Keaweaweulaokalani
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Keaweaweulaokalani is a name shared by two short-lived princes and heirs to the throne of the Kingdom of Hawaii
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and his queen consort Kalama Hakaleleponi-i-Kapakuhaili. The baby boy was named after his father whose full name was Keaweaweula Kiwalao Kauikeaouli Kaleiopapa Kalani Waiakua Kalanikau Iokikilo Kiwalao i ke kapu Kamehameha. The royal suffix o-Kalani was added in to signified this Prince of Heaven
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At the time of his birth in Honolulu, Kamehameha III had not married his mother Kalama yet. His parents' marriage would not be until 14 February 1837. The newborn Prince was illegitimate, but illegitimacy was accepted in the early days of the monarchy, prior to the drafting of the Constitution, as could be seen in the case of his half-uncle Prince Pauli. Other than Prince Keawe, the next in line of succession would probably be his full-blooded aunt, Princess Nahienaena.
The young Prince Keawe died only 31 days after his birth. His death left Kamehameha III again childless. His younger brother, Keawe Aweula-o-Kalani II, would not be born until 1839.
and his queen consort Kalama Hakaleleponi-i-Kapakuhaili. The baby boy was the namesake of his father and his brother. He was the first legitimate issue of Kamehameha III, according to Western laws and ideals.
At the time of his birth in Honolulu, Kamehameha III had survived his own brother, Kamehameha II
, and sister, Princess Nahienaena. The newborn Prince and his father were the only living descendants of his paternal great-grandfather Kiwalao. There had been no heir since the death of the Prince's aunt in 1836, but there were still numerous descendants of his grandfather through his other wives. He was adopted or hānai by his Kekāuluohi and her husband Kanaina.
The young boy died only six months after his birth, at Honolulu. If he had survived six months longer, he would have been Hawaii's first constitutional heir as the 1840 Constitution of the Kingdom of Hawaii
was signed the following year. He and his brother's deaths left Kamehameha III with no legitimate child. Their hānai (foster) brother, Alexander Liholiho would succeed their father as king. They did have twin half-brothers, Kiwalao and Kunuiakea by their father's mistress Lahilahi
. Both theses Princes' death set the fate that all the Hawaiian monarchs would not be succeeded by their own children.
Kingdom of Hawaii
The Kingdom of Hawaii was established during the years 1795 to 1810 with the subjugation of the smaller independent chiefdoms of Oahu, Maui, Molokai, Lānai, Kauai and Niihau by the chiefdom of Hawaii into one unified government...
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Earlier
Keawe Aweula-o-Kalani I, Prince of Hawaii (January 1832 – February 1832) was the eldest son of Kamehameha IIIKamehameha III
Kamehameha III was the King of Hawaii from 1825 to 1854. His full Hawaiian name was Keaweaweula Kiwalao Kauikeaouli Kaleiopapa and then lengthened to Keaweaweula Kiwalao Kauikeaouli Kaleiopapa Kalani Waiakua Kalanikau Iokikilo Kiwalao i ke kapu Kamehameha when he ascended the throne.Under his...
and his queen consort Kalama Hakaleleponi-i-Kapakuhaili. The baby boy was named after his father whose full name was Keaweaweula Kiwalao Kauikeaouli Kaleiopapa Kalani Waiakua Kalanikau Iokikilo Kiwalao i ke kapu Kamehameha. The royal suffix o-Kalani was added in to signified this Prince of Heaven
Heaven
Heaven, the Heavens or Seven Heavens, is a common religious cosmological or metaphysical term for the physical or transcendent place from which heavenly beings originate, are enthroned or inhabit...
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At the time of his birth in Honolulu, Kamehameha III had not married his mother Kalama yet. His parents' marriage would not be until 14 February 1837. The newborn Prince was illegitimate, but illegitimacy was accepted in the early days of the monarchy, prior to the drafting of the Constitution, as could be seen in the case of his half-uncle Prince Pauli. Other than Prince Keawe, the next in line of succession would probably be his full-blooded aunt, Princess Nahienaena.
The young Prince Keawe died only 31 days after his birth. His death left Kamehameha III again childless. His younger brother, Keawe Aweula-o-Kalani II, would not be born until 1839.
Later
Keawe Aweula-o-Kalani II, Prince of Hawaii (1839–1839) was the second son of Kamehameha IIIKamehameha III
Kamehameha III was the King of Hawaii from 1825 to 1854. His full Hawaiian name was Keaweaweula Kiwalao Kauikeaouli Kaleiopapa and then lengthened to Keaweaweula Kiwalao Kauikeaouli Kaleiopapa Kalani Waiakua Kalanikau Iokikilo Kiwalao i ke kapu Kamehameha when he ascended the throne.Under his...
and his queen consort Kalama Hakaleleponi-i-Kapakuhaili. The baby boy was the namesake of his father and his brother. He was the first legitimate issue of Kamehameha III, according to Western laws and ideals.
At the time of his birth in Honolulu, Kamehameha III had survived his own brother, Kamehameha II
Kamehameha II
Kamehameha II was the second king of the Kingdom of Hawaii. His birth name was Liholiho and full name was Kalaninui kua Liholiho i ke kapu Iolani...
, and sister, Princess Nahienaena. The newborn Prince and his father were the only living descendants of his paternal great-grandfather Kiwalao. There had been no heir since the death of the Prince's aunt in 1836, but there were still numerous descendants of his grandfather through his other wives. He was adopted or hānai by his Kekāuluohi and her husband Kanaina.
The young boy died only six months after his birth, at Honolulu. If he had survived six months longer, he would have been Hawaii's first constitutional heir as the 1840 Constitution of the Kingdom of Hawaii
1840 Constitution of the Kingdom of Hawaii
The 1840 Constitution of the Kingdom of Hawaii titled Ke Kumukānāwai a me nā Kānāwai o ko Hawai’i Pae ‘Āina, Honolulu, 1840 was the first fully written constitution for the Kingdom of Hawaii...
was signed the following year. He and his brother's deaths left Kamehameha III with no legitimate child. Their hānai (foster) brother, Alexander Liholiho would succeed their father as king. They did have twin half-brothers, Kiwalao and Kunuiakea by their father's mistress Lahilahi
Jane Lahilahi
Jane Lahilahi Young Kaeo was a Hawaiian high chiefess and a daughter of John Young Olohana royal advisor of Kamehameha I.-Early life:She was born in May 1813, in Kawaihae, in the Kohala District, on the Island of Hawaii...
. Both theses Princes' death set the fate that all the Hawaiian monarchs would not be succeeded by their own children.
Sources
- HAWAII, The Kamehameha Dynasty: Genealogy