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Kamehameha IV (Alekanetero [a] ʻIolani Kalanikualiholiho Maka o ʻIouli Kūnuiākea o Kūkāʻilimoku; anglicized as Alexander Liholiho [2]) (February 9, 1834 – November 30, 1863), reigned as the fourth monarch of Hawaii under the title Ke Aliʻi o ko Hawaiʻi Pae ʻAina of the Kingdom of Hawaii from January 11, 1855, to November 30, 1863.
Kamehameha IV January 11, 1855 – November 30, 1863 February 9, 1834 Honolulu, Oʻahu biological son of Kekūanaōʻa and Kīnaʻu and hānai son of Kamehameha III and Kalama: Emma Rooke Kawaiahaʻo Church, Honolulu, Oʻahu 19 June 1856 one son November 30, 1863 Honolulu, Oʻahu aged 29 Kamehameha V November 30, 1863 – December 11, 1872 ...
The Kingdom of Hawaiʻi was founded by Kamehameha I (known as Kamehameha the Great) in 1795 after conquering the major islands in the Hawaiian archipelago. His dynasty lasted until Liliʻuokalani was deposed by a pro-United States revolution in 1893. Kamehameha I had numerous wives, perhaps over 21, but Kaʻahumanu was his most favorite wife.
The Feast of the Holy Sovereigns is celebrated annually in the Episcopal Church in Hawaii on November 28, honoring Kamehameha IV and Emma. [24] The rest of the Episcopal Church observes this as the feast day of Kamehameha and Emma, King and Queen of Hawaii, but does not use the name "Feast of the Holy Sovereigns". [25]
The god Kū-ka-ili-moku was left to Kamehameha I by his uncle Kalaniʻōpuʻu. The origins of the House of Kamehameha stems from the progenitor, Keōua Kalanikupuapa`ikalaninui who was the sacred father of Kamehameha I and by the royal court of his brother Kalaniʻōpuʻu [3] who later became king and gave his war god Kuka'ilimoku to Kamehameha I. Kalaniʻōpuʻu's father was ...
Kamehameha III died in 1854 and was succeeded by his nephew and adopted heir Alexander Liholiho as Kamehameha IV. Kūnuiākea was not eligible for the throne since the Hawaiian constitution only permitted succession through legitimate lines. [14] Later, non-contemporary sources claimed Kamehameha III wanted Kūnuiākea in the succession.
He and his brother John were the male models for the Kamehameha statues commissioned during Kalākaua's reign. [23] Charles Reed Bishop: June 9, 1859 – 1891 All Privy Councils since Kamehameha IV Minister of Foreign Affairs Jan 10, 1873 – Feb 17, 1874 House of Nobles 1859–1886 At Kalākaua's bedside when he died January 20, 1891 [6]
His father Namiki was a descendant of the priestly lineage of Paʻao, and his mother Kahiwa Kānekapōlei was a daughter of King Kamehameha I, the founder of the Kingdom of Hawaii. A sister named Puahau married Piimauna. [4] [5] In 1853, Kepelino met French writer Jules Rémy and provided him with a genealogy of the priestly line of Paʻao.