Jacques-Victor Henry, Prince Royal of Haiti
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Prince Jacques-Victor Henry (3 March 1804 – 18 October 1820) was the heir apparent
to the throne of the Kingdom of Haiti
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He was the youngest child of Henri Christophe
, then a general in the Haitian Army, by his wife Marie-Louise Coidavid
. His father became President of the state of Haiti in 1807, and on March 26, 1811 he was proclaimed King of Haiti. The Prince Royal had two older brothers who both died before the proclamation of the kingdom, so he became the heir apparent with the title Prince Royal of Haiti, which came with the style of Royal Highness
.
Following the death of his father on October 8, 1820, the Prince Royal should have been proclaimed as King Henry II of Haiti, but the country was already in turmoil and he never had a chance. Ten days later, he was killed after being bayoneted by revolutionaries at the Sans-Souci Palace
.
Heir apparent
An heir apparent or heiress apparent is a person who is first in line of succession and cannot be displaced from inheriting, except by a change in the rules of succession....
to the throne of the Kingdom of Haiti
Kingdom of Haiti
The Kingdom of Haiti was the state established by Henri Christophe on March 28, 1811 when he was proclaimed King Henri I having previously ruled as president. This was Haiti's second attempt at monarchal rule as Jean-Jacques Dessalines had previously ruled over the Empire of Haiti...
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He was the youngest child of Henri Christophe
Henri Christophe
Henri Christophe was a key leader in the Haitian Revolution, winning independence from France in 1804. On 17 February 1807, after the creation of a separate nation in the north, Christophe was elected President of the State of Haiti...
, then a general in the Haitian Army, by his wife Marie-Louise Coidavid
Marie-Louise Coidavid
Marie Louise Coidavid, as married Christophe, , was the Queen of the Kingdom of Haiti 1811-20 as the spouse of Henri I of Haiti.- Early life :...
. His father became President of the state of Haiti in 1807, and on March 26, 1811 he was proclaimed King of Haiti. The Prince Royal had two older brothers who both died before the proclamation of the kingdom, so he became the heir apparent with the title Prince Royal of Haiti, which came with the style of Royal Highness
Royal Highness
Royal Highness is a style ; plural Royal Highnesses...
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Following the death of his father on October 8, 1820, the Prince Royal should have been proclaimed as King Henry II of Haiti, but the country was already in turmoil and he never had a chance. Ten days later, he was killed after being bayoneted by revolutionaries at the Sans-Souci Palace
Sans-Souci Palace
The Sans-Souci Palace was the royal residence of King Henri I of Haiti, Queen Marie-Louise and their two daughters. It was the most important of nine palaces built by the king, as well as fifteen châteaux, numerous forts, and sprawling summer homes on his twenty plantations. Construction of the...
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