selassie of Ethiopia. He has been Head of the Imperial House of Ethiopia since 17 February 1997 and is currently recognized as such by the self-styled Crown Council of Ethiopia.
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- Zera yacob amha selassie crown prince of ethiopia
- Zera yacob amha selassie
- Biography
- Patronages
- Charity
- National dynastic honours
- Foreign orders
- References
Zera yacob amha selassie
BiographyHe attended Eton College and graduated from Exeter College, Oxford. He was named "Acting Crown Prince" and heir presumptive to the Imperial throne of Ethiopia in 1974 by his grandfather, Emperor Haile Selassie, following his father's severe stroke a year earlier.
Following the fall of the Ethiopian monarchy, Prince Zera Yacob completed his studies at Oxford in the mid-seventies and went on to work briefly as a banker in the United States. He then returned to London to be closer to his parents. He was married and had a daughter, Princess Lideta Zera Yacob, but was subsequently divorced from his wife. He briefly accompanied his father Amha Selassie when he moved to Virginia in the US in 1989, but later returned to England and resided for a time in Manchester. He was named heir apparent by his father Crown Prince Asfaw Wossen, when the Crown Prince assumed the title of Emperor-in-Exile in April 1989.
Crown Prince Zera Yacob has been regarded as head of the Imperial Family of Ethiopia since the death of his father on 17 February 1997. He is currently living in Addis Abeba.
Patronages
- Executive Director of the Ethiopian Peace Foundation (EPF) since 2002.
National dynastic honours
- Sovereign Knight Grand Collar of the Imperial Order of Solomon (House of Solomon)
- Sovereign Knight Grand Cordon of the Imperial Order of the Seal of Solomon (House of Solomon)
- Sovereign Knight Grand Cordon with Collar of the Imperial Order of the Queen of Sheba (House of Solomon)
- Sovereign Knight Grand Cordon with Collar of the Order of the Holy Trinity (House of Solomon)
- Sovereign Knight Grand Cordon with Collar of the Imperial Order of Emperor Menelik II (House of Solomon)
- Sovereign Knight Grand Cordon with Collar of the Imperial Order of Emperor Haile Selassie I (House of Solomon)
- Sovereign Knight Grand Cordon of the Imperial Order of the Lion (House of Solomon)
- Sovereign Knight Grand Cordon of the Imperial Order of the Star of Ethiopia (House of Solomon)
- Sovereign Knight Grand Cordon of the Imperial Order of Saint Anthony (House of Solomon)
- Sovereign and Recipient of the Silver Anniversary Medal of Emperor Haile Selassie I and Empress Menen (House of Solomon)
- Sovereign and Recipient of the Emperor Haile Selassie I Ruby Jubilee and 75th Birthday Medal (House of Solomon)
- Sovereign and Recipient of the 100th Anniversary Medal of the Victory of Adwa (House of Solomon)
- Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Saint Lazarus (Orléans-French Royal Family)
- Knight Grand Cordon with Collar of the Imperial Order of St. Andrew (Russian Imperial Family)
- Knight Grand Collar of the Royal Order of the Drum (Rwandan Royal Family)
House of Solomon
Parent houseHouse of David (claimed)
Country Ethiopian Empire Ethiopia and Eritrea (based in the Washington, (D.C.) Metropolitan Area, United States of America).
Place of origin
Founded 900 B.C.
Current head Zera Yacob Amha Selassie
Final ruler Haile Selassie I
Titles
Deposition12 September 1974
Cadet branchesAmhara Branch, Tigrayan Branch, Shewan Branch, Gojjam Branch, Yejju Branch, Gondar Branch, Wollo Branch, Selalle BranchHouse: House of Solomon Gondar CastleImperial Family of Ethiopia
HIH The Crown Prince
HIH Princess Sehin Azebe
HIH Princess Sifrash Bizu
, Ethiopia is home to various medieval structures such as this castle made of stone, which was built by the Ethiopian Emperor Fasilidas in the 17th Century. According to UNESCO, the fortress city, which includes this castle, served as the center of the Ethiopian Government till the 19th Century. The castle serves as a popular tourist destination today.
Parent houseHouse of David (claimed)
Country Ethiopian Empire Ethiopia and Eritrea (based in the Washington, (D.C.) Metropolitan Area, United States of America).
Place of origin
- Place of Origin: Horn of Africa (Ethiopia, Ethiopian Empire and Eritrea)
- Ethnic Ancestry: Habesha (Amhara, Tigray-Tigrinya, Beta Israel-Jewish)
Founded 900 B.C.
Current head Zera Yacob Amha Selassie
Final ruler Haile Selassie I
Titles
- Emperor of Ethiopia
- King of Axum
- King of Kings/Queen of Kings -- Negusa Nagast
- Negus
- Elect of God
- King of Zion
- King of Abyssinia
- Duke
- Ras
- Leul
Deposition12 September 1974
Cadet branchesAmhara Branch, Tigrayan Branch, Shewan Branch, Gojjam Branch, Yejju Branch, Gondar Branch, Wollo Branch, Selalle BranchHouse: House of Solomon Gondar CastleImperial Family of Ethiopia
HIH The Crown Prince
- HIH Princess Lideta Zera Yacob
- HIH Prince Samson Fikre Selassie
- HIH Prince Bekere Fikre Selassie
- HIH Princess Donna Fikre Selassie
- HIH Prince Yisehaq Fikre Selassie
- HIH Princess Rahel Fikre Selassie
- HIH Princess Aster Fikre Selassie
- HIH Princess Meheret Fikre Selassie
HIH Princess Sehin Azebe
HIH Princess Sifrash Bizu
, Ethiopia is home to various medieval structures such as this castle made of stone, which was built by the Ethiopian Emperor Fasilidas in the 17th Century. According to UNESCO, the fortress city, which includes this castle, served as the center of the Ethiopian Government till the 19th Century. The castle serves as a popular tourist destination today.
