Tisseme Darge
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Woizero Tesseme Darge was the daughter of Ras Darge Sahle Selassie
, Prince of Selale, and granddaughter of Sahle Selassie
, Meridazmach of Shewa
. She was a first cousin to Emperor Menelik II.
As part of the agreement by Menelik (then King of Shewa) and Wagshum Gobeze Gebre Medhin
, Menelik recognized the Wagshum as Emperor Tekle Giyorgis II, and in return Tesseme Darge was given in marriage to Tekle Giyorgis' half-bother Haile Wolde Kiros of Lasta
. Woizero Tesseme and Haile had a son, Ras Kassa Haile Darge
, who succeeded Ras Darge as head of the Selale branch of the dynasty, and later became President of the Crown Council under Emperor Haile Selassie. Her second marriage was to Bitwoded (title) Wolde-Tsadik Goshu, First Mayor of Addis Ababa, President of the first Ministers Council as well as Viceroy of Ethiopia during Emperor Haile-Selassie’s exile. By whom she had one son Dejazmatch (title) Teferi Wolde-Tsadik.
Darge Sahle Selassie
Ras Darge Sahle Selassie was an Ethiopian prince. He was the son of Negus Sahle Selassie of Shewa and half-brother to Negus Haile Melekot, and the much respected and much loved uncle of Emperor Menelik II of Ethiopia....
, Prince of Selale, and granddaughter of Sahle Selassie
Sahle Selassie
Sahle Selassie was a Meridazmach of Shewa , an important noble of Ethiopia. He was a younger son of Wossen Seged...
, Meridazmach of Shewa
Shewa
Shewa is a historical region of Ethiopia, formerly an autonomous kingdom within the Ethiopian Empire...
. She was a first cousin to Emperor Menelik II.
As part of the agreement by Menelik (then King of Shewa) and Wagshum Gobeze Gebre Medhin
Tekle Giyorgis II of Ethiopia
Tekle Giyorgis II was of Ethiopia from 1868 to 1872....
, Menelik recognized the Wagshum as Emperor Tekle Giyorgis II, and in return Tesseme Darge was given in marriage to Tekle Giyorgis' half-bother Haile Wolde Kiros of Lasta
Lasta
Lasta is a historic district in north-central Ethiopia. It is the district in which Lalibela is situated, the former capital of Ethiopia during the Zagwe dynasty and home to 11 medieval rock-hewn churches....
. Woizero Tesseme and Haile had a son, Ras Kassa Haile Darge
Kassa Haile Darge
Ras Kassa Haile Darge GCVO, GBE , was a Shewan nobleman, the son of Haile Wolde Kiros of Lasta and Tisseme Darge, and grandson of Ras Darge Sahle Selassie the brother of Menelik II's father....
, who succeeded Ras Darge as head of the Selale branch of the dynasty, and later became President of the Crown Council under Emperor Haile Selassie. Her second marriage was to Bitwoded (title) Wolde-Tsadik Goshu, First Mayor of Addis Ababa, President of the first Ministers Council as well as Viceroy of Ethiopia during Emperor Haile-Selassie’s exile. By whom she had one son Dejazmatch (title) Teferi Wolde-Tsadik.