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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 possibly of Senegambian descent [ 2 ] .
King Henri I of the Kingdom of Haiti. The Kingdom of Haiti, [1] or Kingdom of Hayti [2] (French: Royaume d'Haïti; [3] [4] Haitian Creole: Wayòm an Ayiti), was the state established by Henri Christophe on 28 March 1811 when he proclaimed himself King Henri I after having previously ruled as president of the State of Haiti, in the northern part of the country.
The Palace of Sans-Souci, or Sans-Souci Palace (French: Palais Sans Souci [palɛ sɑ̃ susi]), was the principal royal residence of Henry I, King of Haiti, better known as Henri Christophe. It is located in the town of Milot , approximately five kilometres (3 mi) northeast of the Citadelle Laferrière , and thirteen kilometres (8 mi) southwest ...
To defend that freedom, Henri Christophe, a general in the war, took over after Dessalines’ assassination and commissioned the construction of large 19th century fortress, the Citadelle Henry or ...
The Citadelle Laferrière was commissioned by Haitian revolutionary Henri Christophe, for whom it is also named Citadelle Henri Christophe, and built by tens of thousands of former slaves. [2] It was the main fortification of the newly independent First Empire of Haiti's defensive strategy against a potential French incursion. [3]
But King Christophe, the fascinating one and only monarch of the self-styled Kingdom of Haiti, actually put that notion into practice. After first ruling as president of the State of Haiti, the ...
The palace was built for the first and last king of Haiti, Henri Christophe I. It overlooks the city center and the Artibonite River. Today, the palace ruins are in poor condition and deteriorating. One kilometre east of the palace is the Crête-à-Pierrot fortress, where there was a major battle of the Haitian Revolution in March 1802. [2]
Henri Christophe was a slave purchased by her father. Supposedly, he earned enough money in tips from his duties at the hotel that he was able to purchase his freedom before the Haitian Revolution. [4] They married in Cap-Haïtien in 1793, having had a relationship with him from the year prior.