Henri Christophe - Wikipedia
Henri Christophe [1] (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃ʁi kʁistɔf]; 6 October 1767 – 8 October 1820) was a key leader in the Haitian Revolution and the only monarch of the Kingdom of Haiti. Born in the British Caribbean, Christophe was of Bambara West African origin. [ 2 ]
Henry Christophe | Haitian Revolutionary & Ruler of Haiti
Henry Christophe (born Oct. 6, 1767, Grenada?—died Oct. 8, 1820, Milot, Haiti) was a leader in the war of Haitian independence (1791–1804) and later president (1807–11) and self-proclaimed King Henry I (1811–20) of northern Haiti.
Henri Christophe and Haiti, first Black Republic in the "New World"
While not as widely known as François-Dominique Toussaint L'Ouverture -- the great military leader that maintained African control over Saint-Domingue from France into 1797 -- Henri Christophe had distinguished himself by 1802 to become L'Ouverture's brigadier general.
Henri Christophe (1767-1820) - Blackpast
2010年3月16日 · Henri Christophe was a military leader in the Haitian Revolution as well as president and later king of the young nation. Born into slavery in 1767, Christophe was brought to French colonial Haiti, known as Saint Domingue, most likely from Kitts.
Henri Christophe, Revolutionary, and Haitian King
The revolutionary nature of Henri Christophe has its roots deeply embedded in his African ancestry. His obstinate, argumentative, and stubborn nature led his father to sell his services to a French ship's captain as a cabin boy before he reached the age of ten.
Henri Christophe | Encyclopedia.com
2018年5月29日 · Henri Christophe (1767-1820) was a Haitian patriot and king. Though he is mostly remembered for the Citadelle, the fortress he built, equally impressive was his organizational genius, which created a prosperous and solvent Haiti.
Henri Christophe of Haiti - World Leaders in History
2017年4月25日 · In 1820, facing a assassination undertaken by the troops and officers, Christophe ordered his loyals to leave, and committed suicide with a pistol in his palace. Today, Christophe is remembered as one of the most important political figures in Haitian history.
Henry I of Haiti - Self-Proclaimed - Monarchies - Kingsley Collection
Born in Grenada and brought to Haiti as a slave, Henri Christophe (06 October 1767–08 October 1820) joined the 1791 slave uprising, rising through the revolutionary ranks, and becoming a protagonist of the war that culminated in Haiti's independence from France.
Kingdom of Haiti - Wikipedia
But another general, Henri Christophe, broke away and took control of northern Haiti, where he established a separatist government, the State of Haiti. Christophe first established himself President of the State of Haiti, subsequently as president for life and generalissimo.
Henri Christophe, King of Haiti, was more mysterious than …
2023年2月1日 · The aftermath of these revolutionary convulsions is the subject of Paul Clammer’s superb life of King Henri Christophe I of Haiti, who rose to prominence under Louverture but went on to rule in a climate of titanic if not deranged grandeur.
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